7 used & new from £10.19
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Futurama - Into The Wild Green Yonder [Blu-ray] [2008] [Region A & B]
 
See larger image and other views 
Share your own customer images

Futurama - Into The Wild Green Yonder [Blu-ray] [2008] [Region A & B]

DVD ~ Billy West
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


6 new from £10.19 1 used from £15.00
Christmas Offers--Up to 70% Off DVD and Blu-ray
Christmas Offers--Up to 70% Off DVD and Blu-ray
Low-priced gift ideas, TV box sets, Blu-ray documentaries and recent drama, action and sci-fi hits. Go easy on your wallet this Christmas. Shop now
Learn about Lovefilm
Amazon's choice for DVD rental.
With a 14 day FREE trial. Learn more

Watch a Related Video
01:11

Special Offers and Product Promotions

  • N.B. This title is in high definition format and needs to be played on a Blu-ray player. To find out more about Blu-ray, visit our Hi-Def Learn & Shop store.

  • Firmware Updates: Having trouble with your Blu-ray disc player? Will certain discs just not play? You may need to update the firmware inside your player. Click here to learn more.

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Futurama - Into The Wild Green Yonder [Blu-ray] [2008] [Region A & B]
66% buy the item featured on this page:
Futurama - Into The Wild Green Yonder [Blu-ray] [2008] [Region A & B] 4.7 out of 5 stars (3)
Futurama - Into The Wild Green Yonder [DVD] [2008]
15% buy
Futurama - Into The Wild Green Yonder [DVD] [2008] 4.2 out of 5 stars (33)
£6.88
Futurama - Bender's Game [DVD] [2008]
12% buy
Futurama - Bender's Game [DVD] [2008] 3.7 out of 5 stars (33)
£8.48
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray] [1977]
4% buy
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray] [1977] 4.0 out of 5 stars (35)
£13.98
Explore similar items

Product details

  • Actors: Billy West, Katey Sagal
  • Directors: David X. Cohen
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English, Spanish
  • Subtitles: Cantonese Chinese, Danish, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 23 Feb 2009
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001GPTCF2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,168 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

The last of the four commission direct-to-DVD spin-off movies for Futurama, Into The Wild Green Yonder fortunately leaves us salivating for more. Will we get them? Possibly, but for now, it’s perhaps wiser to deal with what we’ve got.

Into The Wild Green Yonder continues the environmental theme that has underpinned many of the specials, with the plan this time surrounding Amy’s dad, Leo Wong, and his desire to sweep away part of the galaxy so that he can build a golf course (the biggest of its type in the universe, naturally). As this plan unfolds, Fry manages to pick up some mind-reading abilities and Bender embarks on an affair, amongst other events. And while Into The Wild Green Yonder does focus tightly on a handful of characters, leaving some of the others a little short-changed, the star attractions here all get plenty of time.

And that’s been one of the strengths of these DVD spin-offs. Running to the best part of 90 minutes, they’ve taken their time to set things up, and made the most of the extended running time. Into The Wild Green Yonder is no different, and really benefits--albeit at the cost of one or two slower moments--from having a bit more space. The end result is a very funny, enjoyable way to spend 90 minutes, and one of the best of the spin-off movies, too. Here’s hoping though that for Futurama, this isn’t actually the end… --Jon Foster



Synopsis

FUTURAMA is an animated sci-fi created by Matt Groenig, the mastermind behind THE SIMPSONS. The story centres on Philip Fry, who in 1999 accidentally got himself cryogenically frozen while working a dead-end job as a pizza delivery boy. Waking up in the year 3000, he's given another chance, and goes to work at the Planet Express Corporation, again as a delivery boy, but this time to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. He also befriends Leela, a beautiful one-eyed mutant alien, and Bender, a robot with a substance abuse problem. In this fourth full-length instalment the infamous and down-at-heel crew of Planet Express is about to embark on another adventure. This time Leela is on the run, Bender is in love and Fry is, well, saving the universe from some dark creatures threatening the future Green Age to come.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Futurama - Bender's Game [DVD] [2008]

Futurama - Bender's Game [DVD] [2008]

DVD ~ Billy West
3.7 out of 5 stars (33)  £8.48
Wallace And Gromit - A Matter Of Loaf And Death [Blu-ray] [2008]

Wallace And Gromit - A Matter Of Loaf And Death [Blu-ray] [2008]

DVD ~ Nick Park
4.3 out of 5 stars (6)  £6.98
My Name Is Bruce [Blu-ray] [2007]

My Name Is Bruce [Blu-ray] [2007]

DVD ~ Bruce Campbell
3.3 out of 5 stars (3)  £6.48
Tropic Thunder [Blu-ray] [2008]

Tropic Thunder [Blu-ray] [2008]

DVD ~ Robert Downey Jr
3.5 out of 5 stars (24)  £16.68
Burn After Reading [Blu-ray] [2008]

Burn After Reading [Blu-ray] [2008]

DVD ~ J.K. Simmons
3.0 out of 5 stars (12)  £10.98
› Explore similar items

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(3)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

3 Reviews
5 star:
 (2)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bite my shiny metal hat, 1 Mar 2009
By M. Seaward (UK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This is without a doubt the best of the four direct to DVD movies.

