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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)

Brittany Murphy , Dan Castellaneta , Peter Avanzino  |  NR |  DVD
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (172 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Brittany Murphy, Dan Castellaneta, David Cross, Phil LaMarr, Billy West
  • Directors: Peter Avanzino
  • Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Surround)
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: June 24, 2008
  • Run Time: 89 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (172 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00158K0V0
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,963 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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In Futurama's latest and most tentacle-packed epic, space itself rips open, revealing a gateway to another universe. But what lies beyond? Horror? Love? Or maybe both, if it happens to contain a repulsive, planet-sized monster with romantic intentions! Nothing less than the fate of human and robot-kind is at stake as the Futurama crew takes on The Beast with a Billion Backs.

The Beast with a Billion Backs will be presented in widescreen format with English Dolby Surround 5.1, along with French and Spanish subtitles. Bonus features include:

The second of four direct-to-DVD adventures featuring the Futurama crew, The Beast with a Billion Backs picks up where its predecessor, Bender's Big Score, left off while balancing multiple love stories and the arrival of a sexually voracious alien from another universe. Unlike Bender, the various story lines converge well here--the tentacled, Lovecraftian creature Yivo (voiced by David Cross), which wants to mate with the entire population of the universe at once, makes Fry (Billy West) its de facto leader (Pope, actually), which in turn plays havoc with his relationship with new girlfriend Colleen (Brittany Murphy). And Yivo's scheme causes the people of Earth to evacuate the planet, leaving it in the hands of robots--which is, of course, excellent news for Futurama's resident mechanical malcontent, Bender (John DiMaggio). Beast is probably best understood and enjoyed by longtime fans of the series, who will recognize and appreciate the countless "surprise guests" (Robot Satan, the Harlem Globetrotters, Bender's hero Calculon, the head of Stephen Hawking), though the feature is certainly well-written and performed by its voice cast, and should provide plenty laughs for first-timers with flexible attention spans. Parents, however, should note that the humor can be fairly suggestive at times, and should exercise caution in regard to younger viewers.

Extras include a very funny commentary track with creators Matt Groening and David X Cohen, stars West, DiMaggio and Maurice LaMarche, and key members of the production team. Deleted scenes and a making-of featurette with the voice cast are entertaining, but the real features of value are Futurama: The Lost Adventure, which is culled from the Futurama game for Playstation 2, as well as a lengthy preview of the next direct-to-DVD movie, Bender's Game. Suffice it to say that the Lord of the Rings weighs heavily on the storyline. -- Paul Gaita


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Product Description

The thrilling conclusion to Futurama: Benders Big Score.

Bender and the planet express crew must contend with a massive cosmic team that sends the world into panic.


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106 of 122 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars The Proud Result of Prison Writing June 30, 2008
Format:DVD
While I'm a truly devoted Futurama fan, I'm not one of those condescending supergeeks who claim to love Futurama so much that I have the authority to tell everyone else how virulently they're supposed to hate anything even slightly different than my favorite old episodes. (That's right, you heard me.) I'm ecstatic that Futurama has returned from the dead, and I totally loved "Bender's Big Score." But this new Futurama flick disappoints. Most of what we know and love about Futurama is still here in spades, but this flick suffers from a poorly-developed plot and a degeneration of the show's formerly deep and subversive humor.

The 88-minute format is either too long for a compact and focused plotline, or too short for the type of complex story the producers appear to be striving for. The story here jumps around at a very awkward pace and shows signs of severe over-editing. The jokes have been reduced to Family Guy-like asides played for cheap guffaws rather than deep thoughts. (The caped superhero is an unfortunate example, and Bender's firstborn son is a very unfortunate example.)

Many holes and inconsistencies in the storyline show that plot construction took a backseat to the more easily written sight gags and cheap asides. (Here's an example that hopefully won't be condemned as a spoiler. Late in the film the new Yivo character says he [sklee] sent an image of himself to artists in our universe, but most of the story is built on the idea that Yivo thought he was alone in all universes.) The fundamental story has also trumped the longstanding strengths of the show. The personalities of Fry and Leela (and important supporting characters like Kif) are inconsistent, Bender has been demoted to an unworkable subplot, and Zoidberg does little more than vomit for simpleminded laughs. There are also many missed opportunities for building upon the cliffhangers left from "Bender's Big Score."

