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List Price: $19.97 | | Label: Weinstein Company
Salesrank: 5504
Released: May 19, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Get ready for the comedy adventure that’s “smart, funny, and tailor-made for the inner-Jedi in all of us” (Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com). In 1998, four childhood buddies with a shared love of all things Star Wars reunite for one final, hilarious odyssey. Their insane plan: a cross-country road trip to storm George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch and steal a copy of Episode I before it’s released. With the police, a crew of angry Trekkies, and a crazy pimp hot on their trail, what could possibly go wrong? Featuring Dan Fogler (Balls of Fury), Jay Baruchel (Tropic Thunder), and Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), plus a slew of hysterical surprise cameos, “the Force IS strong with this one!” (Brian Gallagher, MovieWeb)
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Description of Fanboys:
Low on inspiration and laughs, Fanboys is a movie that should have been made years ago. Christopher Marquette plays Linus, a would-be heir to a used-car dealership and former loser who rejects his high-school buddies' continuing preoccupation with childish things, including George Lucas' Star Wars saga. When his lifelong friend, Eric (Sam Huntington), is diagnosed in 1999 with a terminal illness, however, Linus joins geeky Windows (Jay Baruchel), wildman Hutch (Dan Fogler) and comely Zoe (Kirsten Bell) on a cross-country trip to steal a print of Star Wars: Phantom Menace from Lucas' Skywalker Ranch for Eric to have a look. Along the way, of course, sundry disasters and complications await, everything from getting caught in a gay biker bar to a confrontation with a Vegas pimp (Seth Rogen, genuinely funny). The misadventures at Skywalker include a few good moments, especially when the guards look like characters Lucas might have considered for either of the two trilogies. The best comic material concerns hostilities between Star Wars fanatics and Star Trek Trekkers, including a scene set in the Ohio hometown of James Tiberius Kirk. A few good cameos include William Shatner, Carrie Fisher, and Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes. --Tom Keogh
Fanboys Reviews:
Too crude to fully enjoy 
2009-11-10 - As a huge Star Wars fan and general geek, I enjoyed a lot of things about the main story. However, the unrelenting stream of vulgarity finally overwhelmed the fun for me, not unlike when your toilet backs up and finally spills over onto your floor.
This movie deserves an R rating for its large quantity of bad language, sexual references, drug use, and other "mature" elements. I wish it had been rated R, so I would have known that offensive content would make it not worth watching. I certainly wouldn't recommend this movie for anyone under 17. However, it seems aimed at Gen Y types who I presume have been desensitized to such things by media like this movie.
Good but didn't live up to the hype... 
2009-11-10 - All around funny movie if you can deal with some bad acting and choppy story. I was a little disappointed and I expected more...a lot more. Could have been a better movie but I will take it for what it is. Definitely worth a rental...
Fanboys-Funny movie.
2009-11-08 - Although I hate Star Wars(Yes I am sorry I do, I hate star Trek Even More) I found the movie very funny and Yes I did get the star wars references, I didn't think it would be funny, but it was, And I enjoyed the movie, Even if your not a Starwars fan you should watch, But Trekkies or Trekkers Beware!LOL. the only part That made me angry was seeing Kevin Spacey's Name as Producer. He is a Communist tool.
Not That Good 
2009-10-31 - I wasn't sure what to expect watching this movie knowing that I like both Star Wars and Star Trek and had read some of the reviews. The movie is entertaining at times, but the problem with these kinds of spoof type movies is they tend to get overly stupid. The cameo's in the movie are among the biggest highlights, but there are plenty of other places in the movie where you just groan and wonder what they were thinking when they made it. Its an ok movie, but not really the big deal some have made it out to be even if your a Star Wars fan.
Good movie for anyone that has ever been obssessed w/ anything! 
2009-10-30 - This is a fun movie for people who love laughs. You don't have to be Star Wars fan to enjoy...you can easily relate if you've ever been obssessed w/ something.
I love the cast - they're each hilarious in their own way and work together great. The amount of cameos in the movie is ridiculous too!
