Saw it.
Loved it.
It was great and it would have been better without the idiots in the theatre who seemed to think that just because it was a cartoon that they watch on television they could treat the theatre like their living room. Kids way old enough to know better (ie: teens and “‘tweens”) were running up and down the aisles. People were laughing at things and then having to repeat it over and over again, which meant they were talking over the movie. But enough about the people The Simpsons routinely mocks the audience.
It was good! It was like a really good, long episode. The animation was really nicely done. Everyone looked right, but there was more of a sense of depth and size. The story was up to Simpsons standard — Homer screws up, everyone gets angry, and in the end he saves the day. Lots of Homer hurting himself. Lots of Lisa suffering from righteous indignation. Lots of Bart being a smartass. Lots of Marge getting to the heart of things. Lots of Maggie being magic.
They also managed to get away with a few things that they can’t get away with on the show. Like full-frontal nudity, one rude gesture, and one “god damn”.
Worth seeing in a theatre? Probably not if you have a kick-ass system at home (especially if you’ve got high def). Not unless you can get to a matinée that’s nearly empty because really the biggest problem was the audience.
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