Almost a Homer

I suppose the series creators felt a need to go for some bombast in a film version of "The Simpsons," though I found myself slumping a bit during the computer-generated sequences designed to exploit the bigger screen and "deliver." I'm more into the jokes on the fly. "S...

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Published inKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News p. 1
Main Author Phillips, Michael
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Tribune Content Agency LLC 27.07.2007
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Brooks, James L
Groening, Matt
Motion pictures
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Shearer, Harry
Silverman, David
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Summary:I suppose the series creators felt a need to go for some bombast in a film version of "The Simpsons," though I found myself slumping a bit during the computer-generated sequences designed to exploit the bigger screen and "deliver." I'm more into the jokes on the fly. "Stop in the name of American squeamishness!" hollers a cop to a naked skateboarding Bart. A throwaway bit about a bomb-detonating robot cracking under pressure adds up to 10 bucks worth of comedy in 10 seconds of screen time. If that sounds slightly compromised, well ... I only wish the creators could've managed a miracle and come up with a feature on the order of the "South Park" movie, "Bigger, Longer & Uncut," which amazed fans and newbies alike with its satiric nerve (not to mention the songs). "The Simpsons Movie" is comparatively minor. But it's hard not to like it. And in both senses of the phrase, America keeps asking for it.