The Simpsons Movie - Nostalgia Critic

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[@chasehedges6775]

It’s a classic movie from 2007.

[@spencercarroll6363]

I haven't seen it in a couple of years but I remember loving it as a kid who loved The Simpsons. I need to rewatch it!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

It was a fun ride! I had a blast watching it in the theater, thanks for this video man!

[@animationnerd2748]

The Simpsons Movie is a Cinematic Masterpiece and it’s One of My Top 5 Favorite Animated Films

[@PaulW_ftPAULK]

This movie...has some positive aspects, earns its movie release storywise and overall presentation, Green Day is the best part, but it doesn't even come close to Bender's Big Score from Futurama.

[@koji6745]

The ''to be continued'' ''Inmediatly'' gag DID completely get me in theatres Granted I was a child, but still

[@nifralo2752]

My sister thought it said "intermission" as in break

[@bigace89s]

It got everyone in my theater when we saw it opening day, it was packed to the point people were standing in the walkways to watch the movie

[@BradsGonnaPlay]

I was thinking the same thing, I remember the whole audience in my screening laughing at that bit. And it’s not like it’s a good or bad joke, it’s just perfectly placed since it comes after such an emotional sequence.

[@av_8596]

That makes two of us

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

I was too savvy with these kinds of jokes to fall for it. It was exactly the kind of joke they would do. I was twelve and familiar enough with the show.

[@KSternGaming]

I'm sure others have pointed it out too, but another thing that makes the Marge video scene so much more impactful is it ties back to them escaping, when she ran back into their BURNING HOUSE specifically to retrieve their wedding video, implying just how much it mean to her and how much it would mean for her to record over it.

[@fruitpun6h]

Damn I never realized that, it automatically makes the scene 3x as sad as it already was

[@borntoclimb7116]

True

[@jordanwelch3832]

and still had time to wipe a dirty plate…

[@EnclosedPoolArea]

​@@saltwatercat5146 That scene just made me think Marge was an idiot for prioritising a video over her family.

[@georgeeastwood6930]

That scene where Marge says goodbye was so heartbreaking, yet it almost got ruined by a joke. The writers originally planned to end Marge’s farewell video to Homer with her asking Bart how to turn off the camera, then she would struggle to stop recording when she eventually manages. Any emotion over that line “Goodbye Homie” would’ve been lost if that was included. 😢

[@johnnysparkle]

Originally, Marge, not Grampa, was supposed to be the one to have the prophecy at church, but the writers admitted they were a little disturbed by the fact the entire family would just ignore when someone as reserved like Marge would completely wig out, so they changed to the character that everyone ignored anyway.

[@TheDestroyerX]

Confirmed by the audio commentary what you said

[@DanteKrystal]

Well that's depressing. Ignoring the elderly? Unbased.

[@LadyOnikara]

Even the clouds he shouts at in a lot of memes.

[@austinrenteria]

It would seem out of character if they did the whole thing with Marge.

[@panthekirb7561]

@@DanteKrystal The movie in general

[@imthatguy89]

Chief Wiggum eating donuts off his gun and firing it off still makes me cry from laughing.

[@metalftw9652]

‘Woaah dat was close!’

[@ClareHehe]

it's a very funny movie

[@cherriegetison6093]

The wedding video uses the song Close to You by The Carpenters. This song was used a few times in the season 2 flashback episode "The Way We Was". Homer in high school dislikes the song on the radio and switches it, but it plays later when Homer sees Marge for the first time, and again when Homer is heartbroken to see Marge dancing at prom with Artie. Other episodes would use it, like when Marge bought a doorbell that loops the beginning of the song, which Lisa is concerned about, but Marge insists that "No one could ever get sick of this song" (before realizing she can't turn it off).

[@mississipiansupplier]

Here’s where the question lies: which wedding is canonical? The one in Vegas, or this one?

[@glennrollinson3806]

A really touching story line of this movie to me was Bart seeing Ned Flanders as more of a father figure to him than Homer, yet Ned saw how much Homer really cared about Barts feelings towards the end of the movie and helped them reconcile before the bomb exploded. Compared to an episode like 'Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily' where he was going to baptise Bart to keep him away from Homer, he really had both Homer and Barts feelings at heart.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

I don't think he was baptising Bart as a means of separating him from Homer, it was just his world view that that was something that should have been done and needed fixing.

[@glennrollinson3806]

​@@CornishCreamtea07 I know he was going to baptise the kids because he wanted them to have a 'less hellbound' family. I don't know if that means he was trying to make them his kids, but I feel that he was still trying to keep them seperated from their parents.

[@kenrickkahn]

Now that's what you call character development and putting a story together.. Well done Simpsons.. Well done..

[@Yvanehtnioj2000]

⁠@@glennrollinson3806when Flanders said that he just meant getting Bart baptized meant they [the Simpsons] wouldn’t ALL be doomed to go to Hell

[@broadwaybaby561]

That scene with Marge saying goodbye hits so differently once you're married. We have a wedding video and to even think of erasing it is devastating. Just what you showed of that scene here made me tear up real quick.

[@mcfry13]

It hits even harder after going through a divorce. Trust me on that one.

