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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2008 16:05:04 GMT -5
Just finished watching it on HBO. I was thoroughly entertained.
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Post by BHB on Jul 21, 2008 16:49:07 GMT -5
Completely agree. It's a real shame it wasn't made years ago.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Jul 21, 2008 17:15:39 GMT -5
I had mix expectations going into the opening night showing. One hand the Simpsons had sucked for the past several years... on the other hand there would be no way that they would put something crappy after years in the making. In the end I loved it. Not as good as a season 4-5 quality but still did the Simpsons name justice.
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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Jul 21, 2008 17:30:34 GMT -5
Saw it on my birthday last year and LOVED IT!!!! And I got the DVD for Christmas! WOOT!
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jul 21, 2008 17:37:55 GMT -5
It was...alright.
It wasn't made for the fans, it seems to have been made for everyone. Sure, chracters that only fans would get were seen in the big mob scene, but otherwise....eh. The secondary characters serve little to no purpose, other than to say they were in the movie.
Little things bothered me, like the sign outside Moe's saying "Moe's Bar" as opposed to "Moe's Cavern". The ambulance from Bart the Daredevil still being by the gorge....even though Springfield isn't where it used to be. It was moved down the road. You could argue they forgot this, they largely did, but a line from Viva Ned Flanders indicates it's actually moved. Lisa comments on how she doesn't know why they moved Burns Casino when they moved the town, especially after everyone just forgot about the place after one week. A double joke there, good stuff.
Other scenes were just tossed in for the sake of it, like the Death Ball scene serves no purpose to the film, other than to give the Simpsons cash.
How did the Dome prevent the Springfieldites from just swimming underneath at Springfield River? The Simpsons home has always been floating about, what surrounds it always changes, besides Flanders' place, but it's now by Springfield Forest, apparently.
Having Swartenegger as President was a total waste. They already have McBain, who has basically become Arnold, so it's just confusing and stupid and wasn't funny enough to warrant even doing it.
Had they made a movie for the fans, it would have been better.
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Post by bigHEADinc on Jul 21, 2008 17:42:28 GMT -5
It was...alright. It wasn't made for the fans, it seems to have been made for everyone. Sure, chracters that only fans would get were seen in the big mob scene, but otherwise....eh. The secondary characters serve little to no purpose, other than to say they were in the movie. Little things bothered me, like the sign outside Moe's saying "Moe's Bar" as opposed to "Moe's Cavern". The ambulance from Bart the Daredevil still being by the gorge....even though Springfield isn't where it used to be. It was moved down the road. You could argue they forgot this, they largely did, but a line from Viva Ned Flanders indicates it's actually moved. Lisa comments on how she doesn't know why they moved Burns Casino when they moved the town, especially after everyone just forgot about the place after one week. A double joke there, good stuff. Other scenes were just tossed in for the sake of it, like the Death Ball scene serves no purpose to the film, other than to give the Simpsons cash. How did the Dome prevent the Springfieldites from just swimming underneath at Springfield River? The Simpsons home has always been floating about, what surrounds it always changes, besides Flanders' place, but it's now by Springfield Forest, apparently. Having Swartenegger as President was a total waste. They already have McBain, who has basically become Arnold, so it's just confusing and stupid and wasn't funny enough to warrant even doing it. Had they made a movie for the fans, it would have been better. The only thing I can really agree with you about is the Schwarzenegger/McBain issue... McBain should've been president, not Schwarzenegger as McBain has always humorously aped Schwarzenegger's career and this would've been another one of those times. The rest of it seems to be petty griping. EDIT: Also, about the Simpson home, remember the Stonecutters episode? Technically they live right next to the parking lot for the Nuclear Power Plant...
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Post by Triple Kelly on Jul 21, 2008 18:28:43 GMT -5
I thought it was a waste. It was like the tv show stretched out for an extra hour. I watched about 30 minutes of it and didn't laugh once. then I turned it off because I realized I needed to clean my bathroom.
I didn't get the humor of the Bart is naked stuff at all.
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Post by Insomniac on Jul 21, 2008 18:31:14 GMT -5
I didn't get the humor of the Bart is naked stuff at all. I thought the whole point of it was to try and do something that they couldn't do on TV, just for the sake of doing it. And yeah, I didn't find it humorous either.
