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Futurama: Bender's Game
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Total reviews: 66
Average rating: 4.0 of 5
Bad news everyone! 1 out of 5 stars.
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The transition from show to film after a two year break, was not seamless. 'Bender's Big Score' felt like a never ending story, with nowhere to end.'The Beast With a Billion Backs', whilst not being flawless, managed to rekindle the Futurama style of humour and fun. This movie, however, was unlike either of the two.
'Bender's Game' gets off to a brilliant start, and a satisfactory (if somewhat unfinished) ending. However, after the firtst 20 minutes, the jokes grow scarce, and an uncharacteristic level of blood and violence is introduced. To make matters worse, 'potty humour' was too, something far below what Futurama has acheived in the past. The simplistic plot (following the Planet Express Crew to the fantasy realm of Cornwood) should have made matters simple. However, there a several points where the movie seems as though its lost, such as when the professor and Nibbler give a long flashback, which adds nothing to the story.
It was obvious the writer(s) had something special,after their superb opening. Yet the following script, crammed on shelves in time for Christmas, proves that Matt Groening and his team don't know what made this funny, and are lost. I loved Futurama, but this isn't it. They've had three chances, and a heck of my money. Their next adventure is one I won't take on, before my memory of Futurama is entirely tarnished.
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/04/2008 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Nr
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
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Futurama - Bender's Big Score
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Total reviews: 317
Average rating: 4.0 of 5
ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD! 3 out of 5 stars.
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When Futurama first came out, I was convinced it would never last. Unlike the Simpsons, Futurama makes you feel a bit like a moron when you watch it, with perpetual in-jokes to science fiction and fact that you may only catch years later. To my delight, Futurama had a very successful run.
One of the last episodes involved the Robot Devil, a favorite character of mine, and the burgeoning romantic subplot between Fry and Leela. Fry, having traded his hands in for the Robot Devil's hands so that he could play the hypnoflute ultimately has to give the hands back and the episode ends with a sweet but sad little tune imagining Fry and Leela together. Filled with clever banter, excellent music and choreography, plot twists, and a bittersweet ending, this was Futurama at its finest.
Bender's Big Score is not Futurama at its finest. All of those plots have been discarded.
Mind you, it's not bad. It's just not fantastic. Bender's Big Score is a series of muddled plot points, pointless cameos, and a lot of "hey, look, we gave you what you wanted!" fan service. It's great to have a DVD comeback of a great show, but I expected better from a feature-length movie. I mean, Internet scams? That's so ten years ago!
That said, I'm a huge fan of Hypnotoad. Twenty minutes of Hypnotoad. TWENTY. MINUTES. That's right, twenty glorious minutes of HYPNOTOAD. ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!
So for that, it gets an extra star. But only because Hypnotoad compels me.
Editorial Review:
Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/27/2007
Futurama, Vol. 1
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Total reviews: 210
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
God-like in it's genius 5 out of 5 stars.
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Yup, it sure is!
Well, enough about THOSE losers, now lets talk about ME, BENDER!
I AM THE GREATEST!
WOO!
Futur-larious! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Futurama is awesome! I love the way the writers think in terms of plot. The episodes are good on humor and twisting things and the series itself is actually an EXCELLENT commentary on history and the American society. The only thing I don't like about this series is that after awhile, the constant approach to humor that goes, "I'm saying one thing, then arbitrarily doing the exact opposite just for the hell of it!" gets a little old. There are plenty of times where it's quite effective, don't get me wrong, but when it's the main source of humor I get the feeling that they're dealing with writer's block. But, that's a minor point. If you like the Simpsons, if you don't like the Simpsons, who cares--this series is NOTHING like the Simpsons (even though the creator is the same as the one of the Simpsons).
So what are you waiting for? Get out there and buy this!
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 08/22/2006
Futurama, Vol. 2
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Total reviews: 112
Average rating: 5.0 of 5
The Series Continues... 5 out of 5 stars.
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Volume two to the hit series Futurama. Even better than series one with off the wall audio commentaries. Matt Groening really out did himself when he created Futurama.
I love futurama 5 out of 5 stars.
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Fast delivery (it was supposed to be a 2 day delivery, but it was at my office the next morning! And I ordered it late in the afternoon!)
Not as good as the 1st season 4 out of 5 stars.
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Not as original and clever as the 1st season, but still great. Seasons 3 and 4 continued the slide. It's no wonder the show was cancelled.
Good Product 5 out of 5 stars.
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Exactly what is described above. Its very good quality show now I can watch it any time I want to.
For The Slacker College Student 4 out of 5 stars.
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There's nothing I like more than watching cartoons just after I wake up mid-afternoon and eating breakfast, and Futurama is one of the best cartoons to accompany that.
It's hard to judge a season of Futurama without judging it against the context of four stellar seasons and two excellent movies, and not on its own merit. Expanded against first season's mere 13 episodes, this season has 19 episodes of sci-fi parody Groening style. As a number of reviewers have stated, each episode is jam packed with visual jokes that requires pausing several times just to get everything. On top of that, we are continued to the continuing adventures of one of the greatest casts in animation history: Fry, Bender, Leela, Professor Farnsworth, and my personal favorite, Dr. Zoidberg.
Some episode highlights include: "Brannigan, Begin Again" where Zapp Brannigan is court martialed and forced to live Midnight Cowboy style, "Raging Bender" where Bender becomes a robot wrestler, "A Bicyclops for Two" where Leela meets fellow cylcops alien "Al"cazar, and "War Is The H-Word" where Fry negotiates peace with the head of Henry Kissinger.
A great alternative to the Simpsons (especially modern Simpsons)!!!