[@Gabe-z8o]

I cried just watching this clip of it lol so touching

[@XXXXX8]

Weak

[@wesevans2784]

My parents have been married 28 years, together 33 (long-distance dated for 5). A few years ago we borrowed a tape of home movies from Grandma J, and got a copy made on DVD. Flash forward to a few months ago, my parents VCR ate a movie. While they were trying to figure out which movies they wanted to upgrade, I made a comment about their wedding video, and suggested they get that converted to DVD. Now, here's the fun part. My mom is very old fashioned. She doesn't have a cell phone, and doesn't use the computer except for reading emails. The next time I spoke with Mom and Dad, she had contacted the original place, found out they closed our branch, figured out they did pickups rarely in the area through a charity, and gotten drop off and pick up dates already scheduled. I was impressed, to say the least!

[@spadinnerxylaphone2622]

Congratulations btw!

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: "Spiderpig" by Hans Zimmer reached number three after climbing from the 20s in the Irish Music Charts. At just over a minute, it is the shortest track ever to make it in to the Irish Music Charts. In the U.K., it got as far as the Top 20.

[@SeanBn]

19:44 The reaction in my cinema was exactly that. You forget that most of the time you go in to see a movie you don't always check your phone or watch to see how far in you are so everyone lost track of time and some even got up. When the 'Immediately' came on everyone in the cinema had a good chuckle

[@lucinae8512]

Doesn't work as well at home, when you know how long the movie is and know when what's next is coming on.

[@SeanBn]

@lucinae8510 Your specifying repeat viewings and at home viewings. I don't think the joke was envisioned with that in mind. It was envisioned to be in a theatre or on a viewing where you don't check constantly how long is left.

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

I wanna know if there was an especially stupid, overzealous father, who managed to get his kids out before "Immediately" popped up. I guess _he_ beat the traffic home, hunh?

[@Mira_Dunia]

Fun fact: Family Guy’s Seth Macfarlane was originally going to be a Disney animator (though as of April 2023 you could arguably call him one, technically) but was so greatly inspired by The Simpsons due to the show’s ability to be animated humor for adults. Family Guy’s not so much a ripoff as it is an implied expression of love for the legacy The Simpsons started.

[@averymerrick]

*In total, The Simpsons Movie (2007) took nine years to complete.* This is because Fox greenlit the project back in 1997 but in the years up until release, they had to get the voice cast to sign deals, which they didn't do up until 2001. Producing a final script also took several years because almost 160 different versions were written before choosing the final one as plots were continuously being repurposed for the television episodes.

[@avivastudios2311]

They didn't even know how to write a movie. 😅

[@bruceleeroy8302]

That makes sense because I wondered why they didn't make this at the height of Simpson's popularity in the mid-90s.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

It’s pretty sad if that’s the best one out of 160 scripts…

[@Commander_Shepard.]

@@DeltaAssaultGaming No, OP said the other scripts kept getting turned into episodes during the 9 years. Not that they looked at 160 and chose the best one.

[@mike.94]

@@bruceleeroy8302 Camp Krusty was originaly supposed to be a film

[@xBananaTERROR]

Weirdly, I think it hits the nail on the head perfectly. It's not ground breaking, it's not bad. It simply is the essence of the Simpsons we have grown to love.

[@UnprofessionalProfessor]

More like "Hits the nail on the thigh," **ba-dum tiss!**

[@mattwho81]

I remember thinking “Oh, this is where all the good jokes went.”

[@zacharycollins9485]

Bart with a bra on his head: "I'm the mascot of an evil corporation!" You left out the best joke! Lol

[@RYMAN1321]

@@zacharycollins9485 Little did he know in 2007 LOL

[@YinkThePinkInkDrinker]

@@RYMAN1321 no he did know. That’s exactly why the joke was made.

[@markdowding5737]

How didn't you mention the joke where Homer keeps whipping the dogs even while they are resting? And when the dogs attack him and abandon him he proceeds to say in the most innocent way possible "Why does everything I whip leave me?". That is still my favorite Simpsons scene ever.

[@josh678595]

The reason that "carrots" joke had a long pause afterwards is because that WASN'T the original line. The original line is "you're trapped like...people who blindly trust their own government". Can't IMAGINE why they changed it 🙄

[@ChiebukaOraedu]

too on the nose, huh?

[@justicedunham4088]

@@ChiebukaOraeduIt wasn’t changed until Disney bought it. The line was still played on tv into the 2010s

[@VDosVideos]

That’s not true, sorry to say! You can use the soundtrack as proof - the track name was even “trapped like carrots” and that’s been that way since before the movie came out and soundtrack was announced

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

Aged well

[@BuhankaChan]

My version of the movie had the OG line.

[@CX462]

Fun Fact, Geoff Johns who was a writer on Green Lantern at the time this movie came out, apparently really loved the film so much he incorporated Comic Book guys line about EEEEPA being the sound Green Lantern made into a future Green Lantern comic he wrote.

[@jeffpossberg1127]

Green Lantern 25 in the finale comic of the "Sinestro Corps War"...which yes was doubly awesome being a Simpsons AND Green Lantern fan

[@gavinkailey527]

If a sequel is still a possibility, I want Chris Miller and Phil Lord to write, direct, and produce it. Those two know how to balance what makes us laugh and what makes us emotional better than any other person I know

[@dylansharp8471]

The anti woke crowd might not like it due to somethings they're hating on in Across the Spider-Verse.

[@donovanlocust1106]

​@Dylan Sharp oh yeah , the "protect trans kids" which was in there for like a split second

[@burhanbudak6041]

One last movie after they end the show would be great but without the 2000s popculture and trends.

[@Zimmy_1981]

​@@dylansharp8471 sleeping crowd then 😅

[@dylansharp8471]

@@donovanlocust1106 Plus the BLM sticker and Jessica Drew.

