I assure you, no real spoilers AT ALL.

I say it’s 5 out of 5, the movie is exactly what you would expect and what you would want from a simpsons movie. And I could tell that everyone in the audience thought so too. It was uproarious laughter from start to finish…from it’s opening theme played by Green Day to credits (you should stay and watch the credits). High praise, but it’s worth it. I hadn’t watched the sipsons in a long time, but used to pretty frequently. It was played on local channel. So seeing them again was kin of cool-nostalgic-weird, but still funny…in fact funnier because there are things in this movie that could not be shown on tv. (to name just one thing…be sure to keep your eyes on the screen while Bart are skateboarding).

I’m writing this fresh from the theater so the sensation is still vivid in my mind. All of the things that used to draw me to the show are in the movie and kicked up a notch. Homer drives the story and is classic, but on a larger scale because his incompetence not only impacts his family it also jeopardizes the existence of the entire city of Springfield. There is a moment that I was NOT expecting at all and had the audience nearly falling out of their chairs. The fact that such scandalous material was rare in the flick made it that much more enjoyable when it did happen. Primo, the person sitting beside me couldn’t stop laughing for about 2 minutes on a joke.

Amidst all that laughter, these crude, basic 2D figures find a moment or two to touch your heart. Some of the best parts of the whole film is a really sweet storyline between a father and a son. Say what you will about the crude humor (though not by today’s standards), but in the end they always stick together.

Overall it was a good time that truly did not disappoint…

See? No spoiler even a bit.

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