Not what you expect!

Rating: 10/10 (26 July 2007)

After 20 years the Simpson's finally decided to make a movie. And i must say it is not what you will expect. I was there opening day and also was in th first show at my local theater. As I was standing in line i overheard that people were expecting something of a normal Simpson's episode with a long story line. However what we got was something of a complete different nature. I wont spoil the story for anyone. However i must say there are several stories going on at once. And if you pay close enough attention you can spot a whole lot of old characters in the show popping up and saying their infamous one liners with their own stories.
However my main thought at the end of this movie was that Thank god fox did not sell out the franchise and make a movie for the kids. They made it for the die hard fans who grew up on this show and much Kudos to the team behind The Simpson's who made sure of that. And since the movie did not follow on like the show there is a sense of new direction for the Simpson's. As the movie progresses I got the sense that this movie is not the last, but of a series of movies which will be pumped out. Think of it not as one long episode but as homage to the parody of modern culture and inspiration over the years that the Simpson's have used.