Futurama the Movie: The Beast with a Billion Backs (DVD, 2008)

One complaint that many reviewers/fans had about the first Fururama direct-to-DVD movie was its lack of Zapp Brannigan. Not to worry; the inept starship captain (and William Shatner parody) is back in force in the series' second film, "Beast With A Billion Backs."

In fact, this Futurama outing makes many improvements over the first DTV movie. For one, the pacing is much improved. Instead of feeling like three episodes cobbled together to form a feature film, "Beast With A Billion Backs" actually feels like a movie. Not to mention the fact that many fan favorites -- both familiar and obscure (wink, wink) -- make reappearances in this film.

As Zapp himself would say, no Futurama fan can resist the "sexy, sexy appeal" of this fantastic movie.

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First, let me say, I love Futurama. It is probably my favorite TV show because of its wit, intelligence, and mix of funny and serious. I also like that most of the time, it has something interesting to say to its viewers.

Now, that said, I think the movie went a little too far in trying to send a specific message. Instead of blending social commentary and immature humor, like the Futurama I love, I think this movie tried too hard to shove the commentary down our throats.

It starts out with a stinging analogy of religious brainwashing, as "The Tentacle" slowly converts everyone on Earth. I don't mind commentary on religion; I thought most of this part of the movie was fairly clever, although a bit too in-your-face. If the movie had ended 45 minutes earlier than it did, I probably wouldn't have had a problem with the commentary. Plus, in the first half of the movie, there were some classic Futurama lines that are as quotable as many in the 4-year series.

Unfortunately, from there, the movie seems to become an entirely different animal. It turns into this weird mix of messages about religion, racism, love, and friendship, with some Pirates of the Caribbean references thrown in for good measure. It tries too hard to do too much.

The worst part, in my opinion? It acts as though the previous movie (and the end of the series) never happened. The poignant (though weird) love story between Fry and Leela from Bender's Big Score is completely ignored. The two of them are as oblivious as ever, and it's like there was never anything between them. And, as a huge fan of the last episode of the series, The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings, I was expecting something better. It appears that Futurama works better as a TV show than as a movie.

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Well... got all episodes and movies from futurama... and it is as good as the others. If you liked the other ones, buy it.

this movie wasn't too bad. wasn't as good as the first movie. i got this movie because i am a fan of futurama along with my nephew. he liked it. the flow of the movie was great but the storyline could have been better. other than that it was a pretty good movie. you would enjoy the movie if you are a fan of futurama. the one thing about futurama is bender. he is hilariously funny without a doubt. definitley worth a pickup and if you have kids this is worth getting as well. this movie is a continuation of the last movie where bender joins a group and wants to kill all humans but can't and the world is taken over by an alien creature with one thing on his mind sex and doesn't want to be alone. like i said it is worth the pickup and to watch. lots of good funny stuff in this movie.

i'm a huge futurama fan and have wanted to see this feature since its release. Having had the chance I can honestly say it was worth purchasing.

I actually did not see this movie. I purchased it on Ebay for my father who had originally rented this movie but enjoyed it so much that he wanted a copy for himself.

this is a very good movie even though i'm dissapointed that they didn't bring back the television series the movies are ok. the first movie was out there and fun to watch. this one is a little more out there and weird.; but it is still a good movie. this is a must buy keeper.

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