The Simpsons Movie

What are holidays for, if not to take the kids to the movies. They chose The Simpsons Movie, which they loved, I hated.

It was all rather serious stuff, with its conservationist message, shortage of slapstick humour and unfamiliar characters. For instance, Homer didn't once say "Doh!". Nor did Bart come out with "Cowabunga" or "Eat My Shorts". None of the usual supporting characters were involved, except soppy Ned Flanders. Bart's lines in detention were "I will not make illegal copies of this movie". Yawn.

There were a few laughs, admittedly, but none worth reporting here. My recommendation: Watch the trailers and cinema channel reviews. Then you'll get to see all the funny stuff without trawling through the rest. Or better still, go to something else.