10 More Movie Openings That Totally Trolled Audiences

10. Homer Calls You A Sucker - The Simpsons Movie

When The Simpsons Movie was first announced, many questioned if there needed to be one at all - after all, wouldn't it basically just feel like paying top dollar to watch four TV episodes stapled together?

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And the film confronts this in its opening two minutes, when the Simpson family are watching an Itchy and Scratchy movie in the cinema.

Homer eventually stands up and complains that, "I can't believe we're paying to see something we get on TV for free. If you ask me, everybody in this theater is a giant sucker."

At that moment, Homer turns his eyes directly towards us, the audience, as he points his finger and says, "Especially you!," and the movie's title sequence kicks off.

While it's clear from the film's opening moments that The Simpsons Movie is a considerably slicker, more bigger-budget affair than its TV counterpart, it's nevertheless pretty bold to insult paying customers while they've still got time to leave the screen and get a refund.

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