Movie: Simpsons: The Movie

[Raven]

It was good, but disappointing too, even though I was prepared for it to be. For me it had some funny moments but there were just so many missed opportunities. As in, you think something funny will happen but it moves to the next scene.

*Sigh* I would have liked the movie to be reminiscent of the days of Mr Plow, the Ice Hockey episode, Clown College and Homer becoming a teacher, just to name a few. In order to be funny, it seems that today's episodes (and the movie) just rely on Homer's "big kid" attitude and the fact that he always gets hurt. Gone are the days of the subtle, clever jokes that made you think. Like, what the hell was with Marge washing the dish in the burning house? And the Comic Book Guy's line about his successful life? Not funny. Maybe it's just me.

It was a nice touch to see the original ambulance that crashed into the tree all those years ago when Homer jumps Springfield Gorge on the skateboard.

Overall, entertaining. I didn't expect it to be how I truly wished it to be, and because of that I wasn't totally disappointed.

[Koyuki]

A good movie, if you still like The Simpsons. It was like watching a whole season in 90 minutes.

[XanBcoo]

It was good, but disappointing too, even though I was prepared for it to be. For me it had some funny moments but there were just so many missed opportunities. As in, you think something funny will happen but it moves to the next scene.

*Sigh* I would have liked the movie to be reminiscent of the days of Mr Plow, the Ice Hockey episode, Clown College and Homer becoming a teacher, just to name a few. In order to be funny, it seems that today's episodes (and the movie) just rely on Homer's "big kid" attitude and the fact that he always gets hurt. Gone are the days of the subtle, clever jokes that made you think. Like, what the hell was with Marge washing the dish in the burning house? And the Comic Book Guy's line about his successful life? Not funny. Maybe it's just me.

It was a nice touch to see the original ambulance that crashed into the tree all those years ago when Homer jumps Springfield Gorge on the skateboard.

Overall, entertaining. I didn't expect it to be how I truly wished it to be, and because of that I wasn't totally disappointed.

So basically, it's more similar to the new seasons than the older ones.

Yeah, I'm not seeing this. The recent episodes piss me off more than they entertain me.

[Raven]

So basically, it's more similar to the new seasons than the older ones.

Yeah, I'm not seeing this. The recent episodes piss me off more than they entertain me.

Oh, absolutely, yes. I long for the old days.

[fahoumh]

Oh, absolutely, yes. I long for the old days.

A lot of people long for the old days. I started watching it when it started in '89 and watching the show grow was great but watching the sharp decline in quality after the 8th season was heart-breaking. One of my cousin's friends described the show best when he said it had become a parody of itself.

From what I've seen, people who like the new episodes didn't start watching until the mid-90s and they also usually like the newer episodes of Family Guy, which they started watching when it came back with the 4th season....generally speaking, of course.