[@dolphincrescent54]

The animals reacting to Homer and Marge's love-making is PRICELESS!

[@RYMAN1321]

I and my audience got a good chuckle out that scene when it came out because even though nothing was shown, you still got the implication LOL

[@KaeMcSpadden]

What also made the scene with Marge leaving Homer in the tape even more sad is during the wedding, you can hear the exact same song that played when Homer first sees Marge in detention in high school and is in awe.

[@ddthewolf]

It's even his ringtone earlier in the movie Also didn't they sing a Hindi version of it at Apu's wedding?

[@Mysenhoffle]

It has always been their song, it's such a precious detail

[@CX462]

Yeah I think a lot of people have to call that song Homer and Marges theme song.

[@KaeMcSpadden]

@@ddthewolf yes. And Marge had a special door bell that played that song.

[@beauwalker9820]

I love the movie doesn't even point that out making it even more special for Simpsons fans whom most likely already remember that.

[@hollowowlyt]

20:01 I saw this in theaters and my dad said WHAT?! He was actually mad... or he was playing it up for me because I was like 12. I'll never know, but this movie holds a special place in my heart because of that moment.

[@jannikswoboda6256]

I saw this in cinemas back when it came out. And the joke with the "to be continued" actually worked in my screening 😂

[@RYMAN1321]

Same here Some people were like “Oh come on!” And “are you serious?”

[@GrayWoIf]

One guy was real mad at my showing then with the “immediately” everyone was dying

[@MHBULLSFAN]

Exactly because some people don't pay attention to how long a movie is while watching it

[@bryedtan]

When I was watching it in the theaters everyone was laughing. Of course things are different here in Metropolitan Manila in the Philippines from movie audiences in the US or Canada or Europe hell even Japan or China.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

This is not only a good movie, it also feels like the last big Hurrah for The Simpsons in general. But since this film was a smash hit at the box office, with half a billion worldwide, it shows that they’re still extremely popular, a reason why it’s still on the air today, and it seems like it isn’t going to go anywhere anytime soon.

[@thecunninlynguist]

It was never ment to be the hurrah though.

[@Jarod-te2bi]

The show isn’t as popular when Thai film came out

[@yourstruly4817]

The Simpsons stopped being funny in like 1996

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

well when it ended up on Disney+ they found a new audience

[@greenyax]

@@iHeartsNostalgiaPit I watched the first 8 seasons on there. Never regretted it. It really is one of the best tv shows of all time.

[@camilogarciaylasaari1857]

I really like the Futurama joke where Bender asks Matt Groening about the sequel at a con, only for Groening to immediately shoot him

[@DzesiBlu87]

"Get out of my office!!!" BLAM!BLAM!BLAM!

[@changvasejarik62]

I think more about the chalkboard gag that goes “I will not wait 20 years to make another movie.”because we have 3 more years.

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

@@changvasejarik62Man I’m old

[@changvasejarik62]

@@ShockwaveFPSStudios you’re not the only one. 😓

[@benm5970]

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a textbook example of how to make a movie based off of a TV show, it has similar gags to what you’d see on the show but it also combined it with a cinematic story and more heart than what was seen on the show, it wasn’t just a feature length episode of the show

[@chasehedges6775]

That movie is a childhood classic/favorite of mine. Definitely a wonderful film.

[@johans3164]

Both Spongebob movie 1 and Simpsons movie are amazing films and feel like a finale

[@Cheesehead302]

@@johans3164 I've never thought about the comparison before, but they really do feel similar.

[@NihilisticSnake]

I hope Doug hits that one next

[@DJMangoh]

And the South Park movie as well.

[@Pixelcraftian]

Gonna note this here; apparently the first simpsons episode to release after the movie's chalkboard gag was *"I Will Not Wait 20 Years To Make Another Movie"* So with all that said, I'm REALLY hoping the sequel releases exactly 20 years later, July 21 2027. Putting that on my calendar. Cool video!!

[@LadybugMeghan]

This was my comfort movie when I left for college in 2008. I fell asleep to it on my ipod every night for the first couple weeks. ❤

[@KaeMcSpadden]

I love how much emotion you see in Julie Kavner’s performance.

[@ddjsoyenby]

agreed that scene hits like a truck.

[@claymathewselevator8121]

I’ve thought that since I first saw it in theaters in 2007

[@KaeMcSpadden]

@@claymathewselevator8121 as if Marge is so mentally drained with tolerating Homer’s shenanigans, she can’t take it anymore.

[@mitchfletcher2386]

@@KaeMcSpadden I figured that was the case.

[@GBmovieluv]

To know they had the actress say the line so many times to where it drained her energy to that degree was incredible while it still made sense. I'd be surprised there wasn't a recording where you hear her yawn or anything like that

[@jeremy1860]

There have been plenty of moments where Marge and Homer's relationship has been on shaky ground, but that one scene, and Julie's performance, was the first time I ever felt like they were actually going to legit end things with them 😟

[@RYMAN1321]

Agreed Before that scene, I never heard Marge’s voice sound so serious. Some of Kavner’s best voice acting

[@Sk8rToon]

I interned on this & it kinda was movie by committee. Lots of people were working on both the show & the film at the same time so there was lots of stress & long nights. As an intern they fed us spaghetti dinner so we wouldn’t go home at the end of the day & when I interviewed for a PA position they asked if I owned a sleeping bag so I could sleep under my desk at night (I ended up accepting a different position at the studio than the film). As the due date approached they hired more & more people & outsourced more to places like rough draft. As a result a lot of the end credits are missing including interns like myself & a background artist who had been with the show since the 2nd episode. If you weren’t part of the last minute crunch there was no guarantee you were in those credits. Also, since they were used to TV schedules vs a film one the jokes weren’t funny to them anymore after years of working in it. So there were a lot of last minute rewrites of the jokes despite many of the crew saying the jokes were fine & still funny. I helped on a sideshow Bob rake shot but it’s never mentioned anywhere. But it was an overall fun experience & I wouldn’t trade my time there for anything!

