Futurama: Bender's Big Score (Spoilers)

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:24 am

I'm gonna put this bluntly. Bender's Big Score is the best movie I've seen this year. Granted, I have not seen many movies this year.

The movie has, literally, everything that a Futurama fan could want. Yes, even that. Every character is there (in a fashion that makes sense, not JUST for fanwank). All the voices are back (plus Frank Welker in a bunch of new ones). Almost every, "wouldn't it be cool if..." moment you could think of is there. And, if you cried during Jurassic Bark, you'll probably tear up a little bit during the movie at least once. After watching the movie, you'll probably spend the next hour realizing some of the more subtle stuff in the movie.

I can not recommend buying this movie enough. It gets my highest recommendation. Order it off Amazon, then download it from Frostwire so you don't have to wait for it to come in the mail. Simply stunning.

Remember how great Serenity was after waiting years for more Firefly? Yeah, Bender's Big Score is "Serenity good."

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:48 am

Thanks for that, Smooth. Yes, it is doubleplus good, especially the pre-credits sequence. Laughed my arse off, and I can't believe they got Al Gore to do it.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 5:51 am

Finally! I get to save the earth with deadly lasers instead of deadly slideshows!

I can't believe how well the love story was handled. Triumph and tragedy galore!

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:17 pm

Professor Smooth wrote:I can't believe how well the love story was handled. Triumph and tragedy galore!

Indeed. Incredibly satisfying without getting schmaltzy or sentimental. Dare I say it, this kicked the arse off the Simpsons movie in all kinds of ways.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:59 am

I couldn't agree more. The Simpsons Movie could have nodded to its rich history, instead of apparently hiding from it.

Perhaps in the sequel they could do something with the fact that every member of the family has been famous for one thing or another. Send 'em all over the globe so they run into all the people they've pissed off.

Since EVERYTHING that has ever happened on The Simpsons has taken place in the span of one year (except for the flashbacks), look at what's happened to the family in that year. They've visited Europe, Japan, Australia, South America, and Africa (Homer's been jailed on six continents). Homer's been to space, Bart did his "I didn't do it" thing. Marge became a supermodel, Marge has been a mainstay in on TV news shows, Lisa was Springfield Idol, etc, etc, etc.

The Futurama movie has made me weep for what The Simpsons Movie was.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:39 am

The Simpsons Movie couldn't even be bothered to follow up on the "Homer gets a pig that he falls in love with" plotline by the end of the film. What a waste of my time and cinema admission fee. This was far more cohesive and at least remembered A) what it was supposed to be about and B) how to resolve a plotline. At the end of the Simpsons I was all "Well, what about the pig? What was the point of the first 45 minutes of the movie? Isn't this exactly the same plotline I've seen in at least 5 Simpsons episodes already?"

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:32 am

ACQUISITIONATING!

Seriously been worryingly few films I've come out of this year thinking "well that was great."

Simpsons was about on a par with Fantastic 4. Decent and enjoyable way to spend 90 minutes, but not something I was rushing to see again. Especially as all the best jokes had already been in the trailers. It was certainly no Die Hard 4.

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:53 am

Brendocon wrote:ACQUISITIONATING!

Seriously been worryingly few films I've come out of this year thinking "well that was great."

Simpsons was about on a par with Fantastic 4. Decent and enjoyable way to spend 90 minutes, but not something I was rushing to see again. Especially as all the best jokes had already been in the trailers. It was certainly no Die Hard 4.

Die Hard 4 would have been better without that mental computer hacker plot rubbish. "Ooh we hacked the New York Stock Exchange in seconds... and we've hacked CCTV, and TV, and radio and everything. Now we can get into this random server and steal data to make money!" Newsflash, jackasses, why not just take money from the financial computers you've ALREADY HACKED?!

Rant over.

Other than that, very enjoyable though.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:14 am

But they'd be stealing money from TEH GOVERNMENT WHO HAD BACKED IT ALL UP!!!!!11111one

No, seriously, I'm used to movies completely failing to make any sense where computers are concerned. DH4 succeeded in pure entertainment stakes and that's all I went into it for.

