If you know me personally, you know I am a huge fan of many cartoons. One of my favourite cartoons though is definitely the Futurama series. When Futurama went off the air, I mourned at the loss of a fantastic series, and acquired the DVDs for the show when they were released.
Recently, Futurama has been producing feature length movies. The most recent one, and the one I saw last night, was Futurama: Bender’s Game. Here’s select parts of the synopsis from IMDB:
Due to an apparent shortage of dark matter, which is used to power starships, fuel prices have begun to rise, prompting Professor Farnsworth to prohibit flying the ship unless absolutely necessary, as it would otherwise waste fuel. Meanwhile, Bender feels left out when he sees Cubert and Dwight playing Dungeons & Dragons and can’t play because robots are not installed with imaginations. Trying as hard as he can, Bender manages to imagine himself as a medieval knight and joins the game, naming himself “Titanius Anglesmith.”
Fanboy-ism aside, I personally felt that it was the best of three feature length movies released so far. I found myself laughing through the entire movie, and I definitely recommend it to everyone! Futurama is one of those rare, well-written cartoons that marry a wonderful plot and hilarious jokes. I can’t wait for the fourth movie.
Posted on January 10th, 2009 by Jon Lim
Filed under: Film
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