Simpsons Movie PosterI just got back from watching The Simpsons Movie, and I must admit that it was well worth the eight bucks.  Over the past 18 years we’ve seen the characters in all kinds of situations, and the last few seasons has been witness to some pretty lame episodes, but this feature certainly makes up for some of the disappointment we’ve faced on Sundays.

Naturally, the characters were permitted to be a little more brazen on the big screen.  Marge took the Lord’s name in vain, Homer gave the middle finger, and we even get to see Bart skateboard through the city naked (not that I’m interested in seeing young boys skateboard through a city in the buff, but it was funny nonetheless).

I’ll admit that before going in to the show I had my doubts.  The three trailers I had seen had nothing to do with each other, and I couldn’t piece the story together mentally beforehand, but the writers certainly came through with a decently put together script that had the theatre laughing.

Of course there were a few times I found myself to be one of a few people laughing at the jokes (Mr. Burns’ racial comment had me laughing pretty hard while the audience remained silent), and the characters came through with their classic wit.

Okay … I think I’m rambling here, as it’s way past my bedtime :P
If you get a chance to see the movie, I’d certainly recommend it.  If you haven’t watched Simpsons for a few years, then this will remind you of what the show used to be.  For anyone with an encyclopedic knowledge of The Simpsons (guilty), you’ll love all the vague references to the 400+ previous episodes.

If you have seen the movie, what did you think?  Worth the money (or download) ?