So so disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (26 July 2007)

At the end of the 20th century, the Simpsons creators must have been in heaven. They had made a TV show that was pure comedy genius. At this point they must have given up trying to make decent shows again. The past 7 years of shows have been poor at best. Some episodes make you chuckle but it's just not the same. Although with the appearance of the Simpsons film I was hoping for a nice surprise, a breath of fresh air if you will.....how wrong I was. The storyline was predictable after about 5 minutes. I won't discuss the essentials of the storyline but I will comment about the jokes in the film. They can be described in 2 words: Childish & Poor. I don't think the Simpsons writers are aware that times change. Unfortunately they have not moved with the times and in this film resorted to "penis" jokes and witty one liners. Witty, probably not the word to best describe it. Before anyone comments that I must not be a true Simspons fan because I rate this poorly couldn't be so wrong. In fact, i'm such a big fan that I can accept it's a poor film. Better than recent seasons yes, but if you're hoping for anything close to Seasons 1-9 then you are very much mistaken. The Simpsons WAS a brilliant show, it now just feels old and stale. Maybe it's soon time to stop it altogether before it loses it's credibility. Shame that won't happen as it's still far too profitable.