I Was Elected To Lead, Not To Read

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 2007)

This movie is not too late. This movie is done exactly the way it should be, flat out funny. I say this to the audience that are fans of the Simpsons. As for the rest of the world, your missing out.
Yes, the movie has a plot about environmentalism. While this subject can get too preachy, it is not that when the Simpsons present it. The plot presents a lot of ways to hang great humor on. The audience I saw it with was laughing (along with me) the entire film. A surprise - spoiler - is that Homer misses getting his donuts. That means bad news-Homer doesn't gain any cartoon weight- good news we got room for the next film.
Everything about this film is done right. In fact it is actually tamer (to me) than some of the television episodes. That means they went for humor- not adult themes- & this movies succeeds on all levels. It even chides Simpson fans for not being in front of the tube. The opening is a rock concert, not the Simpsons on their couch in front of the TV.
The length is about perfect, & the entertainment value is here. All the characters are there although there is so much good stuff jammed into the approximately 87 minutes that some characters don't get much screen time. The film is so funny, you don't really care who gets screen time. Another Simpsons winner, too bad more series & movies can't be as good.
Homer gets Springfield into trouble, Homer & Bart save Springfield, & we get a bonus, Spider-Pig. This is my 300th review here on the IMDb & as I said when I reviewed the Television Series - A Doughnut Hole For Every Critic! Enjoy this & if they can keep it this good, lets have a sequel of something truly entertaining for a change out of Hollywood. I am looking forward to the next one already. They didn't even need Bart flashing in this one, it is great well done lampoon on the excesses of today & all the bull we get exposed too. Spider Pig is the ultimate ham actor.