"Sir, I'm afraid you've gone mad with power." "Of course I have! Have you ever gone mad without power? It's boring, no one listens to you!" I just wanted to quote my favorite line.
Honestly, I don't think Hank Scorpio would have worked. He's too nice a guy, and he loves Homer. His whole character would have been ruined if in the movie, they make him out to be a legitimate villain trying to kill the Simpsons. I'm glad they went with a new character.
Yeah Hank’s whole thing was that he was a damn good boss and an absolute joy to work for, who just happens to be a supervillain (or the owner of an evil corporation). He wouldn’t have worked for the role, as fun as it would have been to see him again.
That video tape scene... man... the theater was like a freaking funeral. We were caught so off guard and kinda felt bad for laughing at the other parts of the movie.
Scorpio is my favourite character in the whole of the Simpsons and give he was/is good friends with Homer why would he try to kill him and his family? I don't think he would and it probably would have ruined the film for me if they had used him.
It bothers me when they do that.. they did the same with batman/radioactive man.. they spent all this time creating radioactive man and basically making it their own batman, complete with classic batman inspired scenes.. it feels all for nothing when they actually have the classic batman featured in a scene.
They could have had Trump. *Waaah why has everyone got to bash Trump all the time* The simpsons had already done Trump becoming president a while back, and it wouldn't have been topical back then but he was saying he'd run for president at the time.
Crazy fun fact. 7-Eleven did a cross promotion for this movie with pink donuts that were available at 7-Eleven. Those donuts were incredible and they are still available for some reason at all the 7-Eleven‘s near me. They look exactly like the ones from the movie.
***** SonofMrPeanut Thanks! I'll try to mix in a few movie reviews among my normal Simpsons ones as a change of pace. Wanted to float that out there first so people wouldn't revolt after seeing non-Simpsons stuff from me. :p
Colin was originally supposed to be millhouse but in test screenings audiences weren't aware of his long running crush on Lisa (source: directors commentary)
The only thing I was disappointed about was that there was no Sideshow Bob, arguable the best recurring character in the history of the show (and my personal favourite). He could've made a fantastic villain for this film and would have a clear motive for trapping the whole town inside a giant dome, not just the Simpson family, as a final revenge for foiling so many of his plans. Quoting from the episode 'Bother from Another Series' : "Sometimes I wish this dam would burst and bury this cursed town."
This is a fair point as to why Hank Scorpio couldn't have possibly been the villain for this movie. Simply put, he has no clear motivation to take any action against Springfield, because he knows Homer as a decent ally rather than a liability or an enemy. Sideshow Bob on the other hand would definitely had the motivation and brains to do something like this, but I see him as lacking the means of doing so. Anyway, that's just my opinion.
This could work if Bart was still the main character. We needed someone who was either not connected to the series as a whole, or who held a grudge against Homer, because he is the main character. SSB has a grudge against the whole family, but Homer's the one this movie has to focus on, whereas the family member that stands out in this situation will always be Bart. Also, why would Bob trap his own town in a dome? For this to work, it had to be personal.
I don't think Bob would've really worked as a main villain in the movie, but I do wish he'd made an appearance of some kind. If only to hear Kelsey Grammer's voice.
This movie is like a love letter to the series. I love that so many different characters are in one very interesting situation. Seriously watching the citizens of Springfield in this movie is a blast.
I think you should make a video about the drastic and huge change in the Simpsons humour and storytelling. Only because of how big the change is. Hell, even the humour between season 3 and 5 is so different! Keep up the great videos though!
In the town where I'm going to college, my church is like right across from a couple really popular bars. I think of that church/moe's scene every time I pass by
When you mentioned the disapppinting showdown at the end I thought oh yeah Maggie is in this film. It's hard to make all the characters important so it's understandable at least the movie acknowledge her existence. She should have shot him though.
I think it's more how underwhelming and fleeting Russ Cargill's comeuppance is. How do you make such a 'love to hate' piece of shit villain like Russ and then NOT give him a satisfyingly painful end to match?
@@ToonReel001 russ should have been opposed by Lisa. Lisa is the show's usual environmentalist and is the dedicated smart character. She could easily have pointed out how ridiculous and stupid a giant dome is and how russ seems to oppose Springfield out of some ridiculous vendetta instead of real environmentalism. It would also give Lisa something to do since Colin sucks and is boring. Besides, you can still have Maggie ultimately save her since it's not like Lisa knows how to fight. It also fixes russ's anticlimactic fight with bart and homer since, 1. I don't think either of them even know about russ really, I don't remember them having more than like one scene together before then and that was when russ announced the bomb, a completelyone-sided scene with no interaction from the Simpson family. And 2. It would better pace the ending dance transitioning to Lisa confronting russ would let bart and homer have a more natural end.
not really if it werent for maggie her family wouldnt have escaped the angry mob but yeah Lisa as just being a soundboard for her family and her love interest and Maggie finding the sinkhole and taking out Russ they dont exist.
This was a great review. I liked how in-depth you went into your critiques of the film. It wasn't just "this what I liked, this what I hated" kind of review. You explained why you liked/didn't like things and went further to analysis why they were or weren't working in the film. Very well done.
I think this movie is great, given the difficult task of appealing to both audiences as mentioned in this video. You can't possibly make this an amazing movie without appealing too much to a certain group. I watched this years before I had ever seen a Simpsons episode and liked it. I rewatched it now, after watching nearly every Simpsons episode made and still liked it, albeit for different reasons. It was an in-depth analysis into what makes Homer himself, and looks at various different relationships. For me, the weakest part of the story was the absurd plot, which seemed too akin to a modern day lazy Simpsons plot.
I can't remember the episode, but they had a nod to how difficult this movie was to make in a later episode. Skinner and Chalmers go to one of the international film festivals (the one in Colorado, can't think of the name), and at the end of the episode, a flustered Marge says "No more Simpsons movies!"
"I like men now" I don't see people giving the proper acknowledgement of that line. To me, the funniest thing on that movie. I was absolutely not expecting Ralph to pull something like that.
I had really mixed feelings. The movie succeeded perfectly at the most important thing, feeling like a logical, even seamless extension of the series. I mention this because oddly it's something movies of television shows end up stumbling over a lot. Unfortunately it never rises above that and feels like anything more than a somewhat forgettable long episode of the series, and doesn't really have any lasting impact on the show overall. Basically, this could have been condensed to a two part episode and accomplished just as much, without needing to be a theatrical release.
