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MCT:August 9, 2008
The second straight to DVD Futurama movie combines all the characteristics of the show and the first movie for another crazy adventure, this time mocking B-invasion-movies. Stephen Hawking, having made appearances in episodes on TV as well, proves once again what a great sense of humor he has in a small role. Fans get their fix of jokes, movie and pop culture references and should not be disappointed, although I personally liked the storyline of Benderäs Big Store better. Still, a lot of fun.
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MCT:August 7, 2008Clearly better than the previous Futurama movie. Manages to stay funny somewhat consistently, but not on the level of the series.
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MCT:August 6, 2008
A return to form after the somewhat mediocre Bender's Big Score. Often laugh out loud funny (personal favorite moment: "MY LEG FEELS FUNNY"). Review soon.
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MCT:August 5, 2008
Not as good as the first movie but still a good story to watch if you like futurama. Didn't feel like a movie like benders big score just a really long episode. Some pretty funny bits make this worth watching espically the bit with benders son.
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MCT:August 4, 2008
When it comes to Futurama, it's really hard to hate anything about it if you are a die hard fan of the show. Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs, is no exception. This is another feature length product for the fans.
It all begins with the opening credits. The out of the blue opening credits. Instead of starting with some dramatic movie credits, this film goes back to its roots by giving us the opening from the series, but with a little extra something. What a way to start the 90 minute Futurama bonanza. The first 20 minutes actually feels like an episode rather than a movie. All the main characters have their own mini-plots going and there is less focus on a main story. Of course, the main story kicks in for the last hour. It is stupid as h***, but this is Futurama. Ridiculous antics and dialogue fill up the 90 minutes and that is all a fan of the series can ask for. There are even appearances by many many supporting characters, including Pazuzu.
Visually, there is no improvement from what we've seen in the past. It is the same old 2-D characters and settings with the 3-D rendering popping up every now and then.
The original cast returns, once again, for the voice over work. This is a plus. Futurama, just wouldn't be the same without them.
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs doesn't do anything new, but just keeps on doing what the series does best. Watch it, if you are a fan.
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MCT:August 2, 2008Not as funny as 'Bender's Big Score' but still funny and better than anything The Simpsons have put out in the past 10 years.
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MCT:July 28, 2008
This next Futurama film showcases the show's weirder side pretty well. The strangeness of it is both endearing and head scratching. Certainly a good time for Futurama fans but those I watched it with I think had some trouble with its...accessibility?
While watching it I felt a little bit baffled, honestly but it grew on me and I could understand what they were aiming for better. I think I would rate it lower than Bender's Big Score but not by a lot. Still fun and funny like you expect Futurama to be. -
MCT:July 28, 2008
Its not that bad as it seems but not that great neither...I personally like the Tv show but this movie really goes off the show plot...I hate the spin off and it doesnt have a lot of comedy moments as the show use to have...if this is how the new season is going to be on Central Comedy...I perfer to not watch it!
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MCT:July 25, 2008
More fun with the Planet Express crew!
This time with a chessy 1950's Sci-fi theme!
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MCT:July 24, 2008Another Futurama movie hit: Hopefully the trend will continue for the next two movies! If you're a Futurama fan, do yourself a favor and pick up the DVD.
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MCT:July 23, 2008
Alas, the second Futurama film is not quite up to the standards of the excellent first. Although acting, animation, score and every other technical aspect is absolutely top-notch (as ever!) the plot is strained over the length of the film. However, the team have pushed the boundaries of good (erm, bad rather) taste beyond anything they've done before, which is a blast, and many of the designs are a new twist on the Futurama universe. (Note - this film follows directly on from events in the first, but can easily be enjoyed as a stand alone film - in some ways more easily than the first, far more complicated offering.)
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MCT:July 23, 2008
aika perus Futuramaa :D
ja vähän sama homma ku Simpson leffan kans: hyvä lyhyissä pätkissä, mut leffa onki sit jo liikaa.. mieluummin monta pätkää ku yks pitkä! -
MCT:July 23, 2008Who knew the sequel would be better? Me, that's who. No musical numbers, no re-introductions, just pure Futurama fun that more closely resembles the show than the previous entry.
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MCT:July 22, 2008
Better then Benders Big Score thats for sure.
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MCT:July 20, 2008Infinitely worse than the first movie. The first unfunny Futurama work. I love the show and Bender's Big Score to death, but this was abysmal by all standards. Here's hoping the next one's a winner...
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MCT:July 19, 2008
Futurama: Bender's Big Score was hardly funny at all. However, it's plot was absolutely fantastic and the amounts of emotion it reached is worthy of recognition alone. Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs is hilarious. Not quite as funny as the show was, but it's certainly close enough so that I don't care. However, it suffers in the plot department. There's nothing wrong with the plot, infact it's charmingly and bizarrely quirky, however, it doesn't feel like a movie-quality plot-line and it also feels much more disjointed than the first film. Whilst the first film could very clearly work as 4 to-be-continued episodes, it also worked fairly flawlessly as a movie. This film never feels like anything but 4 back to back episodes. However, it's still furiously entertaining and who cares if it's not important to the overall Futurama plotline. Only a small handful of the show's episodes actually are and this is 1 of 4 films.
