Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 0024543541899
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: November 04, 2008
Running Time: 87 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Sales Rank: 1520

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Editorial Review:

Description:
With fuel prices skyrocketing, the Planet Express crew sets off on a dangerous mission: to infiltrate the world's only dark-matter mine, source of all spaceship fuel. But deep beneath the surface lies a far stranger place... a medieval land of dragons and sorcery and intoxicated knights who look suspiciously like Bender. So park your hover-car and saddle up your unicorn for Futurama's grandest adventure yet: BENDER'S GAME!

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


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Rating: - Additional review.
Best of the series, funny, new theme music about a rocket ship. Bender and his sword were hilarious during the first half.

I bought a playstation three so I could watch this movie in blue ray. If I could take half a star away, it would be for the joke about Kansas.
In blue ray, the opening seen where they advertise bachelors chow was incredibly detailed.

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Rating: - What happened!?
I am A huge Futurama fan. Have every episode and love how smart and well timed the comedy can be. As much as I want to love this installment, I can't. Benders big Game is A Big let down. The comedy is so low-brow and the story and dialog is poorly written in comparison to everything that has been done up till now.

-"Benders big score" felt like Futurama well seasoned.
-"The Beast with a billion Backs" felt like a really long episode.
-"Benders game", has too many holes, not ... Read More

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Rating: - Futurama: Bender's Game Review

The main cast of Futurama: The Professor (Billy West), Hermes (Phil LaMarr), Leela (Katey Sagal), Bender (John DiMaggio), Amy (Lauren Tom), Zoigberg (Billy West), Nibbler (Frank Welker), Fry (Billy West) as well as Mom (Tress MacNeille) and her three bumbling sons return in this 80-minute special. Futurama: Bender's Game is unlike Futurama: Bender's Big Score and Futurama: The Beast With A Billion Backs due to this instalment not having a movie feel at all to it. Futurama: Bender's Game is designed ... Read More

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Rating: - "Welcome to Cornwood!"
The Good News, Everyone!
*Superb video/sound quality. It is practically perfect on Blu-Ray; the details are sharp, clear, vivid. The color is great and the picture has no defects that I can see.
*Includes some good special features; commentaries, animatics, a thing that lets you genetically mutate the Futurama characters, featurettes, deleted scenes, outtakes (one of which is an easter egg), and a trailer for the next Futurama film.
*Excellent animation quality.
*Has some great ... Read More

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Rating: - Best thing I've ever purchased!
You already know it's Futurama, so what are you waiting for? The gags are fast and furious, and the movie looks gorgeous in Blu-Ray. Heartily recommended!

Great extras too, as always.

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