[Guest-blogging tonight is Tommy]
Before we get to my review, I'll answer some questions that you may be asking.
What is 'Tommy's Monthly Review'?
In this section, I'll be reviewing movies that I saw. I will be grading the films that I see.
What are the grades?
Here are the grades of the section:
Thumb Grade: Thumbs up OR Thumbs down
Alphabet Grade: A through F (E not included in these grades). + and – can be added into the letter grade. That means that A+ is the best grade, and F- being the worst grade.
Star Grade: 1 to 5 stars. Halves like 3 and a half stars are included in these grades.Percent Grade: 0.1% to 100.5%.
When will this section come out?
As the title of this section says, it will come out every month.
Now let's get to the review.
This month's review:
The Simpsons' Movie
Grades:
Thumbs Grade: Thumbs up
Alphabet Grade: A
Star Grade: 4 and a half
Percent Grade: 98.9%
The setup: Homer saves a pig who is about to get turned into pork and keeps him, and soon causes an environmental crisis.
What Works: The film is 98% funny.
What Doesn't Work: Plopper (the pig) (a.k.a. Spiderpig OR Harry Plopper) is one of the funniest characters of the film, but he doesn't appear much.
Great Scene/Line:
Scene: At the beginning of the film, during the 20th Century Fox studio logo, Ralph Wiggum comes out and yells “Da Da Da Da (pause) Da Da Da Da (pause) Da Da Da Daaaaa!”
Line: A mob with everyone in Springfield (except the Simpsons) chants 'We Want Homer!' over and over again.
Rating: PG-13, for irreverent humor throughout.
In 1987, Matt Groening created 'The Simpsons' as a series of shorts for a show called 'The Tracy Ullman Show'. After three seasons of shorts, in 1989, a prime time series called by the same name, was made. The first episode was called 'Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire' which was (and I'm not kidding here) a Christmas special. After 18 seasons of the show, in 2007, their movie was released, and it's still playing in theaters. This film is what I'm going to review right now.
The film is goofy indeed, and charming in a silly way. There are a lot of gags in the movie, and nearly all of them might make you laugh. However, you may feel that the film's humor is going WAY overboard. (When I saw the film, I thought that didn't matter.)
Parents be warned: This film does contain a couple of nudity scenes. One of them includes a sequence in which Bart- you guessed it- skateboards naked. The part is funny- but it's also a reason to not bring little and some big kids to the movie.
As long as the show doesn't get canceled, get bad reviews, or have a series finale, the Simpsons- Homer, Marge, children Bart and Lisa, little baby Maggie, and all their friends and their show for years to come. Maybe they'll make a sequel to this great film!
All of this was written by:
Thomas 'Tommy' Nicholas Gennaula
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