You can rest assured that the great Futurama animation, music, and voice acting (the actors have always been the show's unsung heroes) won't disappoint this time around. But the writing will. Certain fans may or may not like the basic story, but the bigger point is that everyone will notice the careless and unprofessional defects in the story. Hopefully this flick will just be a temporary misstep. Console yourself by remembering once again how lucky we are to have Futurama back among the living. [~doomsdayer520~]
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed. Sad and disappointed. June 26, 2008
Format:DVD
First of all, I am a huge futurama fan. Pretty much a ridiculous fan, I own all four seasons, plus the comics, plus the DVD collections that are just compilations from the seasons. And I love them all. The first Futurama 'movie' "Bender's Big Score" was great. I really enjoyed it. This one however... It just wasn't coherent.

The plot was seriously lacking, and the storyline wasn't strung together very well at all. In certain points I found myself thinking "You mean there's still more? Shouldn't it be over?!". Also, it seems like they've taken writing cues from the more recent seasons of "The Simpsons", many of the jokes were a bit over the top and at the same time low-brow. One of the things I love about Futurama is the creative and clever writing, the jokes that are a bit more clever, and not all physical comedy.

This movie was rife with moments where you just say "Yuck. That's not funny, it's just kind of gross". Which I think would be a great way to sum up the movie in general. It's not funny, it's just kind of gross.
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39 of 49 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Too late to go back to the future? June 25, 2008
Format:DVD
I bought this on the day of release, so of course I'm a big Futurama fan and expected to like it. I thought Bender's Big Score was a decent effort showing some rust, so to speak, and that the new releases would get better from there. This one is a letdown, though. No doubt, there are some good jokes, and I laughed here and there during the 90 minutes. But the writing really doesn't feel like Futurama. The grossout and mildly sick humor is amped up (it was always there but balanced with the show's sophisticated writing), and in particular, some of the humor that plays on the film's "rape" plot has a slightly ugly edge. There's also a lengthy subplot with Calculon that really drags down the film while offering almost no laughs.

The special features are pretty weak too. The deleted scenes reel is very short, the "blooper" section is just 2 minutes of the voice actors mugging for the video cameras (though this guy is happy to look at Tress McNeill and Katey Segal), and the full-length "episode" created for a video game just doesn't have the laughs.

Bottom line: I eagerly awaited this and bought it day of release; I won't be in such a hurry for the next one (which doesn't look so hot, based on the preview included with this one).
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Good choice
It's a good movie but I don't mean to be judgmental, if you're to relligous this won't be your best choice you know how cartoons made by athiests are, with all do recpect for our... Read more
Published 6 days ago by D-Goods
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Movie
If you like Futurama, Simpsons, Family Guy, Cleveland Show, Big Bang Theory, or other cartoon/nerdy shows, this movie (and the series in general) is a must see! Read more
Published 26 days ago by consumer1
5.0 out of 5 stars These aren't tentacles!
This is, more or less, the direct sequel to Bender's Big Score, but it can be viewed without watching the first one. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars interesting story line
This is a good movie but not as good as bender's big score. It has an interesting story line. If you get 1 of these movie's, you should get the rest of them as well :)
Published 5 months ago by odie
3.0 out of 5 stars good not great
I recommend the Bender movies over this or the green yonder, but as a collector of dvds I had to have it.
Published 6 months ago by moose
3.0 out of 5 stars mmmmmmm
I think the movie was in sort way kind of disgusting. The idea of everybody making love with this octopus is simply grousse. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Gustavo Vanegas F
3.0 out of 5 stars VERY POOR PACKAGING!!
WARNING WHEN BUYING THIS PRODUCT: When you purchase this product, it would be best if you purchased a plastic one-disc empty DVD case. Read more
Published 13 months ago by faragorya
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid, But Probably My Least Favorite of the Four Movies
Don't get me wrong, I really enjoyed this installment in the Futurama franchise, I ONLY give it four stars as it stands in relation to Bender's Game. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Jeffery Davis
2.0 out of 5 stars wish i would have read the reviews first for this before I bought it.
I have been a Futurama fan for a long time so I just order this thinking it would be good, wrong. Now I was looking at all the one and two star reviews and wish I would have... Read more
Published on November 7, 2010 by gracen26
4.0 out of 5 stars Package Fail
Well, I have been a fan since I was around 14ish, but I wouldn't say I am as big a fan as many of the reviewers here. Overall the movie is enjoyable and funny I think. Read more
Published on November 1, 2010 by Lauren the Weirdo
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