Futurama: Bender's Game [Blu-ray]
starring: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John Di Maggio, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche
directed by: Dwayne Carey-Hill
directed by: Dwayne Carey-Hill
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Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 11/04/2008Run time: 90 minutesRating: Nr
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At once a merciless skewering of all things fanboy and an extremely satisfying addition to the Futurama franchise, Bender's Game is among the best of the animated series' feature length adventures. The game in question is Dungeons and Dragons, and Bender wants in--only robots aren't programmed with the necessary imagination. Naturally, Bender's plans to develop one go completely awry and land him in an android asylum. The role-playing plotline later re-emerges--in typically convoluted Futurama fashion--via a subplot involving Professor Farnsworth's conversion of dark matter into spaceship fuel, which created a key to a very D&D-influenced universe where our hapless heroes eventually find themselves. The alternate world storyline allows for much lampooning of fantasy tropes, with Lord of the Rings receiving the lion's share of the tweaks. Seeing as how the writers have already devoted much of the movie's running time to parodying Star Wars and Star Trek (and their Lego offshoots), one might think that Bender's Game might suffer from pop-culture overload, but surprisingly, it all feels fresh and frequently funny, and the writers are wise to ground the story in their eccentric characters rather than pinballing them through an endless string of gags. The result is probably the strongest of the direct-to-DVD Futurama releases to date, and one that newcomers to the show's cracked universe can appreciate as much as longtime fans.As with previous Futurama DVD releases, the extras come fast and furious on Bender's Game: commentary by members of the cast and production team (including Matt Groening) is both informative and funny, while interviews with the writers and producers discuss, among other topics, the influence of Dungeons and Dragons on the series and the 3D models used in the feature. Aspiring animators might appreciate "How To Draw Futurama in 83 Easy Steps and the storyboard animatic for the first part of the story, while the "Genetics Lab" feature allows for some amusing Dr. Moreau-style cross-breeding of the characters. Recording session bloopers and a deleted scene offer their own laughs, but the most enjoyable extra must be the preview for the next Futurama feature, Into the Wild Green Yonder, which suggests a shocking development for one of the show's regulars. -- Paul Gaita
Beyond Futurama: Bender's Game
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Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 11/04/2008Run time: 90 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
At once a merciless skewering of all things fanboy and an extremely satisfying addition to the Futurama franchise, Bender's Game is among the best of the animated series' feature length adventures. The game in question is Dungeons and Dragons, and Bender wants in--only robots aren't programmed with the necessary imagination. Naturally, Bender's plans to develop one go completely awry and land him in an android asylum. The role-playing plotline later re-emerges--in typically convoluted Futurama fashion--via a subplot involving Professor Farnsworth's conversion of dark matter into spaceship fuel, which created a key to a very D&D-influenced universe where our hapless heroes eventually find themselves. The alternate world storyline allows for much lampooning of fantasy tropes, with Lord of the Rings receiving the lion's share of the tweaks. Seeing as how the writers have already devoted much of the movie's running time to parodying Star Wars and Star Trek (and their Lego offshoots), one might think that Bender's Game might suffer from pop-culture overload, but surprisingly, it all feels fresh and frequently funny, and the writers are wise to ground the story in their eccentric characters rather than pinballing them through an endless string of gags. The result is probably the strongest of the direct-to-DVD Futurama releases to date, and one that newcomers to the show's cracked universe can appreciate as much as longtime fans.As with previous Futurama DVD releases, the extras come fast and furious on Bender's Game: commentary by members of the cast and production team (including Matt Groening) is both informative and funny, while interviews with the writers and producers discuss, among other topics, the influence of Dungeons and Dragons on the series and the 3D models used in the feature. Aspiring animators might appreciate "How To Draw Futurama in 83 Easy Steps and the storyboard animatic for the first part of the story, while the "Genetics Lab" feature allows for some amusing Dr. Moreau-style cross-breeding of the characters. Recording session bloopers and a deleted scene offer their own laughs, but the most enjoyable extra must be the preview for the next Futurama feature, Into the Wild Green Yonder, which suggests a shocking development for one of the show's regulars. -- Paul Gaita
Beyond Futurama: Bender's Game
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- The Oddest One
Futurama Bender's Game Is by far the strangest one of the four Futurama Movies From the beginning intro it tells you its gunna be a trip but still has the smart humor I enjoy watching futurama for.
