Post by Lensman on Feb 9, 2007 4:01:41 GMT 1
I don't know how well this film is known. It certainly didn't get much run in the cinema, but I'm not sure it was straight-to-video, either.
The story concerns two about-to-turn-30 fanboys faced with the dreaded prospect of having to grow up; there are a lot of references to "Logan's Run" with the turning-30 thing. Anyway, these aging fanboys are faced with such dilemmas as: Is True Love-- or paying the light bill-- as important as getting the latest "Sandman" graphic novel?
It would be pointless to try to summarize the plot; it's a character-driven story, not a plot-driven one. The fun comes from trying to catch all the references to media SF, especially "Star Trek" and "Star Wars". Literally hundreds of them! As a bonus, William Shatner has an enjoyable comedic role, playing a parody version of himself.
How Shatner's role developed is interesting. The guys who wrote this really *are* huge Trek fans, and the script has them meeting their idol-- Shatner. As written, the script really put him up on a pedestal. When they sent Shatner the script, and found it embarrassing and said "I *can't* play this straight!" So they collaborated with Shatner to give his role a comedic twist, and I think it works quite well.
This is a great movie to watch with your buddies, you can compete to see who can recognize the most movie/TV lines!
