THE SIMPSONS: THE MOTION PICTURE

The Simpsons movie is now out. My only question is, "why?" I saw an ad for it on television a couple of nights ago and was struck at how much it looked, felt, and smelled like one of the tv episodes. There is no point to 'blowing it up' to the big-screen. By the way, have you seen this show lately? I should ask, have you seen this show in the last few years? Polishing the patties... and I don't mean Homer's sister in law. In all seriousness, there was no reason to make a Simpsons movie, well, not this late in the show's run, at least. (The Southpark movie was outstanding because making a big-screen version allowed the producers to do things they couldn't do on television -- I mean 'code' things, not so much 'technical'.) Come to think of it, Mel Brooks did the same thing when he made Spaceballs. He made it at least eight years too late. The joke is over and out!