jboothmillard Review of Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009 Video)

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

[6/10 · 23 April 2009]

This is the fourth film, and questionably the last (at least at present) time to see the characters from Matt Groening's second most (if not more) popular show Futurama. Basically the parents of Amy Wong (Lauren Tom) are planning to destroy old Mars Vegas and make a more extravagant, which is not going down well with Eco-feminist protesters. In the protesting, Fry (Billy West) has a piece of jewellery belonging to feminist leader Frida Waterfall (Phil Hendrie) accidentally lodged in his brain, making him able to hear people's thoughts. It also means many other mind readers want him to help save the world from potential destruction from the "Dark Ones", and it has some significance to Mr. Wong wanting to create a big planetary version of mini golf. Meanwhile Leela (Katey Sagal), along with many other female characters join the feminists to protest the damage being done to mother nature, turning into a near war getting the President, Richard Nixon's Head (also West) and Zapp Branigan (West again) involved, with Bender (John Di Maggio) eventually joining them. All the boys, Prof. Farnsworth (West again), Dr. Zoidberg (West again) and Hermes Conrad (Phil LaMarr) are also joining in the battle, which in the end sees a nasty blood-sucking leech Leela cares for being the "Dark One", a violet dwarf system creating a giant sperm flying into a star, creating an Encyclopod embryo which houses all of Earth's extinct creatures, and incinerates the "Dark One", and then leaves. The film ends with the Planet Express being chased by Zapp, and instead of surrendering, they are deciding whether or not to go into a wormhole ahead of them, this is when Fry and Leela finally say they love each other, and they do go in. This is where the question lies, will they be back? Also starring David Herman as The Number 9 Man, Dawnn Lewis as LaBarbara Conrad, Snoop Dogg, Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane as Mars Vegas Singer and Penn Jillette (partner Teller isn't voicing, but he is credited). There are some alright gags, and there are one or two interesting moments, and of course there is that ending, but if it is the last one, it's not a brilliant one, but worth watching. The TV series was number 26 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons. Good!