Fanboys has a new fan

I went to see Fanboys on Valentines Day in Times Square. It was crazy. The theater was chock full and a whole cavalcade of nerd sweethearts were in the theater with us. The movie, written by Austinite and friend Ernie Cline (go Ernie!) was a hilarious comedy with enough heart to make the story worth watching but not hit you over the head with seriousness. I greatly enjoyed it and all the Star Wars jokes. It really started clicking with me when the two main characters are fighting about the distance in their friendship and then get totally sidetracked arguing about the romance between Luke and Leah ("they were siblings, dude, you are sick!"). This scene was spot on in representing nerds- and reminded me greatly of my friends and I. The battle between the Trekkies and the Star Wars fans was hilarious, as were Seth Rogen's various cameos. And I LOVED seeing Veronica Mars aka Kristin Bell back and still kicking and fighting. I also loved the scene in the hospital with Carrie Fisher- a great blending of tribute and parody. All in all, I really enjoyed seeing this film, laughed my arse off and am saving my recession dollars to buy the DVD. :)