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Product Name: Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs - Widescreen Subtitle - DVD
UPC: 024543520931
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
It's good, no great.
Honestly, the Comedy Central movies for Futurama were the only misstep the series took. First came Bender's Big Score, then this entry landed... To mixed success. All the comedy and sci-fi nods are there, but the movie gets bogged down a little by the plot.
Without including spoilers, another love interest of Fry's steps up to the plate, while an invincible intergalactic entity terrorizes the universe by turning everyone into a single concentric cult being. The problems start midway through when there's just too much shipping drama between the antagonist, the villain, and the supporting cast. Futurama is a series of quips, cutaways, and social commentary. It is not a series that focuses on getting bogged down in Emo feels. Beast With a Billion Backs does the later while nearly avoiding the former in the second act.
It also is DVD only, which while beautiful in 2007 now looks a little dated. Especially compared to the later two of the four movies, which released on Blu-ray shortly after this came out.
Still, the movie is perfectly enjoyable even if it's not relatable. Slightly recommended for casuals. Definitely recommended for series enthusiasts.
Posted by Morganical
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great show! Inferior cardboard case.
As the title says. The show is one of the greatest animated cartoons made, but the case it comes in is terrible and flimsy.
Posted by wolverine81
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Movie, Great Copy
The Futurama movies are a hilarious addition to the series (particularly this one). They tend to be more adult than the shows, but if you're watching Futurama then you're already expecting that
