The Simpson's Movie (2007)

After 18 years of the animated series, fans (myself being one of them) finally get to see the Simpson's on the big screen. Was it worth the wait? I'd say both 'yes' and 'no'.

There are quite a lot of genuine funny moments throughout the film. Unfortunately theres not enough to say it was non stop fun and laughter and it didn't help the fact that most of the funny scenes had already been seen in the trailer (see below, don't watch it if you haven't seen the movie yet though!).



The trailer has been showing in cinema's and over the internet for ages so when it came to watching the movie the audience already knew what was about to happen so scenes featuring Homer and the pig for example didn't get the laugh out loud reaction it deserved.

A full length film adaptation of a 20 minute cartoon was always going to be a difficult task to achieve. I personally think the writers have been struggling to create some decent stories for a few years now, and that's just for the regular series. The full length feature really showed this as the main story wasn't that great.

With the Simpson's huge worldwide fan-base and acknowledgment as one of the best cartoon shows ever the expectation for this movie to be the 'BEST' would have been an overwhelming and daunting one for all the team involved in making it.

But overall, its a Simpson's Movie!!! After 18 years of waiting we finally have the chance to see them on the cinema. It was never going to please everyone as that would be impossible but I found it funny and enjoyable. I would have liked it a load more if I hadn't seen the trailer but I would still recommend people to go see it.

Its going to be a huge success on it's name alone, regardless of the many mediocre reviews (including this one I guess). As the young Maggie says at the end, "Sequel?" expect many more to come!