Alas, saying goodbye is so hard to do sometimes. Although I’m grateful that Futurama finally got the send off it deserved, I’m quite bitter that it had to end at all. Still, I guess I should be glad that the crew of Planet Express got the chance to go out at the top of their game, rather then devolving into mediocre dreck like Family Guy and The Simpsons.

The movie begins with the crew spending time with the Wong family on Mars, playing golf and destroying the natural wildlife to make way for new shopping malls. Eventually, they encounter a group of eco-feminists who demand that the Wongs cease their senseless destruction of Mar’s natural habitat and eventually, through a series of misadventures, Leela and Amy end up joining them. In the meantime, Bender get’s in trouble with the Don Bot and Fry gains the ability to read minds. Amazingly, this only covers the first thirty minutes of the film and only a portion of the plot.

Although there’s a ton of stuff going on in the film, everything is paced very well. Unlike Bender’s Big Score which dragged on interminably or the disjointed topsy-turvyness of Bender’s Game, everything plays out slowly with all the disparate threads continuously building towards the movie’s final climax. I won’t spoil it for you, but I was very happy that one of the longest running issues in the series was FINALLY dealt with. Unfortunately, it also made the ending all the more bittersweet.

As with the series and the last three films, the animation and sound was top notch. Other then disgust at the crappy paper packaging that the film comes in, I don’t have any complaints at all with this release. Shocking, I know. =^_^;;=

Bottom Line:
If your fan of the show, I can’t think of any reason not to run out and buy this movie as quickly as your weak nerdy legs can carry you.

Final Score: 5 out 5 stars
Reviewed by: Laughncat 1
Review Format: DVD