[@lainiwakura1776]

I heard the producers wanted in jokes for fans changed, which is really dumb for something like the Simpsons, which had a long history by the point the movie came out.

[@samuelbarber6177]

Man, that Marge scene always gets me. Say what you want about the movie, but they really nailed Homer’s relationship with his family, which is probably the most important part, because that’s really the heart of the show.

[@GBmovieluv]

Shows that there are dysfunctional families that can have both dysfunction qualities and family units work

[@zanemurcha9742]

Fun Fact: The voice cast recorded their lines for this movie in 2001. That's how long it took to get this movie off the ground.

[@CX462]

Another fun fact: the writers were so secretive of the script that the actually shredded every copy of it after each recording session.

[@computerkid1416]

This is not true at all. They signed on to the project in 2001, but the voice lines were done in 2006.

[@Wendy_O._Koopa]

@@computerkid1416 I love how (almost) everyone lies on the internet for clout.

[@TailsIsDisappointed]

My aunt pirated this movie so I could have a copy when I was like 4 years old.

[@littleredruri]

based af aunt

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

That's a good aunt

[@DiamondBatToons]

Your aunt is awesome! 👍

[@ArizonanSummer]

That was my babysitter and the first Shrek

[@lepeflo8958]

You have the best aunt in the world

[@prestonfontana8416]

The defeated looking Homer reflected on the TV is the icing on the cake. Best scene in the movie

[@ddjsoyenby]

agreed, you can feel he knows he messed up and he has to set it right.

[@Miglohara]

This is one I'd expected to be done on this show years ago. Good to see it finally happen!

[@DarkKnightofAnime]

I believe Doug’s gone on record that in certain cases of films he likes to wait a certain amount of years for something to become “nostalgic” before reviewing it The Puss in Boots movie being one of those exceptions I think mainly because he saw nostalgic value in reviewing it

[@neilhannan7525]

As the Senator of Naboo Once Said: A Suprise to Be Sure But a Welcome One

[@mesterg6896]

​@@DarkKnightofAnime they often make videos about remakes or sequels. For instance is imagine they would make one about the 5th Shrek film too and properbly make videos about all the other Shrek films before the 5th one came out (they'd properbly call it Shrek month or something like that but with a pun)

[@GBmovieluv]

I agree, Miguel from agreeing people who commenting a request and when Doug brought it up at the opening of his and Rob's first viewing of Angry Birds

[@TheBlueArmageddon]

​@@DarkKnightofAnime > because of how nostalgic it is Nah, it was a popular movie and he wanted views. Otherwise he could have reviewed the first movie ...

[@experiment0789]

4:25 A moment of silence for the passing of one of if not the greatest character on that show... THANK YOU COME AGAIN.

[@klimmr]

19:50 This is how I WISH Across the Spiderverse ended. Where was Spider-Pig in that movie?

[@OctacleEdits]

Fun fact: Hank Scorpio from "You Only Move Twice" was gonna be the villain, but the crew thought newer fans might not recognize the character & created Cargill, but still got Albert Brooks.

[@ryankeefe2102]

That would've been great with him still trying to be nice to Homer

[@sidnew2739]

These fools! Everybody LOVES Hank Scorpio! How could they ever think this?

[@NCMonefaith]

​@Sid New that's because the writers said, "We can't take that chance!"

[@jbcatz5]

@@sidnew2739 And he loves German beer

[@aspieringnerd9073]

I was 11 when this came out and I remember it being a huge thing at the time, with everyone either singing 'spider pig' or Ralph singing along to the 20th century fox music. Remembering it now, I don't remember so much the plot, but more moments, like Bart skateboarding, the president arguing over the briefcases and that hot chocolate Flanders makes for Bart that still looks incredible, even 16 years later

[@galaxy_kitten95]

I was 11 as well when it came out. It’s funny because just a few days ago, I had a conversation with a fellow colleague at work about the Simpsons and the strangest conspiracies becoming true years later. Once he mentioned the movie, my mind went blank (he even argued that they predicted COVID-19/quarantine in the movie with Springfield being trapped inside the bubble). I remember watching it a good amount of times back then. But, as an adult, I also don’t remember at thing plot wise. Spider Pig and Bart skateboarding naked were some of the “highlights” I recall the most. Looking back at this, the movie had its moments here and there. Regardless, 2007 was a fun, chill year for movies and The Simpsons was one of them.

[@GBmovieluv]

I enjoyed the part with Ralphie singing the 20th Century music

[@BugsyFoga]

Hard to believe in the next 4 years, this film is gonna be 20 years old.

[@adarax86]

wait..whaat!! omg, how time flies so fast

[@ddjsoyenby]

god i'm old also this is a classic.

[@halkeye20]

Wait. What?

[@KeeperProtector]

I still remember seeing this in the movie theaters as a kid. Time does fly fast.😅

[@slayerdwarfify]

Wtf did you just attack all of us like that

[@Lenoh]

6:45 At least two people in my theater went "Fuck you, Homer!" at this part. They stayed throughout the whole thing though!

