I’ve been slightly intrigued by the Weinstein’s production well on it’s way, that is – I think – supposed to be the ultimate nerd comedy – Fanboys. Directed by Kyle Newman, known previously from no films I’ve ever head of, and featuring a pretty fat cast ranging from William Shatner to Kristen Bell (and almost everyone and -thing in between), the film has just been released, although it definitively hasn’t landed here in Finland.
From what I can gather from the freshly-released trailer, Fanboys is a nerd road movie, where a group of youngsters embark on a trip through the United States to visit the ever-mysterious George Lucas‘ Skywalker Ranch. The story seems to be pretty basic – nerdy but charming guys, super-hot girls and a lot of geek antics and cameo appearances, flavoured with a healthy doze of American pop-rock (I think they call it “alternative”) music.
I’m yet to decide whether I should think it’s just another nerd comedy which actually very rarely seem to hit the target, or have they actually been digging deeper into the geek culture. I’m sorry to say that I’m bending towards the first option – the main cast seems to boast such cleverly-named characters as “Linus” and “Windows”.
Question to you, dear Wreckers and Iron Sky people – how do you feel? A fail or win?
Check the trailer from Apple for a decent quality, or from below here on YouTube:
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I hope it’s a win. At least it looks like it could be. Then again, it’s hard to tell these things just based on the trailer.
i’m skeptical of any hollywood depiction of nerds
they’ve never got it right
names like ‘linus’ etc just confirm this – it’s not cute
they should just get actual nerds to write and direct it – but i guess bad cliches are more marketable
but i’ll still end up watching it on the off chance that it might have a few fun gags
one of the few films that got it was the icelandic ‘astropia’ (aka ‘dorks&damsels’)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMgm8xpftEc
mostly about ropeplaying but i’m sure there’s something for every nerd
One of the most horrible misdeciptions of nerds (in my opinion, of course) comes from New Zealand. A film called Eagle vs. Shark was one of the few films I’ve never managed to finish. It was like a filmschool filmmaker had seen Napoleon Dynamite (a overrated piece of shit on it’s own right) and heard that nerds are kind of cool or something.
But back to fanboys… What’ I’ve heard I’ve gotten the impression that the film started as a quite a indie film, but well, what happened next doesn’t sound very comforting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanboys_(2009_film)
Sorry Übergruppenuführer Timo, but the moment T.J. Hooker shatnerizes: “Are you kidding? I’m William Shatner. I can score anything.”, this fanboy was sold. Then again, king Shat can do no wrong.
S: Yes, that film actually looks promising. Should try to get my hands on it…
Jarmo: Indeed, thanks for the link, I’m kinda more scared and more intrigued now.
Jukkahoo: Bracks have been Shat.