Give me three Golden Era episodes

Rating: 7/10 (30 July 2007)

I went into the cinema with low expectations and came out feeling the same.
As most would know, The Simpsons have been declining in quality for close to ten years now. The Simpsons have relied more and more on slapstick and physical humor over recent years, instead of the witty and clever humor that made The Simpsons what it is today.
The lack of sub-plots and incredibly low use of established and popular characters describes this movie. The movie simply follows The Simpson family throughout their journey for the most part, with nothing much else really happening. The movie also fails to bring in established characters for more vital and lengthy roles, thus giving it a plain and predictable feel.
To say this movie is hilarious, is an exaggeration of mammoth proportions. The returning of some of the old writers is noticeable at times, but their efforts prove to be in vain as the overall style of the movie is in the modern Simpsons fashion.
Although there are good jokes peppered throughout the movie, they are sadly outnumbered by the more crude and dare i say "dumb" jokes.
Many Simpsons fans may feel the need to rate this movie extremely high, but this movie is nowhere near being a classic and has come around ten years too late.
As a huge Simpsons fan myself, i am devastated that The Simpsons has become a slapstick and ordinary show. This movie is simply an above average version of that. A 7/10, but only because it is The Simpsons. A good movie, nothing more.
Three Golden Era episodes all back to back, will make for a much more entertaining time.