Review by Marty Mapes
Trekkies is one of the funniest movies of the year, but it's not a comedy. It's a documentary about the fans of Star Trek who are fanatical, loyal, optimistic, and just a little crazy.

No matter how much you like Star Trek, there's always someone who carries that admiration even further. These people are the Trekkies. (Even Trekkies try to separate themselves from the hard-core geeks by splitting themselves into two camps -- Trekkies and Trekkers -- although the distinction is purely semantic.)

Trekkies gives these rabid fans a forum to strut their stuff. The only thing missing from documentary is the Saturday Night Live sketch of William Shatner at a Trek convention. After a few ridiculous questions from hard-core fans, he breaks down, shouting "you people need to get a life!"

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