Jedi Junkies (2010)

This "documentary" is scary, not in a good way. It's like this, say you're a big fan of something in the high school days and that incessantly annoying kid in class starts wearing the t-shirts, asking you repetitive questions about the thing, blurting out lines randomly, etc. When things are obvious, and you know that he/she is just doing it to try to be your friend or for an even deeper/darker motivation that makes you cringe. So, yeah, this "documentary" is kind of like that. You feel like abandoning the love you have for the thing because you can't escape the weirdos ruining it for you. It is a sad thing. It's not the embodiment of "the force" but "the farce".This program also displays a few of those types of individuals who you know just buy a ton of whatever they are a "fan of" just to show it all in excess later. It's like those kids who shove everything "geek" they own under-the-sun into one corner of their rooms just to use it as a backdrop for a YouTube video. Somebody should make a parody of it, yet it already is one. Create a parody of a parody then. Jedi Junkies is lazy and weird. Plus it has Olivia M. in it saying something that does not make sense that does not help the piece backtrack out of anything that made you cringe at previously. For the folks out there who are fans of bad movies and lazy weirdness, go for it. I rated this piece a 2 out of 10 because I liked seeing some of the different retro Star Wars toys, but I dislike Ed Sanchez for various reasons.

*Spoiler/plot- Jedi Junkies, 2010. This film explores the Sta Wars fan phenomena in general. It also interviews those fans that appear to be the mostly excessive in their participation in it's fandom. The film also shows the events and collections of fans. Some clinical psychological theories are put forth to understand and compare the mind of these fans.*Special Stars- OLivia Mum, Ray Park, Peter Mayhew, Jeremy Bullock.*Theme- Hobbist fans are not nerds, just experts in their field of interest.*Trivia/location/goofs- Documentary.*Emotion- While this sci-fi fandom subject has been over-done in other films with this genre & others, this film nicely covers the subject more thoughtfully and less sensationally. Also the film presents some of the more boring aspects of SW fandom like the SW tattoo guy, the fan who attempted to built a full-size Millennium Falcon spaceship in a back yard and the gal stripper who dresses like Princess Lei in her metal bikini costume. Otherwise the film is well paced and interesting. It covers new ground. The addition of interviewing some medical professionals about this fan obsessive behavior is thought provoking and helpful. I left enjoying the subject and this film.*Based On- Star Wars fandom matters and people.

This is a documentary about people that have mostly gone overboard with their Star Wars obsession.Reason I am giving it a 1 is because it is movie that was stretched to increase duration, there are not enough different people in it, and selections made on who to include leave lot to be desired.What could have been movie about 20-30 people turned out to be movie about basically three very extreme people, with lot of repeating same things over and over, which got boring rather quickly.One guy has bunch of Star Wars related tattoos, one girl that is already quasi-stripper with her burlesque act does her act dressed as Leia slave, and one guy had bad version of Millennium Falcon built out of wood in his backyard that broke shortly after.Very, very boring movie.

I really liked this movie. It's very funny and very sexy.It's a movie about some really passionate Star Wars fans.There's the guy who built a life size Millennium Falcon in his backyard. Love that. (There's actually a pretty reasonable reason he did that. Really there is.) There's the NY Jedi – a group of fans who practice their light saber skills.There's the group of women who dress up like Leia in her metal bikini.There's the band AeroSith who create Star Wars inspired music.And, of course, there's a bunch of celebs talking about their love of Star Wars.Olivia Munn is her usual sexy and funny self.Ray Park, Peter Mayhew and Jeremy Bulloch also give interviews. They are the guys who played Darth Maul, Chewbaca and Boba Fett.And Ed Sanchez – director of Blair Witch – shows his massive Star Wars toy collection.You don't have to be a hard core Star Wars fan to enjoy the movie. (Of course, it helps.) I highly recommend the movie.