3.5, United States/Canada

The Simpsons Movie

2007 / David Silverman > Truth be told, there wasn’t much that could’ve been done to fully satisfy me here. Wherein South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut delivered what its title promised, The Simpsons Movie essentially failed in sufficiently going beyond the boundaries of what television could already provide. It’s incredibly enjoyable, but not enough to keep it decisively memorable and separate from its broadcast brethren. (Bart’s penis can barely hold a candle to the brilliance of “Uncle Fucka.”) But it’s The Simpsons Movie, and we’ve waited eighteen damn years for it. My expectations were high, sure, but it’s still a grand showing. I think I even teared a little when the videotape played.

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