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hobbitboy
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« #411 : 12-03-2008 13:57 »
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Continuity has apparantly been thrown out of the window.
As has spelling, apparently.
How did Nibbler get back?
Why does it matter? If Nibbler can utilise some implosion-like effect to remove himself from the universe is it really that hard to believe that he doesn't also have a way of getting back in again? How long after Hell is Other Robots was it before we saw Nibbler again (after they abandoned him New Jersey) yet is anyone bothered that we don't actually see Nibbler making his way back to the Planet Express building? It seems to me that the movies don't introduce any story-telling shortcuts/tricks that hadn't already been used in the TV series , if perhaps to a lesser extent. |
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Xanderz
Delivery Boy
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« #422 : 12-07-2008 02:58 »
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Speaking of 1984... you all remember the Apple ad spoof from Future Stock  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8The original is of course very Orwellian... "On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you'll see why 1984 won't be like 1984." |
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aknightofni
Starship Captain
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« #425 : 12-31-2008 18:04 »
« : 12-31-2008 18:11 »
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I have an idea that some of the writers may have read a fanfic or two and taken bits and pieces to use in the movies. The Discipline Collar on Leela is simular to one used on her in one of the very adult fanfics that resides on another site...
Unfortunately best thing that could follow that particular work is a moral carpet bombing. Although it would certainly be better for "character development" to see Leela react differently after the collar, it would be much more meaningful if she wasn't a significantly nicer person before the movies any way. Drawing character development links between the movies is pretty shaky. Any friends or family who have seen the movie all think its amazingly funny, but they all never became attached to the characters. If I just pay attention to the humor I absolutely love it. Lousy attachment to characters brings it down a bit. Maybe Fry was somewhat right in "I second that emotion". If we care about Futurama.... stop caring about it! Go buy like madmen, laugh, tell friends! We can start caring when the $$$ are enough to bring it back proper. :P *edit* gas is 60 cents CDN a ltr here... lol, guess the movie never accounted for the hindenconomy. that people could be punished for what they think
Bit of a scary idea, but then so is a lot of what goes on inside peoples heads. Far as I'm concerned what ever thoughts might be bouncing around in your head are yours long as you keep them there. But if you make them known, or release them of your own will (not scanned out  ) you better be ready to accept the consequences. Responsibility ftw. |
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Ambitious misunderstood
Bending Unit
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« #427 : 10-13-2011 20:51 »
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Hooray! The first post in about two years!
All in all, Bender's Game appears to be pretty unpopular on PEEL. I can see why, even though I don't necessarily share the consensus opinion. The story is pretty thin and once they get to the fantasy world, there really isn't any story at all. They losely keep up a LOTR parody and mix all sort of other things in there, but on the whole it makes about as much sense as a "Scary Door" segment. The last half hour is mildly entertaining when the jokes work and boring when they don't. Generally, the kind of humor is different than the humor in the series. The knife ad scene was an especially appearant example of that. These kind of jokes sometimes result in a chuckle, but they're not connected to the story and as a matter of fact, actually distract from it.
Let's not forget though that before they reach the fantasy world (well, actually before they try to invade Mom's farm) the movie is almost insanely funny, with jokes that DO feel like classic Futurama. The Farnsworth-Ape scene. The dog makeup scene (stupid, but I liked it). And anything with Zoidberg. All of Season 6 didn't produce as many hilarious Zoidberg moments as Bender's Game.
I read some reviews complaining about Leela being out of character. It's true that she was angrier than she usually tends to be, but it's not like she's an innocent angel otherwise, she's always been shown as short-tempered and quickly resorting to violence (consider Raging Bender or AoI). And really, an angry, tough Leela feels more authentic to me than an insane Leela (Möbius Dick) or an overly naive Leela (IAGDL). The other characters were okay. Bender wasn't really that funny most of the time, but I always enjoy the robot asylum and Dr. Perception, so the time he spent there was pretty funny to me. Him becoming insane seemed more than a little forced though.
The other characters were good. Fry was great, Zoidberg and Farnsworth were on top form. I already mentioned Leela. Btw, am I the only one who found her strangely erotic in her "half-horse, half-naked" form?
So if I could split the movie in two parts, the first half would be 10/10, the second one would be 4/10. It has basically no story, but some of the jokes do work, and to be frank, I care a lot more about good jokes than about a good plot. All in all, 6/10 seems like a fair verdict to me. Not like there's a poll to vote though...
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