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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: WEST,BILLY EAN: 0024543480099 Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Surround Sound Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment MPN: 024543480099 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 27, 2007 Running Time: 88 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 2007 Editorial Review: Product Description: No Description Available. Genre: Feature Film-Comedy Rating: NR Release Date: 27-NOV-2007 Media Type: DVD Amazon.com: Proving that you just can't keep a good animated series down, Bender's Big Score revives the Futurama crew in a full-length feature (reportedly, the first of four which will later be broken down into individual episodes for television broadcast) chock full of the satiric touches that made the Matt Groening series a cult favorite among sci-fi and animation fans. In true Futurama form, the plot of Big Score is proudly ridiculous: At its core, it's about alien telemarketers with a plan to steal Earth's most valuable historical objects, who use e-mail viruses to cripple Planet Express and take control of belligerent robot Bender; the latter carries out their scheme via a time-travel code tattooed on Fry's backside. This allows for all manner of subplots involving Fry's return to the 20 th century, romantic confusion between Fry and Leela (Katey Sagal), and a host of cameos ranging from Kwaanza-bot (Coolio) and Zapp Brannigan to Al Gore (voiced by the real former vice-president, who once again displays an offbeat sense of humor). Bender's Big Score also features a staggering amount of extras that reflect the show's sense of playful anarchy. Most valuable to longtime fans is the feature-length commentary by Groening, writers Ken Keeler and David X. Cohen, director Dwayne Carey-Hill, and cast members Billy West (Fry), DiMaggio, and Phil LaMarr, which provides a wealth of information on the film's production as well as plenty of laughs from the voice actors. "Futurama Returns!" is a live comic book reading by the cast in front of an enthusiastic convention audience, while "A Terrifying Message from Al Gore" is a short animated promo featuring the ex-veep in an animated promo for his Inconvenient Truth documentary (Gore's commentary for this short is worth the DVD's sale price alone), and "Bite My Shiny Metal X" is an amusing, tongue-in-cheek lesson on the mathematics used to deliver the show's futuristic touches. Perhaps the oddest extra is a full-length episode of Everybody Loves Hypnotoad, a sitcom based around the bizarre title creature that will provoke equal amounts of laughter and exasperation. A small battery of deleted scenes, new character design sketches, and a five-minute promo shot for Comic-Con round out the extras. --Paul Gaita Futurama: Bender's Big Score Image Gallery  Visit our image gallery for exclusive stills from Futurama: Bender's Big Score. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Better than The BeastThe Beast with a Billion Backs pales in comparison to Bender's Score. After having seen the Beast, I have a much deeper and pleased appreciation of Bender's Big Score. And if you just let yourself go into the story, DON'T analyze it, it's a very pleasant story line that will aim to please and even surprise a little. Rating: - Futurama GoodThis is a good movie. It provides some good laughs and is as good as an average Futurama episode (which is pretty darn good fyi). Again, it is good, but doesn't compete with some of the great episodes. Rating: - Let downI was expecting much more from Futurama, but then again, it was their first effort after years of vacation. Looking forward to the rest of the DVD's. Rating:  - excellent giftI bought this as a gift for my grandson and he says if is great. Thanks and rate this seller 10+ Rating:  - Somewhere in betweenI don't love this movie; I don't hate it. I'm glad for the chance to see more Futurama, but the story is a little confusing (although yes, somewhat funny) and for some reason I can't completely nail down, this just isn't of the same quality as the classic Futurama episodes. If you've never seen it before, I suggest renting it first to see if it's a movie you can see yourself owning. |
