Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Sep 11 11:08

Long was I a fan of the Futurama series, while I always knew it was never as good as it's big brother (The Simpsons) and would never be held in the same regard, I always loved to watch the refreshing characters and quality gags that still make me smirk to this day. I, like most, was saddened to see Fox cancel yet another great show and had long pined for a revival series. However with the announcement of a full length feature, the professor's signature phrase "Good News Everyone" has never been so apt, it leaves the same ominous undertones that instantly made me groan; this was never the sort of cartoon that should be given a drawn out plot and my fear was that the writers would try and give the film a sense of purpose that was never really there to start with, unfortunately when I wat...Read more

Rating : 5/10

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Mar 8 20:23

As if any proof was ever needed that Fox were insane for canceling Futurama this was it. Benders Big Score is a brilliant Film/Long Episode that basically covers everything that the show was about. Time travel is used to an extreme degree which feels like it might get confusing at first but then doesn't really as the story progresses. Its great seeing everything tie in and all the throw backs to old episodes being mentioned throughout. The comedy is A grade stuff and makes up for the time spent without it on the air. There are more films coming out i believe and so this was a great way to get the ball rolling again, i think Futurama gained popularity with age, and people didnt really realize what it was until it was gone, now we have a second chance to appreciate it fully and if this is a ...Read more

Rating : 9/10