The Simpsons (TV Series) Treehouse of Horror XXVIII (2017) User Reviews

A fun decent episode

[nyjsinger · 8/10 · 22 October 2017]

This is definitely not the best Treehouse Of Horrors by far. I would actually put it on the lower end, but they're all so good. Here are the reviews for each part.

The Exor-Sis: This is the best one of the three and is funny and not to weird while still being wacky. 9/10

Carolina.. or IDK (The Caroline Parody): This one was just weird and stupid. 4/10

The Cannibal Homer One: This one was so gross and weird. It was AMAZING. Not as good as the Exor-Sis but still great. 7/10

Not that bad

[arielsiere · 7/10 · 5 July 2022]

The intro starts with the citizens of Springfield being like candy, the first segment is a reference to The Exorcist after Maggie gets possesed by a statue, the second segment Coralisa which is a common reference to Coraline after Lisa goes to another dimension of his alternate family and the final segment called Mmm Homer after he gets his finger cutted he becomes a cannibal and makes a restaurant of himself.

Number 28

[safenoe · 6/10 · 28 April 2023]

Like the Superbowl, The Simpsons's Treehouse of Horror uses roman numerals, although I wonder if Treehouse of Horror reaches 50 then will it be Treehouse of Horror L or what I guess.

The segments in Treehouse of Horror XXVIII (28 for those unfamiliar with roman numerals) is an eclectic mix which has its hits and misses. The Simpsons devouring the chocolate Easter bunny was quite gruesome on some levels but it is what it is.

Treehouse of Horror XXVIII has a cheap shot at Christian religion at the end which really could have been avoided really.

Treehouse of Horror XXVIII is not one I'd watch more than once.

If this were a live-action film, it would be rated R

[archyros-30909 · 10/10 · 23 October 2017]

I have never written a review of any Simpsons episode, but this one really rattled me...I have been watching the Simpsons since they began as a segment on the Tracey Ullman Show. The annual Halloween Treehouse of Horror episodes have been some of my favorites. XXVIII is one that I don't think I will be watching again. The first part was silly, with Pazuzu taking over Maggie.

The middle part was very interesting, when Lisa finds a passageway to an alternate universe and an alternate family. I have to say the button eyes on the new family were very creepy, and I can imagine the feeling of Lisa having buttons sewn over her eyes so she can stay with them. There begins the true horror.

But the final episode was truly disgusting. And they had the nerve to warn the viewers that it would be awful. When Homer runs out of food while Marge and the family are on a trip, he discovers that due to his continual consumption of sweets, his own flesh is quite tasty. Maybe its because I just watched Silence of the Lambs last night, but I was reminded of Dr Lecter in one of the sequels feeding a man a piece of his own brain...Homer cannot be that hungry. He is a living flesh-eating zombie, no zombie virus necessary. Ugh. Yech. Barf. I gotta watch something else to cleanse my mind, like a movie about demons or something...

Best Treehouse of Horror in years.

[leolinsimp · 10/10 · 23 October 2017]

Opening - A good parody to ''The Sweets Hereafter'' with some solid use of CGI. I like that they made Bart the Butterfinger candy in reference to his old commercial. I liked most of the jokes like Lisa's way of thinking why people don't want to eat apples on Halloween, Homer pus-hind Grampa to be taken by Shauna, and ''shutting up'' the chocolate rabbit by eating his mouth.

Exor-Sis - My favorite segment. I've always liked to see an evil baby parody being done on Maggie, this segment didn't disappoint me. I loved a lot of the jokes like Pazuzu's name stickies over Matt Groenings name, Maggie's toys freaking UT of the statue, Maggie impaling Helen's head from behind, her general use of powers where she moves objects around which prevented Homer from drinking liquid. Credits to William Friendkin who voiced the priest. Nice way to end the segment with Pazuzu being afraid to be inside Bart.

Cotalisa - Another good parody to Caline which can get rather unsettling at times. While being lighter on jokes I like how they did the CGI with the alternate universe family. What I probably liked most is Snowballs talking role which brought some good jokes with it. The plot had potential to be great but at the end it got kinda rushed with Homer killing half of the other family and bringing over the survivors to his universe as new family members. I expected AU Marge to do something freaking in her spider form, turns out she only gets better at doing house work.

Mmm... Homer - A segment where Homer's gluttony actually takes a hold over himself... now that's something the show had to have. This also turned out to be the most disturbing segment to me as self-inflicted body horror is what frightens me the most. I was actually eating myself while watching and I had to pause several times just because I was starting to feel unwell. After re-watching it got a lot better and there are some good jokes to it. Apparently Ned has a wife in this segment who was absent? It had a good ending with Homer's meat being distributed to his own new restaurant and fast food chain.

