Adequate

Rating: 6/10 (1 November 2013)

Back in the 90's, my friends and I were desperate for a Simpsons movie. There would be a rumor that it would happen, but then it turned out to be false. So, when a Simpsons movie was finally announced, we were excited.
Yeah, it took 2 decades for a movie of our favourite TV show to come out. Yeah. One of the biggest problems with The Simpsons Movie is that it came too late. The show had been going on since 89 and in 2007, Simpsons mania was wearing thin.
The show was going downhill for the fans. The episodes got weaker and weaker showing that the writers had lost their touch. This is what happens when you have a show that's been running for too long. It's like a joke that's been repeated over and over again.
Whereas the South Park movie came out 2 years after the debut of the show and Beavis and Butt-head Do America came out 3 years after that show debuted. Those films worked really well and still hold up.
The main problem with this film is that the whole plot involves Homer dumping pig crap into Springfield's water. Really. It took 11 writers and that was the best plop...... sorry, plot that they can come up with?
Also, Grandpa's possession was just lame. I know the filmmakers needed to get a plot here and now, but having Grandpa be possessed like that was just lame and un-Simpson like.
Other scenes I hated where: - Bart drinking whisky. Honestly. - Bart drawing on the most wanted picture in the shop. Seriously, how did the shop keeper not recognize them immediately? Also, the joke where the family who look like the drawing and get caught was done before. - "The soft, tough, soft, tough" gag is NOT funny. The filmmakers found it funny, but not the audience.
Also, it's not as exciting as the South Park or Beavis and Butt-head movies.
I remember leaving the cinema with my friends going "Yeah, it was good, I guess. Not brilliant, but good." But does it hold up after 6 years? Not really. Too many pop culture gags. Which is never good, cos In 20 years time, someone will watch this movie and not get the pop culture gags at all.
Now here are the things I did like:

The score. Hans Zimmer is a genius. - The scale. When the dome is put over Springfield, it looks amazing to watch in the cinema. I love it in movies when things look enormous. - Marge's video tape to Homer. There's just something so realistic about Julie performance in that scene. - The climax is kind of exciting. Springfield looks incredible in those shots. - Homer's line "Risking my life to save people I hate, for reasons I don't understand."

PS. How did Russ Cargill get on the cliff to point the shotgun at Bart and Homer? Also, how did Maggie get there? And how was she able to lift a big heavy rock to drop on Cargill. Plus, when Homer and Marge are on the motorbike driving down the forest, howcome no glass is there from the broken dome?