Fast, Funny,Touching And Worth The D'Oh!

Rating: 10/10 (4 August 2007)

I'm writing this review literally minutes after seeing The Simpsons Movie and all I have to say is bravo!!!
The movie,thankfully,did not stray far from the series that Simpsons fans know and love. The animation is of course a higher scale and is perfect for a big screen effort and triumph,such as this one.
Don't wait for it to be on video! The effects are more spectacular on a large movie screen.
Okay,that's enough of sounding like Martin. To put it in simple form Homer once again,ignores the words & warnings of Marge by polluting Springfield lake with a mini-silo of Spider Pig's refuse all for the sake of getting to a doughnut shop before it closes.
His actions effect not just his family but the whole town as well and even the govt. gets in on it by taking drastic action against Springfield by closing them off from the world. The Simpsons are all fingered for the blame and the family escapes the town and heads to Alaska.
Side story lines in include Lisa's infatuation with a new Irish boy in town who's also concerned about the environment and causes she shares.
Bart being humiliated by his own father who dares him to skateboard into town without his clothes. (A hilarious skateboard ride through town by the way.) Finally,thanks to Homer pinning the blame on Bart to the police,Bart's had enough and wishes Flanders were his dad and starts spending time with him.
The upshot is how can Homer redeem himself,save his family and the town of Springfield,now that he has screwed up 1,000,000 times worse than he ever did on TV? See the movie,I have and despite not being even 90 minutes long,it's worth the $7 + price of admission. (I saw it at 2pm,so it was a matinée).
Every joke and gag works,the touching moments actually are and don't feel like the same exact ones from the show. There's no big message here except the obvious one about the environment,which is important but your not clubbed over the head with it.
The Simpsons sure have come a long way since "Bart Gets an "F",that's for certain.
10 stars easy,you have to be slower than Homer to not want to see this! (END)