Directed by:
David SilvermanComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Albert Brooks, Billie Joe Armstrong, Tress MacNeille, Tre Cool (more)VOD (3)
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After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons family are declared fugitives. (official distributor synopsis)
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A movie I must have seen at least 20 times and still can't get enough of. Although I already know the whole movie, its every scene by heart, I still consider it one of the best and certainly the funniest movie I've ever seen. Of course, one might argue that this is just a bunch of episodes stuck together, but it’s more than an hour’s worth of the best that The Simpsons can offer, resulting in an absolutely perfect movie full of jokes, one-liners and funny scenes. A guarantee of great entertainment.
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Although the last few seasons have slowly but surely shown a fading cadence of jokes, the feature film once again raises the flag of the ship of humor and catchphrases to the very top of the mast. Sure, at 20 minutes, it would be the ultimate concentrate, but even so, it's a perfect example of what has made The Simpsons brilliant for 19 years - drilling down into everything that's going on in America right now: family, politics, celebrity, and religion, all while royally entertaining viewers of all ages. I've watched The Simpsons with my younger siblings (ages 11 and 13) and it's funny to see how everyone approaches each gag differently and still has a great time. Bravo!
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When you’re constantly laughing, you don't have much time to notice the shortcomings. The gags come literally one after the other and there are as many references to everything (from president Schwarzenegger to Tom Hanks and beyond) as there are doughnuts in a supermarket. Zimmer's music is excellent as is the unconventional animation, and Homer and his Spider Pig will stay in your memory forever. The Simpsons did a perfect job with their first film. And now I, like a certain little lady, ask: "Will there be a second one?"
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The best episodes of The Simpsons have always been based on simplicity – things went downhill when they started going too over the top or relying on Homer's endless stupidity. As expected, the film avoids neither, gluing together disparate themes, trying to give space to too many characters (who don't move the plot along) and making the most of Homer's intellectual Neanderthalism, but it's not bad. There are plenty of really good jokes, and the story thrives where the show has always been very strong: in the interaction and personal development of the family members, who are first separated and then more tightly bound together by some crazy event, most often caused by Homer. This pattern is then quite skillfully fitted with both the mandatory outcomes of the side characters or the emergence of new and entertaining characters (the head of the EPA is pretty good), as well as the standard moral and social lessons. I certainly would have liked to see a more coherent and cohesive film that stuck to a simple concept in the style of the early episodes, but even as a die-hard Simpsonsphile, this one pleased the hell out of me and didn't disappoint.
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The fact that the series is great is probably pretty obvious if you like this kind of humor. Surprisingly, they managed to translate it into a feature film form and I enjoyed the film immensely. Some of the jokes are unbelievably hilarious, and the whole crazy story builds up excellently with emotions, although often in a very Simpsons -esque way. And that's a good thing. This film is the product of great filmmakers.
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