I’ve always been a fan of the Simpsons, but must admit that I found it most appealing when I was younger. Recently, I’ve preferred cartoons like Family Guy as it’s just a little bit more ‘intellectual’. Maybe not the right word to use, but it does appeal to a slightly more sophisticated sense of humour. When news of The Simpsons Movie leaked out, I was fairly indifferent - obviously hoping that it would live up to the phenomenal success of the cartoon.

I went to see it last week, and was suitably impressed. There weren’t all that many laugh out loud moments, but I definitely had a good chuckle all the way through. As I hadn’t seen the cartoon for a while it brought back lots of memories and was almost a little nostalgic! The animation was as ever excellent and they also introduced a 3D element which I’ve never seen in cartoons. It gave the movie a unique twist which it deserved.

The plot of the movie centers around the environment, pollution and recycling. I can almost imagine the brainstorming session where they decided that the plot needed to be relevant to the problems of today - environmental management was an obvious choice. That said, it worked well and the story flowed well in the essentially wacky Simpsons format.

It’s a great movie for children and adults alike, and certainly lives up to the cartoon. It won’t go down in history as an earth shattering success, but it’s enjoyable and will make you laugh. I was humming the “Spiderpig” song for quite a while afterwards…..