I agree zacdilone, the window for this movie closed a long time ago. That will be painfully obvious when the animated STAR WARS: THE CLONES WARS is released and flops. Hard.

Cynicism aside I'm genuinely pleased for the 'forces' driving this project. Cliches aside, if you have a vision then you should chase it. It's just that the narrative, about a group of mates trying to break into Lucasfilm to see an advanced copy of Episode 1 as a friend is dying of cancer, just doesn't interest me at all.

Fanboyism by it's very nature is difficult to convey. Spaced is probably the best example I've seen of the nature of fanboys coming across but even then that was driven by very talented individuals and straddled a varied number of sources and conventions.

Now, nothing. My only interest in Star Wars now is I'm going to show my young cousin the originals in a few weeks - I hope he likes them. Of the CW's barely a mention outside the usual dedicated movie sites, and even then it's muted.

This Fanboy's flick probably will find appreciate from those who've tracked it's development, as the 'it's not the film but the friendship and obsession formed around it' message is understandable but even then it's hard not to be apathetic.

I understand what it is to have a geeky side, but when so much is coming out to get enthused over in terms of indie and mainstream geekdom (I hear a new take on Batman is coming out sometime soon...?), Hellboy, Watchman et al - memories of a galaxy far far away are fond but remain just that.

Yes, I can recall the feverish excitement of 1999. STAR WARS was in the air again, electrified and fresh. But I can also recall the punch-in-the-stomach of sitting in the theater as the credits finally rolled up. "Uh, what did I just see?"

However, if m_prevette's words are inaccurate, then Van Rant is not a dirt-bag cock-face.

Scorekeeper elevates this site into something worth fucking reading.