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 08/22/2006 Run time: 637 minutes Rating: Nr
Futurama, Vol. 4
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Total reviews: 129
Average rating: 5.0 of 5
Futurama: Still great! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Since anyone considering purchasing this box set will already be familiar with the series, I'll skip the summarizing of the contents. This set collects all of season 4's episodes into one nice little package & does it well. My only gripe is that the plastic sleeve on the box dents & scratches easily & is very visible, unfortunately. While the idea behind it is great, I wish that the designers had made the sleeve a little more durable.
Futurama is the best 5 out of 5 stars.
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like any futurama episode should be...these are super awesome.
if you havent seen these, you are so missing out...so buy it and watch!
remember, " if you watch it, you cannot un watch it!"
I have ridden the mighty Moon Worm! 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.
Every single episode of this show was classic. What a shame that this show didn't out-live the non-funny Simpsons. My Futurama collection is my best video collection posession besides Invader Zim. Best episodes in this volume are Jurassic Bark, Crimes of the Hot, The Why of Fry and The Devil's Hands... Enjoy. =]
horrible deal. Exact reason you dont want to buy here. 1 out of 5 stars.
0 of 3 people found this review helpful.
waited over 30 days and never received what was purchased. I even wrote an extensive e-mail to the seller after 20-some days of waiting asking for anything along the lines of explanation, consoltation, refund, or really any contact atall and received nothing until Amazon refunded my money. Thanks gnewall20,......for Nothing. Take your business elsewhere as assuredly I will. Just Not cool B.S. indeed. If u don't have something don't sell it, and/or at least let the purchaser know so as not to waste all this freakin time! What if this was a gift! B.S. I could've had this over a month ago!!!
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 08/22/2006
Futurama, Vol. 3
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Total reviews: 78
Average rating: 5.0 of 5
Futuraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaama 5 out of 5 stars.
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The 3rd installment/volume of Futurama is as good or better than all the rest. I won't go into each and every episode - quite a few have already done so (better than I ever could). What I will offer is an opinion on the series itself. It's essentially the Seinfeld of animated series. Most, if not all, episodes have infinite longevity. From Fry's endless obsession with Leela to Bender's constant black humor. Zoidberg's self-deprecating humor matched with Farnsworth's constant 2nd place finishes. Amy's pseudo-naivete paired against Kiff's subtle bumblings. Santa-Bot's paradoxical ravings infecting the drunken, whimsical elves (like something out of a Tim Burton "nightmare"). Hermes' steady, Jamaican, taskmaster personality controlling each situation with effectiveness. This series has infinite influences to numerous to fully capture - so I'll stop trying. Futurama has a devoted fan-following for countless reasons. Just watch it - you'll be hooked.
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 08/22/2006 Run time: 552 minutes Rating: Nr
Futurama: Bender's Game [Blu-ray]
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Average rating: 4.0 of 5
What happened!? 2 out of 5 stars.
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I am A huge Futurama fan. Have every episode and love how smart and well timed the comedy can be. As much as I want to love this installment, I can't. Benders big Game is A Big let down. The comedy is so low-brow and the story and dialog is poorly written in comparison to everything that has been done up till now.
-"Benders big score" felt like Futurama well seasoned.
-"The Beast with a billion Backs" felt like a really long episode.
-"Benders game", has too many holes, not enough why?, The jokes all lean toward potty humor (that's not just because one of the castles is design after a toilet), and some jokes are dragged out till you wanna say, "and we are still talking about this, because.....?"
It feels like the writers have taken lessons from family guy and later bad episodes of the Simpsons. The comedy isn't smart, too much sensless humor, an advertisment for a knife commercial that feels like it lasts for 5 minutes (I laughed in the first 30 seconds then it became annoying), they had rosie the robot from the jetsons in the robot insane asylum), a side story shock collar gag on leela that ends up going no where, and on top of that and then some we have a very long build up of wasted story time until we finally get to the meat, in this case, benders fake fantasy world, which has limitless possibility, and wasn't taken advantage of the way many fans would hope.
on a side note: if the time is taken to watch the commentary, (bluray lets your see them talk) I was in aw that they basically don't pay attention to the story or whats happening on the screen, and spend the time making jokes to entertain themselves, unless there is too much gross on the screen then they all cringe.... I said it before, "what happened!?"
I can't give this movie five stars just because I wanted to love it, and one or two decent laughs doesn't mean five stars either.
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/04/2008 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Nr
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder [Blu-ray]
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Futurama, Volumes 1 - 4
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Total reviews: 17
Average rating: 4.0 of 5
Pleasantly surprised 5 out of 5 stars.
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I had never seen more than 10 seconds of "Futurama" beyond a casual walk-by the TV, but my friend remarked how much he missed the series, so I bought him every episode for his birthday. Enjoying it with him, I've discovered that the cartoon is inspired hilarity. While "The Simpsons" seems to be stretching the envelope for ever-novel storylines, "Futurama" was created as a stretch, and is more sophisticated for an adult audience, without being tasteless. I'm eager to see every episode in the series.
Why 5 Seasons? - lemme tell ya 5 out of 5 stars.
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Futurama Rocks - nuff 'said.
The reason why some sights list Futurama is this:
Futurama ended as a series a few years back (completing 4 seasons). A couple years ago, they decided to release a few movies straight to DVD. As of now, 2 have been released and a third is set to come out soon.
There are plans to break these movies up into 'episodes,' and air them as Season 5. They will most likely go to Comedy Central, and there is talk that extra material will be added in order to make it seem more like a TV show than watching a quarter of a movie.
However, I wouldn't count on seeing the re-release as episodes (especially if they add new material) anytime soon, as not all of the movies are even released yet. So, all in all, this represents all of Futurama except for the movies - so just buy this and add the movies to your collection as they are released.