Fanboys
In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace before its release.
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- Cast:
- Sam Huntington , Jay Baruchel , Dan Fogler , Kristen Bell , Christopher Marquette , David Denman , Christopher McDonald
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Touches You
Absolutely the worst movie.
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
I love my sci-fi. I love Star Wars, Star Trek equally, so I always hate it when I see the two compared especially since they're as bad as each other.That's one thing I didn't like about this film. It portrayed both fanbases as elitist, unlikeable jerks, which isn't true at all. The characters were all immature and annoying and the humour was juvenile. Most of the jokes fell flat.I really did not like this film. It was a laugh-less affair that made me wish that I hadn't wasted an hour and half of my life watching it.Read my full review for more: http://goo.gl/xyl6ne
This movie was so close to being a good comedy. Don't get me wrong, I love Star Wars and I love the idea of this movie, but if there is when thing I get tired of quickly is the "geek" stereotype portrayed in this film. Eric and Linus were much more believable nerds than Hutch and Windows whose roles simply seemed to be to show off that nerd stereotype of being clueless with women, living with their parents and looking like the season starters of "Beauty and the Geek". I know it may seem like a minor gripe, but even with modern shows like "Big Bang Theory" that stigma seems to remain which sucks, because majority of nerds aren't like that anymore and it's hard to identify with a movie that almost seems to insult what we (nerds) are.
Fanboys is an extremely overrated comedy, about four friends, who decide to break in to George Lucas's home, in order to steal a copy of Star Wars: Episode 1, six months before it hits theaters. The movie was very well reviewed and had a big word of mouth following, and being a huge Sci-Fi fan, I couldn't wait to see it. The story however was extremely weak and filled with cliché Star Wars jokes. It was predictable, done, and lame. The only really cool thing about the film was the cameos. In this tiny independent film they had cameos by William Shatner, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Kevin Smith, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, and Seth Rogan, an impressive list to be sure! Like I said thou, the movie was weak and done. Unless you're a die-hard Star Wars fan, I'd skip this one.
*Spoiler/plot- 2008, Takes place in 1998, four Star Wars obsessed buddies go on a road trip odyssey to storm George Lucas' home ranch to steal the new Episode One film soon to be released. With drama along the way with crazy hateful Trekkies, the police, and a crazy Las Vegas pimp, a lot can and does go wrong.*Special Stars- Peter Hammond, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Sam Huntington, Christopher Marquette. Dir: Kyle Newman *Theme- Fanboys have no sense of proportion or content.*Based on- Star Wars film genre legends and science fiction convention urban legends.*Trivia/location/goofs- Several Star Wars and Star Trek major actors appeared in this film. This film's plot involves nerds breaking into the isolated George Lucas "Skywalker Ranch" production facility in Lucas Valley in the coastline mountain outside San Rafael California. Some external shots of Lucas's main home on his ranch are used. Las Vegas is a location of a gay Star Trek convention.*Emotion- A somewhat memorable film if you have any interest in science fiction matters especially Star Wars. This film is humorous on many levels especially with the inane fake fan nerd controversy between Star Wars and Star Trek. There are many in jokes on these inside fan matters. It might be a bit too nerdy for many prudent film watchers.