“Greatest deed Luke Skywalker ever did was take down the Death Star, right? As far as I’m concerned, that’s what everybody needs. You need that one bad-ass thing that lets you live on forever, you know.”
– Hutch
SYNOPSIS: Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) before its release. – via IMDB
So on a movie watching day recently, a good friend of mine brought Fanboys with when she heard I had never seen it. Especially knowing how much I love Star Wars. Let me tell you, I had an absolute blast with this. I don’t care what the scores online say, this was hilarious and silly and entertaining and endearing… I had so much fun! The references sprinkled throughout this is absolutely fantastic, and the Star Wars vs Star Trek war that went down in this, again, exaggerated but a lot of fun. I liked this because it is not something I took seriously, which I think would be a surefire way to kill this, and I think you have to be a Star Wars fan to enjoy this one as much as the creators were hoping. It is cheesy, it is silly, it is what it is and it embraces that wholeheartedly, which works, in my opinion, so even with all the flaws, one can have fun with it, and I sure as hell did. I thought that it was great to see Chris Marquette in something again (although I am late to the party with this – I used to watch so much Joan of Arcadia growing up), and Sam Huntington was entertaining, too. Jay Baruchel has such a nasally annoying voice, but it suited his character down to a tee here. Dan Fogler was probably my favourite of the lot, even though he was super nasty at the best of times. I also liked the cameos we had of both Star Wars and Star Trek actors in this, it just made it so much more awesome. The whole journey to steal The Phantom Menace for a dying friend was great, I just feel so sorry for the guy knowing that was the only movie of the prequels he got to watch – what a disappointment
This movie definitely won’t be for everyone, there is no doubt in my mind of that, but I had fun, and it was great to watch this with my friend, who loves this, and Star Wars, it just elevated the whole thing in my mind.
spot on review Zoe!
I probably should watch this again soon.
BTW, did u know that there was a similar real story to this with The Force Awakens, where a fan got to see it before he died prior to its release?
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Thanks Rob! Worth another look 🙂
I did see that. Amazing, really, how some things happen. However, the new fan definitely got the better movie now than the kid from this movie did, if we’re being honest.
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I agree with you here 100%! Great review!
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Thanks! Quite a bit of fun this one.
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I hadn’t even heard of this movie before Zoe! Looks fun enough, maybe I’ll rent it at some point.
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Hope you enjoy it if you do Ruth! I had a good time 😉
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I loved this too. It’s not supposed to be taken seriously.
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Whoop! Some people want to take EVERYTHING seriously though 😦
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Bestie!
Sounds right up your alley, and pretty entertaining!
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Definitely up my alley, so amusing!
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Great review! I SO need to see this. I know hubby has been wanting to see it for years but it wasn’t available. I’ll have a look again now to see if I can get it. : )
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I really hope you can get your hands on it! I found it to be exceptionally entertaining, no matter what a lot of the reviews online say. Fun times!
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