Middle Aged non-geek fans?

Not at all, sir.

I think a big part of what resonates with me (although I am very geeky) is that period after college of aimlessness, going to indie concerts, playing music, always hanging out with people was a period that I had as well, and think back on fondly.

It's a period uncertainty about the future, what you're going to do, who and what you're going to become, and also to a certain extent not being in any hurry to figure it all out. Not to mention growing up and facing your personal demons, so you can grow as a person and reach for what you do eventually decide to become.

You don't have to be geeky to be fond it.

I'm over 50 (ouch) and I liked it a lot. I thought it had a unique and original style that really carried the movie. The plot line was simple and certainly nothing new, but I loved the style of the film, the humor and the nostalgic arcade video game theme that ran through it. I think it's very re-watchable and lot of fun.

I've seen plenty of posts in other threads from the older crowd that they've enjoyed the film. Great to see that it can reach some demographics I personally thought it wasn't made for.

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Into the fire, she swallowed their hate. -- Dahlia

I, too, was borderline obsessed with SPvtW when I finally saw it shortly after its initial DVD release. I have it on DVD, Blu Ray, and even bought the books to see the original source material. All of this occurred when I was in my late 40's. Although I do have geek tendencies, I've never been a big gamer, so I "got" the game references but they didn't make or break the movie for me.

The thing that resonated for me was Scott's quest-like pursuit of the love of his maiden. He had to face his fears, weather his moment of doubt, and summon enough resolve to endure. That's pretty timeless stuff and I can imagine it resonating for any guy interested in girls (i.e., post-pubescent).

It didn't hurt that Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Anna Kendrick are hot. Discovering that the President's daughter from Independence Day had grown up to play Roxy Richter was kind of a neat little "Easter Egg", too.

Burt Reynolds is my spirit guide -- Sterling Malory Archer

I was 40-ish when this came out. Although it didn't resonate with my teen years, the stylized video game progression of the story did.

I liked the movie. I don't know what a "geek" is really after you get out of high school. If you make $100K a year and have a beautiful wife/girlfriend, but you're tech-savvy and have some geeky hobbies, can you still be called a "geek" really?

I actually consider myself an "analog hipster" (into books, movies, and music as opposed to the more tech-savvy things millenial hipsters are into these days). The people in this movie strike me more as younger, millenial hipsters than geeks. I was never really considered a geek when I was young, but I WISH I'd been surrounded at that age by tons of cute girls like this. If there are really geeks after high school, they probably sit at home in their parents basement playing World of Warcraft. They don't play in bands, go to shows, or have a string of cute girlfriends.

39 when i saw it, now i'm 42, and i loved it and look forward to watching it again.

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