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Post by chairshotshurthead on Jul 21, 2008 18:50:24 GMT -5
I enjoyed it, and I'd also like to say that having been a fan of the show pretty much all my life, I enjoy the more recent episodes as well. And I enjoy them for what they are rather what I think they 'should be' because I understand the fact that it is never going to be as good as it was in it's prime, because: 1. It's been around for so long. 2. The things they did in the supposed 'golden age' were so grand and bold and spectacular and so well received that nothing they do 10 or 15 years later is going to be anywhere close to it. 3. I'm not expecting it to be something today that it can't be, and even if it could be most wouldn't give it the chance. To me, if you can't find things to enjoy about a show that you supposedly 'love', you shouldn't be smurfing watching it. If all else fails, buy the smurfin' DVD sets and sit back and enjoy your smurfin' 'glory days' episodes or go look for something else to watch. But to me, it's bullcrap for people to say that they're fans of something when all they do is heap crap onto it and say 'it should be like it was such and such years ago', especially when the people involved in the show are doing the best with what they've got to work with. That's my 2 cents anyway. I don't watch Simpsons anymore, and I just watch the smurfin' DVD sets, as you put it. Why, after watching the first ten seasons or so, which are most likely some of the best TV EVER, do I have to sit and watch the absolute crap they put out now? They're too preachy, smug, and rely too heavily on the flavor of the week special guests. They don't even have quality stories anymore; it's just, Homer does something wacky, Bart does something wacky, Lisa has a wacky new belief, Marge does something wacky and boring. Give me a break. Don't accuse me of not being a "true" fan because I choose not to put up with that crap, especially when there's actual good television being produced right now. If you don't like it, then don't watch it. It's that simple. Like I said, they're never going to be as good as they were 20 years or so ago, and lets face it, they don't give a smurf about the people that get on the internet and whine about it. As far as I'm concerned, if you can find something positive in any of the last 10 seasons of episodes they've put out, then why the smurf would you still watching? The thing that irritates me is the fact that people who are supposedly fans of the show heap nothing - NOTHING - but negativity on it, when it seems perfectly clear to me that all they're trying to do is put out a half hour a week that's entertaining, and if you're expecting them to be pumping out season 3 or 4 caliber stuff 15 years later, I'm sorry but you're just kidding yourself. And that, to me, is being more preachy, smug and unappreciative than anything they're putting out. To put it another way, I feel about all these negative Simpsons 'fans' in many ways similar to how Jerry Lynn feels about 'smart' wrestling fans. That's my 2 cents anyway.
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Post by Blindkarevik on Jul 21, 2008 18:57:44 GMT -5
It was a return to form, best thing Simpsons has done since "Behind The Laughter" and easily the best movie of the year last year.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jul 21, 2008 19:30:09 GMT -5
I dunno, it was alright, but it felt like a 90 minute episode of the TV show from the last 3-4 years. didn't come off as anything special or worthy or being "The Simpsons Movie".
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Post by Insomniac on Jul 21, 2008 19:46:35 GMT -5
If you don't like it, then don't watch it. It's that simple. Like I said, they're never going to be as good as they were 20 years or so ago, and lets face it, they don't give a smurf about the people that get on the internet and whine about it. As far as I'm concerned, if you can find something positive in any of the last 10 seasons of episodes they've put out, then why the smurf would you still watching? The thing that irritates me is the fact that people who are supposedly fans of the show heap nothing - NOTHING - but negativity on it, when it seems perfectly clear to me that all they're trying to do is put out a half hour a week that's entertaining, and if you're expecting them to be pumping out season 3 or 4 caliber stuff 15 years later, I'm sorry but you're just kidding yourself. And that, to me, is being more preachy, smug and unappreciative than anything they're putting out. To put it another way, I feel about all these negative Simpsons 'fans' in many ways similar to how Jerry Lynn feels about 'smart' wrestling fans. That's my 2 cents anyway. Wow, you seem to have a lot of hostility towards people that don't enjoy the show anymore. So what if people want to criticize a show for not being as good as it once was? That's their opinion and they're well within their right to express it on this matter. Just as it's your right to enjoy a show and praise it. I don't recall anyone around here criticizing the fans that still enjoy the show though despite the decline. So why criticize the fans who feel the show has seriously regressed?
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Post by spec on Jul 21, 2008 19:50:49 GMT -5
I thought the movie was disappointing. I don't watch Simpsons anymore, and I just watch the smurfin' DVD sets, as you put it. Why, after watching the first ten seasons or so, which are most likely some of the best TV EVER, do I have to sit and watch the absolute crap they put out now? They're too preachy, smug, and rely too heavily on the flavor of the week special guests. They don't even have quality stories anymore; it's just, Homer does something wacky, Bart does something wacky, Lisa has a wacky new belief, Marge does something wacky and boring. Give me a break. Don't accuse me of not being a "true" fan because I choose not to put up with that crap, especially when there's actual good television being produced right now. If you don't like it, then don't watch it. It's that simple. Like I said, they're never going to be as good as they were 20 years or so ago, and lets face it, they don't give a smurf about the people that get on the internet and whine about it. As far as I'm concerned, if you can find something positive in any of the last 10 seasons of episodes they've put out, then why the smurf would you still watching? The thing that irritates me is the fact that people who are supposedly fans of the show heap nothing - NOTHING - but negativity on it, when it seems perfectly clear to me that all they're trying to do is put out a half hour a week that's entertaining, and if you're expecting them to be pumping out season 3 or 4 caliber stuff 15 years later, I'm sorry but you're just kidding yourself. And that, to me, is being more preachy, smug and unappreciative than anything they're putting out. To put it another way, I feel about all these negative Simpsons 'fans' in many ways similar to how Jerry Lynn feels about 'smart' wrestling fans. That's my 2 cents anyway. I think people feel let down that something that used to be so good has sunk in quality and is now just a shadow of what it used to be. They should've gone out on top or at least when it began to decline instead of churning out obviously inferior episodes. If a lot of fans are voicing opinions like these, maybe they should take note and finally knock it on its head. After all, that's the audience. But I suppose as long as there's enough die hards still holding out faith that it will return to its glory days or at least get a little better and some casual fans then they will keep making it for the sole reason that its making money. And I respect Jerry Lynn but its the same complaining about 'smarks' that we've heard many times before. I think a lot of these guys have to accept that this is the way it is now. Fans are more knowledgeable and expectations higher as a result. Bottom line: things change, be it The Simpsons or wrestling or the audiences. Creative forces behind these products sometimes need to realise this.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jul 21, 2008 19:56:19 GMT -5
I thought it was fun.
