A group of
Star Wars fans want to break into George Lucas ranch to see “The phantom menace”
before everybody else.
This is the
kind of movie that is very politically incorrect to criticize. Basically a
celebration of all things Nerdish this movie starts those stereotypical
basement dweller fan boys who tend to infest every corner of the internet.
Their quest is probably the ultimate fan boy quest, to see an hyped product
before everybody else. Of course we could question if that product, be it a new
Star Wars movie or something else, somehow will become less cool if watched
after a couple of week and that maybe, just maybe, it’s not really worth it to
spend a night on the sidewalk waiting for the latest I gizmo but this simple
questions are never addressed in the movie.
This is a
movie by fans, for fans about fans. And this is of course is a big problem if
you are not the kind of person who, if asked, wouldn’t hesitate to break into
George Lucas ranch.
The humor
doesn’t lift it up either. It’s all stuff for initiates or stereotypical road
trip adventures that looks and feels like the kind of stuff that some comic
convention goers could invent to impress another fan while waiting in line for
an autograph.
It’s really
a shame because I was ready to like this
one but, in all honesty, this movie is so self addressed that they completely
lost me, and I am a part of that world so I can’t imagine what it would be for
somebody external.
Conclusion:
The Nerdish equivalent of “Sex and the city”, just with less hot chicks. Only
for the ultimate fan.
No comments:
Post a Comment