Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Sorry, this movie sucks

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The Planet Express crew is on Mars where Amy's parents are paving over to build a new bigger casino. Eco-feministas are protesting. Fry is injured and starts hearing other people's thoughts. Leela saves a Martian leech that gets attached to her. Fry meets homeless Hutch who warns him about the Dark Ones. Leo next wants to destroy large parts of the galaxy to build his miniature golf course. Farnsworth is his rubber stamp but the crew finds primordial life on an asteroid. Leela joins the eco-feminists to sabotage the project. Zapp Brannigan is tasked with hunting down the eco-feminists. Fry learns the asteroid is an Encyclopods egg which is storage of endangered species and the mortal enemy of The Dark Ones.I like some parts but there is too much story. It's a bit too disjointed. It feels like the characters are going every which way. I usually like Futurama more when the crew is together. This is the fourth and last Futurama movie before it got renewed by Comedy Central. Sometimes the movie is shown in four half-hour episodes. The movie is already disjointed and watching the four parts separately doesn't help. I love Futurama and this is solid fan service. It's unlikely to be good for newbies.

Although, I didn't watch Bender's Game as far as I know, as far as I know, I plan to watch it. Anywho, this animated straight-to-DVD film.. as far as I know.. Was anything but pathetic. It beat Bender's Big Score so hard that Philip J. Fry would be smart enough to know this film was a lifesaver for the Futurama series.What's the plot you might ask? Well, Amy's father wants to destroy a bunch of environments like an idiot so a giant mini golf course could be made. Feminist protesters show up and Leela begins to feel like she should join them, and so does Amy, a news anchor, Hermes's wife, and so on. Fry can suddenly read minds and now, once again, he is the savior of the universe. Wonderful.I thought this plot was much better than the other Futurama films, especially since it takes place mostly in the universe. Also, there's a big complex plot much better than some squid trying to make everyone happy on Earth and the Universe, and Bender going back in time. Although, I do feel that Bender going back in time was quite fun.. to watch. Fun to watch.So, I recommend this, especially if you hated the other movies of Futurama, you should give this film a try. Enjoy the movie.

To call this a "movie" is a misnomer. Its nothing more than an episode of Futurama stretched to what feels like hours. Don't get me wrong there were some funny bits, but the gags came to thin and slow to keep my attention. Marginally better than "The Beast With a Billion Backs" this, for a big Futurama fan, was a big let down.Though Bender's big score was a watchable piece the latest two movies were a bore. If they plan on making another Futurama movie they need a big re-think. The Southpark movie proved that converting Prime time "Adult" cartoon comedy shows in to full blown comedy movies can be done. The Simpsons movie and the last two Futurama movies proves how difficult this is.

Let's remember that, for some reason, the movie futuramas just aren't as good as the show. So keep those expectations realistic.That said, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the fourth (and last?) movie. The first one is unarguably the best, but this one is a close second in my opinion. I think one thing the movie really has going for it is how much better it is than the last one. My expectations were low...fearful, in fact. Probably two minutes into the movie I knew this one would be different, and it was. It felt more like futurama again. Of course, this movie has some flaws. Some plots are painfully undeveloped, and there seem to be many glossed over characters and situations. Still, on a joke by joke basis, it works. It still just makes me miss the show, but at least I'll look forward to watching this movie again.