Just Like Any Other Episode

Rating: 4/10 (5 August 2007)

The Simpson's, the longest running animated series of all time. It has had an effect on the world like no other. All around the world people know who they are, the animation style is unique, simple and original and they've brought us words like "DOH!" "meh", "Jeebus", "okely dokely" and "craptacular".
However I believe it's time to end will it's still relatively good. The Simpson's has pretty much covered every situation the modern man could face. Think of an experience in your life and tell me the Simpson's haven't already done it. They're beating a dead horse now. What happened to intelligent jokes that parodied our everyday lives and society? Homer used to be the catalyst for most of the plots and had his well timed slapstick moments. Now it's all Homer, appealing to the lowest common denominator.
I love the Simpson's, I've been watching it my whole life and only recently have I gotten that critical about it. Maybe it's because I'm more mature but there is no denying that the show has gone noticeably downhill over the past few years. I've noticed that my friends don't even talk about the episode from the night before any more either.
As for the movie, it's typical comedic trash. A good way to keep yourself entertained on a slow weekend, nothing more. This could have been the perfect way to end the series, tie up loose ends and do something completely new and different. But it never strived to achieve anything the series hadn't already, expect more mature themes, violence and nudity for the sake of it.
Although I did find a few parts funny, like the scene with Mr.Burns about the "rich white man in power" and Homer making fun of the audience for watching something that they could see on TV. Especially because it's exactly what my father was complaining about before we saw it. And Maggie said her first word! Not really her first word was "daddy" after Homer had put her to bed in an episode five years ago. Which was adorable. There was one moment in the movie that made me almost cry though and it was the tape Marge left Homer.
But that nonsense about a giant dome going over the city, lame political jokes, it's the most uninspired, unimaginative thing I've seen all day.
I guess it's everyone's duty to see it and remember: Together we can stop crap. I have vowed to stop watching the show after this movie and if you do too the ratings drop, Fox will cancel the show, all they care about is money. A fifteen year old has figured that out.
I have to say though, the animation was superb it makes good use of the cinematic format. Courtney