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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2007, 03:36:10 am »
Quote from: A-CAP on July 31, 2007, 02:56:08 am
"Welcome to Alaska, Here's a thousand dollars!"

Ahh, the PFD. I love thee. Haven't seen the movie, but the free cash money from AK is a great reference.
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2007, 10:59:32 am »
The movie has been up since basically hour 1. If their link dies, they usually fix it in a couple hours.
http://tv-links.co.uk/listings/4/6042
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2007, 12:15:34 pm »
Saw it yesterday in my housemate's computer. I found it... amusing. More interesting point was experiencing Springfield in a beefed-up context, comparing the dynamics, interactions between characters and places in the episodes and in the movie. But some plot solutions seemed too simplistic even for a cartoon (especially for a cartoon that happens to be named "Simpsons"). Ah, that eludible (I thought I was creating this fucker, but it does exist) balance between inconsequential cartoon zaniness and the demands of verisimilitude...
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2007, 02:28:17 pm »
True that.  True that.  The Lisa plot arch was the one problem I had with the movie - it could have been better played out. 

Really though, I think this is one of those films that is worth seeing in theatres.  Both because they adjusted the animation well to the big screen with all the extra detailing, and because experiencing the film in a public audience is a valuable part of the experience in this case.  It's a cultural event as much as it's a piece of entertainment.  I only see a handful of movies in theatre anymore, and sometimes the movie-going experience is really unnecessary to my enjoyment, but in this case, it was definitely a big part of it.
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #19 on: August 01, 2007, 08:20:17 am »
I saw it today...was skeptical (I am one of those 1-9 season guys) but thought it was about average with season 8-9 quality.
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2007, 02:00:10 pm »
On the whole, I liked it a lot... some of it felt a bit like they were rehashing things that worked particularly well in the show and just tweaking them but... it was funny as hell and at under 90 minutes, it didn't overstay its welcome.

Nothing worse than a good solid comedy overstaying its welcome out to near two hours, just to try and serve the dramatic elements that drove the plot. Too many comedies get too caught up in the plot underneath and forget that they're comedies. The Simpsons Movie largely didn't.

I really liked the bit about having to speed up at the scariest part and that's the only way to get through it. I don't know why, it really resonated for me.
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #21 on: August 02, 2007, 07:17:44 pm »
Worst.  Movie.  Ever.
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #22 on: August 02, 2007, 08:07:04 pm »
Not a good movie at all.
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #23 on: August 03, 2007, 09:17:49 pm »
I thought the first half hour was genius, then it just petered out.

Funny, though.  The cartoon nudity brought the house down when I saw it.
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #24 on: September 17, 2007, 06:01:33 pm »
Sorry to bring a thread back from the dead, but...well...we don't get out much. 

We saw this last week, and we both liked it.  Sure, it was basically a ninety minute version of a half-hour TV show.  That's pretty much what we were expecting, and that's what we got. 

Anything else wouldn't have been the Simpsons.  I guess some people were expecting them to experiment, push the envelope, branch out somehow...?  But come on.  The show has been running fifteen years (more?  I should look this up) and clearly the formula works.  We just got season 10 on DVD for Pedro's birthday and it's the first season we didn't see when it was running or in syndication.  We've seen every episode of seasons 1 - 9 (most of them more than twice) and season 10 still makes us laugh.  What more can you ask from a motherfuck*ng cartoon? 

This isn't directed at anyone here, per se, but more at the general rumblings of "sure it was funny, but it still sucked" that I have heard since this movie opened.  Just needed to get it off my chest. 
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #25 on: September 17, 2007, 11:32:00 pm »
I liked it, but I won't be rushing out to buy it when it hits DVD like I do with the season sets.

I think they pushed the envelope a little as to things they can do in a movie and not do on a TV show (profanity, nudity, etc.) but the South Park movie is a masterpiece and in comparison the Simpsons is pretty weak.
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Re: The Simpsons Movie
« Reply #26 on: September 18, 2007, 12:50:07 am »
Just be thankful you have those 45 minutes of your life back.
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