It's not quite as good a film as Bender's Big Score, but it's WAY funnier. Hopefully the next 2 films will be this funny with a plot as good as Bender's Big Score, but we'll have to wait and see.
Personal enjoyment: 9/10
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MCT:July 18, 2008Not their best attempt at a feature length episode. Rent "Bender's Big Score" before considering this tepid movie.
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MCT:July 18, 2008
i enjoyed this film despite it not being as good as the series nor no way as good as benders big score. but as its futurama i loved it. it could have been alot better with alot more funnys in there but take it for what it is futurama and youll enjoy watching it as much as i did. will probably go back and watch it again as i love futurama (cant wait for the series to come back in 2009 WOOO not cant wait for the next 2 films BRING THEM ON). but this film could have better.
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MCT:July 16, 2008
The first Futurama movie felt like a collection of episodes strung together, "Benders Big Score" was enjoyable for fans, but like "the family guy movie", or "the simpsons movie", it doesn't do anything the shoe didn't do, the same cannot be said for ...(read more) "The Beast With A Billion Backs", which while not as laugh a second as it could be(still multiple laughs per minute) is stregnthened by being one of the strongest stories that Futurama has ever ran.
My favorite Futurama episode finds Bender floating in space alone, and a tiny microscopic colony grows onto his back, and begins worshiping him as their God, in trying to help improve their lives, he ultimately destroys them all, and then encounters a large energy being in the middle of space, who for all intense and purposes is the God...who doesn't seem to know who he is or what he is doing, but knows that God can't please everyone and if his job is done right no one "should" know he exists at all.. moments like that are the reason I watched Futurama in the first place, and its the kind of thinking that produced "The Beast With A Billion Backs", which is possibly the most unique, thought provoking, and amusing love story, Ive ever seen in an animated film, or maybe ever.
It's a metaphysical love story, with interdimensional sea monsters and robotic demonic pirates, it's a story of infidelity and jealousy (not just with Fry, consider the subplot of Kif and Amy, compare Fry's first realtionship with his last, Benders final monologue, etc). Is love personal or universal, can it be shared or must it be gaurded, can any kind of perfect love exist within imperfect human conditions? Can/should God love everyone?
Because it's Futurama you don't sit down, expecting to be challanged or even moved. "Sorry Bender...Robots don't go to heaven...", but that's just how it ends up.
So no this does not feel like "The Futurama" youv'e seen a thousand times before, it's best moments are still there, but it has a sense of direction, purpose, and story structure, that's its never had before, and is damned commendable. The best adult cartoon movie since "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut", but as much for the story telling itself as the laughs.
Futuruma has gone from just parodying great sci-fi, to making it themselves, and the result is the great Cthulu love story of our generation! -
MCT:July 15, 2008
Ohhhh, how cruel. They pack every single golden material into one film and they leave the rest for this movie. This movie wasn't bad, and it was funny many many times. However the story and the new character (As well as the changes of others, Bender namely) were constipated ideas. David Cross once again does nothing for his role, but at least we have the old Futurama humor back! Other than the terribly thought out plot-twists and the needless changing of characters, this movie wasn't bad.
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MCT:July 14, 2008
Bender: Bender to crew: I have reached the gateway to another universe. I feel awed and strangely humbled by the momentous solemnity of this occasion.
[turning away from the gateway]
Bender: Hey, other universe, bite my shiny metal ass!
[gets his ass zapped by the gateway]
The second of the four planned movie releases of Futurama, this time serving up less laugh out loud moments and more of the subtle humor, along with a few crazy visuals, not as good as Bender's Big Score, but still very funny.
Stephen Hawking's Head: Welcome. I am the pickled head of Stephen Hawking on a way cool rocket.
Turanga Leela: Black-Hole Hawking? Wow! If I knew I was going to meet you I would have done something with my hair!
Stephen Hawking's Head: You should have.
The plot surrounds a whole in the galaxy, serving as a rift between universes. The Planet Express crew work to fix it with mixed results, namely large tentacles invading earth with their own motive to be revealed later in the story.
This movie is more apparent as one that will be eventually split up for tv syndication, meaning that the tone is somewhat uneven.
However, it should please Futurama fans and I am certainly one of them.
Philip J. Fry: What Bender? Is something wrong?
Bender: Yes. I joined the club I thought was cool. But it turned out all leaguee-weegies are totally lame. That's what we call ourselves. Leaguee-weegies.
Philip J. Fry: Oh I'm sorry. I shoud have asked what was bothering you. I've been kind of preoccupied.
Bender: With what?
Philip J. Fry: Well, I went to another Universe and fell in love with a giant octopus; and now I'm Pope of a new religion. -
MCT:July 14, 2008
This is another Futurama movie, it was full of original laughs and gags, the story however wasn't as strong as the first movie but it's still a must see for fans.
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MCT:July 13, 2008
My worst fears have come to be realized. It's one thing that The Simpsons and Family Guy has long since lost its spark, but never in my life would I have imagined Futurama to go down that dark, shameful path as well. Sure, this movie was all right on the whole, and I did enjoy it in parts, but as compared to the series, this is a disappointment to say the least. The jokes simply missed more than they ever hit, and I'm afraid the always-lovable Bender couldn't even save this one from the plunge into mediocracy. So however harsh it may sound, I can't help but feel like a good old friend of mine just passed away.
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