Sunday, July 29, 2007
(3:41 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
The Simpsons Movie
I just got back from seeing it, and it was awesome. Adam Roberts is right that the commercials ruined the "spider pig" joke, and that's a shame, because it could have been a transcendent comedy moment if it hadn't been killed by context-free repetition.I'm not sure what to say to people who feel let down. Yes, if you're hoping that the movie is going to take The Simpsons to "the next level," then this movie doesn't do that. What it does, however, is give us something as consistently good as a really good episode of The Simpsons, but for 90 solid minutes. That's no small achievement, since The Simpsons is one of the greatest things ever to appear on TV.
Overall, by making this movies, the creators of The Simpsons reminded us of why we'll all continue to watch and enjoy the syndicated reruns for the next 40 years.
