Still better than Family Guy

Rating: 7/10 (8 April 2010)

Before I say anything, this is the friggin Simpsons movie, go see it. A movie 18 years in the making is alone worth price of admission. But (sigh..) I hate to say anything even remotely bad about The Simpsons; the original animated show that is above and beyond funnier than any other sitcom styled series imitators (ahem, Family Guy), and has brought me so much laughter over the years without resorting to using a gimmick (*loud cough* Family Guy)...the movie still, isn't, ah, erm, perfect. Although I went in with very high expectations being a super nerdy lame-o Simpsons fan, I was a little bit disappointed because its seems like they used all their funny segments for their trailer and advertising. But the biggest problem seemed to be that the writers were overextending themselves to make this a movie with the Simpsons, instead of an actual Simpsons movie. The Simpson family seemed very out of their element because of a big moralistic crafted center, weird awkward jokes made to attend to a broader audience, and side characters and scenarios that didn't quite match their shows counterparts. Maybe I'm just saying all this because I am just to big of a fan of the show and nothing in my mind will ever match the series genius, but that's what happens when you a super critical bitter nerd like me who gets offended if someone doesn't know what "In Rod we trust" means. But don't worry I'm sure you do, and if you don't then go watch Family Guy, I hear its still funny.