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The Simpsons Movie (2007)

PG-13   |    |  Animation, Adventure, Comedy

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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 family are declared fugitives.

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Another 5 wins & 33 nominations.

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28 July 2007 | davidee88
6
| Funny, just not 'Simpsons' funny
I began watching this film (as I'm sure everyone who owns a television set did) with optimistically high expectations. The end product being what all fans' pessimistic side feared. This was a watered down version of the Simpsons, reliant on the steadfast fan base it has rightfully built up over the years. This film was a disappointment. Perhaps though, no more of a disappointment than the last couple of seasons of the television show, with a few notable exceptions.

What made The Simpsons great was the charade of face value humour, perfectly complimenting the blissfully bloated underbelly of well developed, meaningful and satirical jokes. This film was sorely lacking anything but the most basic of jokes. Non-stop visual and slapstick gags... although great, in moderation, after eighty-seven minutes of them - I was left wondering if the film's script would have had to have been modified in any way whatsoever if the characters were substituted for that of, say, 'Spongebob Squarepants'. The obvious exception of course being the underwater setting.

This film lacked all of the Simpsons' distinction that we have all come to love over the years. The Simpsons movie is not even worthy of a 'Krusty Brand Seal of Approval' for authenticity.

The Simpsons have left many fans conflicted over the past couple of years. Feeling a sense of loyalty and reliance to the show, yet always expecting it to sink further and further as far as well thought out story lines and dialogue go.

This movie is a further indication that with the Simpsons, from here until their cancellation or retirement, there will always be a sense of frustratingly oxymoronic anticipated disappointment.

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Trivia

For the entire month of July 2007, as part of a campaign to hype the July 27th opening of the movie, twelve "7-Eleven" stores all over North America changed their names to Kwik-E-Marts, and begun selling products like Buzz Cola, KrustyO's cereal, Radioactive Man comics, and Squishees, including WooHoo! Blue Vanilla flavor. One store in Burbank, California reported selling over 57,000 sprinkled donuts matching the one featured in the movie poster. Only one of the twelve locations was in Canada, located in Coquitlam, British Columbia (a suburb near Vancouver).

Quotes

Scratchy: We come in peace for cats and mice everywhere.

Goofs

When Homer slides down the rope hitting people off it, Barney gets hit and falls to the side. A few seconds later the bomb falls down and Barney is standing up ready to catch it.

Crazy Credits

During the opening credits Ralph Wiggum sings along to the 20th Century Fox fanfare, standing in the '0' of the 20th Century Fox logo, before turning and leaving.

Alternate Versions

For network television, the image is modified to fit a 16:9 screen (the same aspect ratio as later, high-definition episodes of the television series). As such, the aspect ratio never widens to 2.35:1 after the opening Itchy & Scratchy segment, and certain shots in the film (notably when Bart, in his tree, speaks to Flanders, in his house) are compressed horizontally to fit everything within frame.

Soundtracks

Happy Together
Written by Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner
Performed by The Turtles
Courtesy of Flo & Eddie, Inc.
By Arrangement with Cohen and Cohen

Storyline

Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Details

Release Date:

27 July 2007

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$186,382 (United Arab Emirates) (29 July 2007)

Gross:

$183,135,014 (USA)

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