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Fanboys is fantastic. So funny - I'm glad it was released in theaters in Chicago, but it's a shame it wasn't given a wide release. I'd highly recommend it to anyone, doubly so to any 'Star Wars' fan. One note - it was written in 1998, and is about a group of friends attempting to break into Skywalker Ranch to see Episode I before their friend dies of cancer (his prognosis means he'll die before the film is released). Because of this, every reference in the film is to the OT, and there really aren't any SE references either. But it's not negative toward the PT - it was just written before anyone had seen the PT.
There is, however, one reference toward TPM specifically that I assume was added after TPM was relased. SPOILER ALERT!!!
... At the end, when everyone sits down in a theater to watch TPM for the first time, one friend turns to the other and says, "Wait ... what if it sucks?" Cut to black, credits roll. It's the only reference to the PT in the film (beyond the fact that the plot revolves around seeing TPM early), and it's perfect.
END OF SPOILERS.
I have not seen "Star Wait," though, so I can't comment on that.