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Topic: Bender's Big Score Review Thread
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HYPNoBRECKY
Bending Unit
 Since: Jan 2008
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posted 02-12-2008 10:04 |
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I love Benders Big Score. The movie is going to be aired on Comedy Central on March 23!! Here's the most up-to-date news on BBS: http://www.peelified.com/cgi-bin/out.cgi?u=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?i d=7549 [This message has been edited by HYPNoBRECKY (edited 02-12-2008).]
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trickster381
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posted 02-19-2008 10:22 |
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thankyou for that hypno, now I have something to look forward to. Lets just hope CC dosent mess the movie up like they did with the episodes
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HYPNoBRECKY
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 02-19-2008 11:33 |
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Yeah, with that page tear on the lower left of the screen so they can run the credits and not waste any extra time on giving the artists and creators their due. At least they are not squishing the whole page over so you can't see anything clearly at the end of the episode like the TV Land Network does to their shows!! I hate how they do that to Star Trek, trickster381... HATE THAT!! P.S. You're welcome. I'm glad you have something to look forward to in the definite future!!   [This message has been edited by HYPNoBRECKY (edited 02-19-2008).]
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prankster235
Crustacean
Since: Feb 2008
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posted 02-24-2008 20:42 |
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benders big score is an awsome movie!
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Demeter
Starship Captain
 Since: Aug 2005
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posted 03-09-2008 03:40 |
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Sadly, I have nothing more to say than I loved it. Honestly, I have no criticism, even after reading others opinions on the supposed downfalls. I just really loved it.
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seattlejohn01
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Since: May 2007
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posted 03-09-2008 05:41 |
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I wrote this in UnPEEL, but it's obviously not here. So, I'll write it again. My initial review was "Great", and I still think it's way better than anything currently being shown on TV. But, after repeated viewings, BBS is not growing on me like classic Futurama episodes have. Maybe it's the longer format, maybe it's the voice characterizations (which I thought were off a little), maybe it's a flatter script, maybe it's the more convuluted plot, but it's just not doing it for me like the 1/2 hour episodes did. I hope BWABB gets back in the groove, and reminds me more of the TV episodes.
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Xanfor
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Since: May 2006
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posted 03-09-2008 16:33 |
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Originally posted by HYPNoBRECKY:
At least they are not squishing the whole page over so you can't see anything clearly at the end of the episode like the TV Land Network does to their shows!! I hate how they do that to Star Trek, trickster381... HATE THAT!!
Some shows, like Star Trek and Red Dwarf, just aren't complete until you watch all the way to end of the credits...
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Archonix
Professor
Since: Jun 2003
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posted 03-09-2008 16:36 |
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It's a garbage pod!... It's a bloody garbage pod!
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futz
Professor
Since: Apr 2005
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posted 03-11-2008 19:58 |
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Watched BBS about 5 or 6 times after it was released and thought it kinda was off a bit. Didn't watch it for about a month then watched it over the last 2 nights. Seemed a lot more like Good 'Ol Futurama omly drawn better and not the rapid-fire pacing, or 22 minute compartmenting of the 1st-run episodes.Strangely some of the dreary, sad stuff started to seem a bit absurdly funny.
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Gleno
Liquid Emperor
Since: Jul 2003
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posted 03-13-2008 03:59 |
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Picked this up last weekend and I loved it....
I was laughing my arse off all the way through and I loved the references to past eps that they probably had no intention of going back to had it not been for this movie....brilliant....No spoilers, you have to see it to appreciate it....! I did think the plot was a bit weird though and sort of hard to follow but I've only watched it once so.... ------------------
"Any colour you like as long as it's black....
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What up?
Delivery Boy
Since: Aug 2007
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posted 03-13-2008 05:18 |
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yay! i just pre-orded Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs.
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tyraniak
Urban Legend
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 03-13-2008 16:49 |
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Just watched it for the 2nd time, still think it has a great story and funny jokes, and am still disappointed with the musical numbers
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Frisco17
Urban Legend
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 03-13-2008 20:40 |
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I think the second song was definitly better.
