About time!

Rating: 6/10 (26 August 2007)

Since the show began back in 1989 it has been a phenomenal success launching itself to become one of the shows to watch in the 90s. Since then it took a dramatic dip for the worse with good episodes coming in few and far between. The movie was rumoured for ages since the show was at it's prime and finally these rumours have come true as it was confirmed in the summer of 2006 to be released in July/August the following year. So would it live up to the standard of the old episodes providing classics each and every week or would it fail and flop miserably like the newer episodes? It's a bit hit and miss I must say as it feels like a new episode but extended hugely with some old style jokes gone a tiny bit ruder than usual. For example when Bart skateboards down Springfield naked is very funny and Homer using film and book character names for his pet pig. However this happens early on the film where this was a lot better than the average expectations given by critics. From then on in the plot seems to fell like a new episode, past its prime, which is stupid. Long story short The Simpsons get expelled from Springfield as the town gets quarantined after Homer ultra-pollutes the town. Typical new Simpsons.
Yet unlike a fresh episode of the series it seems funnier which gives an edge over the sceptics opinion in it being too silly. Yes it is silly but it ain't to the point of extreme, like the episodes where it based itself on bible stories or something crap like that. Unfortunately, for hardcore fans of the show characters like Moe, Mr. Burns or Apu seem to only have a part worth approximately a few seconds which is bad, because these characters seem like ordinary people except they are portrayed to be funny which is not like the Simpsons family who are different people which sometimes can be less hilarious. What is worse is that the characters added to the movie like that EPA guy who wants to destroy Springfield is unfunny.
Overall there are some good parts and there are some bad parts to this film but nonetheless it is a good animated comedy, not to the standards of the classics but far better than the new episodes. Expect this film not to get the best animated film at the Oscars as it isn't good enough.