They made the perfect movie

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2007)

I was predisposed to love "The Simpsons," as I have loved The Simpsons since it came on the air. As a Gen-Xer, I'm of the right generation -- this is OUR series.
But I remember reading an interview a few years back where Matt Groening said they didn't want to make a movie if it would end up being like three TV episodes strung together. If they were going to make a movie, it had to be like one, big, gigantic, super-sized extra-delicious episode.
And that's what they pulled off. Everything you love about "The Simpsons" is here and precisely done, from seemingly-THC-induced tangents to irreverent one-liners to bizarre plot twists to low-key political digs. It's written in the same incredibly tight way that, when you're watching TV episodes, leaves you wondering how they packed so much story into one eight-minute segment.
They did it! It's perfect! Go see it! (But don't see it too many times, because Fox sucks and you shouldn't give them a lot of money.) Viva La Simpsons!