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Post by blake on Aug 1, 2007 14:49:36 GMT
It pains me to say this but.. its pretty much shite.
I've always looked on the Simpson's as the nineties pop culture equivalent to what the Beatles represented in the sixties. Namely one of those oh so rare and oh so glorious occasions where daring subversion and innovation and mass appeal ubiquity collide head on. Its no secret of course that for sometime now the series has been in a state of decline, your average episode is relatively entertaining but the series seems to have lost its heart somehow.
With this in mind I was skeptical when it was announced they where finally making the feature length film that seems to have been being rumored since the dawn of time. I still entered the multiplex really wanting to like it, and yes the early part of the film is quite funny, but then the core storyline kicks in, and it becomes a noisy run around kids film with a few feeble knowing jokes "for the parents" I think on this level it succeeds, the school holidaying kids that packed out the theater seemed to really enjoy it. But oh well The Simpsons has the potential to do so much more with the extended running time, given the universe of possibilities offered by the vast cast of Springfielders and the genius of Matt Groening.
It felt like they thought "oh its a film so we need a BIG epic storyline with lots of action" which would have been fine if it had been based on solid jokes, clever plotting and topical satire. All three of those factors where incredibly lazy. "Oh President Schwarzenegger (it should have been President Reiner Wolfcastle for gods sake, I'm sure we could have joined up the dots ourselves) and a Al Gore/Global warming reference lolz, will that do?" or "what about we have Marge leave Homer, Bart loses faith in Homers parental abilities and Lisa falling in love, cos its not like we've done those plot lines to death is it?" I could imagine Groening and co mumbling to each other.
So to continue with my Beatles analogy. The Simpsons Movie= Mull Of Kintyre.
P.S.. if you haven't seen it I should warn you, you see Bart's cock. Oh you wacky ironist Joshua I hear you all cry I really can't believe I'm NOT being ironic, in fact I wish I was being ironic but sadly I am not.
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Post by youhippy on Aug 1, 2007 15:03:04 GMT
given the state of the series, it was pretty much a given it was gonna be crap. its aaaaalllll about Transformers
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Post by shiznat on Aug 1, 2007 15:35:08 GMT
gah, this is unfortunate. can't say that i'm surprised. when a series has been running successfully for as long as The Simpsons has, i can't see a sudden feature-length film being anything more than a marketing device. still, i'm supposed to be seeing it with a friend tomorrow. even if i do end up agreeing that it's crap, at least i'll have spent some time with a good friend whom i hadn't seen in a few weeks
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Post by minda on Aug 1, 2007 15:59:07 GMT
i'm gonna see it on friday.. i'm going with low expectations, cos frankly, when they put on all those commersials for it EVERYWHERE it can't be too good.. sadly :/ anyways.. it's got to be seen cos hey, it's simpsons
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Post by resurrectart on Aug 1, 2007 17:29:45 GMT
I am going to see it this weekend, I think. I hope it's good, because movies are freaking expensive to see in theatres.
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Post by nowherefast on Aug 1, 2007 18:14:51 GMT
Ah heres be being all immature but I actually thought it was really good! I laughed so hard at the beginning but it kind of died towards the end. It was great because the xinema was packed with simpsons geeks who sang along to spider pig (yea the whole audience) and clapped when it was finished.
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Post by fabbit on Aug 1, 2007 18:20:13 GMT
I kind of figured it was going to be crap since the commercials were becoming increasingly obnoxious with each listen, and that's supposed to be the highlights. But movies like that always do, you know? I just wish I could've seen the 7/11 turned into Kwik-E-Mart, but no, they don't have this kind of novelty on a small island off the coast of virginia.
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Post by lchen on Aug 1, 2007 19:09:50 GMT
i havent watched the series in years(not cuz it's bad, just lost of interest) but the movie is great and now i want to watch the series again
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Post by lazy poet on Aug 1, 2007 19:17:51 GMT
i've never got through a whole simpsons episode in my life and they're only 20mins or something it's that bad
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Post by blake on Aug 1, 2007 19:38:21 GMT
i've never got through a whole simpsons episode in my life and they're only 20mins or something it's that bad Most contentious comedy/television opinion evaazz?
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Post by resurrectart on Aug 1, 2007 20:25:38 GMT
I love the episodes. Especially the older ones. I am a Simpsons junkie.
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Post by mimicry on Aug 1, 2007 20:33:11 GMT
Spider Pig was the best part.
I went to see it with very low expectations. Those expectations were met, but, eh... at least I saw Spider Pig.
I haven't even watched the actual series for the past few years. I love the old Simpsons. Conan O'Brien used to write for them, you know.
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Post by resurrectart on Aug 1, 2007 20:35:02 GMT
Well yea, I can't say I have seen much of the new stuff. I don't watch television besides dvds. I watch the released Simpsons dvds. I used to watch them on TV when I lived at my dad's but now it's just not worth paying for television just for The Simpsons. That and I can't stand commercials.
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Post by mimicry on Aug 1, 2007 20:44:05 GMT
FOX is the worst about commercials, as shown by that ticker in the movie.
