Disappoints on a Massive Scale

Rating: 3/10 (22 July 2007)

After 18 years on air, most people can say this about "The Simpsons" They've done everything, and then pushed to do more. Sometimes a funny story line comes along and sometimes the writing still manages to have a spark. Most of the time it just seems like a burden. That "The Simpsons" has become such a staple on the FOX station that they are reluctant to take it off the air. "The Simpsons Movie" carries the same burden that has trudged down the past few seasons of the TV show. It's noted on the FAQ that the movie domain had been purchased by FOX in 1998. That's when the movie should of been made. When "The Simpsons" still seemed fresh. Here we SEE Homer, we SEE Bart, and the rest of the Simpson family, but that's just it. We SEE them but it doesn't seem like the writers tried. Homer says "Doh" and the audience is expected to laugh. Bart is full of smart assed remarks that even now seem dated and childish. I wont even go into the sappy and poorly constructed subplot that concerns Lisa and her "first love". It seems slopped together and underwhelming. In reality the entire film feels belated and rather then: FINALLY, A SIMPSON'S MOVIE! It feel more like: BETTER LATE THEN NEVER. As much as I wished to be pleasantly surprised, what I got felt more like a extended episode. However, it seemed like an episode that you'd rather flip by then stay and watch. In the words of Homer - "Doh".