Yellow Gold

The irreverent, witty, and always amusing (Well, for the first 10 years) antics of the Simpson finally hit the big screen this past weekend, and soared to the top of the box office. There are some detractors as there are with any movie, and it could have been a little more all encompassing of the characters they created, as the focus was on the Simpson family itself, but the fact is that the movie was fantastic. It lost the Family Guy Esq random humor and returned to the wittier, clever gags that made it a success in the first place. The story was interesting, there were some touching moments and personal realizations that while played out with some humour were fairly well done. There were some more crude gags than the show itself would permit and this was part of the films charm. Taking it to that next level. The movie has something to offer for everyone and its length while short, did it justice as trying to cram much more in would have taken away from the overall quality of the film. The yellow tinged gang has never been better, at least not of late, and while the lesser lights of the series weren't used as well as could have been, they played their parts well when called upon. If you are a fan you won't be disappointed, and if you aren't you'll still have a great time.