[@intheclear3492]

I’ll never forget seeing this in the movie theater. I swear, every scene had everyone dying

[@Bman54X]

Unironically one of my favourite movies ever. As a huge Simpsons fan, I think they did a really good job turning the show into a film without it just feeling just like a longer regular episode (like how the Bob’s Burgers Movie felt)

[@overdrive7349]

How is it unironic?

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

Bob's Burgers is a shit show,it never had a chance as a movie

[@MrLawyer711]

I'm glad other people felt that way about the Bob's Burgers move. Like i enjoyed it, but had i seen it in the theaters i would've been mad i spent money on it because as you said it was basically just a long episode.

[@Corkoth55]

​@@overdrive7349 I guess you have to start a sentence out like that nowadays for people to take you seriously? I dunno..

[@reedraikes7471]

I loved the bob's burger movie

[@MrBump2]

This was still one of my best theater experiences ever. Every single joke got the crowd howling, and it really helped give me a perfect experience. After the fact, I can understand why it kinda faded for many people, but at the time this was stellar for me. I remember some people started getting up and talking at the "To be continued" joke, they were just so into it that they accepted that as a cliffhanger.

[@nordwithnovelty]

I agree with this, I saw it for the first time about a week after I moved to Alaska and you couldn't hear anything once Homer's Alaska speech started

[@gamewiz720]

69th like

[@zacharycollins9485]

Bart with a bra on his head: "I'm the mascot of an evil corporation!" You left out the best joke! Lol

[@RYMAN1321]

My theater too was packed with people, as I saw it opening day. Right off the back, everyone started howling laughing when Itchy stabs Scratchy with the flagpole. Likely because it was so fast and unexpected

[@downscale]

I didn't get to see this in the theater, but I would imagine that would've been the case. With a movie of The Simpsons, you know what you're getting into well before entering. You don't really get that with movies today, expectations are set so high for everything anymore.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Whats crazy is that Edward Norton originally recorded the part of the man who gets crushed by the dome using a Woody Allen impression, but the crew felt the voice was too distracting, so Dan Castellaneta re-recorded the dialogue with a different voice.

[@christianlorre]

The Colin thing feels like every time they bring in a guest star who immediately disappears. Lisa's rival with the tell tale heart, Reverend Lovejoy's daughter, Gerald Ford moving into the neighborhood... they keep coming up with people who should be around and by the next episode they never get mentioned again.

[@micycles1200]

I remember being a kid and being HYPED for this movie. My family waited in an hours long line for the only Quik E Mart in our area (ironically down the street from the permanent Quik E Mart at Universal Studios Hollywood but that wasn't a thing yet). I still have a Buzz Cola can from that original store and I miss the hell out of it because the new Buzz Cola they sell at Universal isn't the same. When we finally watched the movie, I was obsessed with it to the point that I memorized the entire movie, scene for scene, line for line with perfect timing. That's how much I watched this thing. I have not seen it in years but that movie was a staple for me as a kid. Of course, I stopped watching the Simpsons shortly after because even I knew the new episodes were not as good as the old ones. I will say though, the biggest impact for me is that I can't listen to the song "Close to You" without tearing up a little bit. That scene, at least for me, is one of the biggest emotional moments of any movie I've ever seen. Even though you know things are going to work out, it did almost feel like your own family in that moment. So I know it's not the greatest movie or even really a good one, but I hold a soft spot for it because of my nostalgia, not only for that movie, but for the Simpsons as a whole

[@RYMAN1321]

Same here I saw it when it came out on opening day, and my theater was packed. The crowd really enjoyed it too. Everyone was laughing throughout But looking back, even though I was 12 and understood some of the innuendo parts (Bart’s naked skateboard scene, boob lady, and the animals looking horrified) I hope young kids didn’t understand any of that and flew over their heads

[@cjrebirth]

I do love that Bart/Homer stuff by the end. "I'll let you hold the bomb." "The man knows me!"

[@chimerschang]

The big thing I've never been able to get over about this film is the fact that Arnold Schwarzenegger exists in the same universe as Ranier Wolfcastle, an Arnold Schwarzenegger expy.

[@nifralo2752]

Same with star wars and cosmic wars then.

[@spencercarroll6363]

Man, I remember rewatching this movie so many times on DVD when I was 8 years old and a big fan of The Simpsons. Looking back on it, I honestly cannot believe I watched it at that age considering it has a penis joke, a hanging joke, Homer giving everyone the finger, and much more 😂. Such good memories! Hopefully I'm not the only one.

[@thekillersandvich1150]

you arent the only one i even remember taking it to school when my school had movie day it was kinda funny seeing the class react to that scene

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

It's just a penis who cares? Not even a real child

[@mandspals]

I think I saw the skateboarding scene on KZbin kids

[@Dasan28]

Same.

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

@@mandspals seriously? That is so stupid of KZbin

[@ashleydavall]

The whole movie hangs on Julie Kavner and her performance as Marge and she really does deliver in this film.

[@alexpinkstone5639]

21:38 - Bart be like, "I'm not letting you go to your grave without a taste of what you've been doing to me all these years!" while strangling Homer 🤣🤣

[@SamDeMonic]

21:49 it was actually planned to keep him dead But folks love his character too much to kill off

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

This film does feel like the last great thing the Simpsons ever made which is really sad the more you think about it

[@goreobsessed2308]

Watch season 31 it's great. 32 is also preaty good

[@TiNRiB]

100% If they ended Simpsons after this movie. I would be happy.