Pirates 3 was too concerned with giving every minor character from the previous films an exaggerated role that it forgot to put the fun in; Spidey 3 was too concerned with squeezing in a thousand villains that it forgot to put a cohesive plot or any fun in... Die Hard was too concerned with blowing **** up that it forgot to get the boring tech stuff right.

... I know which sin I found easier to forgive as I bounced out of the cinema at half past ten.

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:22 am

Boring tech stuff or obvious plot hole

It's not so much the IT stuff (which as you say is always pretty random in any movie) as much as the general logic of their plan:

"If we break into this financial institution which stores billions of dollars it will assist us in later breaking into this other financial institution which stores billions of dollars and is twice as hard to get into!"

Phase one, collect underpants...

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:28 am

The last bit wasn't so much about getting the money as wiping the Govt records though, wasn't it?

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:36 am

Brendocon wrote:The last bit wasn't so much about getting the money as wiping the Govt records though, wasn't it?

Last I heard they planned to nick all the data, wipe it from the US govts systems so as to make theirs the only copy, and then either sell it back or sell it to a third party. Presumably whilst saying 'Yoink.Adios/Losers!'.

Then Brillis showed up and wiped the floor with them

Serves them right for having such a dumb plan... 'Now, if you'll just forget about the fortune we already have access to and can make off with now in perfect safety, we can start trying to steal this even more heavily guarded fortune and probably fail due to the complexities involved! yahar!'

or alternatively-

'Bah, we worked out how to defeat the entire US government, CIA, FBI and police force as well as the Armed Forces and National Guard but we didn't count on Bruce Willis in a dirty vest!' Which personally sounds like a far more entertaining synopsis

Hopes for Die Hard 5?

Back on topic, I really need to see these Futurama specials, they sound awesome

Didn't bother with the Simpson's flick in the end, I'm sure it'll show up on rental DVD very soon and I can be disappointed then without having paid the £14+ to go see it.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:53 am

Karl Lynch wrote:'Now, if you'll just forget about the fortune we already have access to and can make off with now in perfect safety, we can start trying to steal this even more heavily guarded fortune and probably fail due to the complexities involved! yahar!'

Was more of a principle thing though, wasn't it? They didn't listen to him when he warned them it could be done, fired him, so he set out to do it just out of spite. Or something.

Hopes for Die Hard 5?

I hope there won't be one. It sort of demeans the whole concept when they trot them out on a regular basis. 2 and 3 didn't really do much for me. I'm happy to just pretend the first and 4th are the only ones that exist.

Back on topic

WITCH!

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:09 am

Brendocon wrote:
Karl Lynch wrote:'Now, if you'll just forget about the fortune we already have access to and can make off with now in perfect safety, we can start trying to steal this even more heavily guarded fortune and probably fail due to the complexities involved! yahar!'
Was more of a principle thing though, wasn't it? They didn't listen to him when he warned them it could be done, fired him, so he set out to do it just out of spite. Or something.

I seem to remember the bloke goes on about their security principles as a whole being rubbish and easy to break and bring the country to a halt? I think specifically he does rant about being fired whilst working on the system he's trying to break into but he essentially already achieved countrywide chaos, made his point, proved he was right and shouldn't have been fired and got a shed-load of cash without needing to touch it.

So in essence, the script said he had to break into it

What have you against Die Hard III? It's exploding green goo, what's not to like? And it comes in cannisters! ...More than that I don't remember but isn't that pretty much the whole plot?

BTW, speaking of plot issues- Transformers 2007. I watched it again (it's grating on me worse with each rewatch I must say) with a friend: the bit where they go to city with the allspark: they specifically say they're going to the city to hide the allspark (problem- evil killing machines, big built-up area). You said they were going to look for a radio! They already had a radio in the base

You're deceitful

My appologies for turning this into a general movie thread

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:30 am

Karl Lynch wrote:What have you against Die Hard III? It's exploding green goo, what's not to like? And it comes in cannisters! ...More than that I don't remember but isn't that pretty much the whole plot?

The first one was "guy tries to attend a Christmas party, ends up stuck in one place fighting Alan Rickman and an army of disposable terrorists". The third one was "guy runs about town for no discernable reason in a third-rate Dirty Harry knock-off."

