POP CULTURE SUICIDE: FANBOYS

OWN IT: This means we believe this is the cream of the crop. Buy it if it's out and go pay to see it if it's not.
RENT IT: This means we believe this product does have merit but is not worth owning, go and buy it if it's your thing, and borrow it or catch it when it hits the video store
TRASH IT: Crap, only the most die-hard fans of the series or genre can find value in it, for the rest of us steer clear.

3.19.2009

FANBOYS - 2008

Reviewed by the KoZaK

PG-13
90 min.

So as the name of the movie would prove, this is a movie mainly for Fanboy's. For those who have hidden from the legion of nerds in the world, a "fanboy" is one who is obsessed over something nerdy in nature. ie: Star Wars, Star Trek, W.O.W., Comicbooks, etc...
This was a wonderous romp of a film into the life of americas rise of fanboys, (and fangirls) But that is to say that if you're not a fanboy, specifically a Star Wars Nerd, you won't get any of the jokes and the movie will flop in your mind.
As for true fans, I'd say rent it. It's funny, and I had forgotten how much of a nerd I truely was, which is sad. But, at the end of the day it's a bit shallow. There is alot of "toilet humor". Which isn't bad, but after awhile feels like the moive is trying to hard. Keep an eye out and check out this flick if you know your Star Wars and have ever wondered... "Who protects the Skywalker Ranch at night?"