Product Description
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THE SIMPSONS MOVIE may not qualify for the honor of "Best.
Movie. Ever," but even the harshest critics like Comic Book Guy
will find little to dislike in this hilarious comedy. Springing
from Fox's hit series, the movie expands the adventures of the
Springfield residents into a feature-length film. Here Homers
selfish antics (and a hankering for free donuts) are responsible
for a horrific ecological disaster that could spell the end for
Springfield. So it's up to the paunchy patriarch to save his
family and the town from the mess that he has created. Director
David Silverman Voice Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy
Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela
Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Albert Brooks Widescreen - 2.40 Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Spanish, French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
English DTS 5.1 ES - English Subtitles - English, Spanish
Optional Additional Release Material: Alternate Scenes - Deleted
Scenes Audio Commentary - 1. David Silverman, Mike B. Anderson,
Steven Dean Moore, Rich Moore - Animators Trailers - Promos (5)
Runtime: 87 minutes Year of Release: 2007.
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The Simpsons had already ruled TV land for many years by the
time they finally attempted to conquer the movie world as well.
It was never any big secret that a Simpsons movie was in the
works: Fox registered the domain name "Simpsonsmovie.com" in
1997, a full nine years before the film was finally greenlighted.
When creator/producer Matt Groenings creation finally made it to
the big screen in 2007, it only turned out to be the biggest hit
of the summer, raking in over $100 million gross in box-office
receipts in its first week, before heading on to do over $500
million worldwide, proving that the best joke in the movie was
actually played on the audience: "Why pay for something when you
can see it for free?" asks Homer at the movies start. Naturally,
all the trouble starts with him. When he adopts a pig ("Sir
Oinks-A-Lot") destined for Krustys slaughterhouse, it triggers
an environmental catastrophe, forcing the government to seal
Springfield into a dome and destroy the city. While the family
manages to escape and flee to Alaska, they eventually decide to
return and help save the city in more-or-less classic Simpson
fashion. As Homers joke about the audience shows, Groening and
producer Al Jean are keenly aware that their franchise is first
and foremost a TV show. Maybe a little too aware, as the movie
fails to ever rise above anything more than an extended episode,
and not even one of its best episodes at that. True, there are
plenty of good jokes; the animation has been kicked up a notch to
be particularly sharp and detailed; and there are some truly
memorable moments such as Barts nude skateboard ride and the
"Spider-Pig" song. But when the film finally materialized, the
payoff for long years of anticipation turned out to be small as
the movie failed to live up to its potential; its amusing but
not truly funny. The Simpsons Movie leaves the impression that
maybe the shows writers and producers had already spent their
best ideas on the best years of the TV show. Had it been made
years earlier
well, we can only wonder what could have been.
--Daniel Vancini
Get to Know The Simpsons
"Oh, so they have internet on computers now!" -- Homer Simpson
"I'd like to visit that Long Island Place, if only it were real."
-- Marge Simpson (drinking a Long Island Iced Tea)
"Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know,
the birth of Santa." -- Bart Simpson
"If cartoons were meant for adults, they'd put them on in prime
time." -- Lisa Simpson
"Daddy" -- Maggie Simpson
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