1 Aug 2007 by Chris     No Comments    Posted under: Entertainment

Simpsons Avatar: Web App of the Week

Thanks to The Simpsons Movie website for the chance to create my own character, Simpsons-stylee. Truly great movie, everything I’d hoped it would be and more. Despite being well over four times the length of a normal 21-minute episode, it didn’t outstay its welcome at all, and indeed, I could easily have watched more. Hard to pick out the highlights, but like many other people, I loved the bit where, hearing about their imminent doom, the church congregation all rushes out to Moe’s Bar next door, whilst the occupants of the bar all empty out and run to the church. Genius.

Then there’s the brief but wonderful bit of animation (which features in one of the trailers) where Smithers, standing behind Mr Burns, tries to mime to Apu that he’s saying the wrong thing by appealing to Mr Burns’ conscience. It’s so simple, but I fell about. Movie of the summer. And my 6-year-old loved it too.

Go on, try the character-making thing. You know you want to.

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