This is also much safer grounds for Futurama and I'm glad to see it back in the sci-fi era (rather than back in time or in a fantasy land). It has the same one line jokes that made Futurama so funny in the first place along with plentiful background jokes and much more complex jokes.

My only critism is that the story of Bender and the Donbot gets lost halfway through.

Despite the ending, which was actually quite sad (the crew get sucked into a wormhole - said without ruining the plot), hus marking the end of the show.

HOWEVER...Billy West recently said "there is talk within Fox of doing a 6th series with episodes rather than movies"....wooo...!

For any Futurama fan this is a must. Such a great Futurama tale that rivals many of the episodes..And if you're going to get it...get in Bluray (provided you can play it) it looks soooo good!
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great end to an amazing series, 28 Feb 2009
By Mr. N. Vaughan - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Where do you start when writing a review to what could possibly be the last episode in a truly classic series. Expectations were high for series 5 when the films were announced and these expectations weren't met (in my opinion).

A good place to start would be by my views on the series and the films. I've been a huge Futurama fan since 'Space Pilot 3000' in 1999 right up to the final episode 'The Devils Hands are Idle Playthings'. Every episode was a gem exploring complex themes, honouring established sci-fi while poking fun at it and delving into new realms of alternate reality. At the center of the show were the characters which gave the show heart and an emotional attachment to these 2D animated characters. More than most TV programmes (animated or not) you felt a connection to the characters.

I recieved the news of series 5 been released in the form of straight to DVD films with some trepidation but more Futurama is better than nothing. And so, my thoughts on the three previous films.

Benders Big Score: The first film was cleverly written and, due to the time travelling nature, required multiple viewings to get all the jokes. It wasn't until you know how it ends that you can appreciate some of the scenes and jokes throughout the film. The film had the usual madcap sci-fi themes and the characterisation was brilliant. Further exploring Fry's feelings for Leela (feelings that span 1000 years) almost brought a tear to my eye. There are so many in-jokes that only a futurama fan would get it's unbeliebable, but a futurama newbie would appreciate the film as a whole. Overall 8/10

The Beast with a Billion Backs: On first viewing I was dissapointed with this episode. My main concern was the lack of emotional pull that the series was renowned for. The film seemed to lack the interaction between certain characters and a divergence from established character personality traits. Upon further viewings I appreciated the film on different levels but still dont rate it highly. Overall 6/10

Benders Game: The less said the better. Ridiculous plot, no charaterisation and poorly parodies other films, namely Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Although a redeeming feature is that you learn some important facts about beloved characters. Overall 5/10

And now for the main event, Into the wild green yonder. Like most fans of the series I'm a fan of the stories, the absurd sci-fi mumbo jumbo, the themes consistent throughout the episodes but most of all the characters. In these respects the film delivers in spades. Each scene has something a fan couldn't resist but grin out and quite often laugh-out-loud at. One instance is Hermes's derision of Labarbara's attempt at one of his famous rhyming exclamations ('Sweet something of someplace', for example).

Out of all the films, this one brings the best out of all the characters (with the possible exception of Professor Farnsworth). The film centres around Fry's inabilty to have his mind read (due to his lack of the Delta brainwave since he got 'nasty in the pasty' and he is his own granfather). Fry's ability to read the minds of others isn't fully explained or explored but his apparent opposition to Leela leads to some friction between them which finally resolves to the conclusion we have all been wainting for.

I really don't want to give much away but this film has a satisfying ending. Not everything is wrapped up suitably but trying to wrap up 4 series of stellar episodes in 4 films isn't an easy task. But this film does a decent job and hints at the possibility of more to come.

Overall 9/10



Now for the Blu Ray disc review

I have literally never seen an animation look so good. The outlines are sharp, the colours are bright and the motion is smooth. I watched it on a 1080p Panasonic 42 inch Plasma and loved every second. It's not eye poppingly brilliant but it is crystal clear and the only way to watch the finale of a cult sci-fi series. I've watched the DVD's upscaled to 720p (via PS3) and there is no comparison. This Blu Ray wins hands downn in visual clarity. Overall 9/10

The sound is presented in DTS. I have a 7.1 system and noted some sublime ambient sound in certain scenes. The majority of the film is dialogue and so comes from the front speakers but the sound is always sharp and clear with few surround sound effects. Overall 8/10

This film is a must for all Futurama and sci-fi fans. The four films didn't live up to the heights of the series but this is well worth the extra money for the blu ray. Go on, treat yourself. You know you want to.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4.0 out of 5 stars A Great and hilarious ending for one of Matt Groenings masterpieces, 15 Jun 2009
Although the movie is not as perfect as Benders Big Score i still think it was an absolutely great and hilarious movie like always. The difference between Groenings Futurama and The Simpsons is that Futurama is always concentrating alot on storytelling while they dont forget the hilarious stuff aswell.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject









i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.