- I had always hoped that a movie version of "The Simpsons" would contain a full seven-minute Itchy and Scratchy cartoon at the beginning, and while that wasn't completely what happened, it was still a great opening. I particularly enjoyed Homer's spiel about everyone in the theater being a sucker for paying to see something they could see on TV for free (probably would have been funnier if I'd seen it in theaters, though).
- The animation in this thing is incredible, which I'd expect to happen, but I didn't expect it to be this awe-inspiring. For instance, there are some amazing camera angles in the scene where Homer and Bart are repairing the roof, and Homer's throat singing-inspired epiphany is a great exercise in surrealism. But the piece-de-resistance is when the sinkhole in the backyard expands to engulf the entire Simpson home - watching everything crumble and swirl into the ground is not only an amazing technical experience, but it's actually kind of emotional to see the family's house collapse.
- One of the gripes I've had with the show in recent years is that Julie Kavner's voice acting for Marge has become a little more stiff. Such is not the case in her video farewell to Homer - Kavner's acting in this scene is surely the emotional highlight of the film, and I say bravo to her on a job well done. Without the proper delivery, the scene could have fallen flat, but she pulled it off brilliantly.
- Speaking of voice acting, Albert Brooks once again steals the show. Every one of Russ Cargill's scenes is a hoot, and I daresay he got the most quotable line in the movie (yes, even moreso than "Spider-Pig") - "Of course I've gone mad with power! You ever tried going mad without power? It's boring, nobody listens to you."
- I do wish we could have gotten more, though. There are a few characters that I felt deserved more screen time (Burns and Smithers especially, even though I did love the scenes we did get with them), and it was a shame to see that a few characters got left on the cutting room floor entirely - I miss the Sideshow Bob sequence they mentioned in the pre-release press. They also could have used some more time to flesh out Lisa's subplot, which didn't really go anywhere. I suspect they put it in just so Yeardley Smith wouldn't have the least amount of dialogue.
- All in all, though, it's a great movie, and a fitting cinematic event for a series as long-running as "The Simpsons". It's epic, it's strong, the humor is well-timed and perfectly written, and the direction is absolutely stellar. Does it need a sequel, as Maggie implied during the ending credits? Probably not. But that's only because it holds its own so darn well.
Soon.
It certainly seemed that this was indeed the pinnacle of 20 years of preperation. 
(because she's my favourite)