[@UnclePhil1112]

@@TiNRiB the Simpsons 100% should have ended after the movie, I would have forgiven them if they went 1 more season just to wrap up any remaining story arcs, or loose ends, but after that it should have been done and over with.

[@zebefreod871]

​​@@goreobsessed2308 no, they're not. Almost anything after season 11 but the movie is hot garbage.

[@goreobsessed2308]

@zebefreod871 if you say so but theirs enough fans they've put out 20 more seasons must have bad taste

[@Oscar95451]

I watched that movie in theatres back in 2007 and own a DVD of it. I am also watching this on Disney+. Feels good to be a 2000's kid, many stuffs i grew up with.

[@chasehedges6775]

2000s were 🔥. Such great times

[@chasehedges6775]

2007 was such a great year. It was my personal 90s.

[@Jerryfoxxo]

19:57 that was legit the audiences reaction. I remember as a kid, the theatre was murmuring and even a few people were frustrated because they thought it was the end of the movie.

[@spikeoramathon]

just an interesting point: back when the movie came out, there was a contest to see which US town or city called Springfield would host the first showing. Because the Simpsons had been on so long, the contest was won by the one state where the residents had only had cable for a comparatively short time and so the franchise was still relatively fresh there - Springfield, Vermont. Our tiny state was the only place where folks still cared enough about the Simpsons that we beat out all the other states to win the honor (seriously, we're TINY - we still haven't broken the million people mark). At the time, I lived (and still live) near Burlington, VT, but I didn't feel like driving over an hour to go see it. I knew it'd be on HBO in less than six months...

[@thescaredshadow]

I remember when this was aired my local Fox station, the way they censored Homer giving the finger was really funny. Instead of blurring it, they removed the fingers. So it looked like he was just punching the air.

[@BrianHartman]

I really loved this movie when it came out. :) Not every joke lands, of course, but it had some of the visual jokes that had already started to fade from the show by that point. The scene where the church and Moe's tavern trade audiences was one of the best the show has ever done. And Marge's speech on the wedding video was legitimately heartbreaking. Honestly, my biggest disappointment came *after* the movie. The Simpsons Movie could've been a turning point for Homer and Marge, where we could've seen the end of Jerkass Homer and a turn back to the more loveable idiot he was in the earlier seasons. I was really disappointed that Nick Riviera didn't stay dead, that we (almost) never saw Spider Pig/Harry Plopper again, and that Colin was forgotten. It felt like the movie had done some work advancing the character arcs, and it was all thrown away.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I'm not a massive Simpson's fan but I've seen enough to recognize the characters. I frickin LOVE this movie! When it comes to abuse in power in anything, I always quote the "mad with power" line. Marge also says probably the hardest hitting line that I wasn't prepared for and it wasn't the request for a divorce. As Lisa cries at being on the run and having to say goodbye to the boy she likes, Marge says, regarding Lisa's emotions, "You're a woman, you can hold it in forever." Lisa gives a big gulp, a shakey breath, and a quiet, resigned, "Okay." Goddamn, I wasn't ready to be sucker-punched like that as a woman who has held her tongue to the point of passive-aggreasiveness. It was in an attempt to not nag when I've repeatedly asked for something to be done. But for comedy, the Eskimo woman swinging her breasts to point the way for Homer after his epiphany absolitely killed me, and then she does this heavy breathing over him when he wakes up. He pushes her away and she just keeps making this noise like a walrus while just slowly rolling off screen and again, this about ended me 😂. Homer whipping the hell out of the huskies and yelling "Mush!" began to get comically concerning until the dogs have enough and maul him, which I was not expecting. Maybe this movie didn't have a coherent plot, but I truly do not care. I laugh even just thinking about the movie (aside from Spider-Pig. That can go die in the deepest pits of hell). I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.

[@therealCrazyJake]

That Marge scene hits a LOT harder when you watch all 17 seasons that led up to the movie right before watching the movie. I wasn’t allowed to watch The Simpsons as a kid, so the movie was actually my first real exposure to it, so I have a bit of a softer spot for it than a lot of Simpsons fans seem to, but I could also appreciate the movie even more after going back and watching all that led up to it as an adult. Every reference, every Easter egg just felt so much more satisfying, and the Marge scene was an extreme emotional gut punch for me when I went back and watched the whole series a few years ago.

[@gingercartoonist]

I watched this movie in theaters when it first came out in 2007. No joke. I was 7 years old at the time even if it was rated PG-13. It got to the part where Bart's doodle was shown and the audience laughed. I'm still shocked that I was able to see it even at 7! And it was one of the few times I got to see a 2d animated film in the theater before I'd basically never get a chance again now :(

[@RYMAN1321]

Geez, you didn’t feel too weirded out at that part? How about the boob lady and animals looking horrified scene?

[@aaroncampbell80]

This movie has such a MASSIVE impact on my life and I’m sure others lives too. It’s so damn good. I remember I had it on DVD and the disc was the pink donut from the show

[@chance_ondriezek99]

The scene with Bart skating through the city naked is comedic genius

[@sidnew2739]

Indeed. The cinema BLEW UP with laughter.

[@candycover]

Don't forget we find out that Ralph likes boys now

[@jessedellross3245]

I like men now

[@sambatemansmusic4188]

I remember when I saw this movie in the cinema, the whole audience erupted with laughter when Bart's... silkworm appeared.

[@chasehedges6775]

This movie is a classic and 2007 was such a good year for movies. Such better times.

