If you are planning on seeing this movie I beg you to not read anything about it beforehand. Part of the joy of watching this was knowing only the slightest of details about the plot and being surprised at every twist and turn.
I laughed all the way through this movie, and actually became a little emotional during the heartfelt scenes. The Simpsons make an effortless leap to the big screen, in my opinion. Using a very large team of the best writers the series has ever had, this amazing team created a movie with a large canvass and a Simpsons story that does innovative things, that does familiar things, and that reminds us of just why The Simpsons was great in the first place.
The movie feels like a classic episode, just extended. I like that the movie is actually about something (I won't say what but it involves a pig, who gets some of the best jokes in the first act) and wasn't just an excuse to string together a series of slapstick comedy. The film has a few sentimental scenes but they never turn to mush. One of them has Julie Kavner (Marge) giving what is easily her best voice work ever. It's the scene that sets up the last act and after it you really believe Homer would do whatever is necessary to right all the things he has screwed up.
This movie is 100% pure Simpsons straight from the top and it put a huge smile on my face for hours after it was over. I was still discussing some of the jokes last night (I saw it Friday afternoon) and laughing at them all over again. I look forward to watching it again and looking for even more jokes, things I’m sure I’ll be finding in repeated viewings.
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