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ihatefamilyguy

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it was funny and entertaining, just like an animated film should be!

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Posted aug 31, 2009 2:20 am pt

KingBoo112

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Wowza! This was the greatest Simpsons installment ever! I bet it's better than the upcoming Family Guy film.

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Posted jul 26, 2009 9:50 am pt

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This movie is the best animated feature film in the history of animated films.

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Posted jun 30, 2009 8:37 pm pt

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To not like this movie would be crazy. The Simpsons Movie is a fine example of how awesome the Simpsons franchise is.

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Posted jun 4, 2009 5:28 am pt

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I really had high hopes for this movie, And although it was good, It could have been better. Dont get me wrong its still good movie, but not as funnt as youd think. anyways if you want a movie then rent it. If your a fan of the show rnt it just be...
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I really had high hopes for this movie, And although it was good, It could have been better. Dont get me wrong its still good movie, but not as funnt as youd think. anyways if you want a movie then rent it. If your a fan of the show rnt it just be prepared to bee disponted.

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Posted may 15, 2009 10:38 pm pt

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very good and its about time the guys at fox got to work on the movie the show been on for what 20 years they could have made a whole 6 movie trilogy by now and that would be awsome but the movie has a good plot and alot of action and jokes should...
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very good and its about time the guys at fox got to work on the movie the show been on for what 20 years they could have made a whole 6 movie trilogy by now and that would be awsome but the movie has a good plot and alot of action and jokes should be seen by anyone who is a fan of the show

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Posted oct 18, 2008 12:28 pm pt

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I liked it because it is the best movie I ever seen since south park , if there was a sequel you would find me in the theatre.Even though Homer is very stupid , that's what gets you the laughs he gets into somewhat of a caper and there comes the...
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I liked it because it is the best movie I ever seen since south park , if there was a sequel you would find me in the theatre.Even though Homer is very stupid , that's what gets you the laughs he gets into somewhat of a caper and there comes the movie.

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Posted aug 26, 2008 12:31 am pt

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Introduction: I am not what you consider a "hardcore Simpsons fan", but I have seen a bunch of episodes. The new season is where I lost my interest. The show was getting old and I could tell the series would fall down hill from there on...
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Introduction: I am not what you consider a "hardcore Simpsons fan", but I have seen a bunch of episodes. The new season is where I lost my interest. The show was getting old and I could tell the series would fall down hill from there on out. To my surprise, I was wrong...well sort of. After seeing the advertisements for The Simpsons Movie, I was a bit excited to see the famous yellow family on the big screen. Since the show was not as good as it once was, I did not expect the movie to be very humerous. Fortunately, I was wrong and this movie was great. The numerous parodies and jokes were new and fresh, and the movie was consistently funny. From start to finish I was content with what I was viewing...even though it was pretty short.
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Summary: Homer screws up big time in this movie as a parent and also being an irresponsible adult. He dumps a metal container full of pig crap into Lake Springfield, while signs tell him not to pollute in the lake. Homer is found out of his crime because his name was labeled on the back of the container...This causes Springfield to be covered by a giant half circle with a small opening on the top. The Simpons family then becomes hated by the whole town, as riots charge to their home. They manage to escape the sudden revolt and move to Alaska. The news says that people are planning on destroying Springfield and all of its residents. Homer wants to stay at Alaska so the rest of the family leaves him in an attempt to save their initial hometown...Whether or not everything is resolved, I will not say.
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Overall: All in all, I really enjoyed this movie. The storyline was pretty original and evena bit suspenseful for a comedy cartoon. There are constants jokes throughout the film to keep viewers entertained. This movie paodies a lot of things including Green Day and even Grand Theft Auto. Even if you have never watched a single episode of the hit TV series, you will like the movie. Veteran Simpsons fans should be pleased to know you can expect to see pretty much every Simpsons character. This is a must see and a must purchase when it is released on DVD.
3.5 Stars

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Posted jul 21, 2008 11:37 am pt

