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Bender, that
wise cracking booze hound of a robot, is back. And this
time, he's a geek.
"Futurama: Bender's Game" is now on DVD and Blu-ray
disc. This is a review of the DVD.
The television show may be gone from the Fox line-up in
favor of such drivel (yes, I said drivel) as "Family
Guy" (what people see in that show, I'll never
know...bad rip off...) But Fox has been wise to let the
creative minds behind "Futurama" to continue in feature
length form. "Bender's Game" is the latest movie which
takes our crazy futuristic pals to whole new worlds.
The movie is an odd one which takes a couple of
storylines and takes viewers into the world of geekdom.
I had to watch the movie a couple of times to get in
some of the gags I missed. The plot puts Bender into the
world of Dungeons & Dragons, thereby not only giving him
an imagination (which apparently robots don't have), and
the ability to speak geek. The rest of the crew of
Planet Express are off to battle Mom for Dark Matter.
It sounds really poorly plotted and a bit "out there,"
and it is. Well, that's to say it's out there, not
poorly plotted. Everything comes together in the end.
That's part of the charm of "Futurama." Almost anything
goes and it's usually pretty funny, even if the logline
doesn't make much sense whatsoever. There are some very
funny jokes in the movie, including a couple involving
Legos and Robin Williams.
The animation is quite well done with lots of bright
colors. The voice talent in "Futurama" is in top form,
giving the movie plausibility even if the story is a bit
crazy. Bender (John DiMaggio) has always been my
favorite character on the show, and he brings his crude
charm into this movie. Which reminds me to remind you
that the movie may not be suitable for all children. If
you've got kids who are not bothered by adolescent
violence and crude humor, then they'll probably enjoy it
as much as you do.
The entire movie is filled with geek gags guaranteed to
make geeks (like myself) appreciate the humor. I don't
know how Matt Groening, Ken Keeler & David X. Cohen
still manage to mine the geek gold, but they've struck
riches. Where else can you get jokes with George Takai
and Mork in the same movie? "Futurama: Bender's Game,"
that's where, baby!
Bill Kallay
Special thanks to Click Communications
Photos: © 20th Century Fox. All rights reserved.
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