I just rewatched the film for the first time in over a decade after finishing the first nine seasons of the show and I thought it was a very good addition to the series. It’s interesting hearing you talk about what the film had to do because when I first watched the film when I was like 10, I liked it fine and remembered quite a bit of it, but now that I know all the characters it was a much better experience that flowed easier and had a lot more heart. I think this is well above most episodes of the early seasons up to at least season 5, I laughed well and the wedding tape scene beats do it for her or mother simpson any day. Easily the best emotional scene of the franchise.
I remember watching some reviews of the movie saying how it sucked ass at being emotional and that the writers should've gone with series 4 to 8 Homer instead of Jerk Ass Homer. I wondered for the longest time how that could've worked, how Homer could've had a fallout with Moe, Lenny, Carl and Barney over who he should devote his time to more, them or Marge, and then he would do the thing with the pig shit in the lake. Then I realised that it would've made no sense to use that characterisation of Homer to show how great he is, and then have him do something completely stupid. A scene like him arguing with Moe and the guys could've been in the film to show that he has a responsibility to keep, and it could've hit more on the emotional core of the rest of the town wanting to kill the family, but at the same time, it would've taken away the core emotional focus of the film between Marge and Homer. Jerk Ass Homer fits better in this story.
I honestly think that the movie came out 10 years to late. I mean, I really like the movie. I remember seeing it in the cinema when it first came and was just 8 years old. But I can't help but think what the movie would have been like of it came out when the show was in its prime. I don't just think it would be a BETTER movie, I think it could have been one of the greatest comedy movies of all time!
+Jamie Conway season 4 episode 1 kamp krusty was going to be a movie but they could not extend it to a 1 hour film not they shorted it to a 20 min episode
Flash Shill Films oh man, if true... i wish they had done a kamp krusty movie @45 mins and then a second episode @45mins and called it a double feature
I remember watching this movie in theaters and seeing some dumb fuck coming out of the previous screening before mine who began to yell at an employee, and screaming about how they dared to show such an obscene cartoon, and that his kids were traumatized. Dude, come on, it's the Simpsons! Which rock have you been living under?!
I think the "homer's yoshi tounge" scene, as you referred to, was a reference from the episode "Springfield Up," where a director returns to the town to make a documentary about the residents. There's a scene where he's interviewing homer and he's obviously an idiot, but the director showed that he at least has marge. That's when homer puts ice cream on her nose and licks it up with his tounge like that. This episode came out 5 months before the movie
Weirds me out that they chose Hans Zimmer to score the movie rather than sticking with Alf Clausen. The music in the Simpsons is so integral to how it feels. Then again, now Zimmer's company is scoring the show. Jobs for the boys and all that...
In 2007 I had just graduated from high school. How fitting, then, that this was the summer the long attempted and rumored Simpsons Movie would finally be released. Sure, it's not going to make the top of a list of things the Simpsons have brought us, but it satisfied someone who was around for about as long as the show itself (not accounting for the Tracy Ullman shorts). Albert Brooks is one of my favorite frequent but not permanent cast members to work on the show, so having him in that EPA role is something I was immediately on-board with. One other thing that really hit me at my core as a fan was the Marge VHS goodbye scene. As much of a slow-down for the movie as the Alaska part was and as much as we can figure Marge and the kids would be back anyway (the family is the show's name), a nakedly raw emotional read from Julie Kavner has to break your heart at least a little bit. Of course then they up the ante by having her reveal she taped over their wedding video and immediately start playing "Close to You," one of the most synonymous songs with both their relationship and the show (glad they didn't go with "You Light Up My Life"). It's absolutely the most effective scene in the movie, as you said. Oh, and Homer's first appearance at church was the basis for a part of a paper I did on nonverbal expression in cartoons where only movies were eligible. So yeah...Thanks, Simpsons Movie, for giving me an excuse to use Homer there. Edit: There was also a scene in a more recent season that really cracked me up. It had some amnesia plot w/ Mr. Burns, but when he gets his memory back he tries to think of appropriate revenge scenarios for the town of Springfield. One of those was covering it in a giant dome, but then Smithers told him that had already been done.
I have trouble being objective about this movie because it's the only film I've ever gone to a midnight showing for. It was such a party atmosphere too. Some guy was dressed up as Duffman, and some other guy kept yelling random quotes before the previews started. They really treated it as a big event. I was bitter when Springfield, Ohio didn't win the Springfield contest because I would have totally driven to that premiere!
Geez, just seeing stills of that video scene has me tearing up. Also, this is probably one of the oldest videos of yours I've seen, and I'm impressed by how much you've honed your craft.
I like that it sort of mixes newer Simpsons elements with more classical ones. For instance, Homer is jerkass Homer through most of the movie but that's so that he has a character arc and becomes more like the well intending sitcom Dad of old. Ned Flanders, especially, ditches the overbearing Christian that he often is in newer episodes in favor of the sweeter foil to Homer.
@@platinum3690 that what I mean instead if just the intro the episodes would have parts of the dome the episode would still play the same as they did just with large chucks of the dome in the background . Its always nice when in post movie shows the episodes aired afterwards make some references to the movie as Rugrats in Paris Finnsterrealla feels it takes place a short time after.
I enjoyed this film greatly when it came out. I saw it in theatres and got the DVD as soon as I could. I feel it had some questionable choices, and also felt disappointed that there was no Sideshow Bob present, but ultimately I still enjoy it and go back and watch it every once in awhile.
Yeah how awesome would the first Simpsons movie be if it was camp Krusty be awesome hell could also turn who shot Mr burns into a film too n have this as 3rd one that way we have 3 films made in 3 different eras of the show well guess I can dream lol
I have to agree really. Plus Klasky Cuspo were still doing their last episodes when they supposedly toyed with that idea, and I feel like they done more solid TV to movie transitions. The Rugrats Movie genuinely felt cinematic despite still being true to the original cartoon, The Simpsons Movie....I dunno, I could never shake off the feeling it was just a beefier episode of the 'teen' years of the show (though maybe if Brad Bird directed it instead like was planned). The animation, the atmosphere, the soundtrack, even the gag-ish stakes and the characters' inability to be earnest outside maybe one scene, it all just felt the same, just a tiny bit crisper.
@@ToonReel001 It's a movie featuring the modern simpsons so Homer is irritating and a lot more unlikable. the first 3 seasons feels more of a good spoof of an angry oafish father. I still think they're going to make a Second Simpsons movie. They search for the disappearance of Apu! :D
@@ToonReel001 I agree the lack of Enrestness isn't very good. Even on a comedy the characters should take the situation seriously even if you do want to have 4th wall breaks. For example in one later episode Lisa sneaks out Marge catches her and Lisa says: AHHHH its Sideshow Mom. The line is a little funny but who would joke about their brother dying.
shock shock shock!!!! Hard to say much more than that I agree with you. Although you did go into details on things that I didn't think about, Schwarzenegger being one of them. That made it interesting, and..... well, I confess, I always think of the Simpsons when I think of you, so it'd be odd to see reviews of various things from you, but.... why not? If you feel like it, do it. you definitely did a good job here!
