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THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
Directed by David Silverman
Featuring Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardly Smith
Rated PG-13

Needless, Pointless, Overdone, Forced and Boring were all of the words I thought I may be using in the review for The Simpsons movie. Well I am happy to report those words will not be used by this reviewer. What I thought may not transfer well from the small screen to the big screen did just that and how! The Simpsons movie is now breaking box office records left and right. Now that is something that will make movie analysts stand up and say "D-Oh!"

Now I definitely am a Simpsons fan, so even if it were an elongated boring story, I probably would have still somewhat enjoyed it, however this is just not the case. The story, about how Homer upsets the balance of life in Springfield, surprise, surprise, and then has to try to remedy it, is all but one of the best Simpsons "episodes" ever. There is not once when you look down at your watch, except at the end when you cannot believe the story has kept you from start to finish for the length of a feature film. What I think works best for the movie is that the filmmakers didn't try to "one up" themselves or feel like they needed to go over the top just because it was being made into a movie. They stuck to what works, they stuck to the formula that makes The Simpsons one of the longest episodic television shows of all time. all they did different was make it longer than a half an hour story. This is what makes it great. A great Simpsons story, told only the way the Simpsons writer could, and put on the big screen. This is a fun trip to the movies and I am sure it will continue to do well through the rest of the summer.

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