Bigger is Sometimes Better

Rating: 9/10 (29 July 2007)

Bigger is Sometimes Better
I am a Simpsons fan in the sense that if someone quotes from an episode or goes - do you remember that episode of The Simpsons when I know what they are talking about. I haven't seen every episode, far from it, but I know enough about the family to be excited about The Simpsons Movie.
The movie opens with in a cinema with Itchy and Scratchy The Movie playing. Homer then begins to complain loudly about having to pay for something he can see for free on the TV and points to the cinema audience calling them all idiots. That appeals to my sense of humour and thought it was hilarious. I knew from that moment on I would not be disappointed.
The most amusing part came from a child in the cinema who when the "To be continued" sign came up asked if it was over!
PLOT: Homer spills some waste from Spider-Pig (or Harry Plopper), even though he was warned not from Marge, into the river and this causes a toxic meltdown. President Schwarzenegger picks from a selection of options - He was elected to lead and not to read - and Springfield is trapped inside a huge dome. The Simpsons escape to Alaska and in the end return to save Springfield. The plot sounds as though it would fit quite easily into a twenty minute cartoon but the summary of the plot does not do it justice. The script is full of gags and is more than adequate to keep an audience glued to the screen for ninety seven minutes.
CAST: All the cast is back and that is no mean feat. The Greenday Cameo at the start was very funny - especially their homage to Titanic!! Was this perhaps a subtle dig at The Simpsons Movie sinking Titanic? (terrible pun intended!).
Overall This is a very short review because I don't want to give to much away and list all of the many gags and funny parts. I will say keep a look out for the jump over Springfield Gorge as you can see the ambulance which crashed into the tree during Homers famous previous attempt at jumping the Gorge.
I would give it a 9/10. A very enjoyable film that was worth the wait.