My copy of Futurama: Beast With A Billion Backs finally arrived today and I immediately sat down and watched it. Better than Bender's Big Score, it still didn't seem to pack as many laughs per minute into it as most standard episodes. The story seems to jump around too much and seems to be trying to cram too much plot into the movie at times, but is not difficult to follow. The plot turns pretty religish (a term I just now coined) and may be off putting to some. Still, this is a must see for any Futurama fan, and I firmly believe that anyone who enjoys comedy or entertainment would enjoy this.
Some series mainstays are present in this. Low brow humor from Bender. Some nerdy math, science, and sci fi jokes. Zapp Brannigan is back and more Shatner-esque than ever. And there are some quality guest stars. Stephen Hawking makes an appearance and is quite entertaining. Dan Castellaneta (the voice of Homer Simpson) shows up as the robot devil, and the less entertaining David Cross and Brittany Murphy also have significant roles.
The animation looks great and I love seeing it in widescreen. For all your Futurama needs, as well as a longer review with a different perspective, go here.
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