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Post by thesam07 on Jul 21, 2008 19:59:30 GMT -5
It was alot better than I thought it would be. I have it on Blu-Ray (yes, I found out animation still looks like animation on blu-ray )
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jul 21, 2008 20:47:03 GMT -5
It was...alright. It wasn't made for the fans, it seems to have been made for everyone. Sure, chracters that only fans would get were seen in the big mob scene, but otherwise....eh. The secondary characters serve little to no purpose, other than to say they were in the movie. Little things bothered me, like the sign outside Moe's saying "Moe's Bar" as opposed to "Moe's Cavern". The ambulance from Bart the Daredevil still being by the gorge....even though Springfield isn't where it used to be. It was moved down the road. You could argue they forgot this, they largely did, but a line from Viva Ned Flanders indicates it's actually moved. Lisa comments on how she doesn't know why they moved Burns Casino when they moved the town, especially after everyone just forgot about the place after one week. A double joke there, good stuff. Other scenes were just tossed in for the sake of it, like the Death Ball scene serves no purpose to the film, other than to give the Simpsons cash. How did the Dome prevent the Springfieldites from just swimming underneath at Springfield River? The Simpsons home has always been floating about, what surrounds it always changes, besides Flanders' place, but it's now by Springfield Forest, apparently. Having Swartenegger as President was a total waste. They already have McBain, who has basically become Arnold, so it's just confusing and stupid and wasn't funny enough to warrant even doing it. Had they made a movie for the fans, it would have been better. The only thing I can really agree with you about is the Schwarzenegger/McBain issue... McBain should've been president, not Schwarzenegger as McBain has always humorously aped Schwarzenegger's career and this would've been another one of those times. The rest of it seems to be petty griping. EDIT: Also, about the Simpson home, remember the Stonecutters episode? Technically they live right next to the parking lot for the Nuclear Power Plant... Like I said, their house floats about and is basically whereever it needs to be. It always bothers me when they change it, cept the Stonecutters one, because it was a great joke.
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Post by kretchpoof on Jul 22, 2008 6:15:59 GMT -5
I don't watch Simpsons anymore, and I just watch the smurfin' DVD sets, as you put it. Why, after watching the first ten seasons or so, which are most likely some of the best TV EVER, do I have to sit and watch the absolute crap they put out now? They're too preachy, smug, and rely too heavily on the flavor of the week special guests. They don't even have quality stories anymore; it's just, Homer does something wacky, Bart does something wacky, Lisa has a wacky new belief, Marge does something wacky and boring. Give me a break. Don't accuse me of not being a "true" fan because I choose not to put up with that crap, especially when there's actual good television being produced right now. If you don't like it, then don't watch it. It's that simple. Like I said, they're never going to be as good as they were 20 years or so ago, and lets face it, they don't give a smurf about the people that get on the internet and whine about it. As far as I'm concerned, if you can find something positive in any of the last 10 seasons of episodes they've put out, then why the smurf would you still watching? The thing that irritates me is the fact that people who are supposedly fans of the show heap nothing - NOTHING - but negativity on it, when it seems perfectly clear to me that all they're trying to do is put out a half hour a week that's entertaining, and if you're expecting them to be pumping out season 3 or 4 caliber stuff 15 years later, I'm sorry but you're just kidding yourself. And that, to me, is being more preachy, smug and unappreciative than anything they're putting out. To put it another way, I feel about all these negative Simpsons 'fans' in many ways similar to how Jerry Lynn feels about 'smart' wrestling fans. That's my 2 cents anyway. Here, since you obviously have trouble reading, I made my statement a little bigger. Wow, kinda kills your argument, doesn't it? Also, I'm going to ask you a question. I have no clue how old you are, but I assume you watched a lot of wrestling during the Attitude Era. At any point in the last seven or eight years, did you ever take a break from wrestling? Did you keep watching it even when the product went a little south? If you stopped watching, at any point, congratulations, you're a hypocrite!
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Jul 22, 2008 8:44:06 GMT -5
It was alright, the choice of antagonist was poor.
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Post by The Tank on Jul 22, 2008 8:47:35 GMT -5
It was alright, the choice of antagonist was poor. Be that as it may, who else could there have been to make it not seem like another episode of the show, only longer? Mr. Burns? Sideshow Bob? Cletus? Disco Stu? Ralph?
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Jul 22, 2008 8:51:10 GMT -5
Mr Burns would be the logical choice. Definitly not enough Burns in the film.
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