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The Most Dedicated FANBOYS have Targeted The Weinstein Company for crimes against FANBOYS!

Hey folks, Harry here... I've only seen the original cut of FANBOYS - which I really really enjoyed and I kinda can't imagine the cut I've heard described. That said, Moriarty has seen all three cuts - and prefers the Weinstein cut - but then... he's not a fan of any version of the film. I think the issue here is who is FANBOYS being made for? I feel the first cut is very much a charming, funny and oddly touching story for geeks that customize their cars and love and cherish the "holy trilogy" and that stood in lines for days upon days and even weeks for the first Prequel. This is a film about that mania. Here's a letter from Jek Porkins who is leading this battle...

Dear Harry,

We're a group of Star Wars fans and 501st Legion members who donated our time, costumes, props, and support to help make the movie FANBOYS, a movie about some Star Wars fans who decide to break in to Skywalker Ranch and steal a print of Episode I so that their friend can see it before he dies of cancer. We agreed to be involved because it has heart, and is a movie about friendship and what it means to be a fan.

Now, after delaying the release of the movie for over a year, the Weinstein Company (the studio who owns it) has decided to recut the entire movie so that it mocks Star Wars fans. They're planning to remove the cancer plotline and have the fans break into Skywalker Ranch for no reason at all - just because they're "Death Star Dorks" (from the Weinstein Co. website). They plan to rip the heart out of the movie and turn it into a mindless comedy that ridicules Star Wars fans, instead of celebrating them.

We (a group of fans and 501st Legion members) have decided to organize an international boycott by Star Wars fans of all Weinstein Company films, unless they release the original version of FANBOYS.

This past weekend, we launched these three websites to announce our intended boycott:

Myspace
Beam.To
Seeya.at

We're going to attack the Weinstein Company death star, even if it is a suicide mission.

A link bump from AICN would really help spread the word of our cause, and maybe draw the attention of the national media. Help us, Harry. You're our only hope!

Thanks for your time.
And May the Force Be With You!