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NastyInThePasty
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 03-13-2008 22:17 |
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My only major beef with both the songs and Christopher Tyng's underscore is that apparently The "Box network" didn't want to pony up the cash to hire an ax-tutal orchestra, so we had to settle for cheap synthesizers.  Kind of like how the Paul Dini/Bruce Timm Batman and Superman cartoons had lush orchestral scores that went to tinny synths for Justice League.
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km73
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Since: Aug 2007
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posted 03-13-2008 23:57 |
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The second song was marginally better, but neither of them hold a candle to the previous songs in the series.
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Bones
Bending Unit
Since: Feb 2003
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posted 03-14-2008 02:58 |
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Loved the film, the songs sucked like a hoover! And I don't see them growing on me like past Futurama songs.They said I probably shouldn't fly with just one eye!
I am Bender, please insert girder.
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Frisco17
Urban Legend
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 03-14-2008 20:46 |
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The greatest thing from any Futurama song. Period.Fry: "Stop! Take my hands! You evil, metal dork!!"
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NastyInThePasty
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 03-14-2008 22:19 |
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Destiny, has cheated me, by forcing me, to decide upon...The woman that, I idolize, or the hands of an, automiton. Without these hands, I can't complete, the opera that was, captivating her... But if I keep them, and she marries him, he probably won't, want me dating her.
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futz
Professor
Since: Apr 2005
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posted 03-15-2008 09:31 |
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To me the "Alley Song" was reminicent of the classic 60's movie comedy tunes like "The Great Race". http://www.moviemusic.com/soundtrack/greatrace For those of you who only know who "Star Wars" John Williams is. http://www.moviemusic.com/composer.asp?mm=mancinih&sort=year The "Toy Shop" tune was saved by the elves. [This message has been edited by futz (edited 03-15-2008).]
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Frisco17
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Since: Aug 2005
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posted 03-16-2008 20:58 |
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Originally posted by NastyInThePasty:
Destiny, has cheated me, by forcing me, to decide upon...The woman that, I idolize, or the hands of an, automiton. Without these hands, I can't complete, the opera that was, captivating her... But if I keep them, and she marries him, he probably won't, want me dating her.
Probably the most profound and intellegent thing Fry has ever said.
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NastyInThePasty
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 03-16-2008 22:08 |
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And with no worms to guide him yet. 
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Bones
Bending Unit
Since: Feb 2003
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posted 03-17-2008 08:22 |
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I actually love the 'destiny has cheated me' stanza, absolutley beautiful! I had to watch it yesterday to please me.As for the film music, on the whole I would rate it a C+, OK, not great...
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Frisco17
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Since: Aug 2005
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posted 03-17-2008 20:02 |
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Therefor Christopher Tyng may live....but we will not share our recipe for immortality.
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NastyInThePasty
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 03-17-2008 22:05 |
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"Way to underwrite, Tyng."
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Frisco17
Urban Legend
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 03-18-2008 20:26 |
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Then again considering how little money seems to have gone into the movie's music it wasn't terrible. I guess we were just spoiled by the episodes' full orchestra. Still nothing wrong with demanding perfection.
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Javier Lopez
Liquid Emperor
Since: Sep 2001
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posted 03-20-2008 18:48 |
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Originally posted by Frisco17:Fry: "Stop! Take my hands! You evil, metal dork!!"
For some reason i asumed he said "you evil, metal, Dog!"
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NastyInThePasty
Bending Unit
Since: Jan 2008
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posted 03-20-2008 21:33 |
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That's actually what it says in the episode's close-captioning.
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hobbitboy
Starship Captain
Since: Jan 2006
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posted 03-21-2008 07:45 |
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Woo hoo,now that its (finally) been released here in New Zealand I've (finally) been able to actually watch (and then repeatedly re-watch) BBS. I loved it. Especially the fact that it wasn't as bad as I feared it might be! - HB
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Frisco17
Urban Legend
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 03-22-2008 18:31 |
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Yeah it kinda went in a cycle. First everybody was afraid of it (bubble picture), then everybody loved it, then everybody hated it (Ralph Snart) and now everybody seems to have gone into their serperate corners. I loved it, for the record.
