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Author Topic: The Simpsons Movie John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 07-25-2007 09:30 AM                     We opened this today and saw bits here and there. Everytime I caught 5 minutes I managed to laugh out loud as did the rest of the (large) audience. Long shift today so should get to see most of it by the end of the night. I have not seen the last few series of the show but I hear it has weakened over the years. The movie looks right up there with the best though. I had hoped they may make a bigger deal of the scope change from the cartoon but there you go. Incidentally, we have an English version and a Dutch dubbed version. Kudos go to the guys who directed the voices as they are remarkably similar to their American counterparts. I feel a bit sorry for the guys cleaning the cinema right at the end (you´ll see) but hey...they shouldn´t be in there anyway at that point, right? Edit: On a few more screenings, I still think it´s a good movie but can´t believe Montgomery Burns only has two scenes...and one of them was all-but completely in the trailer! -------------- "Thou shalt switch off thy cellphones" [ 07-28-2007, 03:56 PM: Message edited by: John Wilson ]  |  IP: Logged Justin Gorka Expert Film Handler Posts: 174 From: High Wycombe, England Registered: Apr 2006 posted 07-25-2007 08:05 PM                     Pre-viewed this last nightand as a Simpsons fan I was hoping... The first half hour was great, very funny. But, alas it lost it's momentum after that. I just don't think it is a very good movie. No Doubt it'll get the punters in over the weekend, but once the word spreads......  |  IP: Logged Thomas Pitt Master Film Handler Posts: 266 From: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: May 2007 posted 07-26-2007 01:38 AM                     I saw a preview screening of this movie on Wednesday. No ads or trailers beforehand; just the Orange 'switch off your phone' gold spot. Lens/masking changeover, then a short snipe about how it's illegal to record the movie - before going straight into the movie. It was completely sold out, and I was laughing pretty much all the way through the movie (as was most of the audience). Wasn't expecting the horizontal cropping for the beginning cartoon though - I originally thought something had gone wrong with the aperture gate or masking! I'm also surprised they left in the 1 second where you see Bart fully naked; I'd have thought that would push the rating up from PG On the whole, it's great seeing the Simpsons finally making the leap to the big screen, and I think anyone who likes the Simpsons TV shows should go and see it  |  IP: Logged Michael Hossen Expert Film Handler Posts: 136 From: Perth, Australia Registered: Apr 2007 posted 07-26-2007 08:19 AM                        Just saw this tonight along with a full cinema of people. Everyone was laughing all the way through. The start also worried me a bit, as I knew it was in scope, but the picture looked to be in wide screen. I thought something had gone wrong. I also thought they could have milked some more humour out of the change to scope, instead of the simple curtains opening bit. I think it was consistently good all the way through, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I will be seeing this one again. BTW, make sure you watch the credits, theres some good bits when the Simpson's are leaving the cinema.  |  IP: Logged Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 07-27-2007 04:41 PM                     quote: Thomas Pitt I'm also surprised they left in the 1 second where you see Bart fully naked; I'd have thought that would push the rating up from PG *MINOR SPOILER ALERT* That's the beauty of it, you never see him fully naked, therefore never risking the rating. You assume that you are looking at his privates, but at the time you can see what you think is his "doodle" you can see only that. The rest of his person is obscured. I thought it was genius.  |  IP: Logged Ian Woloschin Film Handler Posts: 54 From: Worcester, MA, USA Registered: Mar 2006 posted 07-28-2007 12:09 AM                        I loved the movie, it really was just like a triple length Simpsons episode, except in scope. It was the first time where a movie plot was...well...all over the place, but it's a Simpsons episode, that's what's supposed to happen! One thing I noticed had nothing to do with the movie, but the AMC Lowes in Stony Brook, NY, has some really crap projectionists. The lamp was horribly off, with a giant dark spot on the entire bottom right corner (though oddly, no hot spots that I could see), and there was a bunch of dirt or something on the lens or port glass. I wanted to complain, but I was with three friends who don't care about that, so we just went to a diner instead.  |  IP: Logged Shane Cooper Expert Film Handler Posts: 232 From: Little Rock, Arkansas Registered: Jun 2004 posted 07-28-2007 02:26 AM                     I loved the movie! Like many others, I watched it with a sold out midnight showing and everyone laughed throughout. There were enough show references for the die hard fan, (Jebus anyone?), and the subversive humor that has been lacking from the show lately. Plus, Albert Brooks as the head of the EPA got me thinking of his voice work Hank Scorpio, (my all-time favorite Simpsons episode - You Only Move Twice).  |  IP: Logged Jason Winn Expert Film Handler Posts: 131 From: Mesquite, TX, USA Registered: Jan 2006 posted 07-28-2007 01:36 PM                     I am a huge fan of The Simpsons, and I absolutely loved this movie! I was laughing from beginning to end. A lot of times, when TV shows are turned into movies, they tend to screw it up somehow. That's not the case with The Simpsons Movie. It felt like a 90 minute episode of the TV show, but only better and edgier. I love the part where it says "to be continued. . . immediately" and when they advertise a Fox show during the movie. Classic Simpsons! I loved the opening scene where the Simpsons are watching an Itchy and Scratchy movie, and Homer says, "Why would I wanna pay to see this, when I could see it on TV for free?" Then, he insults the audience by calling them a joke. Classic Homer! I only have two minor complaints about this movie. 1. Not once do we see Homer working at the power plant. Did he quit his job or something? I would've liked to see him try and take his pig to work with him or something. That would've been funny. 2. Homer is the most hated man in Springfield, and not once do we get a funny comment from Patty and Selma. They should've had a field day with that. Other than that, it was an awesome movie! I already saw it twice, and I'll probably see it a third time. I already can't wait for the DVD.  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-28-2007 06:30 PM                     I dont think Homer has "worked" in the last 5 seasons or so... lol.  |  IP: Logged Jason Winn Expert Film Handler Posts: 131 From: Mesquite, TX, USA Registered: Jan 2006 posted 07-28-2007 09:17 PM                     Ok, correction, when I said "working," I meant "sleeping." lol.  |  IP: Logged Adam Wilbert Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 590 From: Bellingham, WA, USA Registered: Mar 2002 posted 07-28-2007 11:30 PM                        The animators obviously learned a thing or two from Futurama's 3d techniques because it was used all over the place in this movie. I haven't seen the Simpsons on TV for several seasons so maybe this is used in the series now too? In any regard, if I were to find any complaint with the movie (and this is really a stretch ) its that the animation looked overly polished. When the "D'oh-me" shatters, there were some audible ooh's and ahhh's from the audience! At the end of this movie, I couldn't help thinking that the 4 upcoming Futurama movies (straight to dvd) are going to be kick-ass.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-29-2007 12:10 AM                        The movie did not disappoint me. It kept the audience laughing throughout and its relatively short running time works in its favor. Well done.  |  IP: Logged Josh Rosen Film Handler Posts: 49 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canda Registered: May 2007 posted 07-29-2007 12:48 AM                    This movie was very well done. I was worried that they would try to do to much for it, but it really was just like a long episode of The Show but with a good story and funny jokes. It was thouroughly enjoyable. I liked all the jokes making reference to the TV show, i.e. homers opening bit  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-29-2007 05:07 PM                     A very very funny movie. A good story with lots of surprises. I loved the credit sequence, especially the "Springfield National Anthem". Audience of old and young really enjoyed it. Some of the people there were seeing it for the third time, so this one might get some strong repeat business. Looked good on the ~60' screen at RAVE with digital projection. I did see quite a few "jaggies" on the Fox logo, though. The actual movie looked fine. Surprised there was no pre-show...just MovieTunes.  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 08-04-2007 01:21 AM                        CINEMA: Valle Drive-In, Newton, IA AUDITORIUM: 1 PRESENTATION: 35mm/DTS Digital broadcast over FM radio PRESENTATION PROBLEMS: Center of picture occasionally fell out of focus momentarily RATING: Three stars (out of four) Wife #1: "You got a lot more of the jokes than the rest of the audience, didn't you."  |  IP: Logged

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