[@joevictor53]

I remember being so hyped at the end of 2006 going into 2007. KZbin was starting to become a bigger thing then so you could easily watch every trailer at home whenever you wanted. Stuff like The Simpsons Movie, Fantastic Four 2, Shrek 3, Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, TMNT, Transformers, National Treasure 2, 28 Weeks Later, Mr Bean's Holiday, Harry Potter 5, Hot Fuzz, The Bourne Ultimatum, Ghost Rider, Ocean's 13, Evan Almighty, Die Hard 4, Rush Hour 3, Alien vs Predator 2 and probably other I'm forgetting. Looking back, a lot of these weren't the best but before they were released, I was so excited for them that year

[@chasehedges6775]

@@joevictor53ll these movies that came out in 2007>anything from 2020s.

[@cyborgparrot1996]

2007 I think was the best year for video games IMO

[@nikhernandez8435]

@thomasreynolds3819 28 Weeks is awesome too

[@addex1236]

​​​​​​@Thomas Reynolds that is such a pretentious take first of all good is purely subjective 2nd it's a horrible take your take would imply that terminator Terminator 2 I Aliens Alien Forest Gump Jurassic Park The entire filmography of Quinton Tarantino Ghost Busters Die Hard and Speed just to name a few are all worse movies than movies that came out in the 70s and that's just not true. Hell you even know your full of shit that's why you have to bull shit claim about Tarantino's final movie which he hasn't announced anything and you don't have the insider track on Hollywood. If your going to try to look smarter than you are than try and not to say something that obviously wrong

[@ArynBendah]

This movie was my first date with someone really close, and this finally got them watching the show after years of being bubble wrapped from TV 😂

[@funnyscares595]

I remember this was the first movie my girlfriend and I saw in theaters together. We were both still in high school and just friends at the time. We always loved The Simpsons.

[@Zimmy_1981]

Congrats for escaping the friend zone mate😊

[@jellybeaner3003]

"The government would never... really care about the environment" You subverted my expectations 😂

[@FretzlemaniaPod]

I've watched The Simpsons Movie over 20 times and still enjoy it immensely.

[@rickylyon3846]

I remember watching this in theater, I was already in my 20's but still got so excited about everything. Ralph Wiggum being part of the Universal opening got me in right away. I tought they did it perfectly. It's a movie made by the Simpsons crew about the Simpsons, nothing more, nothing less. Everything in it felt like what you would expect from a Simpsons movie.

[@Kawaiikate01]

Omg sorry about the studio! Glad everyone is ok and I hope it gets fixed soon.

[@studentdrake]

What happend?

[@Kawaiikate01]

@@studentdrake At the beginning he showed the ceiling and water damage. I think there was a storm.

[@sharpshotefx]

​@@Kawaiikate01 Yep, Chicago/Northern Illinois had a real bad storm at the beginning of April

[@Theoneandonlyadammurphyryan]

As an Irish man thank you for raising awareness for children's health I live in Drimnagh 5 minutes from Crumlin its amazing to see you on such a huge channel give recognition to the work done in our hospitals I also find it hilarious how you pronounced Tallaght funniest thing I've heard in a while go raibh maith agat

[@mccarthy5825]

I live just off Cooley Road! Born and bred here. Been in Crumlin for my tonsils out and my youngest sister spent a few months there as a toddler with a life threatening mrsa infection. The staff are absolutely real life angels. It’s really crazy to see Doug shout out to the hospital! And lol yeah the pronunciation of Tallaght! But in fairness I’ve heard way worse! Been a fan of NC (and AVGN) since 07/08 and good to know there are some other fans in this neck of the woods!!! Take care mate 👍 Ps to anyone who wants to know Tallaght is pronounced like it rhymes with ‘mallet’ or ‘pallet’ but the second T is silent so it’s ‘ta-la’ Doug did a good job with everything else. Don’t get me started on some Irish names and their spelling and pronunciation! ‘Sidbh’ is always a good head scratcher! It’s ‘Sive’ rhymes with ‘Drive’! Or how Owen can be spelled Eoghan! Little tidbit of information for all of you lovely people around the world... Dublin comes from then words’Dubh Linn’(dove linn) which means Black Pool. Dublin is built on the River Liffey which terminates at the sea so it was a good place for settlers, especially Vikings. There are substantial Viking ruins around the city centre. A branch of the supermarket Lidl has several big sections of glass flooring where you can see Viking foundations and ruins. They couldn’t destroy it or anything so they preserved the site and you can see it and read about it while picking up your bread and milk!

[@louisduarte8763]

13:01 It ought to be a crime they didn't get Unkie Herb back, or finally have him meet Grampa Simpson. 15:01 Fun fact: they originally tried to bring back Hank Scorpio as the villain. 18:15 Marge has a lot of heart, just not much for brains. Those are split between Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.

[@ryansalter2325]

I loved Ratatouille and the way Brad Bird directed it, but it makes me wonder how The Simpsons Movie would've been different if he had a hand in making it, since he played a big part in the show's early years.

[@guilhemdejef]

The only thing I don’t like in Ratatouille is the « best food is in Paris ». Nope, Lille or Lyon, maybe, but not Paris.

[@joshuachen93]

Thanks Nostalgia Critic! This year can you review one of these movies? *All Dogs Go to Heaven - You already reviewed Don Bluth's other early classics *The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure - The only crappy Don Bluth sequel you haven't done *Joseph: King of Dreams - You missed this in Dreamworksuary *Charlotte's Web - An old classic

[@ad-ll6he]

I was 7 when this came out, and I and everyone I know loved it/watched it over and over. I think it holds up and has a great pacing/is good for both longtime fans/people who have never seen the show. It has dated a bit, but that also gives it a charm. It is incredibly 2007, and is great to look back on the cultural phenomenon it was when it came out.

