I expected less, but I hoped for more

Rating: 6/10 (16 November 2007)

I am a huge Simpson's fan. I've always loved their *early* episodes, maybe a few years back I would never miss a Simpson's episode if I could help it. Recently, I've just stopped watching unless I'm bored.
The Simpsons used to be one of the greatest shows on TV. Now it is too mediocre for me to care. Still, when I heard of a Simpson's movie, I made sure I saw it on the first day it was out.
What can I say? I went into the cinema thinking of the recent seasons, and expected nothing more then an OK movie, with a few good laughs, but nothing special. It was more then a few good laughs, but it still didn't match up to the classics, back in seasons 3 - 9.
1. The plot wasn't great, and it certainly wasn't 'classical Simpsons'. The Simpson's has always been ridiculous, at the edge of realism. I guess the writers just tried to be a bit too epic. Saying that, there was little subplot, and what was there had been done before.
2. Too short. The Simpsons have had so many years to make a movie, and 90 minutes, although reasonable, just didn't seem enough.
3. Important 'backup' characters had too little screen time. Don't get my wrong, the writers tried their best to fit some of the less important, yet essential characters (sometimes) into the story, but as I've said before, 90 minutes was simply not enough.
4. The humor was good. Sometimes. There were jokes that I thought could have been worthy of the classics. Then there were jokes that were mildly funny. Then there was somethings they just tried to fit in for the hell of it. I didn't like Spiderpig.
But otherwise, the movie was decent. Certainly worth seeing, if your a Simpsons fan or not, but don't set your standards too high. Better then the recent episodes, not as good as the classics. Somewhere in the middle.