# The Simpsons Movie review thread (Spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 27, 2007, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341 "2007-07-27T06:16:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/81 "2007-07-30T16:25:12Z")
I loved it. I was a casual watcher, haven’t watched in a long time though… maybe that’s why I liked it. While some of the story did feel familiar even to me, I gave it a pass (maybe since it wasn’t SUCH a re-tread for me; being a casual watcher). It’s a good, 90-minute movie that made me laugh a few times. Worth the $12 or whatever it cost me. ---
**Author:** ![Camelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f17d59/32.png) [@Camelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Camelot)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/82 "2007-07-30T16:36:28Z")
I liked it, too. Some truly laugh out loud moments, including Ralphs GENIUS “I like men now.” ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/83 "2007-07-30T16:41:28Z")
[QUOTE=Carnick] Thanks for spoiler boxing in a thread all ready marked (spoilers), because I simply never tire of dragging that mouse cursor. [/QUOTE] Just tripple left click in the spoiler box and all will be revealed. No need to drag anything anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/84 "2007-07-30T17:14:49Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] Speaking of the credits, there was a credit for Kang. Did I pass out from laughing too much, or was there no Kang in the movie? 😕 [/QUOTE] I noticed the same thing, no Kang even though he’s in the credits. And I stayed around for all the credits. After the last ~5 minute stretch of Korean animator names (not that there’s anything wrong with that), the ending bit was not worth sitting through all the credits for. The movie itself was great, it wasn’t a whole lot different that the TV show (in fact Homer makes a joke about that at the beginning of the movie), but it was interesting seeing The Simpsons with a big audience, a lot of gags got bigger laughs than I would have expected. Everything looked different and more vibrant too with the extra shadowing and shading. Widescreen was nice as well, there are a couple of scenes that I’m looking forward to slow-motioning on DVD. Oh, and seeing Bart’s wang was very disturbing, although the way they showed it was surprising and hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/85 "2007-07-30T17:16:07Z")
[QUOTE=Aioua] Anyone else notice the painting behind marge and homer’s bed in Alaska? Marge painted it. I was really disappointed that there was no “The Simpsons are going to Alaska!”, but I really love running gags. I liked it, its definitely not all “new” simpsons. [/QUOTE] Contains 60% recycled footage. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/86 "2007-07-30T17:32:57Z")
[QUOTE=Wee Bairn] So in summary, based on these posts, if you don’t like recent Simpsons and don’t have a strong desire to see either Barts penis (was he circumcised is my only question), Otto actually inhaling pot instead of just referencing it, and Marge saying a bad swear, its not worth eight bucks? [/QUOTE] As to the general level of quality, I would say that its laughs-per-minute was maybe 5% lower than the very best normal episodes. But that’s still darn good on any absolute scale, and (given that it’s much longer than a normal episode) a much higher number of total laughs. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/87 "2007-07-30T17:43:29Z")
I just thought of something: Given that the family was at _The Itchy and Scratchy Movie_ does this mean that Bart _won’t_ grow up to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/88 "2007-07-30T17:55:00Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] I just thought of something: Given that the family was at _The Itchy and Scratchy Movie_ does this mean that Bart _won’t_ grow up to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? [/QUOTE] It could have been an Itchy and Scratchy sequel, and Bart just never saw the original until after he became Chief Justice. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/89 "2007-07-30T18:13:10Z")
How about signage? Any good stuff in there (Think “Sneed’s Feed & Seed - formerly Chuck’s”) ?? It must be tough with no pause button! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/90 "2007-07-30T18:34:53Z")
[QUOTE=labtrash] How about signage? Any good stuff in there (Think “Sneed’s Feed & Seed - formerly Chuck’s”) ?? It must be tough with no pause button! [/QUOTE] A sign fan eh? I only remember 1 or 2 of the church signs. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/91 "2007-07-30T18:52:40Z")
At one point, the church marquee said “We told you so.” Oh, and there was a tavern in Alaska called “Eski-Moe’s.” ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/92 "2007-07-30T18:54:13Z")
When the dome is placed on Springfield, Marge is seen knitting a sign reading “Dome Sweet Dome.” Later, when they move to Alaska, she’s knitting a sign reading “Nome Sweet Nome.” ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/93 "2007-07-30T19:03:14Z")
[QUOTE=control-z] but it was interesting seeing The Simpsons with a big audience, a lot of gags got bigger laughs than I would have expected. Everything looked different and more vibrant too with the extra shadowing and shading. Widescreen was nice as well [/QUOTE] You’ve touched on the two reasons to see it in the theater, rather than wait until it comes out on DVD: seeing it with a crowd, and the improvement over the TV show in the way everything looked. For example, we’ve seen angry mobs before, but the one in the movie was bigger and fierier and I’m glad I got to see it on the big screen. ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/94 "2007-07-30T19:41:39Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] That was exactly it. Thank you. I was amused by the fact all eleven writers were credited with writing the lyrics to _Spider-Pig_. Must be some WGA thing or something. Watch _Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?_ Wednesdays at 8:00 on Fox. That’s right- we advertised a TV show in a SDMB thread. [/QUOTE] There was another when they were arguing about a time that was something like: It was at 4:00. No, it was at 7, Access Hollywood was on. Access Hollywood is on at 4 and 7! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/95 "2007-07-30T21:32:55Z")
A nerdy complaint now: why do Marge and Homer have a wedding video? They got married at Shotgun Pete’s Wedding Chapel with Marge five or six months pregnant with Bart. The video isn’t from their second wedding because Homer still has hair and Marge has the shorter hairdo. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/96 "2007-07-30T23:16:25Z")
[QUOTE=Just Some Guy] A nerdy complaint now: why do Marge and Homer have a wedding video? They got married at Shotgun Pete’s Wedding Chapel with Marge five or six months pregnant with Bart. The video isn’t from their second wedding because Homer still has hair and Marge has the shorter hairdo. [/QUOTE] I noticed that too. I don’t remember if Marge is pregnant in the video, but they could have had a small event with family after the actual wedding. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/97 "2007-07-30T23:40:05Z")
Lame, soulless, slick garbage. Regurgitated jokes, pointless characters and subplots. Lisa’s love interest? WTF? How long did it take to write this piece of crap? Eskie Moe’s? Come on! And this is one of the most popular films ever. I suppose I should just post this in the Pit but I thought it was a terrible, unfunny, barely entertaining mess and I want my money and my time back! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/98 "2007-07-31T00:52:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Later, when they move to Alaska, she’s knitting a sign reading “Nome Sweet Nome.” I read a review where the author confessed that (s)he didn’t know what a “nome” was: > [@](#): > > …there are plenty of laughs - rude ones, daft ones, witty ones, post-modern ones and ones I didn’t actually get (What’s a nome?) Heh. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/99 "2007-07-31T01:08:00Z")
[QUOTE=blondebear] I read a review where the author confessed that (s)he didn’t know what a “nome” was: > [@](#): > > …there are plenty of laughs - rude ones, daft ones, witty ones, post-modern ones and ones I didn’t actually get (What’s a nome?) Heh. [/QUOTE] It’s a style of house in Old Mexico. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341/100 "2007-07-31T01:14:39Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] Oh, and there was a tavern in Alaska called “Eski-Moe’s.” [/QUOTE] Don’t forget the other bar. “A Hard Place.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-movie-review-thread-spoilers/413341.md?page=6)