DISQUS

Dan · 1 year ago

I don't think they should. They've gotten so many people hyped up about this film (inclucding myself) to delay it even more would be bad at the box office if you ask me. Though if people won't laugh at cancer and the film might bomb for it then in that case recut, reshoot whatever they need to do. (But please finish soon because if you make us wait another year chances are everyone may've lost interest)

Kevin Carr · 1 year ago

uh... this isn't the first time the Weinsteins pulled all the shenanigans of diddling with release dates and recutting. Anyone remember Shoalin Soccer? And when they released Operation Stormbreaker last year, my local publicist wasn't even aware it was hitting theaters.

Marina · 1 year ago

At this point, who the hell really cares if this is good or not? Just release the bloody thing. This wasn't going to appeal to anyone but SW fans to begin with and re-cutting it isn't going to bring in any new viewers. They should simply count their losses and put the thing out already before people just give up and stop caring about it altogether.

Robert Fure · 1 year ago

This just shows the disconnect between the studios and the general audience. While I'm sure some cancer patients won't see the movie based on the cancer aspect (Oh wait, The Bucket List, anyone?) but people in the age range of 12-29 (The demographic of this film) laugh at anything and can differentiate fact from fiction. This is a generation that deals with everything from terrorism to sickness to politics with a sense of humor. The Weinsteins are a falling star, and those often burn up and go out in a violent death.

david · 1 year ago

this is just ridiculous! i really didnt want to go and see cloverfield but it looks like i might have to. i would gladly laugh at cancer if it means that i dont have to wait any longer...i would have anyways but im the kind of person who giggles when AIDS is mentioned.

Kison · 1 year ago

Name one truly good movie that ever came out of the first month of the year...

Lazarus · 1 year ago

Bloody baffoons.

Fanboy · 1 year ago

This better be a rumor because, I don't see the problem in laughing about cancer, just as long as one is not laughing at someone who has cancer. There is already too much grim reality surrounding that disease. Just look at the way we talk about "battling" cancer. A lighthearted and optimistic attitude would go a long way to give people hope. They don't call laughter the best medicine for no reason.

Erytery · 1 year ago

I saw this movie in October of 2006, and they said it would come out in february. a year later its still not out. I will say this. the cut of the movie that i saw was fantastic. one of the funniest movies i have ever seen, and changing even a frame of it would be the dumbest thing they could do.

Steve · 1 year ago

Someone should make a movie about a guy dying of cancer who, along with his friends, steals "Fanboys" so he can watch it before he dies. .

Matthew · 1 year ago

Good lord! Can't they see with the recent release of the Bucket List, which was a hillarious movie. Cancer and death can still be funny. Think about death in general, parody movies such as "Shaun of the Dead" or "Hot Fuzz" were still hillarious and awesome, despite having alot of death. Star Wars, had an entire planet blow up on screen and yet was still humourous, awesome, and action packed. Fanboys would be no exception, and fear of cancer, just like a fear of death is something that any movie can have and not make it a box office failure.

Noneedforone · 1 year ago

Steve, amen.

Derek · 1 year ago

I think this will be a great film and I don't think people will get so mad that they won't
go see it. Don't get me wrong I'm mad too about how long it takes for it to come out
but I still think it will come out in 2008 and nerds everywere will regoice

Lisa Koski · 1 year ago

Can't wait to see this movie, but I'm glad they are taking out the cancer plot. I for one, want to go to a movie to be entertained not having to know this entire movie that eventually one of them dies. I don't think that they need the motivation of their friend dying and wanting to see the movie before he dies. Their motivation is easily believable without the cancer plot because they are such fanatical Star Wars fans.

Steve · 1 year ago

Lisa - one of the problems wih the re-edit/reshoot isn't just taking out the cancer plot, but re-editing the movie to make a mockery of Star Wars fans instead of a tribute. Also it seems like it's an attempt to gear the movie towards a demographic that wouldn't really understand what the movie is actually about in the first place. The original movie makers intended the movie to be a tribute to Star Wars fans. As far as the cancer plot, that gives the story its emotional punch, its sense of urgency that underlies the comedy. I would have a harder time buying into a plot where several fans simply attempt to steal the movie to be the first ones to see it. That rings hollow to me and the story doesn't really resonate as much as a group of friends that are not only devoted to Star Wars, but also to their friend who is dying, to the extent that they would travel cross country and attempt to steal a copy of the movie for their friend. That plot digs a little deeper and gives the story more soul.