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Based on the longest running animated series in the history of US television, we get to see the famed residents of "Springfield, USA" say and do things that they can't do because of FCC regulations which govern US television. "Marge...
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Based on the longest running animated series in the history of US television, we get to see the famed residents of "Springfield, USA" say and do things that they can't do because of FCC regulations which govern US television. "Marge Simpson" (voiced by Julie Kavner) becomes worried that the end of the world is near when her senile father-in-law, "Grampa Simpson" (Dan Castellaneta) recites a cryptic message during the church service they attended. After her dim-witted husband, "Homer" (voiced by Castellaneta) brings home a pig, which he saved from slaughter after it was used in a "Krusty Burger" restaurant commercial, it appears that the prediction "Grampa" spouted in his "senior moment," as "Homer" coined it, was coming true. In typical "Homer" fashion, he contaminates "Springfield Lake" instead of getting rid of the pig waste container he haphazardly built properly. But, can you blame him for not wanting a free donut? The Environmental Protection Agency, under orders of "President Schwarzenegger" (voiced by Castellaneta), places a glass dome over the town without a state (which is a long-running joke in the TV series), and basically wipes "Springfield" off the map. However, the residents of the town have to fend for themselves as the town resources rapidly dwindle. Leaving the town in more chaos than one of "Homer's" schemes. This movie has the feel of a 90-minute movie of the TV series, with some subtle differences. First, we get a modified opening sequence which features more than just the "Simpson" family. In the opening sequence, we only get one joke that appears in every episode's opening -- "Bart" (voiced by Nancy Cartwight) writing on his classroom's chalk board a funny line ("I WILL NOT ILLEGALLY DOWNLOAD THIS MOVIE" in this case). We also get some unique animation not seen in the TV show. Here, we get some shadows cast by the characters. We also get some computer-generated scenes inserted into traditional scenes for some camera pans that couldn't be done with the traditional animation the show uses. Because this is a movie for the silver screen, this movie gets away with a lot more thing that they wouldn't on television. One thing this movie has is frontal male nudity briefly during an incident with "Bart". You also get swearing by one of the major characters, which you never hear in the series (something interrupts the swearing on the TV series). One thing this movie absolutely fails to do is keep the laughs going. In 90-minutes, I laughed at least five times. Out of all those laughs, I probably laughed out loud maybe three times. A lot of fans and critics have said that the show, as of late, has declined in quality. If you ask me, the show's poor quality lately really shows in the movie. They tried too hard to produce a laugh from the audience, and it seriously shows. Another problem with this movie is that they tried to give 320 characters seen in the show some on-camera time. And less than 2% of those characters get any lines. To make things worse, they shoehorned the majority of the 320 characters into an angry mob scene. The movie's musical score is completely forgettable. All I can recall hearing is music heard in the TV series. They even had the popular punk rock group, Green Day appear in the movie. However, we don't hear them perform one of their songs, we get them performing their version of the lyric-less "Simpsons" theme music. This movie is targeted to the fans of the show. They do not attempt to bring in a new audience at all. I've seen some episodes of the series, but none of the episodes aired just prior to and immediately after the movie's release. If they tried to keep the movie in continuity to the show, I have no clue. I can not recommend this movie unless you are a die-hard fan of the series.

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Posted jul 12, 2008 6:27 am pt

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Not as funny as the show more Drama with bart wishing he had the neighbor as his dad and how he hated his dad the whole dome thing was funny but the rest sucked 3 stars

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Posted jul 7, 2008 8:34 am pt

• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  100
  The show has been the gold standard for satirical TV ever since it debuted in 1989. This long-awaited movie adaptation has plenty of laughs, plus an assortment of milestones for fans.

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• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
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  Like "Hairspray," it's not just a spinoff but a wised-up family comedy that's spirited and inventive. It retains the farcical belligerence of the TV comedy but also heightens the series' oddball warmth and expands on its Hellzapoppin' slapstick.

  by Michael Sragow | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  The genius is in the writing and in keeping all gambits created by the individual writers in sync, so the piece has a tonal consistency and a narrative flow. A lost art in Hollywood? It's really one of the best movies of the year.

  by Stephen Hunter | Read Full Review »
• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
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  The movie is best when it just riffs on our compacted memories of the past 18 years of episodes. Fortunately, that's most of the time.

  by Peter Rainer | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  90
  A 90-minute, years-in-the-making comic wind-up machine that begins by mocking its own audience for paying good money to see what it can watch at home for free and proceeds from there through the most wickedly funny arsenal of assaults on big government, organized religion and corporate America this side of "Borat."

  by Scott Foundas | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  The Simpsons Movie, in the end, is as good as an average episode of "The Simpsons." In other words, I'd be willing to watch it only -- excuse me while I crunch some numbers here -- 20 or 30 more times.

  by A.O. Scott | Read Full Review »
• [+] Time
  
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  So, for those of you who were wondering if a great TV show could top itself at feature-film length, the good news is that The Simpsons did it! But "South Park" did it first.

  by Richard Corliss | Read Full Review »
• [+] Premiere
  
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  If this is in fact merely a longer Simpsons episode, it's a damn good Simpsons episode.

  by Glenn Kenny | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
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  The good news is that this is not merely a few episodes cobbled together: It's a real movie.

  by Claudia Puig | Read Full Review »
• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
  88
  The result is two-tiered humor, broad enough to appeal to anybody but overlaid with jokes that will be funnier if you know the show.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  83
  The best thing about this long-awaited feature-length project, a classic Simpsonian interplay of family psychology, social commentary, and brainy visual and verbal jokes tossed off at rat-a-tat speed, is how relaxed it manages to be.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
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  Though it never regains the inspiration or comic density of its brilliant first 20 minutes, The Simpsons Movie keeps the laughs coming from start to finish, a feat as rare and wonderful in film as it has been through 18 years of television.

  by Nathan Rabin | Read Full Review »
• [+] Wall Street Journal
  
  80
  After 18 seasons and some 400 episodes of their Fox TV series, the family created by Matt Groening, the family that put the dys in dysfunctional, makes a seamless transition from the shag carpet to the red carpet in the long-awaited Simpsons Movie.

  by Joanne Kaufman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  80
  In some ways, it reminded me of the final "Seinfeld" episode. As much as I laughed throughout, I kept wondering what was with all the emotional lessons.

  by Carina Chocano | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  80
  It's caustic, irreverent, constantly amusing and a tiny bit rude. Not a lot, though. This isn't the "Beavis and Butt-Head" or "South Park" movie. It's almost -- dare I say it -- charming.

  by Kirk Honeycutt | Read Full Review »