This might be a bit of a baffling one to casual Futurama viewers, as a lot of the humour is based on established themes and in-jokes. That said, even to a dedicated fan like myself, it starts off a little lukewarm.
For the first third to half of the film, though I enjoyed it, I got the impression that a lot of what made Futurama a classic, such as Fry's goofiness and the subtle, black, satirical humour had been dumbed-down or even totally neutered to appease the exec-u-bots. It was enjoyable to watch, but rarely laugh-aloud like the series. However, it's as you approach the end and the story starts to disentangle itself from the time paradox business that you start to see that the reason it's not so intense in its delivery of gags is because they've actually written a story, and a great one at that.
It was brilliant to see some of the better characters reappear - Kwanza-bot's a personal favourite, as is the God Entity - and anyone that's watched all the episodes will love the soppy story. It's similar to Jurassic Bark; nicely poignant in places, and the first time i've felt myself emotionally affected by a cartoon, besides the original episodes.
It seemed a bit dubious at first, but it was damn well worth watching.
Only gripe: who the hell wrote (or, as seems more appropriate, neglected to write) Zapp's dialogue? As soon as he showed up I nearly soiled myself in anticipation of more classic lines, but there was nothing good at all in the whole five minutes he was on-screen.
For the first third to half of the film, though I enjoyed it, I got the impression that a lot of what made Futurama a classic, such as Fry's goofiness and the subtle, black, satirical humour had been dumbed-down or even totally neutered to appease the exec-u-bots. It was enjoyable to watch, but rarely laugh-aloud like the series. However, it's as you approach the end and the story starts to disentangle itself from the time paradox business that you start to see that the reason it's not so intense in its delivery of gags is because they've actually written a story, and a great one at that.
It was brilliant to see some of the better characters reappear - Kwanza-bot's a personal favourite, as is the God Entity - and anyone that's watched all the episodes will love the soppy story. It's similar to Jurassic Bark; nicely poignant in places, and the first time i've felt myself emotionally affected by a cartoon, besides the original episodes.
It seemed a bit dubious at first, but it was damn well worth watching.
Only gripe: who the hell wrote (or, as seems more appropriate, neglected to write) Zapp's dialogue? As soon as he showed up I nearly soiled myself in anticipation of more classic lines, but there was nothing good at all in the whole five minutes he was on-screen.