TARANTINO, Scorsese, Spielberg – time to raise your games. This week, we introduce our shadowy new movie reviewer.
What is his name? Well that is a closely guarded secret. He is known simply as The Sneak. Ruthless, independent, witty and brutally honest, The Sneak tells it how it is.
Starting in this Friday's paper, in our weekly Something For The Weekend section, he will tell you what to watch – and what to avoid – as well as all the hot movie news and gossip.
As a taster, here he brings you a Sneak peak of the The Simpsons Movie, weeks away from its official July 27 release.
IN the ten gag-filled minutes of The Simpsons Movie The Sneak saw yesterday, there were more laughs than most films manage in 90 minutes.
Great gags ... The Simpsons movie
And I am not talking about smirks or guffaws here. These were genuine belly-laugh moments. Loud ones at that.
It’s a pleasure to report, from my exclusive seat in the screening room, that The Simpsons have not lost their ability to shock.
Yep. Millions will see Bart Simpson naked. That’s right. Absolutely starkers.
The X-rated moment comes when Homer dares son Bart to skateboard naked through Springfield town centre.
Bart is unsure but, after bullying by his dad, he strips off. As Bart skates past shocked residents, his private parts are hidden from view by carefully placed objects. Until all is revealed. And The Sneak means all.
Under fire ... Homey
It may upset conservatives back home in the US, because Bart is such an iconic school kid. But who cares! It’s refreshing the producers have dropped Bart’s trousers, not the show’s puerile edge.
Anyway, let’s go back to the beginning. The film opens with US punk rockers Green Day playing a gig in Springfield on a lake.
After singing The Simpsons theme the band’s Billie Joe Armstrong stops to say “We’ve been playing for three hours now and would like to say a few words about the environment.”
So are our fave yellow cartoon heroes are about to turn green? Not a chance. The Springfield crowd go quiet, then start to boo and pelt the band with bottles.
Saving the environment may supposedly be the world’s No1 issue but not in Springfield — as Lisa Simpson also finds out. Bart’s sister tries to campaign about pollution in the lake — and the residents slam their doors in her face.
But there is trouble ahead. During a visit to church, Grandpa Simpson has an epiphany about a disaster set to hit the town. As the old fella twirls on the church floor, Homer wraps him up in the carpet and exits in embarrassment.
His wife Marge believes Grandpa may have an important prophecy. But Homer, his usual insensitive self, has other priorities: “We got a free rug out of it.”
So here we have some big clues about the plot of The Simpsons movie. It seems a major cataclysm will hit Springfield, possibly an environmental disaster.
One thing’s for sure — hanging on for the full flick is like waiting for Christmas. There’s no doubt this could be the biggest animated film of all time.
You’d be madder than Grandpa to miss this movie . . .
Taken from http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001550000-2007300695,00.html
The Official Simpsons Guild (With added Futurama)
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