Any four episodes of The Simpsons chosen at random would make perfectly acceptable entertainment, but The Simpsons Film Festival is a particularly happy selection. One of the shows many delights has always been its unending stream of movie parodies, and here we have four episodes devoted to just that. In "Beyond Blunderdome", Mel Gibson (playing himself) sends up his tough-guy persona when he hires Homer to produce his latest movie. Then in "A Star is Burns" Springfield hosts its own film festival (with acerbic guest critic Jay Sherman in attendance). The competition... boils down to Barneys haunting cinema verité short about the horrors of alcohol or Mr Burns grandiose vanity project (though Homer prefers Hans Moleman being hit by a football). "22 Short Films About Springfield" is a series of parodies within a parody featuring Springfields secondary characters, including Milhouses dad and Chief Wiggum in a glorious Pulp Fiction sequence. Finally, the shows own internal parody cartoon duo hit the big screen in "The Itchy and Scratchy Movie", while Bart and Homer lock horns about going to see it. They sell Soylent Green in the future cinema foyer; and Homer loves it, of course.On the DVD: just four episodes is hardly stunning value for money, but its perhaps quality not quantity that counts here. Annoyingly there is no "Play All" facility, a serious let down in all the Simpsons DVD releases (Futurama had the same problem, too). The only extra feature of any note is a three-minute montage of Troy McClures finest moments. Sound is unexceptional Dolby Stereo and the picture is standard 4:3 ratio. --Mark Walker [show more]
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A collection of four movie themed episodes of the Simpsons featuring 'Beyond Blunderdome' sees Homer being invited by Mel Gibson to help remake the film 'Mr Smith Goes To Washington' 'Itchy And Scratchy - The Movie' sees Bart being banned from watching the new Itchy and Scratchy film because of bad behaviour '22 Short Films About Springfield' which is a quick tour of what happens in Springfield over the course of one day and 'A Star Is Burns' which sees Springfield being voted the least popular city in America To increase tourism Springfield hosts a fim festival
Four more episodes from the long-running animated sitcom. In 'Beyond Blunderdome' Homer attends a film preview and is overheard panning Mel Gibson's remake of 'Mr Smith Goes to Washington' by none other than the star himself. Alarmed at how out of touch with the common man he has obviously become, Mel (playing himself) invites Homer to help co-produce the movie. But Homer's action-movie take on the script isn't quite the success Mel is hoping for.... In 'Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie' Marge and Homer are told at a parent's evening that they must instill greater discipline in young Bart. When Bart remains ever wayward Homer hits on the only sanction that will bring his son to heel, prevent him from seeing the new Itchy and Scratchy Movie! But as ever with Homer's great ideas, all does not end as planned. In '22 Short Films About Springfield' we are treated to a rapid-fire view of some of the community's lesser-seen characters, including Principal Skinner inviting Superintendent Chalmers over for dinner, and Millhouse's father in a Tarantino spoof. Finally, in 'A Star is Burns' Springfield plays host to a film festival, with prestidigious guest critic Jay Sherman (Jon Lovitz). After the judging panel has cast its votes the decision hangs delicately between Barney Gumbel's art movie, and a vanity project from powerplant supremo and all-round bad guy Mr Burns. But which will win the coverted prize?
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