No problem! I always try to put more Kirby stuff in the background but a lot of it's so peppy and energetic, I always find it distracting and take it out. Was gonna go with something more upbeat at the end of this video, but I kinda like the moroseness of the Meta Knight credits theme. Makes it sound like we went on a Important Journey of Reviewing Some Movie.
I watched it for the first time and it really shows I wasn't missing much. It was basically a modern Simpsons episode (at least modern when I stopped watching the show back in 2002) blown up for the big screen (poor to middling jokes, pointless celebrity appearances, and a completely forgettable story). I'm happy you liked the film and I've enjoyed your videos (including the excellent music choices for your vids.), but, for me, I'll just watch Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer if I want a hilarious and intelligent animated movie.
I saw it with my dad who never saw an episode in his life. He fell asleep somewhere when they went to Alaska, I think. Then he woke up to the fake "To be continued" and laughed at the bear kicking the fox. After that he said the movie got better. To me, the thing that made the videotape scene emotional was that, if there was anytime Marge would leave Homer permanently it would be in a movie.
I know I'm probably opening a can of worms here, but....This review is much more thorough and interesting than the review that James Rolfe did. Fantastic review. Thanks for the post!
I so wanted this to be good. For me, the Simpsons had already gotten bad before the movie was made, but I really felt like they would pull something special out of the bag for the movie. I sat in the movie theatre and there were people laughing at times, but it felt like they were really trying to find it funny out of desperation. I always wondered what a Simpsons movie could have been had they done it when the show was good.
i literally used to watch this movie daily on DVD, when the disc got scratched and the first 3 mins of the intro lagged i kept the disc in my 360 for 2 months until i found another copy, twas quite hard for a 10 year old living in the middle of nowhere....
This movie *perfectly satisfied new-to-Simpsons child me.* I got the main jokes the trailer pushed, the power went out and the family left the dome as per my expectations from the trailer, with a plan to leave for a whole new change of scenery with its new challenges, while oddly returning to Springfield's hilarious people, ultimately culminating in some quick to resolve character arcs between Homer and Bart, Flanders and Rod/Todd (damn curly hair), and Marge and Homer. Lisa and Colin kind of came and went with a Bono joke, and Milhouse was just some unlucky kid there. Upon seeing the Golden Age and then your Retrospective videos, I realized there's not as much food jokes, television, dream sequences, or unfortunately any of the beauty of Lionel Hits/Troy McClure and very little Bart with Skinner or Willie understandably since the plot never revolved around school, and sadly no Edna. And no referential humor which kept things light and made these characters open for me to eventually want to revisit a half decade later. This movie was great for people who had never seen basic Homer Simpson animated before, yet it missed the true character of Bart or Lisa *beyond Daredevil and Environmentalist* or Marge as someone who had a lot to let go of from Homer's crazy self in this movie. *Maggie strikes again, though.*
I disagree 1) Its better to see it as a long episode rather than a movie. On a tv show sometimes its your week sometimes its not. For example not every Spongebob episode is going to have Patrick or Squidward in them. Not every spongebob episodes will be about Spongebob there are some about Characters like Mr. Krabs and he is more of a side character. 2) Not every epsiode has to be saterical the Simpsons has always been sometimes saterical and other times plain silly It has range.
I couldn't bring myself to see it as a long episode. That doesn't mean it's not better to see it as 1, but yeah. I wouldn't have minded something different, a good movie is a good movie, although it's possible that I would've been slightly disappointed by a limited character selection, although the better it'd be the less I could mind.
A few parallels with the South Park Movie: Colin's the equivalent of Gregory; there's a cinema-visit in both (Itchy & Scratchy, and Terrance & Phillip); and I have a feeling I noticed a third similarity, at the time, but can't remember what it was...?
I think they could have found a way to Make Hank Scorpio Work as antagonist. Hes an extremely essentric character and just because he likes ONE person in a town doesn’t mean he may not do the same thing as Cargill. Especially with that one person being able escape. Hell in this version Scorpio could even help them escape or atleast offer before dropping the dome. Who knows what he could have to benefit from attacking Springefield or who he could be working with.
The only 2 things I like about the Movie is that the animation is great and every voice actor does a fantastic job. But unfortunately, I found the plot predictable, all the subplots were pointless (who was that Irish kid again?) and worst of all: They made Homer annoying, unlikable and even when he does save the day in the end, I just didn't give a s**t!
In my opinion homer was pretty spot on in the film. There had been several episodes where he had been even more unreliable and dim witted, and a few episodes where his family had just completely given up on him. They didn't really amp up his character much, they just put him in a specific situation where him family had to ONCE AGAIN, rely on him, and he ONCE AGAIN failed, and ONCE AGAIN his family gave up on him. And yes I mean... And how can you say it was predictable? Halfway through the movie you knew they were going to go to Alaska ? 3/4 through the movie you knew homer was going to ride a motorcycle around the dome as Bart threw the bomb out of a small circle ? Dude, the Simpsons is an episodic adventure. EVERYBODY KNEW as soon as they stepped into the theater that it was going to have a happy ending. That's like watching a Simpsons episode and saying "oh yeah I knew everything was going to be okay in the end." Uhm. Congratulations.
I found it enjoyable but wildly inconsistent, the first third of the film is brilliant, the Alaska section is fine to take stock on the plot thus I understand the purpose of it but its later third of the film I cannot stand. I'm with you the Mr Burns bit felt like set up for something really great with people of Springfield but then becomes a wasted opportunity. Its the climax where things become truly awful absurd going into that far to odd cartoony vibe, (especially the sling shot, riding the dome, The Springfield Baggy Pants players being throw to their deaths from a rope). It's hard to pin it down but isn't quiet the same as Deep Space Homer's or Marge vs the Monorail cartoonyness also much like the Modern Simpsons, I found the references to be not funny at all, just a painful reminder of funnier moments. You see Stampy attacking the dome but it's not that funny, and all you think of its many much funnier moments from Bart gets an elephant. I think Hank Scorpio would of made a better villain and given the ending more of climax as at end there seemed to be no reason for Homer and Russ to confront each other. its just a sign that film had a lot of potential to explore and ultimately was too conservative for its own good. Given how popular the Simpsons was at the time and it's mark on popular culture was so wide spread, even if you'd not seen every episode in obsessive the detail you would of still enjoyed it without all the pandering to a new audience. all these concessions for a "new audience" seemed to place the needs of minority over the majority.
