Originally Posted By fkurucz After seeing this I have come to the conclusion that Futurama is best served in bite sized 23 minute episodes. While I like the 3 Futurama "movies" none of them were as good as the better original episodes. Ok, to be fair there were a few original episodes that stunk. But Bender's Game was rather weak, mostly a collection of gags satirizing LOTR and the last summer's gas crunch. Here's hoping that "Into the wild green yonder", the 4th and probably last Futurama movie, will be better.
Originally Posted By fkurucz OK, I did have a good chuckle at Farnsworth's attempt to create "makeup for dogs" (its where the money is at!)
Originally Posted By ecdc I really, really liked the first Futurama movie, Bender's Big Score, but Beast with a Billion Backs hasn't even kept my attention. I have all the seasons of Futurama on DVD but I *still* haven't made it through that one. Here's hoping Bender's Game is a little better.
Originally Posted By Santa Monica Of course the stand alone episodes are better. They are tighter with only the strongest jokes. But with the movies, they leave in the so-so jokes. But anyway, I loved Bender's Big Score. It was really slow and dragged in the middle, but had really strong beginning and ending. Beast with a BIllion Backs is terrible. That movie was a collection of unfunny gags in a story that should have been left on the cutting room floor. Bender's Game I really enjoyed! It actually had two reveals that make sense to the overall show. A lot of great and funny gags. Very strong writing. The entire LOTR part was unnecessary and seemed like just a way to pad the movie, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. I read that Into the Wile Green Yonder was supposed to be an epic like Bender's Big Score.
Originally Posted By avromark ^^ Perhaps when they cut them into episodes as planned they'll play "stronger"?
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Of course the stand alone episodes are better. They are tighter with only the strongest jokes. >> What is interesting is that they have better stories. Like "Roswell that ends well", or the Popplers episode.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead "But Bender's Game was rather weak, mostly a collection of gags satirizing LOTR and the last summer's gas crunch." Amen to that. The whole thing just seemed stale. Dungeons and Dragons jokes? Really? No, really??? I fell asleep at one point. I woke up and Fry was doing a Gollum imitation. Didn't they have at least a couple of weeks to write some funny material? Side note - I gave my 10th grade English class the book "Ender's Game" today. As a larf, I asked the class if anyone watches Futurama. Half the class raised their hands, the majority of them girls. Weeeeeird.