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Gleno
Liquid Emperor
Since: Jul 2003
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posted 03-24-2008 07:25 |
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Isn't everyone just grateful/happy that Futurama has been brought back and we have something new to finally watch after years of fearing no new episodes....?
I know I am....
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frowntown
Crustacean
Since: Mar 2007
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posted 03-24-2008 19:17 |
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Did anyone else find the animation significantly worse than the previous episodes
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Otis P Jivefunk
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Since: Sep 2001
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posted 03-24-2008 20:18 |
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Did anyone else find the animation significantly worse than the previous episodes
Yes, finally someone agrees with me. All I keep hearing is how great the animation is, and I'm sitting there thinking did you watch the same movie as me? So much off-model character animation. The space battle didn't thrill me either. The best animation of the movie was probably in the alleyway when it was snowing and Robot Santa first showed up. Other than that it was poorly animated and poorly directed in my opinion...
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Frisco17
Urban Legend
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posted 03-24-2008 20:21 |
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Originally posted by Gleno:
Isn't everyone just grateful/happy that Futurama has been brought back and we have something new to finally watch after years of fearing no new episodes....?
I know I am....
That's the important thing to remember isn't it.
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seattlejohn01
Urban Legend
Since: May 2007
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posted 03-24-2008 23:22 |
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Originally posted by Otis P Jivefunk:
Yes, finally someone agrees with me. All I keep hearing is how great the animation is, and I'm sitting there thinking did you watch the same movie as me? So much off-model character animation. The space battle didn't thrill me either. The best animation of the movie was probably in the alleyway when it was snowing and Robot Santa first showed up. Other than that it was poorly animated and poorly directed in my opinion...
I've got to agree with you, OPJF; I think the animation was a little off. Still, even with any faults anyone may think it has, Thank God It's Back!
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frowntown
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posted 03-25-2008 20:38 |
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I'd agree that I'm glad it's back, but if you see the Nixon in the film looks completely different to the original. I thought that the film wasn't that good in general (particulary the songs),but I did enjoy a few good one liners:Barbados Slim: You haven't seen the last of Barbados Slim-now I must leave forever. Hermes: Bureaucrat grade 34, Hermes Conrad. Is who I am. I'm glad it's back as it means there is potential for the future films be be just as good as the Tv series.
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ShepherdofShark
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Since: Feb 2008
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posted 03-25-2008 20:56 |
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That Slim line will be funniest if we never see the character again.My fav BBS line is Bender: Struggling alone against incredible odds - I, Bender, managed to kill him. (And no-one else seems to agree that it's even funny).
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Frisco17
Urban Legend
Since: Aug 2005
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posted 03-25-2008 21:12 |
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Fry: "You must be at least this naked? How much more naked can you get?"
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hobbitboy
Starship Captain
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posted 03-27-2008 06:13 |
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My mostest favorite 'line' from BBS has to be:Bender: <In a robot-like monotone> "Entering auto-destruct sequence." <In his normal voice> "Aw crap, I hate auto-destruct sequence." Oh, and this one is too: Nibbler: "Too late Nudar. I've wiped Fry's butt clean."
Nudar: "We'll see about that."
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Fleb: "Nothing, boss. We sprunged his ass inside and out." This one is also my most favorite one of them all: Leela: "Troops, you are now equipped with the finest weapons magical elves can build." That's all. For now. I think. [This message has been edited by hobbitboy (edited 03-27-2008).]
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Sir Wankalot
Bending Unit
Since: Feb 2007
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posted 04-14-2008 14:47 |
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Finally got around to watching it, It wasn't spectacular but I enjoyed it, pandered a bit too much to the shippers alright and it was a bit much to have Fry become a loner for 12 years with only a whale for company/sex just cos he couldn't get any action with Leela and I also saw the twist cumming prematurely but it still had some laughs so I'll give it 7/10.
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Frisco17
Urban Legend
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posted 04-14-2008 20:37 |
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Originally posted by Sir Wankalot:
......and it was a bit much to have Fry become a loner for 12 years with only a whale for company/sex just cos he couldn't get any action with Leela....
And you got the impression that the Narwhal had anything to do with sex where?
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