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[Larsen B]

From Empireonline.com:

If it seems like it’s been a long time coming, that’s only because it has. But now it looks like the wait is over, and now there’s actual footage evidence that The Simpsons Movie will finally hit our cinemas.

Well, there’s a teaser trailer, anyway. Attached to some prints of the massively successful Ice Age: The Meltdown this weekend in the US was a 25-second clip featuring America’s greatest father (as awarded in about ten thousand polls during the show’s run) Homer Simpson.

Spoofing the upcoming Superman Returns, the clip starts on a huge letter “S” with a typically throaty announcer intoning: “Leaping his way onto the silver screen, the greatest hero in American history!" cut to Homer sprawled in his usual sofa position. "I forgot what I was supposed to say," he drawls, before our handy announcer friend clues us in: “The Simpsons Movie,' opening worldwide July 27, 2007!" Finally, Homer gets it: “"Uh, oh, we better get started."

“It’s not much, but it’s something. Watch it here and then hit the forums to debate whether this will be the greatest piece of filmed entertainment since the last one or a colossal waste of time now that The Simpsons has stopped being as funny as it used to be.

The link wasn't working when I tried it, in fact Youtube didn't seem to be working at all either.

[incredibledisc]

Might be ace ...might be total pish. Does seem to be a little late in ariving - the time when the Simpsons was the apotheosis of global entertainment has long passed... but even saying that, on a good day it is still head and shoulders above a lot of the other dross out there. Perhaps the movie would be as good a place as any to bring the whole thing to a slam-bang climax and go out on a high note rather than dribble on for another few years with further diminishing returns.

[Keilan 303]

A simpsons film should have been written 15 years ago when The Simpsons still had some substance.

Sure I've still loved almost every episode since then, but somewhere along the line they have really lost the plot and turned it into absolute drivel...

If its anything like the TV show has been for the last 6 or 7 years, it will be total pish.

I keep watching the new episodes and then wondering why I bother. The one last night on Sky was a complete pile of balls.

[Camie]

Actually there was anew episode of the Simpsons on last night and it wasn't that bad although it's got nothing on the first half of the simpsons lifespan.

[Paranoid Android]

despite expecting it to be total crap, I will still liekly watch this more than once in hte cinema and buy it on dvd. Our only hope is that the makers realise what has gone wrong over the past 8 seasons, but from what Matt Groening has been saying he still thinks the show is as fresh and relavent as ever.


How many guest stars do you think they will be able to fit in a film?

Originally Posted by Camie

Actually there was anew episode of the Simpsons on last night and it wasn't that bad although it's got nothing on the first half of the simpsons lifespan.

Well that was the one I was talking about and in my view it sucked balls, big time.

RIP Futurama.

[R.Borlax]

i remember talking about a simpsons movie being made while walking through the gramps back in primary 7 aged 10/11. its taken till im almost 19 for them to make a trailer? going by recent episodes i can honestly say i couldnt care but hopefully its brilliant

[Keilan 303]

Seemingly they are bringing in the old writers, and its directed by the guy who directed Monsters Inc (for what its worth eh)

Here's the trailer apparently, I don't have Quicktime on the computer I'm on at the moment sadly.

http://www.movie-list.com/trailers.php?id=simpsons