Fourth Futurama Movie Keeps Me Laughing Until Y3K
Futurama fans worldwide rejoiced when Fox announced the creation of four new full-length direct-to-DVD movies starring everyone’s favorite Planet Express crew, reviving the series from cancellation Hell. Unfortunately, these movies have been uneven, to say the least: Bender’s Big Score suffered from a labyrinthine plot and forcing too many characters in for nothing more than fan service, and Bender’s Game abandoned the series’ staple style of humor at the midway point, instead opting for an unsuccessful Lord of the Rings parody. While they were still fun (seriously, they were better than 95% of the “comedy” movies that were released last year), only The Beast With A Billion Backs recaptured that ol’ Futurama feeling for me. So when I popped in the final flick—Into The Wild Green Yonder, which is officially out today—I wasn’t sure what to expect.
Now I can happily say that this is likely my favorite of the four Futurama movies, finally achieving the goal of an 88 minute episode without packing it full of unnecessary fan service or plot devices.
