This long-delayed comedy may pique the interest of Star Wars fans, but the film's slapdash humour and broad characterisations will have most everyone else heading to another galaxy far, far away.
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02/02/09
Fanboys (2009)
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Reviews Counted:85
Fresh:27
Rotten:58
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: This undercooked, sporadically funny road movie is a sop to Star Wars fanatics, but the uninitiated will find little to enjoy.
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: STAR WARS zealots, rejoice, for thy movie is at hand: an odyssey across America with a van full of hardcore science-fiction-loving geeks that drop STAR WARS quotes at the drop of a vintage... [More]
Starring: Sam Huntington, Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Kristen Bell
Director: Kyle Newman
Reviews for Fanboys
Those unsure of what a scruffy nerfherder is or what the planet Kashyyyk represents in the broader Star Wars universe will probably want to sit this one out.
08/30/09
For those who get a gag like 'Looking for love in Alderaan places?' you don't have to worry if the movie is on your level or not.
08/14/09
...the film really only works in fits and starts...
07/14/09
At times the structure labours, but ultimately Fanboys rises above routine Hollywood fare because it never makes fun of the people it represents.
06/05/09
I have never not laughed so much since I saw "Gone Fishin'"...
05/03/09
What if the movie sucks?
04/29/09
Fanboys does have a heart buried under all that dandruff and sexual frustration.
04/03/09
Buoyed by infectious high spirits and self-deprecating humour, the film works in strange and perhaps unintentional ways, thanks largely to the sustained energy of the lead actors, and writers Ernest Cline and Adam F. Goldberg.
04/03/09
Turns out there is something more annoying than an infatuated bunch of Star Wars nerds. Turns out a movie about an infatuated bunch of Star Wars nerds can really set your teeth on edge.
04/02/09
Fanboys kind of made me want to stop being one.
03/20/09
The humor is fast and furious, especially the ingrained hatred between fans of "Star Wars" and "Star Trek."
03/11/09
That the boys are so earnest in their dedication to the Star Wars oeuvre signals their stunted adolescence.
03/08/09
Pretty funny, as long as it focuses on geek-specific references ('Hey, it's Willow's spell book!').
03/06/09
It was a great premise, it just unfortunately did not come together.
03/02/09
A lot of promise here, no execution.
03/02/09
Any film that turns R2-D2 into a lusty anatomical nickname can't be all bad.
02/27/09
t’s the strong Star Wars/geek-centric nature of the film that helps it succeed.
02/27/09
Fanboys ambles along on a decent sprinkling of chuckles. The tide of in-jokes are funny whether you get them or not because the real humor lies in how they reflect a fraternal code.
02/27/09
A missed opportunity to make a smart, affectionately witty skewering of obsessive fanboy culture.
02/26/09
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