Futurama: Bender's Game

The transition from show to film after a two year break, was not seamless. 'Bender's Big Score' felt like a never ending story, with nowhere to end.'The Beast With a Billion Backs', whilst not being flawless, managed to rekindle the Futurama style of humour and fun. This movie, however, was unlike either of the two.

'Bender's Game' gets off to a brilliant start, and a satisfactory (if somewhat unfinished) ending. However, after the firtst 20 minutes, the jokes grow scarce, and an uncharacteristic level of blood and violence is introduced. To make matters worse, 'potty humour' was too, something far below what Futurama has acheived in the past. The simplistic plot (following the Planet Express Crew to the fantasy realm of Cornwood) should have made matters simple. However, there a several points where the movie seems as though its lost, such as when the professor and Nibbler give a long flashback, which adds nothing to the story.

It was obvious the writer(s) had something special,after their superb opening. Yet the following script, crammed on shelves in time for Christmas, proves that Matt Groening and his team don't know what made this funny, and are lost. I loved Futurama, but this isn't it. They've had three chances, and a heck of my money. Their next adventure is one I won't take on, before my memory of Futurama is entirely tarnished.

Ordered this for a Christmas present. It got here on time in brand new condition. Very pleased.

The title throws you off a bit, it almost sounds like this is a video game. Not quite as good as Bender's Big Score, but still a lot of fun for a die hard Futurama fan.

Very good movie. I had trouble following the first two movies they made, but this one is great. Perhaps I am old and therefore need the better format that this one followed. Whereas the first two movies seemed to jump back and forth between different plots so I lost track of the story.

I'm with the crowd on this one: Bender's Game is definitely the best of the Futurama films so far, and a great breath of fresh air after Beast With a Billion Backs. On this one, the random unexpected jokes (like the Swamp Hag) come fast and frequently, and it's definitely the "Futurama" humor that was missing last time (though it could do with about a half-dozen fewer vomit jokes). I'm not a Dungeons & Dragons fan, and I was pleasantly surprised it's a very small part of the plot, less than I would have guessed from the preview in "Beast." And none of the jokes are obscure references for game-nerds only (though I imagine some have more depth for people who know D&D). Best of all: No musical number in this one. The "Bender's Piracy Warning" special feature is funny too -- it's only about a minute long but tops any of the features on the last DVD.