D'oh!
Mr Pinky often likes to cast his mind back to the halcyon days of the early Simpsons series, where cynicism and satire were often mixed with genuinely human stories that had real pathos.
I also loved the naive, hand drawn style of the early series, which is entirely gone now. Large parts of The Simpsons Movie looked like it was made by a computer on autopilot. And not even a funny computer at that.
At a mere 87 minutes, the plot is thin gruel indeed, a rehash of old Simpsons themes and ideas. This kind of environmental story, mixed with political scuduggery, has been done a squillion times before on The Simpsons. And better.
Mr Pinky thought things didn't bode well when he read that it took eleven writers and one hundred drafts to come up with what would have barely passed as a made for TV one hour special. Shame on you, makers of The Simpsons. Shame!
Another annoying thing about the film is that characters are picked up and then suddenly go missing later on.
For example, Homer's pig, Plopper. (In Mr Pinky's opinion, one of the more appealing characters in the film, not that I am biased by the way). Plopper was introduced early on as one of the key characters in the plot, yet is simply dumped by the screen writers in the second part of the film.
The characters of Mr Burns and Mr Smithers are added into the plot in a tokenistic way, with no real integration into the plot. And what happened to Patty and Selma, Marge's sisters?
The Simpsons Movie cost $75 million dollars to make, and netted Mr Rupert Murdoch $526 million. I presume that figure is increasing as more DVD sales are made. Success today is sadly measured in such a manner.
Mr Pinky doesn't like to write negative reviews of films, as he is generally a happy fellow. But I felt ripped off by this film. It's an insult to the intelligence.
Despite having said that, there were a few laughs that I experienced during the film. My favourite scenes involed the honourable hog, Plopper, when Homer was experimenting with his hair and cooes, 'So many styles!'.
And to think the plot of this forgettable flick was one of Hollywood's most hotly guarded secrets. Not for fear of it being appropriated by Family Guy but more likely for not wanting potential audiences to realise what a lame experience the whole project would be. Like that classic Itchy and Scratchy The Movie episode, maybe Mr Pinky, like Bart himself, should have been forbidden to see this one.
Mr Pinky often likes to cast his mind back to the halcyon days of the early Simpsons series, where cynicism and satire were often mixed with genuinely human stories that had real pathos.
I also loved the naive, hand drawn style of the early series, which is entirely gone now. Large parts of The Simpsons Movie looked like it was made by a computer on autopilot. And not even a funny computer at that.
At a mere 87 minutes, the plot is thin gruel indeed, a rehash of old Simpsons themes and ideas. This kind of environmental story, mixed with political scuduggery, has been done a squillion times before on The Simpsons. And better.
Mr Pinky thought things didn't bode well when he read that it took eleven writers and one hundred drafts to come up with what would have barely passed as a made for TV one hour special. Shame on you, makers of The Simpsons. Shame!
Another annoying thing about the film is that characters are picked up and then suddenly go missing later on.
For example, Homer's pig, Plopper. (In Mr Pinky's opinion, one of the more appealing characters in the film, not that I am biased by the way). Plopper was introduced early on as one of the key characters in the plot, yet is simply dumped by the screen writers in the second part of the film.
The characters of Mr Burns and Mr Smithers are added into the plot in a tokenistic way, with no real integration into the plot. And what happened to Patty and Selma, Marge's sisters?
The Simpsons Movie cost $75 million dollars to make, and netted Mr Rupert Murdoch $526 million. I presume that figure is increasing as more DVD sales are made. Success today is sadly measured in such a manner.
Mr Pinky doesn't like to write negative reviews of films, as he is generally a happy fellow. But I felt ripped off by this film. It's an insult to the intelligence.
Despite having said that, there were a few laughs that I experienced during the film. My favourite scenes involed the honourable hog, Plopper, when Homer was experimenting with his hair and cooes, 'So many styles!'.
And to think the plot of this forgettable flick was one of Hollywood's most hotly guarded secrets. Not for fear of it being appropriated by Family Guy but more likely for not wanting potential audiences to realise what a lame experience the whole project would be. Like that classic Itchy and Scratchy The Movie episode, maybe Mr Pinky, like Bart himself, should have been forbidden to see this one.
1 comment:
the simpson movie is a bit of fun you don't have to take it seriously i am the no 1 simpson fan and i am insulted you think they would rip us of!!!!!!! you stupid person you need to appriciate proper entertainment!!!
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