Jek Porkins
and the Stop Darth Weinstein Squadron

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FIRST!!!!
by rhcp2sweet
Feb 20th, 2008
03:03:13 PM
Hey good for them
by erichaislar
Feb 20th, 2008
03:05:28 PM
Third
by KristianUK
Feb 20th, 2008
03:06:18 PM
Thank God!
by PirateEmery
Feb 20th, 2008
03:10:38 PM
So, how long before someone takes the screen name "Darth Weinste
by SpyGuy
Feb 20th, 2008
03:14:32 PM
Will this movie ever come out!
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 20th, 2008
03:15:08 PM
Can't imagine the movie with out the cancer plot line
by Bean_
Feb 20th, 2008
03:15:47 PM
Yep, shut this thing down.
by dixieflyer
Feb 20th, 2008
03:16:14 PM
Nerds.
by Tourist
Feb 20th, 2008
03:16:24 PM
Damn you, Subject Line Overrun! DAMN YOU!
by SpyGuy
Feb 20th, 2008
03:16:37 PM
Noble effort,
by beetlegeuse
Feb 20th, 2008
03:16:56 PM
George Lucas
by erichaislar
Feb 20th, 2008
03:17:35 PM
Now instead of grossing $2M it will gross $200,000
by Executor
Feb 20th, 2008
03:20:29 PM
They ARE fucking dorks!
by UMAGA
Feb 20th, 2008
03:20:33 PM
...turn it into a mindless comedy that ridicules Star Wars fans
by The Central Scrutinizer
Feb 20th, 2008
03:21:13 PM
Should rename it Warsies.
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 20th, 2008
03:23:21 PM
So is FANBOYS a tragic disaster flick?
by Nosferatu Jones
Feb 20th, 2008
03:24:22 PM
Boycotting this will be easy!
by rev_skarekroe
Feb 20th, 2008
03:27:18 PM
DAMN YOU HARVEY WEINSTEIN!
by TheGoddamnSiege
Feb 20th, 2008
03:27:54 PM
Porkins?
by ForkTongue
Feb 20th, 2008
03:28:59 PM
isn't the real tragedy...
by newc0253
Feb 20th, 2008
03:29:21 PM
This thing's gonna make Idiocracy look "brilliant!"
by chewyou812
Feb 20th, 2008
03:32:24 PM
The Central Scrutinizer
by heks
Feb 20th, 2008
03:32:35 PM
I'd watch it
by onephatnelly
Feb 20th, 2008
03:34:52 PM
I wasn't going to see it anyway
by SpencerTrilby
Feb 20th, 2008
03:36:37 PM
anyone who wants to screw over the Whinesteins
by Kloipy
Feb 20th, 2008
03:37:30 PM
This is perfect..
by Mr. JLo
Feb 20th, 2008
03:37:43 PM
Boycotting the movie....
by Bobo_Vision
Feb 20th, 2008
03:38:47 PM
Shock HOrror
by hallmitchell
Feb 20th, 2008
03:39:39 PM
Memo to the Weinsteins
by Fatty Magee
Feb 20th, 2008
03:40:48 PM
Bobo_Vision
by Mr. JLo
Feb 20th, 2008
03:40:52 PM
Boycott?
by The Funketeer
Feb 20th, 2008
03:41:12 PM
Harvey Scissorhands
by ForkTongue
Feb 20th, 2008
03:42:01 PM
It's a trap!
by comedian_x
Feb 20th, 2008
03:42:21 PM
May the force be with you
by Jett
Feb 20th, 2008
03:43:40 PM
No one will see it anyway.
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 20th, 2008
03:43:47 PM
I saw a preview of this at comic con
by hallmitchell
Feb 20th, 2008
03:44:40 PM
Does every cut . . .
by Nice Marmot
Feb 20th, 2008
03:45:07 PM
May the bacteria in your blood stream be with you
by Kloipy
Feb 20th, 2008
03:46:38 PM
Points...
by metaluna
Feb 20th, 2008
03:46:44 PM
Even more tragic: The career corpse of Jake Lloyd.
by Nosferatu Jones
Feb 20th, 2008
03:49:46 PM
Maybe they should try this?
by Alkeoholic77
Feb 20th, 2008
03:51:38 PM
Grudge against the brillance of
by hallmitchell
Feb 20th, 2008
03:51:39 PM
And you were expecting...?
by Theta
Feb 20th, 2008
03:56:38 PM
"Fanboys" hits home for members of the 501'st
