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The Simpsons Come to Life

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the worth-a-look dept.

musicon writes "Makers of the hit cartoon The Simpsons have a filmed the show's opening titles using real actors. In the hit viral going around the world we get to see what Bart, Homer, Marg, Lisa and Maggie would look like if they were humans. Simpson's maker Matt Groening has approved the human version of the show's opening credits to promote the brand new series." Amazing attention to detail.

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  1. The kids by Dionysus · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Isn't Bart supposed to be older than Lisa?

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    1. Re:The kids by PainBot · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Yeah, but boys are often shorter than girls around that age... I should know, d'oh !

  2. Bad Casting by Paul+Slocum · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's still a fun trailer, and I know they're never going to really look like the Simpsons, but it's like they didn't even try! At the very least, Marge needs a beehive. And pick a girl that looks a little nerdy with short hair for Lisa. They obviously spent some money on the filming and effects, but it's like they cast from whoever happened to be around the studio that day.

  3. Not bad! by Ghost-in-the-shell · · Score: 4, Insightful


    Actually I find it a rather good version of the cartoon opening. Consider the limitations of using real life people, and since the idea was to use real people and not CGI, them it was well done.

    I think it is a pretty good opening. Looking forward to maybe seeing it at the start of a few shows in the future.

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  4. Re:Youtube video link/mirror... by kalidasa · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's because Homer needs to be in the middle of the driveway when Marge gets home. They would have had to mirror the whole house to get the same visual effect (Homer on the side of the driveway away from the house, getting out of the car and moving toward the house when he's nearly run down) with a right-driver car. The casting of the two kids doesn't work - the girl playing Lisa is one year too young, the boy playing Bart two years too young.

  5. Re:English to American translation by icepick72 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    the reason Marge is driving on the wrong side

    Well, that kind of depends on your perspective now doesn't it. How about "driving on the lefthand-side side of the road instead of the of the righthand-side of the road of which I am accustomed." There. Politically correct and squeaky clean now.

  6. Re:English to American translation by 1u3hr · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Since Springfield is in the USA (though it's kept ambiguous exactly where), "left" is definitely "wrong".

  7. What about Flanders? by erik_fredricks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Repeat after me: William H. Macy was born to play Ned Flanders. No live-action Simpsons movie will work without him.

    Think about it.

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