A Long Wait and damn was it worth it.

Rating: 9/10 (2 August 2007)

I have had my extreme doubts about this movie what with the series losing the quality we had come to expect from it in recent years but this movie truly comes back to the glory days of the Simpsons and more.
My first ideas when I saw the teaser was, Oh no, A Simpson's movie..It is going to be exactly like the series has become now, tiresome and forced jokes but no!
I won't give away any of the plot which is basic yet manages to captivate you all the same with excellent use of almost every character in Springfield. Except for a few that I'm sure some have complaints about didn't get enough screen time but just remember it's a Simpsons Movie not a Springfield town and all it's residents movie.
Basically Homer screws over the whole town and it's up to him to fix this and it never gets boring.The jokes keep coming and the beginning is almost exactly like an episode but it really starts to pick up the pace from about 20 minutes away and manages to come up with a story better then aliens invading or end of the world/apocalypse I always expected it to be. One thing though, I did miss Kang and Kodos though.
But not to give away the story, it has an excellent reference to one of the best Simpsons ever. Just remember, jumping the gorge and the ambulance is still there!
Overall the movie has excellent jokes and really managed to impress me and I really didn't expect it to be much more then a shoddy attempt but there we go.
And special mention out to Spider Pig! Which manages to do even more then in all the TV adverts and trailer and still make us laugh our heads off!
Simpsons Movie, well worth a watch.In fact, go watch it right now! You will love it and that's a promise.
9/10