by Head In A Box
Feb 20th, 2008
03:56:49 PM
There are plenty of movies slamming dorks
by dixieflyer
Feb 20th, 2008
04:01:06 PM
Maybe they should try, uh, marketing the movie?
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 20th, 2008
04:01:38 PM
WOW... just imagine if they spent time on useful stuff
by superduper3000
Feb 20th, 2008
04:04:18 PM
Man oh man, I'm hungry for ice cream.
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 20th, 2008
04:06:13 PM
Galaxy Quest got laughs at Trekkies' expense without being cruel
by BrandLoyalist
Feb 20th, 2008
04:08:01 PM
Can anyone say FANatic?
by Knuckleduster
Feb 20th, 2008
04:08:19 PM
superduper3000
by dixieflyer
Feb 20th, 2008
04:11:03 PM
Re: SpyGuy
by Darth Weinstein
Feb 20th, 2008
04:18:51 PM
Doesn't the 501st
by Toulon
Feb 20th, 2008
04:23:22 PM
Who the hell cares about Star Wars fans?
by Paragon Complex
Feb 20th, 2008
04:26:51 PM
Fuck you, Weinstein's
by Razorback
Feb 20th, 2008
04:26:55 PM
3 cuts? What's the other one?
by DarthCorleone
Feb 20th, 2008
04:35:59 PM
Frakking whiners.
by the_patriot
Feb 20th, 2008
04:41:42 PM
Hollywood eats itself
by Axl Z
Feb 20th, 2008
04:44:57 PM
I'm all for the idea but don't think that...
by Kirbymanly
Feb 20th, 2008
04:49:10 PM
This is worse than beard shavings in my soup
by Queerbait
Feb 20th, 2008
04:49:45 PM
One more thought...
by Kirbymanly
Feb 20th, 2008
04:52:53 PM
the_patriot...
by DarthCorleone
Feb 20th, 2008
04:53:25 PM
If they wanted to save the kid's life...
by kuldan
Feb 20th, 2008
04:57:04 PM
There's a video on Kristen Bell's MySpace page w/the 501st
by Pennsy
Feb 20th, 2008
05:06:25 PM
What wrong with ridiculing Star Wars fans??
by Mike_D
Feb 20th, 2008
05:06:47 PM
AKIRA LIVE ACTION MOVIE HAPPENING!
by wash
Feb 20th, 2008
05:12:09 PM
wow ..you guys really are dorks
by Jugdish
Feb 20th, 2008
05:12:31 PM
I wonder if the filmmakers signed over their moral rights?
by monorail77
Feb 20th, 2008
05:23:04 PM
501st Boycott is the reason I'll pay to see this!!
by joeelliott
Feb 20th, 2008
05:29:01 PM
Translation; we are losers.
by Mysterious Yobo
Feb 20th, 2008
05:36:58 PM
Cancer is a cheap gimmic
by Emperor_was_a_jerk
Feb 20th, 2008
05:41:09 PM
save something worth saving
by Mr.Slade
Feb 20th, 2008
05:45:17 PM
Does boycoting a jew makes me a nazi?
by ricarleite
Feb 20th, 2008
05:50:43 PM
Yikes, the 501st are some dorky mofos
by Xiphos
Feb 20th, 2008
05:57:35 PM
You can't make a stupid premise stupid.
by Kid Idioteque
Feb 20th, 2008
05:59:05 PM
Let's Boycott the Prequel Trilogy for better edits!
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
Feb 20th, 2008
05:59:15 PM
sickening
by drave117
Feb 20th, 2008
06:03:04 PM
omg....starwars geeks refuse to leave mommy's basement
by bacci40
Feb 20th, 2008
06:10:30 PM
Vernica Mars got a plaque for this movie?
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 20th, 2008
06:11:11 PM
Live Action AKIRA!!!!
by bswise
Feb 20th, 2008
06:12:42 PM
"Respect the fanboys, damn it." Adrian Veldt, 1/14/08.
by Pennsy
Feb 20th, 2008
06:19:45 PM
There will be no boycott
by Brendan3
Feb 20th, 2008
06:20:37 PM
Maybe they should rename it.
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 20th, 2008
06:26:19 PM
No One's Gonna Boycott Shit You Geeky Fuck
by The Ender Smites Foes