I'd give it a solid 7 out of 10. One thing I really did like: it emerged during possibly the absolute nadir of the TV show. So the fact that it was decent was, at the time, a minor miracle. There are some nice bits of animation and though the overall pacing in the second half is at times flat, by the end I always feel fairly happy with what I've just watched. Nice review as always.
This movie was at least a solid C+ for me. It was okay really cute and spots. But overall I wish they would have made it about mr. Burns or even Sideshow Bob. I was hoping for them 2 use the villains that are already in the show. That whole environment thing seemed kind of meh. Maybe they could have at least make mr. Burns dome the whole town. But whatever
11:17 it makes sense to me, seen as Arnold Szwarchenegger (probably spelled wrong) the person the character parodies entered politics, and actors have become presidents before, like Ronald Regan
I own the movie and I've watched it several times. It's always good. TBH, I didn't have high hopes for this movie when I first saw it. By season 18, I was already well past the point where I cared about the Simpsons on the show, and I didn't know if the movie was really a good idea. But I was pleasantly surprised. I actually liked it. And after watching it a few more times, it's still good. Not really great, but still good.
For me everything good about the movie is ruined by "Jerkass" homer... It is really off putting to watch... he is a jerk in episodes sometimes but always loveable too in this movie (and many episodes since) he is not loveable at all... for me this started to ruin homer's character and that makes the movie overall hard to enjoy
Actually, there have been several episodes in the early show where Homer has pissed me off MORE than he ever does in the movie. He's a jerk ALL the time.
He's not a jerk all the time though. In earlier episodes he is regularly selfish and basically an asshole, but there's pretty much invariably a sense of obliviousness to the needs of others, whereas "jerkass Homer" is characterised by him wilfully ignoring the needs of others, and generally being actively malicious. It happened in the older episodes but not as much, and usually with some resolution rather than for cheap humour.
The Simpsons movie was emotional, funny, adventerous, ambitious and unique. It's *amazing*. Also remember, s wolfcastle is Bavarian apparently. Also, Scorpio wasn't the villian because hes friends with Homer.
The only problem I had with the movie what's the did it at a time when during the series all of the episodes were about Homer screwing up, and Marge finding it in her heart once again to forgive him and justify her love for him and wanting to be with him. The movie carried that a little bit too much for my taste. The movie was funny and I really enjoyed it, but there are a lot of episodes that I enjoy so much more. And the first third and fourth Futurama movies were much better
I like the movie. But it suffers from the same thing as the movie 'Thunderbirds', namely Hans Zimmer's music, it's bland and underscored with bringing in the iconic theme song a couple of times. And ending with the heavy rock version of theme.
The thing that made this film great is how well they try to do an environment story. The environmental plot of the film is way better than the one they try to do on Jetsoms the movie.
"Sir, I'm afraid you've gone mad with power."
"Of course I have! Have you ever gone mad without power? It's boring, no one listens to you!"
I just wanted to quote my favorite line.
Look at the video's description.
Tough, tough, soft, soft, tough
Mr.Dr.ProfStonerman me and my dad quote this all the time lmao
And 500... Dodoria, show them what they've won :D
Honestly, I don't think Hank Scorpio would have worked. He's too nice a guy, and he loves Homer. His whole character would have been ruined if in the movie, they make him out to be a legitimate villain trying to kill the Simpsons. I'm glad they went with a new character.
Yeah Hank’s whole thing was that he was a damn good boss and an absolute joy to work for, who just happens to be a supervillain (or the owner of an evil corporation). He wouldn’t have worked for the role, as fun as it would have been to see him again.
That video tape scene... man... the theater was like a freaking funeral. We were caught so off guard and kinda felt bad for laughing at the other parts of the movie.
Mr. Bump 2.0 What is your profile picture. It is killing me since I can't remember it
Max L the fat kid from monster house (forgot his name)
@@burgerman5808 Year and a half late, but as Blue Experiment said, Chowder from Monster House
Blue Experiment chowder
marianne mccrank no burger man was asking what mr. Bumps 2.0 was, and I said chowder ( from monster house).
The fact that I completely forgot that Colin existed until I watched this video says it all about how memorable I found that character.
I do like the joke with the flowers, Carl saying “here lemme get that for you” and lighting them like a torch cracks me up
It would have been better if he would have escaped off the Dome with Lisa.
@@temposparkz no he hasn't, in fact, he's only had like one other appearance outside the movie.
@@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat I am pretty sure he was being sarcastic.
@@Kobolds_in_a_trenchcoat some people really do not understand basic sarcasm
I am very glad they didn't use Scorpio.
Because Scorpio doesn't lose.....
Scorpio is my favourite character in the whole of the Simpsons and give he was/is good friends with Homer why would he try to kill him and his family? I don't think he would and it probably would have ruined the film for me if they had used him.
@@darthsawlex8257 Yeah, Scorpio's charm is being the world's nicest boss to The Simpsons and then turning around and being a literal Bond Villain.
If they ever make a sequel movie, they could totally use Hermin as the villain.
@@HOTD108_ yea and the plot could be used with that atom bomb he has out back,
Wolfcastle as a president would not work. He is from Springfield (at least through his adult life) and would have cared about his town.
Petr Maly that’s a good point I somehow never considered
They could have done Stallone...
Would he have cared? This is Ranier Wolfcastle we're talking about.
It bothers me when they do that.. they did the same with batman/radioactive man.. they spent all this time creating radioactive man and basically making it their own batman, complete with classic batman inspired scenes.. it feels all for nothing when they actually have the classic batman featured in a scene.
They could have had Trump. *Waaah why has everyone got to bash Trump all the time* The simpsons had already done Trump becoming president a while back, and it wouldn't have been topical back then but he was saying he'd run for president at the time.
Crazy fun fact. 7-Eleven did a cross promotion for this movie with pink donuts that were available at 7-Eleven. Those donuts were incredible and they are still available for some reason at all the 7-Eleven‘s near me. They look exactly like the ones from the movie.
Jared Jeanotte Fox loves 7-11
I remember eating those
They also sold duff cola and completely redid some 7-Eleven's to resemble the quik-e-mart. My brother actually still has some duff cans.
i don't live in the US but a few years back there was a store in our country that sold 'Simpsons donuts' and they were crazy good
Would you guys be interested in seeing more movie reviews on this channel? Maybe some more animated films and stuff?
That would be excellent. If you do, make sure to review a good ratio of older and newer material.
