Movie Review: Fanboys (2009)
Not funny, entertaining, cute or remotely worth watching
Photo: The Weinstein Co.
I don't get this movie. I don't see where the comedy is supposed to come in. Is this a movie where it's funny because it's true? Then why am I not laughing and getting a queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach. This film would have potentially forced out a laugh had it been made 15 years ago, but as it stands now it is completely irrelevant. Fanboys walks the line of stupid and unwatchable and laughs as it dips its toes on both sides of the line and you no longer have to wonder just why exactly it took The Weinstein Co. over two years to release it.
The cast includes Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Kristen Bell, Carrie Fisher, Ray Park, Danny Trejo, Billy Dee Williams, Joe Lo Truglio and David Denman. For more information on this film including pictures, trailers and a detailed synopsis choose from the following menu.
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"Fanboys" is a The Weinstein Co. release, directed by Kyle Newman and is rated PG-13 for pervasive crude and sexual material, language and drug content.
The film follows a group of Star Wars fans as they set out on a cross-country trip with the goal of breaking into the Lucas ranch so their friend, who's dying of cancer, can see Star Wars: Episode I before he dies. The funniest part of the whole thing is when the film breaks from its comedic vibe and tries to get serious, I mean we are talking about cancer here. It can't all be laugh out loud hilarity at how Dan Fogler's van is equipped with a "light speed setting". Oh, my belly aches at the hilarity and like Simple Jack my eyes rain at the sadness of it all.
Speaking of Fogler, what a disappointment this guy has proved to be after winning a Tony Award in 2005 and lining up several film roles immediately afterward only to see each film turn into box-office poison such as Balls of Fury and Good Luck Chuck. Fogler is joined by Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette and Jay Baruchel with Kristen Bell serving as the spank rag companion. On top of the leads this film actually has a modicum of talent involved, but at the same time wasted, as Seth Rogen has multiple roles, Danny McBride, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Danny Trejo, Carrie Fisher, William Shatner and Billy Dee Williams all lend their faces to this trash. Sure, for the most part it's a list of cult favorites and not A-list celebs, but the fact they got even these folks to agree to do it is shocking considering the source material, of which I would doubt most of them even read.
I can't even imagine the audience this film was made for getting a laugh out of it because I couldn't even muster a single "ha" throughout the duration as it begins with what is supposed to be a funny Star Wars-like opening title crawl anyone could have written to its melodramatic ending capping off the stupidity in between.
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I think you mean Kristen Bell, not Kristen Stewart as the "spank rag companion".
This movie looked pretty awful from the first trailer way back when; I never really understood why fanboys (the actual people, not the movie) were all up in arms that "Darth Weinstein" wanted to re-edit the film. Now I can't wait to hear them bitch and moan about how terrible the movie is, good times will be had by all (and by all, I mean me).
FROM BRAD: Thanks, good catch.
Saw this tonight for free and wow, it was ass terrible. Hopefully Simon Pegg and Nick Frost make a better film about "fanboys."
Ahhhh shit it's going hurt to watch this now but my compulsion to watch anything with Kristen Bell is always going to win out.
Gotta disagree with you here. This movie should not get an F. I haven't laughed harder in a film in a long time, then again…I am a Fanboy, so I must have enjoyed it more than others.
I tried reading the script and literally fell asleep 33 pages in (so says the drool stain)
Oh, my belly aches at the hilarity and like Simple Jack my eyes rain at the sadness of it all.
Great line Brad.
I saw a version of this movie 2 and a 1/2 years ago. It was absolutely terrible, and it doesn't seem like the years of post have saved it at all. Cameos are the only enjoyable part, and I think I enjoyed them only because I kept thinking "(fill-in-the-blank) actually agreed to be in this movie!?!" But these C-list celebs won't be secrets once the movie is released, leaving nothing to snap the audience out of the un-funny daze.
Judging books by their covers may be hasty, but judging a movie by its trailers is simple. This movie is bad because someone made it with the intention of making money. Once you've endeavored to be creative primarily for money, you fail.
I've got an idea, make a good sci-fi movie that isn't about Star Wars / Star Trek / existing franchise, etc.. down with this brainless crap. Oh and please.. Jay and Silent Bob? Again? These guys ARE NOT FUNNY. Stop pumping money in to their already brimming egos. Especially that fat fuck, who plays Silent Bob, whatever his fuckin fake-ass name is.. Every movie he's involved with is a pretentious pile of shit.