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(1 - 44) of 44 OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh Page   1   A- "A bewildering number of jokes are crammed into this feature, and it will take repeat viewings to catch it all. I have a feeling that this won't bother Simpsons fans in the slightest."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 4.5/5 "On par with South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut in the way in which a beloved TV series can be broadened and deepened by the cinematic experience, The Simpsons Movie is a major triumph."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron A- "The Simpsons Movie proudly marches into theaters with widescreen glory worthy of such an iconic program. My friends, there is no "Ha-ha!" to be found here."   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf B+ ""The Simpsons Movie" lives up to every bit of irreverent satire Simpson fans are accustomed to."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Marge's stalwart strength and Lisa's usual good sense aren't nearly so spectacular as Bart and Homer's bizarrely symphonic pandemonium."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "...generally manages to capture the energy and charm of the show's best moments..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2/4 "Feels like yesterday's news. For fans of the television show, wait a few months for the DVD. For everyone else, don't even bother."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 3/4 "These bold yellow characters continue to verify our strength as people, families, and a nation, and their agelessness continues to stress that their journey, like ours, is an eternal act of learning."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 3/5 "La primera película de Los Simpson luce como un episodio extendido de hora y media, con todo lo que eso implica: puede lucir un poco excesivo, pero si sos fanático/a probablemente colme tus expectativas."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B+ "It has the same anarchic spirit of the TV series, the lightning-fast sight gags, the clever self-awareness, and the amazing ability to satirize modern American life without being cruel."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "The Simpsons remain the archetypal all-ages animated banquet for the mischievous kid in all of us and the cynically academic adult we should all hope to become."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress 3/4 "The Simpsons return to show they're still the best..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. B+ "Certainly smart enough to please fans hungry--as Homer always is--for a super-sized helping of their favorite TV family."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "Thankfully, the cinematic adaptation bears a strong resemblance to the great early Simpsons episodes, with a consistent script, nonstop jokes, and lots & lots of Homer."   Film and Felt   Gabe Leibowitz 3/4 "While nothing in this motion picture quite matches the television series at its early best, this is more of a throwback than a throw-away. It's wittier and more energetic than anything that has appeared on FOX in quite a few years."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 2.5/5 "I can't help but feel that sometimes bigger isn't better."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick "Sure, watching The Simpsons Movie is like watching a longer-than-average episode of The Simpsons. And your problem is?"   SA Movie & DVD Magazine   James O'Ehley 8/10 "Click here to read review"   sumno.com   Jaroslav Vishtaljuk 3/4 "though Homer himself chastises us, near the start of the movie, for paying for something we can watch on TV for free, I consider the money I put down my contribution to Groening's good cause."   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 7/10 "The outside package can be done up as much as anyone would like it -- bigger, more, shinier -- but ... inside, it's the old familiar gang."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 6/10 "Not close to the insanely imaginative material from the show's heyday but still funny its own right"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 3.5/4 "After 18 seasons, our favorite family finally gets their shot at the big screen in this Woohoo!-worthy adaptation of the beloved animated series."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 7/10 "Given a choice between seeing this movie and watching three new episodes of the show, I'll take the three new episodes all day long."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 4.5/5 "They are still cunning, still a mile-a-minute and still the standard bearers of good, intelligent comedy, animated or otherwise. Give 'em some love - they have more than earned it after 20 years of free shows."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery B+ "It's a fun time, if not exactly the be all and end all of the pop culture phenomenon known as The Simpsons - I'd rather rewatch some of the classic television episodes than the movie."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/4 "The movie occasionally drags, even at a modest 86 minutes, and after 400 episodes it's hard to recapture the early seasons' startling bite. But the throwaway gags fans live for are there."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2.5/4 "There is so much gusto, such a willingness to go for broke and not look back [in the first act], that it seems too good to be true. As is often the case with such situations, it is."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "I laughed a lot. Out loud. Which isn't something I tend to do a lot at the movies..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3.5/4 "The Simpsons Movie has a higher joke-per-minute ratio than any other movie this year, and I laughed throughout."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B "One of the year's funniest theatrical releases, [but] it's also tough to shake a feeling of mild disappointment."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4/5 "The Simpsons Movie is everything it has no right to be, based on the past several seasons: it's funny, it's smart, and it pokes fun at exactly the things it should ..."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 5/5 " Even the naysayers, the ones who claim that the show hasn't been worth watching since Clinton was in office, will be amazed and delighted by a storyline so strong and funny that it deserves to be ranked among the show's all-time greatest episodes"   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 3.5/5 "An expansive visual style that makes it worth seeing on the big screen, even if the story feels like a specially extended episode."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 4/5 "Is it funny? I enjoyed it without actually laughing all that much."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B+ "The Simpsons Movie is perhaps most brilliant in finding that fine line between new and old, current and timeless, specific and universal."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick B "A bit past its prime, but still delivering some very funny class-clown iconoclasm."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "About what you'd expect, pretty funny."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "...what I expected and hoped for and, while it does not strike me as brilliant, it does have brilliant moments."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4.5/5 "Instead of trying to make the "be-all end-all ultimate mega-Simpsons episode," they went with their proven formula and delivered one of the year's funniest movies."   Cinematical   Scott Weinberg 4/5 "The humor stays irreverent without making the still-running sitcom irrelevant."   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell 4/4 "A grand entrance into widescreen for the greatest television show... ever."   sbs.is   Stefan Birgir Stefansson "The picture works because, despite the fact that it took nearly six years for the filmmakers to bring it to the screen, it doesn't strive for greatness. It's fleet, concise and clever in a nut-ball way."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 9/10 "Cleverly conceived and subversive, it's certainly the best Simpsons Movie - so far."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 2.5/4 "The flipside of the Bush Admin. being a boon to comics and satirists is that things are so absurd now that almost nothing we could dream of could actually be more absurd."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw  (1 - 44) of 44 OFCS Rating: 93% Fresh Page   1