***** SonofMrPeanut Thanks! I'll try to mix in a few movie reviews among my normal Simpsons ones as a change of pace. Wanted to float that out there first so people wouldn't revolt after seeing non-Simpsons stuff from me. :p
Yes, please.
***** If you're taking requests could you please review The Iron Giant since Brad Bird created that film?
It would also be cool if you reviewed the four Futurama direct to DVD films, and maybe individual episodes of Futurama as well.
Colin was originally supposed to be millhouse but in test screenings audiences weren't aware of his long running crush on Lisa (source: directors commentary)
The only thing I was disappointed about was that there was no Sideshow Bob, arguable the best recurring character in the history of the show (and my personal favourite). He could've made a fantastic villain for this film and would have a clear motive for trapping the whole town inside a giant dome, not just the Simpson family, as a final revenge for foiling so many of his plans. Quoting from the episode 'Bother from Another Series' : "Sometimes I wish this dam would burst and bury this cursed town."
+revengeofLEE I agree
This is a fair point as to why Hank Scorpio couldn't have possibly been the villain for this movie. Simply put, he has no clear motivation to take any action against Springfield, because he knows Homer as a decent ally rather than a liability or an enemy. Sideshow Bob on the other hand would definitely had the motivation and brains to do something like this, but I see him as lacking the means of doing so. Anyway, that's just my opinion.
This could work if Bart was still the main character. We needed someone who was either not connected to the series as a whole, or who held a grudge against Homer, because he is the main character. SSB has a grudge against the whole family, but Homer's the one this movie has to focus on, whereas the family member that stands out in this situation will always be Bart. Also, why would Bob trap his own town in a dome? For this to work, it had to be personal.
I don't think Bob would've really worked as a main villain in the movie, but I do wish he'd made an appearance of some kind. If only to hear Kelsey Grammer's voice.
Kelsey actually did record lines for the film, but it ended up getting cut.
This movie is like a love letter to the series. I love that so many different characters are in one very interesting situation. Seriously watching the citizens of Springfield in this movie is a blast.
I think you should make a video about the drastic and huge change in the Simpsons humour and storytelling. Only because of how big the change is. Hell, even the humour between season 3 and 5 is so different! Keep up the great videos though!
So true. Super Eyepatch Wolf has a nice video on this topic.
Is it just me or does it seem like there is a weird quietness in The Simpsons Movie?
A quietness that seems to make everything feel forced, yes
Well the composer is different its Hans Zimmer.
It’s just to add a more cinematic feel
DUDE I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE SAME like there's a lack of music for some reason
In the town where I'm going to college, my church is like right across from a couple really popular bars. I think of that church/moe's scene every time I pass by
I forgot how amazing that Church/Moe's joke was.
It was also used in an earlier episode. I think it was even "Who Shot Mr. Burns Part 1".
When you mentioned the disapppinting showdown at the end I thought oh yeah Maggie is in this film. It's hard to make all the characters important so it's understandable at least the movie acknowledge her existence. She should have shot him though.
I think it's more how underwhelming and fleeting Russ Cargill's comeuppance is. How do you make such a 'love to hate' piece of shit villain like Russ and then NOT give him a satisfyingly painful end to match?
@@ToonReel001 russ should have been opposed by Lisa. Lisa is the show's usual environmentalist and is the dedicated smart character. She could easily have pointed out how ridiculous and stupid a giant dome is and how russ seems to oppose Springfield out of some ridiculous vendetta instead of real environmentalism. It would also give Lisa something to do since Colin sucks and is boring. Besides, you can still have Maggie ultimately save her since it's not like Lisa knows how to fight. It also fixes russ's anticlimactic fight with bart and homer since, 1. I don't think either of them even know about russ really, I don't remember them having more than like one scene together before then and that was when russ announced the bomb, a completelyone-sided scene with no interaction from the Simpson family. And 2. It would better pace the ending dance transitioning to Lisa confronting russ would let bart and homer have a more natural end.
not really if it werent for maggie her family wouldnt have escaped the angry mob but yeah Lisa as just being a soundboard for her family and her love interest and Maggie finding the sinkhole and taking out Russ they dont exist.
This was a great review. I liked how in-depth you went into your critiques of the film. It wasn't just "this what I liked, this what I hated" kind of review. You explained why you liked/didn't like things and went further to analysis why they were or weren't working in the film. Very well done.
Very well dome
10:10 Love the Gorge Scene in the Movie and I always laugh when I see that the ambulance that should have taken Homer to the hospital is still there
I really like this movie. My only problem was that it didn't use enough side characters and only used Homer, Marge and Bart.
I think this movie is great, given the difficult task of appealing to both audiences as mentioned in this video. You can't possibly make this an amazing movie without appealing too much to a certain group. I watched this years before I had ever seen a Simpsons episode and liked it. I rewatched it now, after watching nearly every Simpsons episode made and still liked it, albeit for different reasons. It was an in-depth analysis into what makes Homer himself, and looks at various different relationships. For me, the weakest part of the story was the absurd plot, which seemed too akin to a modern day lazy Simpsons plot.
I can't remember the episode, but they had a nod to how difficult this movie was to make in a later episode. Skinner and Chalmers go to one of the international film festivals (the one in Colorado, can't think of the name), and at the end of the episode, a flustered Marge says "No more Simpsons movies!"
A rock? They should have had Maggie shoot the guy. XD
"I like men now" I don't see people giving the proper acknowledgement of that line. To me, the funniest thing on that movie. I was absolutely not expecting Ralph to pull something like that.
WORST. EPISODE. EVER.
-Comic Book Guy
Well, there you have it folks. I'm Kent Brockman, and this was My Two Cents.
The episode Kamp Krusty was initially going to be a movie but they couldn't make it long enough so the idea was dropped and it became an episode.
I had really mixed feelings. The movie succeeded perfectly at the most important thing, feeling like a logical, even seamless extension of the series. I mention this because oddly it's something movies of television shows end up stumbling over a lot. Unfortunately it never rises above that and feels like anything more than a somewhat forgettable long episode of the series, and doesn't really have any lasting impact on the show overall. Basically, this could have been condensed to a two part episode and accomplished just as much, without needing to be a theatrical release.
You said 200 episodes, but there's 400 before the movie.
Boy, I hope somebody gets fired for that blunder.
So, i guess we wont get a second until after episode 800. God this is gonna be awhile...
I just rewatched the film for the first time in over a decade after finishing the first nine seasons of the show and I thought it was a very good addition to the series. It’s interesting hearing you talk about what the film had to do because when I first watched the film when I was like 10, I liked it fine and remembered quite a bit of it, but now that I know all the characters it was a much better experience that flowed easier and had a lot more heart. I think this is well above most episodes of the early seasons up to at least season 5, I laughed well and the wedding tape scene beats do it for her or mother simpson any day. Easily the best emotional scene of the franchise.
