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Your Learning Zone - Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
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List Price: $29.99
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Brittany Murphy, Dan Castellaneta, David Cross, Phil LaMarr, Billy West
Directed By: Peter Avanzino
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: FUTURAMA: BEAST WITH A BILLION BACKS (DVD MOV
EAN: 0024543520931
Format: AC-3
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-06-24
Running Time: 89
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2008-06-24
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: It really is THAT bad.
Comment: I hate to review a movie from a beloved series so poorly but this really was one of the worst/most boring/painful to watch films I've ever seen. It doesn't even deserve cult status. I watched it recently with a fellow Futurama/Simpsons fanatic and about 3/4th of the way through the movie we looked at each other and asked, "should we turn this off now or keep waiting for a joke?" We finished it, but I felt like it was a complete, mind-numbing waste of time. Frequently I enjoy movies that others found worthless or tasteless, but this one has no merit whatsoever. Don't destroy your opinion of the regular Futurama series by watching it. Bender's Big Score is far better.
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Summary: For Collectors, Just Another Addition - For Fans, Disappointment
Comment: I have to agree whole-heartedly with some of the other reviewers here who found this movie disappointing. When I first heard Futurama was being revived, I was thrilled as this is hands down my favorite animated series (Family Guy sometimes shares that spot). 'Bender's Big Score' was funny, and poignant, and contained the same laugh-out-loud and cheer-for-Fry's-love-of-Leila that one would expect from the series. It wasn't great, but it was certainly better than this movie.
'The Beast with a Billion Backs' - the title itself a take-off of the reference in Shakespeare's Othello by Iago when he tells the king, "Your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs," - promised a tongue-in-cheek satirical story. I anticipated the same depth and level of humor which makes Futurama so different from other animated series, such as Family Guy (which is fraught with silliness and no substance). I was disappointed by this seemingly quickly written and poorly thought out plot and storyline; I was disappointed by the less-than-stellar portrayal of the show's characters; and I was eager for it to end.
While some of the humor from the TV series still remains present in this movie, it is hollow and empty, lacking in the quality and spark the series possesses still.
Add it to your collection if you are buying the prescribed movie series, but don't expect it to be your favorite.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's Futurama...
Comment: I cannot say it is the best of Futurama or that it is better than Bender's Big Score, but I am happy to see new Futurama anytime. I just wish the show would be back on the air sooner rather than later... I hope!
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Summary: getting there!
Comment: This movie is slicker, more entertaining, and much more sustained than Bender's big score. Whilst there are a few poor moments, it quickly collects itself and moves on.
One of the big differences, is that the movie finishes this time, and doesn't just come to an end like its former, meaning that after 88 minutes you feel like it's worth it!
Perhaps it's not perfect. But it's a darn sight better than before!
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Summary: Good ol Futurama
Comment: Not as knee slapping funny as Benders Big Score, but I feel that it is a very funny, touching movie.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The thrilling conclusion to Futurama: Benders Big Score.Bender and the planet express crew must contend with a massive cosmic team that sends the world into panic.System Requirements:Running Time: 90 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:Â ANIMATION/CARTOON NETWORK Rating:Â NR UPC:Â 024543520931 Manufacturer No:Â 2252093
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