Rating: 
- Good futurama film
I love futurama and this was a good film.It wasn't my favorit of the 4 films but I am glad I bought it.My brother and I have watched it over and over and there are some halarious things happening in this film.I didn't give it the full 5 stars because they way the story is written makes it seem like 2 films and I had to watch it twice before I fully got how that all goes together.
Anyway, love it, need more, get it, and have a slurm party watching it.
Rating: - I miss Futurama
I'd put this final installment of the 4 direct to DVD Futurama 'movies' as the 2nd best, a distant second to the first one 'Bender's big score' but a good/decent one none the less.
I wouldn't bother buying this for anyone who isn't already a Futurama fan, I don't see this winning any converts- but where else are you going to get your Futurama fill? Sure we can wait for these to come out on TV but I know buying the DVD is doing my part to help convince the powers that be that Futurama ... Read More
Rating: - An ode to Dungeons and Dragons and the best Futurama film so far!
Futurama: Bender's Game brings Dungeons and Dragons to the thirty first century. With Bender hooked on the popular role-playing game, Fry and the rest of the gang try to get to the bottom of a dark matter shortage. What they find on the way is surely going to rock their world! A tribute to Gary Gygax, the late creator of Dungeons and Dragons, the movie also makes references to Star Wars and Star Trek, the latter with a guest appearance by George Takei!
All the actors, without exceptions, give ... Read More
Rating: - anathor great futurama flick
This movie is a lot like all the other futurama movies but takes a very interesting turn. There is a "shortage" of dark matter and fuel prices are sky rocketing, meanwhile bender wants to play dungeons and dragons but he wasn't programmed with imagination. these story seem totally diffrent but they do cross paths eventully when they enter a fantasy land were dice have all power. this is anathor hilarious futurama movie that is sure to please.
- The Oddest OneFuturama Bender's Game Is by far the strangest one of the four Futurama Movies From the beginning intro it tells you its gunna be a trip but still has the smart humor I enjoy watching futurama for.
- Good futurama filmI love futurama and this was a good film.It wasn't my favorit of the 4 films but I am glad I bought it.My brother and I have watched it over and over and there are some halarious things happening in this film.I didn't give it the full 5 stars because they way the story is written makes it seem like 2 films and I had to watch it twice before I fully got how that all goes together.
Anyway, love it, need more, get it, and have a slurm party watching it.
- I miss FuturamaI'd put this final installment of the 4 direct to DVD Futurama 'movies' as the 2nd best, a distant second to the first one 'Bender's big score' but a good/decent one none the less.
I wouldn't bother buying this for anyone who isn't already a Futurama fan, I don't see this winning any converts- but where else are you going to get your Futurama fill? Sure we can wait for these to come out on TV but I know buying the DVD is doing my part to help convince the powers that be that Futurama ... Read More
- An ode to Dungeons and Dragons and the best Futurama film so far!Futurama: Bender's Game brings Dungeons and Dragons to the thirty first century. With Bender hooked on the popular role-playing game, Fry and the rest of the gang try to get to the bottom of a dark matter shortage. What they find on the way is surely going to rock their world! A tribute to Gary Gygax, the late creator of Dungeons and Dragons, the movie also makes references to Star Wars and Star Trek, the latter with a guest appearance by George Takei!
All the actors, without exceptions, give ... Read More
- anathor great futurama flickThis movie is a lot like all the other futurama movies but takes a very interesting turn. There is a "shortage" of dark matter and fuel prices are sky rocketing, meanwhile bender wants to play dungeons and dragons but he wasn't programmed with imagination. these story seem totally diffrent but they do cross paths eventully when they enter a fantasy land were dice have all power. this is anathor hilarious futurama movie that is sure to please.
