D'OH!
I did a rare thing this weekend -- I went to the movies! I saw THE SIMPSONS MOVIE. I had to fly solo, not being able to interest anyone else in seeing a feature length cartoon. Go figure.

I liked it. Of course, I'm quite a fan already. For some reason I "get" the Simpsons. Not that I'm alone, of course. There are a gazillion fans on the planet. For non-fans, I would recommend you stay away. Check out an episode on TV and see how you like it.

The movie itself starts out really well, lots of funny jokes and gags. Quite frankly, it tends to wear a little thin after a while. My only complaint was that the story focused almost completely on the Simpsons family. Personally, I find many of the side characters to be the most amusing thing about the Simpsons. We were all yukin' it up pretty good in the theater though.

I always allow myself to indulge in animation of any kind. I privately claim that I'm doing "research" which is more or less true. That's my bread and butter -- writing scripts that are hopefully heading to production (albeit at a glacial pace). In the meantime, I invite you to EAT MY SHORTS!