Watching Simpsons

By using Google’s “blog search”, I thought it might be interesting to take a random sampling. So, around the Internet, here are some reactions to the brand new DVD:

Over on Show Me SciFi:

Sure sure Futurama is a cartoon..and it’s funny and insolent.

But i just finished watching the new movie - Bender’s Big Score - and guess what? It’s actually really solid plot wise with a really intricate time travel plot thread that really works.

Time and time paradox have always been a part of Futurama but never in such an intricate and well thought out way.

Evan Primakow writes:

What can I say, it was great. Really, it was beyond great. I have no doubts that part of what made it a phenomenal movie was the anticipation, but even having watched it a second time, it’s still incredible. It fits perfectly with previous episodes of Futurama and fulfills any expectations I had of the movie. As with every previous episode the humor ranges from slapstick to extremely intelligent and the entire film is filled with quotable lines which I’m sure will be a part of my regular speech in due time.

Over on Popmatters:

Now, the first one is here and it was well worth the wait. Subtitled Bender’s Big Score, and featuring the return of all the original characters (including some you thought the show was through with), this revamped version of the Futurama premise remains true to its tenets.

While most of the response seems overly positive, Scott Weinberg, over at Cinematical, provides a loving bit of constructive criticism:

Owing to the fact that the movie will one day be broken down into a quartet of semi-stand-alone cable episodes, Bender’s Big Score is a convoluted, over-plotted, and structurally confused little movie. (Let’s just say it’s a lot like Back to the Future 2, only more contorted, if you can believe it.) There, that’s pretty much my only gripe: There’s almost too much going on! But given that Fry, Leela, The Professor, Bender, and (more importantly) their creators are clearly enjoying their first jolt of post-death resurrection, such a complaint can easily be forgiven. (By me, anyway.) What’s important is this: The fans will adore this mega-packed movie, because all the major stuff is there: The smart and the silly, the characters and the craftsmanship, the eye-popping and the rib-tickling. Call me a Futurama mega-nerd if you like, but Bender’s Big Score is simply one of the most WELCOME DVD releases of the year.

That’s all for now.

Futurama, Bender, Bender’s Big Score