I think the Arnold as president was a jab about him being the governor of California at the time (My state)
I remember watching some reviews of the movie saying how it sucked ass at being emotional and that the writers should've gone with series 4 to 8 Homer instead of Jerk Ass Homer. I wondered for the longest time how that could've worked, how Homer could've had a fallout with Moe, Lenny, Carl and Barney over who he should devote his time to more, them or Marge, and then he would do the thing with the pig shit in the lake. Then I realised that it would've made no sense to use that characterisation of Homer to show how great he is, and then have him do something completely stupid. A scene like him arguing with Moe and the guys could've been in the film to show that he has a responsibility to keep, and it could've hit more on the emotional core of the rest of the town wanting to kill the family, but at the same time, it would've taken away the core emotional focus of the film between Marge and Homer. Jerk Ass Homer fits better in this story.
I want 1000 tough guys and 1000 soft guys to make the tough guys look tougher And ordered tough tough soft tough soft soft tough soft.
Sir I’ve think you’ve gone mad with power
Superchips plushybro of course I have! Have you ever tried going mad without power? It’s boring, no one listens to you
I honestly think that the movie came out 10 years to late. I mean, I really like the movie. I remember seeing it in the cinema when it first came and was just 8 years old. But I can't help but think what the movie would have been like of it came out when the show was in its prime. I don't just think it would be a BETTER movie, I think it could have been one of the greatest comedy movies of all time!
*too
+Jamie Conway season 4 episode 1 kamp krusty was going to be a movie but they could not extend it to a 1 hour film not they shorted it to a 20 min episode
Flash Shill Films oh man, if true... i wish they had done a kamp krusty movie @45 mins and then a second episode @45mins and called it a double feature
I remember watching this movie in theaters and seeing some dumb fuck coming out of the previous screening before mine who began to yell at an employee, and screaming about how they dared to show such an obscene cartoon, and that his kids were traumatized. Dude, come on, it's the Simpsons! Which rock have you been living under?!
I think the "homer's yoshi tounge" scene, as you referred to, was a reference from the episode "Springfield Up," where a director returns to the town to make a documentary about the residents. There's a scene where he's interviewing homer and he's obviously an idiot, but the director showed that he at least has marge. That's when homer puts ice cream on her nose and licks it up with his tounge like that. This episode came out 5 months before the movie
Weirds me out that they chose Hans Zimmer to score the movie rather than sticking with Alf Clausen. The music in the Simpsons is so integral to how it feels.
Then again, now Zimmer's company is scoring the show. Jobs for the boys and all that...
"It's a regular Rory Calhoun" lol great way to end the video, such a well timed, and delivered reference.
In 2007 I had just graduated from high school. How fitting, then, that this was the summer the long attempted and rumored Simpsons Movie would finally be released. Sure, it's not going to make the top of a list of things the Simpsons have brought us, but it satisfied someone who was around for about as long as the show itself (not accounting for the Tracy Ullman shorts).
Albert Brooks is one of my favorite frequent but not permanent cast members to work on the show, so having him in that EPA role is something I was immediately on-board with. One other thing that really hit me at my core as a fan was the Marge VHS goodbye scene. As much of a slow-down for the movie as the Alaska part was and as much as we can figure Marge and the kids would be back anyway (the family is the show's name), a nakedly raw emotional read from Julie Kavner has to break your heart at least a little bit. Of course then they up the ante by having her reveal she taped over their wedding video and immediately start playing "Close to You," one of the most synonymous songs with both their relationship and the show (glad they didn't go with "You Light Up My Life"). It's absolutely the most effective scene in the movie, as you said.
Oh, and Homer's first appearance at church was the basis for a part of a paper I did on nonverbal expression in cartoons where only movies were eligible. So yeah...Thanks, Simpsons Movie, for giving me an excuse to use Homer there.
Edit: There was also a scene in a more recent season that really cracked me up. It had some amnesia plot w/ Mr. Burns, but when he gets his memory back he tries to think of appropriate revenge scenarios for the town of Springfield. One of those was covering it in a giant dome, but then Smithers told him that had already been done.
I have trouble being objective about this movie because it's the only film I've ever gone to a midnight showing for. It was such a party atmosphere too. Some guy was dressed up as Duffman, and some other guy kept yelling random quotes before the previews started. They really treated it as a big event.
I was bitter when Springfield, Ohio didn't win the Springfield contest because I would have totally driven to that premiere!
Geez, just seeing stills of that video scene has me tearing up. Also, this is probably one of the oldest videos of yours I've seen, and I'm impressed by how much you've honed your craft.
I like that it sort of mixes newer Simpsons elements with more classical ones. For instance, Homer is jerkass Homer through most of the movie but that's so that he has a character arc and becomes more like the well intending sitcom Dad of old. Ned Flanders, especially, ditches the overbearing Christian that he often is in newer episodes in favor of the sweeter foil to Homer.
Wouldn't it have been cool if a few episodes realsed after the movie had parts of the dome in the background ?
@@platinum3690 that what I mean instead if just the intro the episodes would have parts of the dome the episode would still play the same as they did just with large chucks of the dome in the background .
Its always nice when in post movie shows the episodes aired afterwards make some references to the movie as Rugrats in Paris Finnsterrealla feels it takes place a short time after.
My family still uses the "Worst day of you life so far" line all the time. One of my favorite movies and I still agree with a lot of your criticisms.
I enjoyed this film greatly when it came out. I saw it in theatres and got the DVD as soon as I could. I feel it had some questionable choices, and also felt disappointed that there was no Sideshow Bob present, but ultimately I still enjoy it and go back and watch it every once in awhile.
I'd best describe it as the best Simpsons episode since the golden age.
I loooove the film
I wish they had made Burns the villain. That would have been good fan service and he's an easy villain for people unfamiliar with the show.
I haven’t finished the vid yet but I’ve always thought that Lisa could have stayed with Colin since she didn’t do anything
Your reviews are awesome! I wish you did Futurama episodes to, though.
The Camp Krusty episode would have been a better animated movie simply because it would have been Classic Simpsons style of writing rather than this.
Yeah how awesome would the first Simpsons movie be if it was camp Krusty be awesome hell could also turn who shot Mr burns into a film too n have this as 3rd one that way we have 3 films made in 3 different eras of the show well guess I can dream lol
I have to agree really. Plus Klasky Cuspo were still doing their last episodes when they supposedly toyed with that idea, and I feel like they done more solid TV to movie transitions. The Rugrats Movie genuinely felt cinematic despite still being true to the original cartoon, The Simpsons Movie....I dunno, I could never shake off the feeling it was just a beefier episode of the 'teen' years of the show (though maybe if Brad Bird directed it instead like was planned). The animation, the atmosphere, the soundtrack, even the gag-ish stakes and the characters' inability to be earnest outside maybe one scene, it all just felt the same, just a tiny bit crisper.
