Simpsons movie premiere tonight!
Going to The Simpsons movie premiere tonight!! As a longtime Simpsons fanatic, I’ve been anxiously waiting for this one for a long time. Anyone else going? Anyone out there actually NOT like The Simpsons?! BTW, good job Simpsons producers for releasing it globally on the same day (well, kinda), wish they’d do more of that.
BACK: It’s great, laughed my ass off the entire time, not just an “extended episode”, go see it!
I was in the midnight screening at Tennispalatsi. The atmosphere was great and the people actually applauded during the movie. Lots of references to other movies and a healthy dose of political criticism. A must see for all the Simpsons fans.
It was nice that most of the gags shown in the trailers were in the first ten minutes of the movie so you could just sit back and enjoy the show without knowing the punchlines already.
Comment by Takaisin Kallioon — Fri, Jul 27th, 2007 @ 7:42 pm
Did you win those tickets from SubTV?
Comment by Phil — Fri, Jul 27th, 2007 @ 10:50 pm
Even my favourite news rag, the Economist has a story about them.
http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9539864
Comment by Mika — Fri, Jul 27th, 2007 @ 11:26 pm
since you asked, i don’t really like the simpsons. it’s too tame.
south park is way better imo
Comment by nigger — Sat, Jul 28th, 2007 @ 12:12 am
got any of that beer with the candy floatin in it?
Comment by ryan — Sat, Jul 28th, 2007 @ 4:40 am
I liked it, but think the episodes have gotten really bad over the years, sort of like they (ironically) tried to imitate Family Guy and it just hasn’t worked at all. All the characters have been squeezed down into one-dimension roles and it doesn’t make me laugh anymore.
Comment by Morthond — Sat, Jul 28th, 2007 @ 11:08 am
excellent film! I really laughed a lot
Comment by spiderpig — Sat, Jul 28th, 2007 @ 11:16 am
I liked it, but think the episodes have gotten really bad over the years
Yeah I totally agree, it’s faded but still great. Family Guy is now better than The Simpsons.
Comment by Phil — Sat, Jul 28th, 2007 @ 11:55 am
I was also at the 2000 Tennispalatsi screening last night, but didn’t spot you Phil or know you’d be there.
Good film, although I disagree that it doesn’t feel like an extended episode. Ovi review online today here: http://www.ovimagazine.com/art/1929
I don’t think Takaisin Kallioon won any tickets. There were still seats available from Finnkino for the 0001 showing online the same day.
Comment by Asa — Sat, Jul 28th, 2007 @ 1:34 pm
That is correct, I bought the tickets just like everyone else.
There were around 150 seats available two weeks before the screening and a few tickets even on the 26th.
There was an invitations only screening on wednesday I think.
Comment by Takaisin Kallioon — Sat, Jul 28th, 2007 @ 7:51 pm
Hm. I downloaded it and want my bandwidth back now
But I’m more of a King of The Hill sort of guy.
Comment by Porolainen — Sun, Jul 29th, 2007 @ 6:37 pm
I like the movie a lot! Itreminded me of what The Simpsons were “in the old days” with a REAL story, not just ugly “scene patchwork” that the episodes seem to be nowdays.
Spiderpig… spiderpig…
Comment by Tommi — Sun, Jul 29th, 2007 @ 10:57 pm
I was also at the 2000 Tennispalatsi screening last night, but didn’t spot you Phil or know you’d be there.
I went to the Iso Omena theater.
Comment by Phil — Mon, Jul 30th, 2007 @ 12:07 am
I haven’t liked the Simpsons all that much for the last ten years, if not more. The show had its peak in the first half of the ’90s, when it was far and away the best animated series (if not the best series) in television. After that it went steadily downhill. The last few seasons have been a pain to watch, whenever I’ve made a mistake of doing so. I can’t believe that there are so-called “Simpsons fanatics” who fervently deny all this and say, “No no no, you are completely wrong, the series is as good as ever, there has been no decline of quality whatsoever, it’s all in your imagination!!” All I can say is, watch any one of the truly GREAT episodes from the early ’90s and compare it with one of the episodes made recently (or with the movie). If you can’t see any difference, I can’t help you (as Mikko Ellilä would say).
Comment by Adelphi — Mon, Jul 30th, 2007 @ 12:54 pm
Great movie indeed. I’m kinda suprised that it was that good even after I had so huge expectation for it.
“All the characters have been squeezed down into one-dimension roles and it doesn’t make me laugh anymore.”
Couldnt have said it better. Its still OK, but it’s not enough anymore =)
btw I did see it in Tennispalatsi
Comment by Topias — Mon, Jul 30th, 2007 @ 7:17 pm
I saw it in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, and thought it was good, but not great. As such, I was a little disappointed. The film didn’t seem to ever capture that zaniness and subversiveness that the tv show can have. In addition, I was hoping that some of the classic secondary characters would have had a little more screen time. I was entertained, but not blown away…
Comment by Cousin Patrick — Fri, Aug 3rd, 2007 @ 2:28 am
Patrick,
Do you live in Finland or NEbraska?
that was a bit off the main comment, but just curious,….
The movie…brilliant…and Simpsons imitating the Family Guy, the most one-dimensional comedy ever? haven’t you seen how Family Guy gets the jokes, with the manetees selecting random balls (it’s in South Park) of seemingly unrealted topics? Simpsons destroys Family Guy, and while it is tamer than South Park, it has a brilliance all its own…
Comment by Kai — Thu, Aug 9th, 2007 @ 9:58 am