Just D'oh It.

Rating: Null/10 (24 November 2007)

After nearly 18 complete years running strong on FOX Sunday nights and after a mind-blowing 166 re-writes, "The Simpsons Movie" finally was born and the result ends up being a fitting correlation with the longest-running animated series in television history. Although far from classic fare and not quite spectacular, the movie does deliver what it promises: our heroes in an often irreverent and hilarious romp with pop-culture subtleties galore to please viewers of most all ages. Homer accidentally pollutes Springfield and the Environmental Protection Agency looks to make an example of the sleepy town by literally doming them in and correcting the problem. Thus the town's first family becomes fugitives and end up in Alaska of all places with smile-cracking outcomes. Saying the movie exceeds three outstanding episodes of the series played back-to-back would be an outright lie, but considering the source and the limited premise, "The Simpsons Movie" still comes out smelling better than most. 4 stars out of 5.