[@ImAFatNerd90]

I remember seeing this in theaters 2 weeks in a row when it first came out. The first time I saw it, I remember being shocked when I saw to be continued appear on the screen. During my second viewing, I think I remember a guy yelling behind "what?!" during the fake out.

[@jonathancohoon]

17:00 absolutely love that reaction 💀💀💀

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

It's nice to go back and see what the good Simpsons were

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

This isn’t a video about seasons 1-9…

[@FirstNameLastName1162AD]

7:20 Knowing Homer he probably made a bet with someone

[@zumby101]

@22:10 uh he came back once... still forgettable but he did

[@darkdeath5550]

Simpsons holds a special place in my childhood. Watched em on vhs with my dad all the time. Especially the Halloween ones.

[@RYMAN1321]

I know the film is PG-13, but it does have some risqué innuendo scenes (the skateboard nudity scene, boob lady, the inbreeding joke the animals looking horrified). Hope those moments went over your head LOL Granted I saw it when it came out when I was 12 so I already pretty much was aware of it all but for younger kids who definitely saw it I hope it flew over their heads

[@ExperienceBasement]

I love this movie so much and to this day I still can’t believe it was snubbed by the Oscars for a Best Animated Feature nomination

[@joaquinm9148]

I mean, if my film were to compete against Ratatouille, I’d probably drop out

[@Hal2718]

No such thing as being "snubbed" by the Oscars. If a movie wasn't nominated, it just means the production company didn't want to pay for it.

[@matthewreynoso6904]

It wasn’t nominated? That’s surprising!!

[@kellymccarthy7109]

20:00 I actually thought this joke was perfect for transitioning from a pretty heavy scene back into a comedy. Almost like a playful reminder what the Simpsons is without throwing a hard joke in your face like what comes soon after. ( being this one: 20:17 )

[@SpiderPotterFan]

Ok, in all fairness to the "To Be Continued" joke: on the original showing of this movie I attended, the lights turned on after those words came up. That was a nice bit of interactivity

[@garaj1]

6:58 "Do you see any hints this movie started development in the 90s Green Day?" I mean, American Idiot was only released a few years before this movie came out and was their literal second best selling album of all time, but what do I know? I don't have the wisdom of a guy who clearly didn't come of age in the 2000s

[@spencercarroll6363]

It's funny how Bart makes a joke about Disney in this movie and then over a decade later, The Simpsons get bought by Disney. Talk about being hilarious in hindsight!

[@ghartman56]

I loved this movie growing up! And of course, the Marge scene still hits.

[@acehammer6284]

I remember seeing The Simpsons Movie in theater and when the "Spider Pig" scene came on EVERYBODY in the theater was chanting that line, you would think it was like a cult chant lol.

[@00ammy00]

As someone who never grew up with the show (strict parents), this movie was my first real experience with the Simpsons and still the definitive version of them in my mind. So many hilarious jokes that my siblings and I still quote to each other. "I'm the mascot of an evil corporation!" "I was elected to lead, not to read." "This is exactly why we should hate kids!" "There's something strange about that sop sign." "Clap for Alaska!" "Just cause I like seeing you hurt yourself, I'll give you one on the house." "You ever tried going mad without power? It's boring, no one listens to you."

[@SonicSpyroHeeler]

6:17 Nowadays: I can't believe we're paying to see whatever we get on streaming for free.

[@LucyLioness100]

I’m surprised this wasn’t reviewed yet by the team. It truly is a TV show movie I enjoy especially with some quotable moments

[@jacechretin4597]

16:54 I was an Alaskan before our family was moved and stationed in Oklahoma and I can tell you this is 100% accurate. Permanent Fund Dividends are a big deal and are given once a year in the fall.

[@videohistory722]

11:55 I don't know if this helps, but: They animated him doing it once, rewound it, and just played it again, to save time.

[@getmario64]

13:38 This is a much better disaster situation than "Don't Look Up!" Screw about the finger link potatoes.

[@CineMasterDamian]

WHAT!? A modern Nostalgia Critic episode without any 15 minute corporate shilling!? MORE OF THIS PLEASE!!!

[@MrDamakoEndurance]

At 2:30 I was hoping for the next cut away to say "So much later, that the old narrator got tired of waiting, and they had to hire a new one."

[@GBmovieluv]

I wonder if they were saving it for The Spongebob Squarepants Movie. They might do it while the work on the studio is happening since the movie kind of had the same thing as the Simpsons Movie with the numbers of seasons it took to make the movie and it probably will take at least 40 days or at the most 40 months like they said in the intro for this video

[@DarkOverlord96]

17:19 Remember when Marge appeared on Playboy around the time the movie was released, with her wearing that outfit in that same cabin? Yeah, she was the first fictional character to appear naked on Playboy (with canon NIPPLES), that's how much of a big deal this movie was, lol.

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

4:08 whats funny about that song is that, bart having a bear as a pet is the only thing that hasnt been fulfilled arty made a robot veersion of marge moe has a cell phone, and selma married abe

[@redxraider0613]

Why does it feel like a twilight zone feel that the Simpsons Movie came out in 2007. Feels like it came out a couple of years ago.

[@SalZam150]

What happened to the pig?? He just disappeared

[@circuscharlie54]

@@SalZam150 well he appears intro in season 17 episode