Galaxy Quest

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Summary: loved it
Review: Costumes were brilliant one of the funniest movies ive seen. only bettered by Police academy series stars were well chosen and worked together well

overall a joy to watch

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Summary: Galaxy Quest
Review: I've been a Star Trek fan for years. All the new Star Trek movies seem to be missing the humor that the Captain Kirk-episodes had. Galaxy Quest puts the humor back into Si-Fi. I've seen it three times and am looking forward to its release on VHS/DVD. A must see in my book....

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Summary: Couldn't This One Be Called "Star Trek X?"
Review: "Galaxy Quest" is a throroughly entertaining homage to that wonderful universe created by one Gene Roddenberry. With a witty script and a marvelous blend of adequate special effects and action, this film is a comedy with its tongue-in-cheek humor affectionately administered. Tim Allen is good as the parody of James T. Kirk while Siguorney Weaver provides "ample" support as a communications officer with limited skills. Allan Rickman does a fine job in the "Leonard Nimoy/Mr. Spock-role as the actor forever typecast as a result of his character's popularity. Darryl Mitchell as the "token" minority "speaks" for the underused talents of Star Trek vets Nichele Nichols and George Takai. Most of all, it is Sam Rockwell who really steals the show as a "bit player" who accidentally gets taken on an adventure of a lifetime. One does not have to be Trekker to appreciate this film and the outstanding effort on the part of the moviemakers to produce a comic gem. Beam me up for the sequel!

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Summary: Ohh Soo Goood
Review: I loved this, it is so a spoof on Star Trek, and you have be a fan of Star Trek to tuely appreciate this movie. I would Recommend this to anyone looking for a few good laughs in a really well done flick.

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Summary: Sci-Fi/ Comedy
Review: Well i guess that you could say it was funny... well no that was just my friend making fun of the movie. now that was funny. The only thing that was archehuluvus (cool) about the movie was that the actors in the movie gave it all they had. And as for the script... ehhh... i didn't know that that much profanity was aloud in PG movies, not that I care, I LOVE american pie, now there is comedy in it's fullest.

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Summary: Not a perfect comedy, but a lot of fun.
Review: I was looking foward to this film from the minute I read the premise, and I was not dissapointed. The film has a great set-up and it totally delivers. The "adventure" portion even ends up being better than the last Star Trek movie.

This movie was very well-cast. Weaver is hilarious as the ditzy blonde, but no character tops Tim Allen's unexpected turn as a William Shatner-ish actor who finds out he got a little more than he bargained for when he agreeded to visit the "spaceship" of a few odd-looking fans.

The only problem I had with the film (and it is a small complaint) was that it turns out to be a "real" movie, as opposed to an out-and-out comedy. True, there is a lot of humor (especially if you are a Trekker/Trekkie), but in the end, there is a real plot as opposed to a lot of one-liners and crazy situations.

How is this a problem, you ask? Well, maybe it isn't. I just saw the film once in the theater, and I was expecting a laugh-fest. Knowing what to expect at home, I will enjoy it a lot more (and I liked it the first time). I just thought you might like to know that it may not be what you expect. Still, definatly worth the time and at least one of the funnier movies of last year.

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Summary: Great Sci-Fi/Comedy!
Review: I went to see this on New Year's Eve with my family, it's great! It is hilarious, and all of the sci-fi stuff in it is good also. If you are a sci-fi fan you will love this and great the jokes even better, but if you aren't a sci-fi fan you will love this also! Usually Sci-Fi/Comedies are just wild and don't make any sense for the sci-fi part, except MIB (That was a good one.), and of course this one, they did a really good job with the special effects and the aliens. I think they could make a second one that is full sci-fi or another sci-fi/comedy one like this. If you haven't seen it, and not sure if you want to buy it, just rent it first, or get it on pay-per-view, or wait several months for it to come on HBO or one of the other premium channels if you get them. I can't wait till i get it on DVD, though!

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Summary: Never Give up! Never Surrender
Review: I saw Galaxy Quest in a tiny theater in Flagstaff on a Snow Day. We'retalking a bunch of grown people wrapped themselves up like snausages and put chains on their tires just to go see this movie! In short, Galaxy Quest is a blast!

The plot is deceptively simple: cast of cheesy Star Trek type TV show gets mistaken for the Real Thing by a bunch of sweet aliens, This movie is full of Star Trek/Next Generation/Babylon 5 humor. Every Trek stereotype is present and accounted for: the macho commander, the kid genious com guy, the busty computer girl, Chief, and the emotionless alien -- who is played by a Brit. Of course. There's also the Expendable Extra. You know the one. And of course, there are endlessly-repeated catch-phrases that the cast never wants to hear/say/ think of again. Ever. Galaxy Quest also pokes fun at fandom; but its really very wise in its portayal of "questies" -- who, of course, are an homage to Trekkies. Sure, the fans are "abi normal" but they are also smart, able to network and act under stress and are downright necessary to the survival of The Universe as We Know It.

In Galaxy Quest, there are many layers and nothing is as it appears. But the message is clear: if you work as a team towards a common goal and actually care about doing the right thing, you can and will succeed. No matter how insane the situation.

I whole-heartedly reccommend Galaxy Quest to anyone who appreciates Trek, fandom and alien pig lizards. Oh, and "Mundanes" will like it, too. Grin.

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Summary: Lots of Belly Laughs
Review: I had to be forced to go to this movie, but I don't ever remember laughing so hard. This is an excellent SciFi spoof. It also spoofs the public reaction to scifi fans. It was well worth the time and price. I will be getting this movie when it is released.

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Summary: More anamorphic widescreen DVD's like this one, please!
Review: I enjoyed this DVD from the start till the end. That's not just because of the excellent humour shown in this picture. There's also this first class anamorphic widescreen quality. Unlike some other lables like WARNER, Dreamworks clearly has understood the needs of today's customers for the use of modern technology. People who are unhappy with widescreen should stick with watching full frame VHS tapes!