Fanboys (2007)

The Year is 1998 and a group of life long friends, and Star Wars fanboys,plan a trip from Ohio to Skywalker Ranch in California to brake in and steal a cut of Episode 1 before it hits theaters.

Obviously if you are not a fan of Star Wars, or geek culture this movie isn't for you. If you are the kind of person that would not Freak out over Billy Dee Williams showing up in the middle of a movie, can point out the sound an Ewok makes, or be amused by a debate if Luke and Leia had a thing for one another, you won't get any mileage out of this.

The entire cast just shines, especially the lead guys. If I had to pick just one I'd say Dan Fogler gave my favorite performance. He has one of the more serious tangents and just nails it. All the while phrasing it in a way that a fanboy would. Ya, it's kind of silly but it's so authentically written and delivered.

All the cameos are brilliant, and they never feel forced. It seems like every 10 minutes someone pops up that just them being there and giving a damn about the role made me glow. It's filled to the brim with reference but once again it never feels forced. These are the kind of things these characters would say, and the conversations they would have.

My only complaint with the films is that there are times of forced drama. Two of the guys use to be best friends,one of them drifted from the group(that's fine it happens) , and the other one has cancer and won't be around for when Episode 1 hits theaters. That part always makes we raise an eyebrow.

This movie is near perfect and is a fantastic tribute to not just Star Wars, but fandom in general. (oh and it has the best closing line of all time.)

Rating 4.5/5