Feb 20th, 2008
06:37:20 PM
I already boycot it. Because it looks like crap
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 20th, 2008
06:42:58 PM
They need to MSTK3 this already.
by TomBodet
Feb 20th, 2008
06:45:12 PM
If you are going to call it...
by Tourist
Feb 20th, 2008
06:48:49 PM
I'm definitely all for blowing up Harvey W. that fat twat
by JimCurry
Feb 20th, 2008
06:51:06 PM
Well, well, well...
by Mind Vault-1
Feb 20th, 2008
06:51:22 PM
Most of the 501st is really awesome but at the SW
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 20th, 2008
06:51:54 PM
The Stop Dart Weinstein Squadron:
by SkinJob69
Feb 20th, 2008
06:55:03 PM
Red Six: I got a problem here.
by kirttrik
Feb 20th, 2008
06:56:31 PM
Does his friend with cancer kill himself after seeing
by kirttrik
Feb 20th, 2008
06:58:55 PM
sobering thought
by drave117
Feb 20th, 2008
07:06:34 PM
Heh. This is Weinsteins' revenge
by DevilCat
Feb 20th, 2008
07:07:10 PM
Harvey Weinstein sure loves food.
by Quake II
Feb 20th, 2008
07:23:01 PM
The Weinstein Co. should edit ROTJ
by Quake II
Feb 20th, 2008
07:45:08 PM
Hey mind vault...
by Tourist
Feb 20th, 2008
07:45:53 PM
Stay on Target. Stay on Target!
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 20th, 2008
07:51:15 PM
So it was like the Bucket List for nerds?
by Bobo_Vision
Feb 20th, 2008
08:07:07 PM
also.. If you post on this site you are a Dork.
by dixieflyer
Feb 20th, 2008
08:15:13 PM
Bobo_Vision re: Out for Justice
by JimCurry
Feb 20th, 2008
08:21:45 PM
dixieflyer, you're a douche
by JimCurry
Feb 20th, 2008
08:22:45 PM
JimCurry.. we all are... we all are...
by dixieflyer
Feb 20th, 2008
08:26:21 PM
To my original point...
by dixieflyer
Feb 20th, 2008
08:29:21 PM
No...
by Tourist
Feb 20th, 2008
08:34:39 PM
Actually dixieflyer
by Bobo_Vision
Feb 20th, 2008
08:38:32 PM
You shouldn't follow a "Porkins" into battle
by TallBoy66
Feb 20th, 2008
09:04:54 PM
Bobo
by dixieflyer
Feb 20th, 2008
09:18:20 PM
The title should be called: "GEEK ATTACK!"
by Uncapie
Feb 20th, 2008
09:27:12 PM
DTV in 3, 2, 1.....
by waggy
Feb 20th, 2008
09:42:49 PM
We're ALL fanboys...
by Pennsy
Feb 20th, 2008
10:19:34 PM
Weinstein Co Sucks
by Gungan Slayer
Feb 20th, 2008
11:29:32 PM
Didn't Triumph have the definitive Star Wars mocking?
by Rev. Slappy
Feb 21st, 2008
01:22:50 AM
It should be called "A Tremor in the Force",
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 21st, 2008
01:41:51 AM
Just occurred to me that removing cancer...
by DarthCorleone
Feb 21st, 2008
01:56:36 AM
tough one this
by Lost Jarv
Feb 21st, 2008
04:15:05 AM
and by the way (to the peope scremaing boycot)
by Lost Jarv
Feb 21st, 2008
04:16:23 AM
fanboys was GREAT, removing the cancer plot makes no sense at al
by missbliss
Feb 21st, 2008
04:55:40 AM
Porkins...
by Ghostball
Feb 21st, 2008
05:59:32 AM
You said it, Jarv.
by DocPazuzu
Feb 21st, 2008
06:47:22 AM
What they should have done for thier dying friend
by ATARI
Feb 21st, 2008
07:51:02 AM
ATARI
by DocPazuzu
Feb 21st, 2008
08:07:44 AM
If you're over 20 years old and still dress like a Stormtrooper.
by Nosferatu Jones
Feb 21st, 2008
09:30:20 AM
Civil War reenactors are nuts, too...
by DocPazuzu
Feb 21st, 2008
09:34:37 AM
this is why they had to edit it
by ArcadianDS
Feb 21st, 2008
10:23:31 AM