@@ToonReel001 It's a movie featuring the modern simpsons so Homer is irritating and a lot more unlikable. the first 3 seasons feels more of a good spoof of an angry oafish father.
I still think they're going to make a Second Simpsons movie. They search for the disappearance of Apu! :D
@@ToonReel001 I agree the lack of Enrestness isn't very good. Even on a comedy the characters should take the situation seriously even if you do want to have 4th wall breaks. For example in one later episode Lisa sneaks out Marge catches her and Lisa says: AHHHH its Sideshow Mom. The line is a little funny but who would joke about their brother dying.
if springfield is being taken off the map then why would they be known fugitives?
+RMC McCormack because reasons
Ultimate Gamer what?
They made a clear emphasis throughout the movie that the disappearance of Springfield was a government coverup and no one was suppose to know about it
They can expose the government if they are not dealt with, although probably not believed and would be shut down by most media outlets.
Where do you get your ost? The Kirby remixes and ff6 remixes are always a treat.
shock shock shock!!!!
Hard to say much more than that I agree with you. Although you did go into details on things that I didn't think about, Schwarzenegger being one of them. That made it interesting, and..... well, I confess, I always think of the Simpsons when I think of you, so it'd be odd to see reviews of various things from you, but.... why not? If you feel like it, do it. you definitely did a good job here!
08:22 But Hank scorpio would made no sense?
Scorpio LOVES HOMER!
I really enjoyed the Kirby theme you added near the end of the video
The credits theme for Revenge of Meta Knight. Thank you sir
No problem! I always try to put more Kirby stuff in the background but a lot of it's so peppy and energetic, I always find it distracting and take it out. Was gonna go with something more upbeat at the end of this video, but I kinda like the moroseness of the Meta Knight credits theme. Makes it sound like we went on a Important Journey of Reviewing Some Movie.
Could you do a review of Lemon of Troy? That's one of my favorite episodes.
I watched it for the first time and it really shows I wasn't missing much. It was basically a modern Simpsons episode (at least modern when I stopped watching the show back in 2002) blown up for the big screen (poor to middling jokes, pointless celebrity appearances, and a completely forgettable story).
I'm happy you liked the film and I've enjoyed your videos (including the excellent music choices for your vids.), but, for me, I'll just watch Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer if I want a hilarious and intelligent animated movie.
I saw it with my dad who never saw an episode in his life. He fell asleep somewhere when they went to Alaska, I think. Then he woke up to the fake "To be continued" and laughed at the bear kicking the fox. After that he said the movie got better.
To me, the thing that made the videotape scene emotional was that, if there was anytime Marge would leave Homer permanently it would be in a movie.
I know I'm probably opening a can of worms here, but....This review is much more thorough and interesting than the review that James Rolfe did. Fantastic review. Thanks for the post!
I so wanted this to be good. For me, the Simpsons had already gotten bad before the movie was made, but I really felt like they would pull something special out of the bag for the movie. I sat in the movie theatre and there were people laughing at times, but it felt like they were really trying to find it funny out of desperation. I always wondered what a Simpsons movie could have been had they done it when the show was good.
i literally used to watch this movie daily on DVD, when the disc got scratched and the first 3 mins of the intro lagged i kept the disc in my 360 for 2 months until i found another copy, twas quite hard for a 10 year old living in the middle of nowhere....
This movie *perfectly satisfied new-to-Simpsons child me.* I got the main jokes the trailer pushed, the power went out and the family left the dome as per my expectations from the trailer, with a plan to leave for a whole new change of scenery with its new challenges, while oddly returning to Springfield's hilarious people, ultimately culminating in some quick to resolve character arcs between Homer and Bart, Flanders and Rod/Todd (damn curly hair), and Marge and Homer. Lisa and Colin kind of came and went with a Bono joke, and Milhouse was just some unlucky kid there.
Upon seeing the Golden Age and then your Retrospective videos, I realized there's not as much food jokes, television, dream sequences, or unfortunately any of the beauty of Lionel Hits/Troy McClure and very little Bart with Skinner or Willie understandably since the plot never revolved around school, and sadly no Edna. And no referential humor which kept things light and made these characters open for me to eventually want to revisit a half decade later. This movie was great for people who had never seen basic Homer Simpson animated before, yet it missed the true character of Bart or Lisa *beyond Daredevil and Environmentalist* or Marge as someone who had a lot to let go of from Homer's crazy self in this movie. *Maggie strikes again, though.*
I disagree 1) Its better to see it as a long episode rather than a movie. On a tv show sometimes its your week sometimes its not. For example not every Spongebob episode is going to have Patrick or Squidward in them. Not every spongebob episodes will be about Spongebob there are some about Characters like Mr. Krabs and he is more of a side character. 2) Not every epsiode has to be saterical the Simpsons has always been sometimes saterical and other times plain silly It has range.
I couldn't bring myself to see it as a long episode. That doesn't mean it's not better to see it as 1, but yeah.
I wouldn't have minded something different, a good movie is a good movie, although it's possible that I would've been slightly disappointed by a limited character selection, although the better it'd be the less I could mind.
Love being recommended this 4 years later
I wish they made a simpsons movie during their golden years like sometime between seasons 4-7 but we can only dream lol
A few parallels with the South Park Movie: Colin's the equivalent of Gregory; there's a cinema-visit in both (Itchy & Scratchy, and Terrance & Phillip); and I have a feeling I noticed a third similarity, at the time, but can't remember what it was...?
I think they could have found a way to Make Hank Scorpio Work as antagonist. Hes an extremely essentric character and just because he likes ONE person in a town doesn’t mean he may not do the same thing as Cargill. Especially with that one person being able escape. Hell in this version Scorpio could even help them escape or atleast offer before dropping the dome. Who knows what he could have to benefit from attacking Springefield or who he could be working with.
there could have been a whole running gag about him destroying everyone and everything except for homer
The only 2 things I like about the Movie is that the animation is great and every voice actor does a fantastic job. But unfortunately, I found the plot predictable, all the subplots were pointless (who was that Irish kid again?) and worst of all: They made Homer annoying, unlikable and even when he does save the day in the end, I just didn't give a s**t!
