Comic-Con: Episode IV - A Fan's Hope Reviews
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When you see Marvel happily rubbing shoulders with DC or Star Wars fans chatting to Star Trek fans it makes you proud to be a geek.
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| Original Score: 4/5
ScreenRant
Best suited to those curious about the convention and/or culture - or those who already embrace it and just want to relive the experience before the next 'Con comes.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
CraveOnline
That rare documentary that plays to the converted and uninitiated alike.
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| Original Score: 9/10
Metro Times (Detroit, MI)
...not only captures the passion and energy of the event, it demonstrates how easily subcultures can be exploited by corporate interests.
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| Original Score: B-
Cinema Crazed
It's about people who share a passion and devotion to something that surpasses skin color, religion, and gender.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Top CriticYou don't need to collect or even care about comic books to enjoy this funny, affection valentine to nerd culture.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Eclipse Magazine
Comic-Con is a convention of dreams by and for dreamers. This documentary does a nice job of capturing all the various elements that make this large show work.
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| Original Score: B
Jam! Movies
A Fan's Hope is (appropriately) hopeful, likening the attendees whose stories it follows to comic book heroes seeking their own type of redemption.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
A surprisingly tender look at San Diego Comic-Con...
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| Original Score: 3/4
It's a lot to squeeze into 86 minutes, and Spurlock pulls it all together with infectious brio, making us realize that geeks are people, too, who maybe just dream harder than the rest of us.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Beliefnet
Spurlock balances the stories of his characters with the larger context, showing us that each of the attendees has a story and that Comic-Con is a place where stories and characters always matter.
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| Original Score: B+
Movies.com
Morgan Spurlock's documentaries are like the gateway drug for people who can get addicted to sitting in front of hours and hours of Frederick Wiseman docs, immersing themselves in very detailed worlds that lack a clear agenda.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
"Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope" holds enormous appeal for both the geek audience and the casual viewer.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Written with Mr. Spurlock's frequent collaborator Jeremy Chilnick, the film is well organized and visually snazzy and keeps enough distance from its subject that you don't feel swamped in a tide of hysterical fandom.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
"A Fan's Hope" is really for those who've turned to the far side, but is ready to turn on a tractor beam for everyone else.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Boston Phoenix
Comic-Con doesn't even try to scratch the surface of the world's largest geek meet-up. Which is not to say it isn't enjoyable.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
A tender, thoughtful paean to geek community.
