Suckers!

Rating: 5/10 (4 August 2007)

Greetings again from the darkness. Homer hits it right on the head just as the movie starts when he stands up and asks "why would anyone pay to see a movie of something they can watch for free on TV?". This is just a 2 hour episode. Now, it is funny and most enjoyable to watch, but it really doesn't qualify as movie and it certainly doesn't deserve the Top 250 on this site.
There is the usual convoluted story from creators Matt Groening and James L. Brooks and "Monsters, Inc." director does a pretty decent job of working in the multitude of characters we expect to see. For my money, there was a bit too much Spider-Pig, but I did enjoy the whole dome thing.
Bottom line, this is exactly what we would expect from this franchise ... plenty of funny characters, great lines, social commentary and lots of laughs. What is isn't, is a great film.