You said they were going to look for a radio! They already had a radio in the base You're deceitful

They stop in the city to pick up some radios. The base didn't have a radio - they used Stupid Movie Technology to send morse code messages or some crap. I don't know. They were going to leave the city until the jet that Ironhide inexplicably knew was Starscream arrived.

It's a "turn off logic and kick back" film. Again, far better than Pirates or Spidey. Yay. Solely for the fact it has a sense of fun inbuilt. It knows it's silly knockabout popcorn stuff. I can't resist the charms. And it's far better than it has any right to be when you factor in who's made it.

And yes. I'm evil and deceitful and other stuff. Muwahaha.

My appologies for turning this into a general movie thread

It's Smooth's fault for starting a thread about something the rest of us want to see but haven't. We've resorted to tangents to keep the topic goinggggggg.

Post by **Kaylee** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:36 am

Brendocon wrote:
Karl Lynch wrote:What have you against Die Hard III? It's exploding green goo, what's not to like? And it comes in cannisters! ...More than that I don't remember but isn't that pretty much the whole plot?
The first one was "guy tries to attend a Christmas party, ends up stuck in one place fighting Alan Rickman and an army of disposable terrorists". The third one was "guy runs about town for no discernable reason in a third-rate Dirty Harry knock-off."

Actually... I can't fault that. Spot on.

Brendy wrote:
You said they were going to look for a radio! They already had a radio in the base You're deceitful
They stop in the city to pick up some radios. The base didn't have a radio - they used Stupid Movie Technology to send morse code messages or some crap. I don't know. They were going to leave the city until the jet that Ironhide inexplicably knew was Starscream arrived.

It's a "turn off logic and kick back" film. Again, far better than Pirates or Spidey. Yay. Solely for the fact it has a sense of fun inbuilt. It knows it's silly knockabout popcorn stuff. I can't resist the charms. And it's far better than it has any right to be when you factor in who's made it.

And yes. I'm evil and deceitful and other stuff. Muwahaha.

It is the deceit that upset me most

I enjoyed Pirates much more but I'm a swash-buckley kinda person and its a question of horses for courses methinks

Brendykins wrote:
My appologies for turning this into a general movie thread
It's Smooth's fault for starting a thread about something the rest of us want to see but haven't. We've resorted to tangents to keep the topic goinggggggg.

Blame Smooth? It's so delicious it has to be bad for me!

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:08 pm

WHAAT? There is a Futurama movie? I never ever heard news of it being made... compared to the fanfare around the Simpsons movie, this one was a surprise. I can't wait to watch it!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:22 pm

They're straight-to-dvd.

Cos, y'know, cinema is so not 31st Century.

wideload · Post by **wideload** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:35 am

BB Shockwave wrote:WHAAT? There is a Futurama movie? I never ever heard news of it being made... compared to the fanfare around the Simpsons movie, this one was a surprise. I can't wait to watch it!

I believe they are making 4 of them. Word on the street is all 4 to be released on DVD. Then after all 4 are released, each one will be split into 4 episodes and aired on tv. Although, after watching the first one (which is extremely well written), not sure how that would work

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:45 pm

Especially considering the ending of this one...

I just watched it, and man... comedy gold.

Well-written yet complicated plot with lots of time travel paradoxes that are yet all resolved... and a big twist at the end. Plus, pretty much every important character from the series appears at some time.

Loved the jab at the 'Box Network' for canceling the show.... Though I must say, the funniest scene for me was "Everyone loves Hypno-Toad". I'd watch that show...

Oh and Nixon should get back to politics. He'd win on a landslide...

Post by **Kaylee** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:02 pm

Just finished it. A work of genius

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:07 pm

BB Shockwave wrote: Loved the jab at the 'Box Network' for canceling the show.... Though I must say, the funniest scene for me was "Everyone loves Hypno-Toad". I'd watch that show...

Methinks you ripped your copy from the Internet, because if you bought the DVD (or at leat the one I have), you're ABLE to watch a full 30 minute episode of "Everybody Loves Hypno-Toad", which actually IS powerfully hypnotic!