Review of Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008) by John Y — 23 Mar 2012

Great old sci-fi homage as one of the funniest shows on TV comes back in this new film.

This review of Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008) was written by John Y on 23 Mar 2012.

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ethan H (563) on 11 Oct 2013

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