Don't lump civil war reenacters in with trekkies and star wars n
by systemsbroom
Feb 21st, 2008
10:33:12 AM
Doc, Re Valerious the B-movie Creature Feature
by Lost Jarv
Feb 21st, 2008
10:48:44 AM
Star Wars fanatics and Trekkies....
by Bobo_Vision
Feb 21st, 2008
11:16:12 AM
Lost Jarv
by DocPazuzu
Feb 21st, 2008
11:33:25 AM
systemsbroom
by DocPazuzu
Feb 21st, 2008
11:36:12 AM
DocPazuzu, I'll concede that
by systemsbroom
Feb 21st, 2008
12:17:36 PM
SW fans who dress up are closet cases!
by romanocc
Feb 21st, 2008
12:49:03 PM
Why would anyone stand in line for days...
by shaneo632
Feb 21st, 2008
12:57:30 PM
romanocc
by Xiphos
Feb 21st, 2008
01:40:27 PM
romanocc
by DocPazuzu
Feb 21st, 2008
01:45:01 PM
Why doesn't the Weinstein Company...
by Freakemovie
Feb 21st, 2008
02:10:58 PM
Yeah, people who waste time in line bother me
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 21st, 2008
02:11:27 PM
what's with all the 501st hate?
by drave117
Feb 21st, 2008
02:16:28 PM
They may be skilled craftsmen
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 21st, 2008
02:40:26 PM
re drave117: Well stated, sir
by monorail77
Feb 21st, 2008
02:55:54 PM
FUCK the 501st
by tompiltoff
Feb 21st, 2008
02:57:18 PM
'Death Star Dorks'?
by Pennsy
Feb 21st, 2008
02:59:00 PM
hahaha
by LoLWut
Feb 21st, 2008
03:22:27 PM
There's nothing like seeing some Stormtroopers
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 21st, 2008
03:39:32 PM
Dravel117: Stamp collecting is sucks.
by Nosferatu Jones
Feb 21st, 2008
03:48:03 PM
Comments on the cancer...
by DarthCorleone
Feb 21st, 2008
04:04:35 PM
Fuck The Weinsteins!
by s8ntmark
Feb 21st, 2008
04:21:21 PM
Either pro or anti Star Wars fans...
by Brendon
Feb 21st, 2008
04:23:49 PM
skywalkerfamily
by drave117
Feb 21st, 2008
04:38:13 PM
I hate the Weinsteins and all Hollywood suits
by purplepurple
Feb 21st, 2008
04:38:40 PM
Wrong Fucking Movie...
by TheRealMoriarty
Feb 21st, 2008
04:50:11 PM
285 friends now at Stop Darth Weinstein MySpace...
by Pennsy
Feb 21st, 2008
04:52:18 PM
To the idiot fanboys who are screenshotting their AICN frontpage
by kentrel
Feb 21st, 2008
05:11:38 PM
Moriarty
by drave117
Feb 21st, 2008
05:28:22 PM
drave117
by kentrel
Feb 21st, 2008
05:31:06 PM
kentrel, good point - except...
by JimmyJoe RedSky
Feb 21st, 2008
05:45:11 PM
JimmyJoeRedsky - Fair enough, except...
by kentrel
Feb 21st, 2008
05:57:20 PM
Re: Tourist...
by SK229
Feb 21st, 2008
06:05:27 PM
I support the cause BUT..
by Alice Cooper Stalker
Feb 21st, 2008
06:12:51 PM
kentrel
by drave117
Feb 21st, 2008
06:35:00 PM
Don't these dorks have anything better to do with their time?
by Detective_Fingerling
Feb 21st, 2008
07:08:16 PM
The 501st guys should be having fun but once
by skywalkerfamily
Feb 21st, 2008
07:38:54 PM
Snore
by Pipple
Feb 21st, 2008
08:08:26 PM
Cool, cool.
by Jaka
Feb 21st, 2008
08:37:32 PM
MissBliss...
by TheRealMoriarty
Feb 21st, 2008
10:03:55 PM
Actually Read the Website
by nastee_flembot
Feb 22nd, 2008
12:48:24 AM
Desperate viral marketing campaign?
by AlwaysThere
Feb 22nd, 2008
01:04:11 AM
Mori,
by Lost Jarv
Feb 22nd, 2008
02:27:42 AM
Moriarty, how bitter art thou :)
by missbliss
Feb 22nd, 2008
05:37:21 AM

by purplepurple
Feb 22nd, 2008
04:41:58 PM

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