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Lisa has pushed the Clear Lake Springfield-act through citiy
council - an opportunity too big for her dad Homer not to fuck up, and in
an unguarded moment, he dumps a silo full of pigcrap into the lake -
making all of Springfield so polluted that ruthless businessman Russ
Cargill persuades president Schwazenegger to seal all of Springfield off
under a giant glass dome - and when the citizens of Springrield learn that
it's all Homer's fault, they are quick to form a lynch mob and go after
the whole Simpson family (except for grandpa who's part of the lynch mob).
But somehow, baby Maggie has found a way to escape the dome via a sinkhole
in the Simpsons' garden, and soon, of all people, Homer and family are the
only citizens of Springfield who managed to escape - but by now, Cargill's
organisation is after them, so they make it off to Alaska, where they for
a time live an idyllic life.
Then though, Homer's wife Marge learns that Cargill in the meantime has
made plans to blow up Springfield (including its inhabitants) to create
a second Grand Canyon, and she decides to return and urges Homer to come
with her, but he refuses ... only to later realize what a fool he was, go
back to Springfield and save the town via some impressive motorbike
stuntdriving around the inside walls of the dome, and having Bart throw
out the bomb determined to destroy Springfield once they have reached the
peak. And instead of destroying the town, the bomb merely destroys the
dome ...
When The Simpsons Movie hit the theatres, the TV-show The
Simpsons, originally an offspring of the Tracy Ullman Show,
haas already been on the air for 18 consecutive years, and was already in
decline, both in terms of quality and of audience shares. The movie
however became nothing short of a smash hit, mainly because it was created
by people who really cared about the show, and it was almost a timewarp
back to the days when the show was really good, distilling the best
qualities of the show into a feature length movie. And besides that of
course, the film was one of the best and funniest mainstream US-comedies
of its time (which in itself is no big deal, considering the dire state
American mainstream comedies were by 2007).
That all said, The Simpsons Movie is far from flawless, it's
pretty much just a continuation of the show that doesn't really need the
big screen to come to life, it's story doesn't reach new heights to
justify the extended format, and the finale with Homer as a stunt driver
doesn't really ring true, either (ring true with the series' context of
course). On the plus side though, the film is well paced, doesn't outstay
its welcome despite its extended running time, and is at times genuinely
funny. And fans of the TV-series will simply love it - and that's a
promise.
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