Tremendously Funny!

Rating: 8/10 (7 August 2008)

This, for me, was one of the highlight movies of 2007. If your reason for not seeing it is 'The Simpsons sucks these days', then I urge you to give it a shot. It is much much better than the most recent episodes of the show, while admittedly not as good as the 'classic' episodes from about seasons 2-10.
The characters are all there, in full yellow, as funny and witty as ever they were. The jokes are certainly the best I've seen in a while, and had me laughing long after they had been said. In the true tradition of the show, there are special guest appearances, from Tom Hanks and the members of Green Day.
But what I feel makes this especially good, is that it feels like a movie, not an elongated episode. The story is allowed to have more depth than if it were told in just one episode. The animation is as good as it has always been, and from a technical perspective, the movie is very sound.
There will be a few surprises along the way, especially during Bart's skateboarding scene (people who have seen it will know what I'm talking about), and, as with every episode, there are a few new characters, notably Russ Cargill and President Schwarzenegger.
Truly, this is worth seeing for any Simpsons fan 8/10