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Review: Fanboys Might Have Been Funny 'A Long Time Ago' external link

Rate   Wired News | by John Scott Lewinski | Thu, Feb 5

Thu, Feb 5 The question isn't whether Fanboys, the long-awaited Star Wars nerd road comedy, is funny. It's not.

Wired: Cameos by sci-fi legends remind us why we are fanboys.

Tired: Gags not lifted from other road movies are ripped from more-effective Star Wars parodies.

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