Christopher A. Wheeler

Yesterday I had a chance to watch the movie Fanboys. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew the basic plot of the movie: set in 1998, some Star Wars fans decide to drive to Skywalker Ranch to steal and watch an advanced cut of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Sounds promising, but did it deliver?

I will admit, I thought it was kinda dumb, but I really liked it. I thought it was funny how they were able to work in quotes from the orignal movies. I fully appreciated the animosity between the Star Wars fans and the Trekkies… er, Trekkers. It is quite obvious from these scenes in the movie that Star Trek fans are huge geeks, while Star Wars fans are entirely cool.

Star Wars fans will appreciate cameos by Carrie Fisher and  Billy Dee Williams. Not the best movie ever made of course, but totally worth a watch if you are a fan of Star Wars.

Thumbs up.