The segments had some good pacing with little to no pointless filler. The only gag I hated was Maggie vomiting in ''Cotalisa'' which is both pointless and dragged on to much. It felt very FG-esquire which doesn't belong in this show. I do like how they continued the story from the first segment to the second at the beginning, this could've been a new gimmick where all 3 segments are somewhat connected to each other where they each happen on a different day. A lot of great use of CGI has been used which seems unusual for a THoH to use it so much. And unlike a lot of other THoH, this one was actually scary and unsettling.

Wonderfully Weird, as We've come to Expect,

[lesleyharris30 · 9/10 · 18 September 2018]

Treehouse of Horror XXVIII is a terrific Simpsons episode with three very well developed segments and a plethora of brilliant moments. I can gladly say there is no bad segment this time around, the past few years there tends to be at least one bland one in the three, but I thoroughly enjoyed all of these. The Coraline parody was particularly ambitious, I loved the mesh of the two animation styles, it was a really joy to watch.

The weakest of the three was definitely Maggie getting possessed, while I did still have fun, it offered nothing new or original in terms of Exorcist parodies.

I also loved the third story, probably one of the weirdest THOH segments the show has ever done, as Homer takes up a new diet of eating himself. It is certainly not for the faint hearted, but I really admire how far hey went this season.

A very bold Treehouse. Fun, enjoyable, weird, and at times quite disgusting, Treehouse of Horror XXVIII was great and took some real risks.

Maggie gets possessed, Lisa discovers a portal to a new world, and Homer begins a strange new diet.

One of the worst yet

[nathanjhunt1 · 1/10 · 4 April 2020]

Another dull, pointless episode... The third act just left a sour taste in my mouth - disturbing, for sure. And it takes a lot to disturb me...

Not all that great.

[oliverjakenottingham · 23 October 2017]

I read the summary before watching and only 1 of the three segments interested me as it was clearly a parody of Coraline.

The episode began with a cgi opening I like the change of style and the fact that Bart was a butter finger was a cool reference to the old ads where Bart was their mascot for a while. However, none of the jokes worked for me.

Then there was some dumb Exorcist parody again not funny the most interesting part for me was that Lenny's voice sounded off I know Harry Shearer threatened to quit but I don't know if he actually did this may have been a replacement voice.

Then the Coraline segment which was the most disappointing. I like how the other world was in a different style it allowed it to be kind of close to a clay look I guess and was a cool way of making the Halloween episode stand out. They have had weird things that stood out since the earliest Halloween specials the devil and Homer Simpson had unique directing, The very first Treehouse of Horror had creative lighting, The Shinning was used to experiment with off- model cartoony facial expressions, etc. Unfortunately, this felt super rushed.

The other one Homer ate himself

It sucked

The most interesting part was that he cut off his finger and there was no blood- the old ones had tonnes of blood.

Yeah so overall no good jokes and some lame stories but some creative animation

Lackluster Parodies and Diminished Character Depth

[santifersan · 4/10 · 20 June 2023]

The first segment demonstrates how poor the series and its parodic references have become. In the episodes we all remember, they used the same tense music that was used in movies, or even surpassed it. Now it's subpar because the current writers and/or directors in charge have no idea how things were done in the program in the past. The characters are empty, their emotions are always flat, they don't react to events as you would expect. They always have the same silly smile on their faces, whether it's Homer dying, Maggie being possessed by the devil, or Grandpa saying something silly. And that's it, there are no human reactions at any moment. Everything is done in a hurry, without the formula from the golden age that made you feel the episodes.

So you'll remember episodes like "Life On The Fast Lane" and how it ended, other episodes that moved the audience. And of course, seeing that all of that in the end only served as a basis to create empty dispose of material like this is not very pleasant to watch.

The second segment is the only one that passes. I have no issues with it except for the fact that the characters are devoid of the personality dimensions they had in the golden age of the show. Now they're just stereotypes, nothing more. But that's the case with all the modern ones, right?

The third segment is the worst, just watch it and you'll understand why. You can't create fiction that discomforts people in that way because it's torture, not fiction.

You know the series should have ended ages ago when the Halloween specials aren't good now

[archiesmith · 1/10 · 18 July 2018]

The first two segments were parodies of the films 'The Exorcist' and 'Coraline', which just made me want to watch parodies from the older Treehouse of Horrors like 'The Shinning' and 'Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace'. The writers took no comedic advantage to make fun of these films, and the second segment probably wasted millions of dollars by using CGI-animation to imitate Coraline's. It's disheartening to see a show that cleverly utilised the same technique for various comedic purposes over 20 years ago when 'Treehouse of Horror VI' was broadcast, and now it's just being used to look flashy. In the final segment, Homer ate himself, and enjoyed it. It was uncomfortable to watch and made me feel quite queasy. And at the end of it, Homer sells his body to various food franchises, and everyone else eats him, and laments on how great he tastes. Absolutely tasteless. No humour whatsoever. The Simpsons is no longer merely a former shell of itself. It's the decrepit, decomposing corpse of that shell which you can barely recognise now. End it.