karl-366 Reviews

Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Poor story, poor film

[3/10 · 25 February 2008]

The girlfriend wanted to see this film and with Jack Black and a usually semi-decent Mos Def, I had hopes for a sit back and laugh film. Nothing great but something easy on a Sunday night.

How wrong I was.

Within 30 minutes I wanted to leave (which has never before happened.. well maybe at Spider-Man 3) and within an hour we both checked our watches regularly.

A very poor and unfunny story, with poor acting and predictable lines. It was a pretty packed house and no one hung around for the credits.

An amateur film about amateur films that for some reason seems to have a decent score on this site..

Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007 Video)

A must see for the fans, but overall maybe better once re-written as episodes..

[6/10 · 22 November 2007]

I've been eagerly awaiting this release since the first whispers from Billy West and then the trailer appearing not long ago.

My brother-in-law preordered it, and seeing as it was coming from America I guessed we'd be late seeing it. How I was wrong, it was delivered over a week early and in my excitement watched as soon as I could.

After the moderate success of The Simpsons Movie which actually turned out to be half decent, I had bigger hopes for Bender's Big Score as Futurama has always been the better series IMO.

Frustratingly though, I feel a little let down. The first 30 minutes were fun and in my opinion the best. I felt the story dragged after that, my interest only being kept up by my enthusiasm for the movie and the occasional joke (maybe I'm being too harsh).

Still, that being said I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the series, as the first 30 minutes, the constant references to the series and the jokes will entertain (even the two songs).

6/10.