Since I’m never on time for cultural events, I just watched The Simpsons movie. I’ll say this: it was a heck of a lot funnier than I expected, and considerably funnier than the show has been. I stopped watching The Simpsons regularly back in high school (and I graduated in ’97), but I’ve seen nothing that would convince me The Simpsons hasn’t sucked for the last decade or so. And then there’s this movie, and maybe it’s the time I’ve been away from the series, or maybe it’s just that everyone involved really put on their “A” games and put out a fantastic movie (actually, possibly only by comparison and not objectively). Anyway, wholeheartedly enjoyable.
Also: I really got a kick out of the movie’s opening sequence, especially Homer’s line. You know the one I mean.