The Simpsons Movie Review

Rating: 8/10 (28 March 2008)

Ever since their own television show in 1989 after a little program called "The Tracey Ullman Show" introduced our favorite family in one minute skits, they finally have a movie of their own where it's pure delight from minute one of Homer and the family watching Itchy and Scratchy before the paterfamilias tells the citizens of Springfield that they are better off waiting for the movie on cable than pay to see it at a movie theater. That's Homer right there, folks! "The Simpsons Movie" has every character you love from the sinister Mr. Burns and his "sissy" assistant Waylon Smithers, to the drunken Barney Gumble, the goody-goody Flanders, the funny Jewish clown Krusty the Klown and more where the premise of the first length feature of the popular show involves a chemical in the lake where after the mayor of Springfield hears Lisa out on helping the environment, they block the lake with barricades and a fake wall to keep the water clean. Does everybody listen? By now you would've figured that Homer wouldn't while enjoying his lovable pet pig he saved from being slaughtered as he ruins the lake with crap the pig made not before being contained by a crazed EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) member by the name of Russ Cargill (the funny Albert Brooks) where it's up to Homer and the Simpsons to save the day along with the citizens of Springfield.
This isn't the first feature length film from animation to be released to the big screen where back in 1999 we had South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut where just like the Comedy Central hit, it stayed true to its roots in being dirty and vulgar to make people laugh just like the show. The Simpsons Movie stays true to its reputation for being funny along with the fact that there's no stopping Homer or Bart's shenanigans.
The film is under 90 minutes where it's just fun.