Review of Fanboys (2009) by Edward B — 12 Apr 2010
Fanboys celebrates a lifestyle that's rather self destructive. It encourages kids that it's okay to be completely obsessed with something because they can't live in the real world. There's nothing wrong with being a die hard fan of something like Star Wars, to know a lot about it, or even have debates among fellow fans about it, but it ends at a point. It doesn't go to the extent of these characters. They don't have jobs, they live in their parents' basements, and the one guy who decides to do something with his life is shunned by the rest of the group. And that's the problem with Fanboys. It celebrates social ineptitude. It's actually rather pathetic to see people camp outside a movie theatre for days, weeks, months on end because they don't have jobs, rent, or relationships to better devote their time.
The whole bit where one of the characters is dying of cancer is barely mentioned throughout the movie. It never comes into play at all throughout the plot. I'm pretty sure these guys would have tried to break into Skywalker Ranch if Linus was perfectly healthy.
This review of Fanboys (2009) was written by Edward B on 12 Apr 2010.
Fanboys has generally received positive reviews.
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