I hate stupid comedy, but all my friends love stupid comedy. The stupid comedy that I'm referring to mostly are like Jack Black films, or stand up comedy by Sam Kinison, and most of Adam Sandler movies. Like Sam Kinison, may he rest in peace, is not funny. Standing there and yelling and trying to tell a story is not funny. Before you think some of my friends that enjoy these stupid comedy is maybe of the lowbrow type, mind you, we are talking about doctors, executives, artists...etc.
So what made me laugh and want to talk about a movie like this? I saw the preview, and it just made me laugh. I recently just saw the movie The Hangover and loved it. It's a guys movie, bonding and all that stuff that you do among close friends. This movie, Fanboys, is similar.
One of the interesting facts about this movie is George Lucas gave his blessing to this movie after being shown a clip before they went into production with the movie. Lucas even offered him sound files and props to use. It's a big deal as George Lucas is notorious for holding onto intellectual property of the Star Wars franchise. In the movie, you'll spot many actors that were in the actual Star Wars movie.
From Amazon editorial review:
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
Here’s a trailer on Youtube:
You can catch the movie in 9 parts hosted on Youtube, although I'm not sure if it's legal and my be taken down soon. But if you want to own the Blu-Ray disc, get it from Amazon.
Youtube - Fanboys The Movie in 9 parts
Amazon - Fanboys The Movie on Blu-Ray
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