In my opinion homer was pretty spot on in the film. There had been several episodes where he had been even more unreliable and dim witted, and a few episodes where his family had just completely given up on him. They didn't really amp up his character much, they just put him in a specific situation where him family had to ONCE AGAIN, rely on him, and he ONCE AGAIN failed, and ONCE AGAIN his family gave up on him. And yes I mean... And how can you say it was predictable? Halfway through the movie you knew they were going to go to Alaska ? 3/4 through the movie you knew homer was going to ride a motorcycle around the dome as Bart threw the bomb out of a small circle ? Dude, the Simpsons is an episodic adventure. EVERYBODY KNEW as soon as they stepped into the theater that it was going to have a happy ending. That's like watching a Simpsons episode and saying "oh yeah I knew everything was going to be okay in the end." Uhm. Congratulations.
I actually was in tears when I saw the Eskimoes thing. I don't know why, it's not that finny but I cried laughing
If the best points of the Simpsons Movie was streamlined into an episode it could have been amazing
you legit just MENTIONED the tape scene, and I started crying, aa ;n;
You got me with the last line.
'Barts comet' would've made a great movie
I found it enjoyable but wildly inconsistent, the first third of the film is brilliant, the Alaska section is fine to take stock on the plot thus I understand the purpose of it but its later third of the film I cannot stand. I'm with you the Mr Burns bit felt like set up for something really great with people of Springfield but then becomes a wasted opportunity.
Its the climax where things become truly awful absurd going into that far to odd cartoony vibe, (especially the sling shot, riding the dome, The Springfield Baggy Pants players being throw to their deaths from a rope). It's hard to pin it down but isn't quiet the same as Deep Space Homer's or Marge vs the Monorail cartoonyness
also much like the Modern Simpsons, I found the references to be not funny at all, just a painful reminder of funnier moments. You see Stampy attacking the dome but it's not that funny, and all you think of its many much funnier moments from Bart gets an elephant. I think Hank Scorpio would of made a better villain and given the ending more of climax as at end there seemed to be no reason for Homer and Russ to confront each other.
its just a sign that film had a lot of potential to explore and ultimately was too conservative for its own good. Given how popular the Simpsons was at the time and it's mark on popular culture was so wide spread, even if you'd not seen every episode in obsessive the detail you would of still enjoyed it without all the pandering to a new audience. all these concessions for a "new audience" seemed to place the needs of minority over the majority.
I'd give it a solid 7 out of 10. One thing I really did like: it emerged during possibly the absolute nadir of the TV show. So the fact that it was decent was, at the time, a minor miracle. There are some nice bits of animation and though the overall pacing in the second half is at times flat, by the end I always feel fairly happy with what I've just watched. Nice review as always.
Ahh Jim I wanted this video since I first found your channel.
Your first
You're the goat. Thanks for creating all this great content
“We have a great life here in Alaska and we’re never going back to America again” is an underrated joke.
This is honestly one of my favourite childhood movies.
The simpsons movie has a different feel/vibe to regular episodes, which I like
"Stay back I got a chainsaw"😂
I fully agreed with you about The Simpsons Movie.
This movie was at least a solid C+ for me. It was okay really cute and spots. But overall I wish they would have made it about mr. Burns or even Sideshow Bob. I was hoping for them 2 use the villains that are already in the show. That whole environment thing seemed kind of meh. Maybe they could have at least make mr. Burns dome the whole town. But whatever
Having Mr. Burns as the main villain of the movie would’ve made more sense in my opinion 🤷🏾♂️
11:17 it makes sense to me, seen as Arnold Szwarchenegger (probably spelled wrong) the person the character parodies entered politics, and actors have become presidents before, like Ronald Regan
Wait. Green Day was in this movie?! I've seen the film before, but it was ages ago
They were in the opening sequence singing the theme song and they used that same song for the credits in the movie
+christian kim yeah. i I rewatched the movie to bask in their glory
That sign off was perfect 👌
I own the movie and I've watched it several times. It's always good.
TBH, I didn't have high hopes for this movie when I first saw it. By season 18, I was already well past the point where I cared about the Simpsons on the show, and I didn't know if the movie was really a good idea. But I was pleasantly surprised. I actually liked it. And after watching it a few more times, it's still good. Not really great, but still good.
Incredible animated Flick! True Classic!
For me everything good about the movie is ruined by "Jerkass" homer... It is really off putting to watch... he is a jerk in episodes sometimes but always loveable too in this movie (and many episodes since) he is not loveable at all... for me this started to ruin homer's character and that makes the movie overall hard to enjoy
Actually, there have been several episodes in the early show where Homer has pissed me off MORE than he ever does in the movie. He's a jerk ALL the time.
He's not a jerk all the time though. In earlier episodes he is regularly selfish and basically an asshole, but there's pretty much invariably a sense of obliviousness to the needs of others, whereas "jerkass Homer" is characterised by him wilfully ignoring the needs of others, and generally being actively malicious. It happened in the older episodes but not as much, and usually with some resolution rather than for cheap humour.
He was pretty awful sometimes in even the first seasons. Don't be delusional.
I actually really liked the Alaska scenes, it was a refreshing change in what has become a very, very tired show.
The Simpsons movie was emotional, funny, adventerous, ambitious and unique.
It's *amazing*.
Also remember, s
wolfcastle is Bavarian apparently.
Also, Scorpio wasn't the villian because hes friends with Homer.
The only problem I had with the movie what's the did it at a time when during the series all of the episodes were about Homer screwing up, and Marge finding it in her heart once again to forgive him and justify her love for him and wanting to be with him. The movie carried that a little bit too much for my taste. The movie was funny and I really enjoyed it, but there are a lot of episodes that I enjoy so much more. And the first third and fourth Futurama movies were much better
watching this movie in the drive in when i was like 5 is one of my earlier memories lol
You think I didn't notice that Kirby song there?
No mention of the SOP sign?
"Well that's the thing...I...I...I don't know how to answer that question anymore."
I wish Colin was in the show. He vanished after this
If Colin had stuck around, we wouldn’t have gotten ‘Lisa Goes Gaga’
I wish that The Simpsons Movie was the end of the series. For me ir was fine, not good but not awful.
Interesting that you used kirby music here... like it
I remember first seeing this movie on DVD and even as a stupid kid that video tape scene got me
I like the movie. But it suffers from the same thing as the movie 'Thunderbirds', namely Hans Zimmer's music, it's bland and underscored with bringing in the iconic theme song a couple of times. And ending with the heavy rock version of theme.
The thing that made this film great is how well they try to do an environment story. The environmental plot of the film is way better than the one they try to do on Jetsoms the movie.
Come on, no comment about Maggie says her "2nd word" in her history at the end? "Sequel?"