And as blah as I found the movie, it did have some nice lines. (SPOILER ALERT ALERT ALERT) Like, "And I wish you didn't have the Devil's curly hair!"(Spoilers over.)
I think they should have done something with Monty Burns. I think that he can have some of the funniest lines in the series, like when he's going to cut off power to the orphanage: "Who are they going to complain to, their parents?"
Or maybe the orphans have the best lines, like when they're asking for donations for a third wall for the orphanage.
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Post by shiznat on Aug 1, 2007 21:01:10 GMT
but, eh... at least I saw Spider Pig. this is the extent of my expectations. at least they'll be met!
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Post by Xteenuh on Aug 1, 2007 21:12:48 GMT
It pains me to say this but.. its pretty much shite. I've always looked on the Simpson's as the nineties pop culture equivalent to what the Beatles represented in the sixties. Namely one of those oh so rare and oh so glorious occasions where daring subversion and innovation and mass appeal ubiquity collide head on. Its no secret of course that for sometime now the series has been in a state of decline, your average episode is relatively entertaining but the series seems to have lost its heart somehow. With this in mind I was skeptical when it was announced they where finally making the feature length film that seems to have been being rumored since the dawn of time. I still entered the multiplex really wanting to like it, and yes the early part of the film is quite funny, but then the core storyline kicks in, and it becomes a noisy run around kids film with a few feeble knowing jokes "for the parents" I think on this level it succeeds, the school holidaying kids that packed out the theater seemed to really enjoy it. But oh well The Simpsons has the potential to do so much more with the extended running time, given the universe of possibilities offered by the vast cast of Springfielders and the genius of Matt Groening. It felt like they thought "oh its a film so we need a BIG epic storyline with lots of action" which would have been fine if it had been based on solid jokes, clever plotting and topical satire. All three of those factors where incredibly lazy. "Oh President Schwarzenegger (it should have been President Reiner Wolfcastle for gods sake, I'm sure we could have joined up the dots ourselves) and a Al Gore/Global warming reference lolz, will that do?" or "what about we have Marge leave Homer, Bart loses faith in Homers parental abilities and Lisa falling in love, cos its not like we've done those plot lines to death is it?" I could imagine Groening and co mumbling to each other. So to continue with my Beatles analogy. The Simpsons Movie= Mull Of Kintyre. P.S.. if you haven't seen it I should warn you, you see Bart's cock. Oh you wacky ironist Joshua I hear you all cry I really can't believe I'm NOT being ironic, in fact I wish I was being ironic but sadly I am not. You should become a film critic. I would read every review. ANYWAY I saw it at the drive-in on Saturday night and I thought it was just 'aight, then again I wasn't even a Simpsons watcher in the first place (like doctorwho I don't think I've actually watched an entire episode before) so I didn't really have any particular expectations, except for Spider Pig, which was the best thing about the movie, next to Homer's amazing ski-dog voyage across Alaska. "REST! *whip* REST! *whip* REESSTT!!! *whip*" People always tell me that the older Simpsons episodes are the best. But I've only seen bits and pieces of new ones, plus the movie, and I've seen way funnier movies, so, once again, my opinion that this movie was just "'aight" remains.
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Post by blake on Aug 1, 2007 22:26:45 GMT
The best part clearly came from Ralph Wiggum (naturally) after being passed by naked Bart he say's "I like men now!" so bizare, so creepy, so wrong, but rather funny.
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Post by Xteenuh on Aug 1, 2007 22:50:43 GMT
so bizare, so creepy, so wrong, but rather funny. Yeah that entire part was pretty much that. I mean, hearing that line, right after seeing a yellow cartoon cock... Oh and also I really want to hear that opera version of the Spider Pig song again. Oh, Danny Elfman. <3
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Post by admin on Aug 1, 2007 23:33:47 GMT
Spider Pig was the best part. Don't say that! See, the whole Spider Pig was fairly entertaining - the operatic version inparticular - but they've used it on too many clip shows and too many utterly stupid people have quoted it before now that it's already lost a lot of it's clout. I think it will have died a death by this time next week, and will sound in the Simpsons backlash. My words! Mark them. As for the film, I thought it was good times. There were a few jokes that fell flat - the advert ticker, the 'to be continued', and the gay cops (which were met with an eloquent 'ergh! Poofs!' by the neds sitting opposite my boyfriend and I) - but Marge is my ultimate homegirl for life, and Marge and Homer are my OTP, so anytime their marriage is in jeoprady I get all wibbly and sad and want everything to be okay again. I totally cried. I'm not even a huge Simpsons fan - I'd watch it if it was on and there was nothing better going, but I don't go out of my way to tune in or anything - so I think it's a testament to how much these characters have permeated the lives of our generation that an emotionally stunted snarkbot like myself was moved to express any sort of emotion. Also, any film that kills Green Day within the first five minutes is pretty much garaunteed a good review on my part. Cheerio, Michael. xxx
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Post by sarah on Aug 2, 2007 0:01:10 GMT
haha it was quite good it wasn't awful, but it wasn't anything spectacular the cringey bits though, were awful i hate cringey bits in films ): anyway, as you can see, i am a fantastic reviewer of films.
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