Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The Simpsons Movie Review












The Simpsons Movie 


Release Date: 26th July 2007 - Australia
            

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Gracie Films
Film Roman

Distribution
20th Century Fox Australia


Genre: Animation

Rating: PG

Runtime: 87 minutes


Budget: $75,000,000

Box Office Gross: $527,071,022
(Worldwide)


Plot Summary
When Lisa Simpson tells the
town of Springfield about 
their pollution problem, the 
town reacts and prohibits all 
pollution into the water. This 
doesn't stop Homer, who 
dumps a pig-waste silo into 
the water. Russ Cargill 
decides that  Springfield is 
too dangerous and places a 
dome over the town, 
stopping anything from
getting in or out. When the
town people find out the true 
culprit behind the problem,
they set out off straight for 
the Simpson's home. 
Escaping from the dome, 
the Simpsons decide to 
start a new life in Alaska,
whilst the remainder of
the town disappears. (Source - IMDb)


Voice Cast
Dan Castellaneta - Homer/
Grampa/Krusty the Clown/
Various Characters
Julie Kavner - Marge/Selma/
Patty Bouvier
Nancy Cartwright - Bart/
Ralph/Various Characters
Yeardley Smith - Lisa
Harry Shearer - Mr Burns/
Ned Flanders/President
Arnold Schwarzenegger/
Various Characters
Hank Azaria - Moe/Comic
Book Guy/Various 
Characters
Tress MacNeille - Colin/
Various Characters
Pamela Hayden - Milhouse/
Rod Flanders
Russi Taylor - Martin Prince
Maggie Roswell - Helen Lovejoy
Joe Mantegna - Fat Tony
Albert Brooks - Russ Cargill
Green Day - Themselves (Cameo)
Tom Hanks - Himself (Cameo)

Crew
Director - David Silverman
Based on Television Series/Creator/Developer/
Original Character Designer (Uncredited)/
Screenplay/Producer - Matt Groening
Based on Television Series/Developer (Uncredited)/
Screenplay/Producer - James L. Brooks
Based on Television Series/Developer/
Original Character Designer (Uncredited) - Sam Simon
Screenplay/Producers - Al Jean,
Richard Sakai & Mike Scully
Screenplay - Ian Maxtone-Graham,
George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss,
Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder & Jon Witti
Consultant Writers - Joel H. Cohen,
John Frink, Tim Long and Michael Price
Supervising Producer - Richard Raynis
Co-Producer - Jay Kleckner
Animation Producer: AKOM Production Co. -
Nelson Shin
Art Director - Dima Malanitchev
Sequence Directors - Mike B. Anderson,
Lauren MacMullan, Rich Moore,
Steven Dean Moore & Gregg Vanzo
Layout Supervisor - Razoul Azadani
Film Editor - John Carnochan
Sound: Design/Supervising Sound Editor (Uncredited) -
Randy Thom
Music - Hans Zimmer
Composer: "The Simpsons" Theme -
Danny Elfman
Composers: Additional Music - Ryeland Allison,
Lorne Balfe, Jim Dooley, Henry Jackman,
Michael A. Levine & Atli Orvarsson
Composer: Additional Music/Featured Musician:
Guitar - Heitor Pereira


Review
As a big fan of 'The Simpsons', I must say the movie adaptation was enjoyable but funny. The things of the film I find very remarkable includes how the story explores some plot points that haven't been used in new episodes of the long-running animated show. The hilarious scenes such as the few that include the Spider Pig and a vocal cameo of Tom Hanks are worthwhile.

'THE SIMPSONS MOVIE' is extremely loyal to the animated television sitcom in its golden age, especially to its purists such as myself. This feature is full of Simpson-ised humour that features Homer's antics and is possibly the greatest movie adaptation of a TV show that has ever been made.

Star rating: (5/5) Best Movie Ever

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