That was such an incredibly vague review. You never stated how the characters aren't done well, what the point of the series is, how the movie feels like they were trying too hard to be a Big Damn Movie, how they were supposed to give the dozens and dozens of Simpsons characters more screentime, or... well, a lot of things.
I find it odd how you complained about Green Day, when The Simpsons had guest stars since nearly the beginning of the show.
"What's out there? What's waiting for me?"
Writing a review of the Simpsons Movie in 2014 (almost seven years after the movie's awesomeness and pop cultural relevance and importance was objectively indisputable) is like making a new Beach Boys album without Brian Wilson's involvement. It's just not going to work. The stars are no longer in alignment the way they once were. This might all be well and good for tvtropes neophytes who are all about the snarky comments and cheap laughs, but for us "old-timers" who've been around the block a couple of times this is even more than a complete irrelevant piece of work. Its attempts to be "CLEVER REVIEW" reek of no effort and a "HEY I'M RELEVANT BIOTCHES" that is precious little else than a sad parallel to that episode where Lisa tries to fool some kids she meets on vacation into believing she's someone she's not.
I admit watching the movie and feeling very underwhelmed. Like it was just like watching a modern day episode three times as long. The gags, the animation (the current episodes used HD and CGI anyway, there's no extra shine), the aforementioned predictable new additions and obnoxious modern characterizations, there didn't seem much reason it couldn't have been a normal episode. There's part of me that wishes they'd gone ahead and made 'Kamp Krusty' a movie, at least it was a good episode to use, that and, made when the cartoon was still kinda crude and in development, there might have been something the movie could expand upon at that point in time.
Your review reeks of "I'm pissy the movie wasn't the way I wanted it to be". No actual reasoning given, calling characters douches and jerks, and just acting very childish.
I agree... mostly. I think TSM does have some really bright spots. It has loads of interesting jokes and bits inserted into it. They really got creative with the humour and art design, so it's colourful. But plotwise, yes, it's poor and it never truly comes together. The characters are kind of lame and it's predictable, and the pacing is like a frog hopping forwards; it goes way too fast, jumping from scene to scene with few transitions. I think the film is a mixed bag and it could have been better if it was released in 1998 or 1999, or maybe the Year 2000.
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At least ten years too late.
Releasing a Simpsons Movie in 2007 (almost ten years after the show's awesomeness and pop cultural relevance and importance was objectively indisputable) is like making a new Beach Boys album without Brian Wilson's involvement. It's just not going to work. The stars are no longer in alignment the way they once were. This might all be well and good for Simpson neophytes who are all about the zany plots and cheap laughs, but for us "old-timers" who've been around the block a couple of times this is even more than a complete irrelevant piece of work. Its attempts to be "BIG ASS MOVIE" reek of effort and a "HEY WE STILL RELEVANT BIOTCHES" that is precious little else than a sad parallel to that episode where Lisa tries to fool some kids she meets on vacation into believing she's someone she's not.
Homer's stupidity almost causes a city-wide holocaust. Wow, never seen that one before. It goes about exactly the way you'd expect. The family themselves, their once lovable characters having long since been assassinated by hack writers for a good number of seasons prior, take up way too much screentime in what I've always considered to be, at its best, an ensemble piece. The cameos from various other characters (who are still a lot more interesting than the Simpsons, despite recent show-runners' best efforts) are reduced to one line or two at best, leaving plenty of space for forgettable new characters like the douchey environmentalist liberal jerk that Lisa falls in love with, or the archetypal crooked government executive ripped straight out of Metal Gear Solid (and not in a good way), with the "OMG HE SURE IS KOOKY" post-decline Simpsons twist, naturally.
Oh, and probably half of the budget was spent on getting those Green Day douchebags to appear in a pointless, forced cameo that reeks of relevance desperation. I know this sounds overly negative, but this is just painful and sort of heart-breakingly bad to watch as a long-time Simpsons fan. I don't wanna be condescending towards anybody, but anyone who views this as a successful and enjoyable attempt at making a Simpsons movie clearly missed the entire point of the series. ...Okay, so I guess that's impossible to say without condescension. Oh well.