Bender's Game or Bender's Groan?
Added 9/10/2009
I gotta say, I'm a big fan of Futurama and I really enjoyed their previous two films, sorta, but what the heck went wrong? I remember a time when Futurama was witty, clever and laugh-out-loud funny, Bender's Game wasn't all that witty, clever or laugh-out-loud funny. Fact is I really didn't enjoy myself at all while watching this and, trust me, that's rather hard to admit being such a follower of the TV series and films.
Okay, I get it, the entire thing was a tribute to Gary Gygax and his D&D legacy as well as a LOTR parody, I'm good with all that but I just wasn't entertained by any of it. The winks, nods and yuks, none of them seemed to really be effective this film installment around, it all felt so "by-the-numbers" and uninspired. Perhaps this will work better once it's split into episodes and aired on cable but I won't be tuning in to this again. Let's hope the fourth film installment offers us the type of Futurama that spawned the loyal cult following it has today.
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The Oddest One
Added 5/27/2009
Futurama Bender's Game Is by far the strangest one of the four Futurama Movies From the beginning intro it tells you its gunna be a trip but still has the smart humor I enjoy watching futurama for.
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Good futurama film
Added 4/27/2009
I love futurama and this was a good film. It wasn't my favorit of the 4 films but I am glad I bought it. My brother and I have watched it over and over and there are some halarious things happening in this film. I didn't give it the full 5 stars because they way the story is written makes it seem like 2 films and I had to watch it twice before I fully got how that all goes together.
Anyway, love it, need more, get it, and have a slurm party watching it.
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I miss Futurama
Added 4/27/2009
I'd put this final installment of the 4 direct to DVD Futurama 'movies' as the 2nd best, a distant second to the first one 'Bender's big score' but a good/decent one none the less.
I wouldn't bother buying this for anyone who isn't already a Futurama fan, I don't see this winning any converts- but where else are you going to get your Futurama fill? Sure we can wait for these to come out on TV but I know buying the DVD is doing my part to help convince the powers that be that Futurama needs to come back, either as a TV show or a movie or something.
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An ode to Dungeons and Dragons and the best Futurama film so far!
Added 4/10/2009
Futurama: Bender's Game brings Dungeons and Dragons to the thirty first century. With Bender hooked on the popular role-playing game, Fry and the rest of the gang try to get to the bottom of a dark matter shortage. What they find on the way is surely going to rock their world! A tribute to Gary Gygax, the late creator of Dungeons and Dragons, the movie also makes references to Star Wars and Star Trek, the latter with a guest appearance by George Takei!
All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows (the animation does come alive)! Very well written and very well presented, the movie is without a doubt guaranteed to provide more than just a few laughs.
The setting, the plot, the dialogues, the humor, and the music are all excellent!
Following the cancellation of the show (I wonder what "genius" came up with that idea???) life was pretty hard without these amazing characters. The comic books are good, but nothing beats the actual show, so it's so good to have everybody back.
Strongly recommended along with the other three Futurama films: Bender's Big Score, The Beast with a Billion Backs, and Into the Wild Green Yonder.
In short, KEEP'EM COMING!!!
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Bender's Game or Bender's Groan?
Added 9/10/2009
I gotta say, I'm a big fan of Futurama and I really enjoyed their previous two films, sorta, but what the heck went wrong? I remember a time when Futurama was witty, clever and laugh-out-loud funny, Bender's Game wasn't all that witty, clever or laugh-out-loud funny. Fact is I really didn't enjoy myself at all while watching this and, trust me, that's rather hard to admit being such a follower of the TV series and films.
Okay, I get it, the entire thing was a tribute to Gary Gygax and his D&D legacy as well as a LOTR parody, I'm good with all that but I just wasn't entertained by any of it. The winks, nods and yuks, none of them seemed to really be effective this film installment around, it all felt so "by-the-numbers" and uninspired. Perhaps this will work better once it's split into episodes and aired on cable but I won't be tuning in to this again. Let's hope the fourth film installment offers us the type of Futurama that spawned the loyal cult following it has today.
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The Oddest One
Added 5/27/2009
Futurama Bender's Game Is by far the strangest one of the four Futurama Movies From the beginning intro it tells you its gunna be a trip but still has the smart humor I enjoy watching futurama for.
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Good futurama film
Added 4/27/2009
I love futurama and this was a good film. It wasn't my favorit of the 4 films but I am glad I bought it. My brother and I have watched it over and over and there are some halarious things happening in this film. I didn't give it the full 5 stars because they way the story is written makes it seem like 2 films and I had to watch it twice before I fully got how that all goes together.
Anyway, love it, need more, get it, and have a slurm party watching it.
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