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Arts & Farts
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Cola Central
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Jul 27th, 2007, 09:33 PM
I saw the Simpsons Movie a few hours ago. It was really good; not great, but good.
When reading the reviews, I didn't really understand the complaint that it felt like an extended episode, but after seeing it that's my only real complaint too. You'd think a climax revolving around a bomb would be dramatic and suspenseful in some way. Instead, while the bomb ticked, people stood around talking and making jokes. There was no sense of urgency whatsoever and it seemed like a bizarre directorial decision, because it could have been specactular.
Despite that, and despite feeling that the humour was broadened slightly, it was still very funny. It wasn't until I got home and thought about it that I realised how many great jokes there were; Chief Wiggum, Fat Tony and Lenny and Carl's scenes were fantastic.
Overall it's not as dense with great jokes as the classic episodes; it feels closest in tone to season 10, I would say, and I noticed that the scene with Homer driving through the series of signposts was completely changed and sucked of it's humour since the animatic in the special features of the season 9 dvds, which makes me wonder how much else was dumbed down. Still though, very funny. Great job!
PS a director's cut with restored scenes on the DVD release would be amazing; the movie was far too short.
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