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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: I love on-going slap-stick that goes on through this movie. Being a Trekkie, I think it was a funny portrayal of the Original Series, and Tim Allen captured his character greatly, who was extremely simialar to William Shatner/James T. Kirk (in my opinion, that was the best part in the whole movie). I also enjoyed the performances of Enrico Colantoni, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tony Shalhoub.
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Summary: The Best Tim Allen Movie In A Long Time...
Review: Hello,Tim Allen{Commander Peter Quincy Taggart},Sigourney Weaver{Lt. Tawny Madison} and Alan Rickman{Dr. Lazarus} lead as 3 of the 5 or 6 stars of the movie.They are washed-up actors who live as autograph signers at there show's signings.What happens is, 20 years after their show is taken off, at an autograph tour,aliens construe that the actors can help save their dying race. In the movie they must help fight some huge monsters and ugly aliens. What I Think Of The Movie And DVD: I thought this movie was a great movie for Kids, even Teens, and Adults.It has some great visual effects, it is not too raunchy. It has some good comedy and a lot of action. I was suprised a how much I liked it because being a teen, alot of PG "Space Movies" are not that good. As for the DVD,I thought it could of used a little more features,such as that Mockumentry that I saw on the USA channel. The reason it was important was because it was I believe over an hour long.{If it was on there,I am Sorry.} I really suggest it. See Ya *Their show "Galaxy Quest" is to their people our "Star Trek".*
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Summary: "It doesn't take a good actor to recognize a bad one!"
Review: How could anyone not love this movie? What's not to love? I was skeptical at first about seeing this, as I am not a big sci-fi, Trek, or Tim Allen fan, but then I read several reviews that I trusted and decided what the heck. One said it was "critic proof" and they were right! Someone else compared it to "Ghostbusters" (as far as people's reactions to it, and sort of the genre) and I agree with that too...as I said, all I know about Star Trek I read in some Harlan Ellison books and Nichelle Nichol's autobiography. I never really was a fan of this show-didn't hate it, but not my thing. And I still absolutely loved this movie! 1,000 words are not enough for me to tell you all the great things about Galaxy Quest-you have to see it for yourself. I can only imagine how much a fan of the show would have loved it-and would get all the in jokes (I got some, but I'm sure I missed plenty). I have more respect for Allen now as a performer, he did a great job (and a great Shatner!). Sigourney Weaver looked gorgeous, the best I've ever seen her look in fact. I especially respect a movie that casts a female love interest opposite the lead male WHO IS ACTUALLY THE SAME AGE AS HIM. In fact, instead of being 20+ years younger as the norm is, I think at 52 she's even OLDER than he is. Good for them! Too bad that's so rare these days. Another nice feature is there's no swearing worse than you would hear on prime-time TV in the film, but it's still funny as hell. Alan Rickman was great, as the classically trainer Actor who will puke if he has to say his trademark line ("by Grabthar's Hammer...") one more time. I knew there would be a moment where he would voluntarily say it, and mean it, and I was right. The moment when Rickman utters it, meaning every word for the first time in his life, will make you cheer (and also get a little choked up). If you've ever been lovingly, obsessively devoted to any TV show, (I have) like the fans in the movie are, then this movie will definitely strike a chord with you. You'll know just how the fans feel when they can easily bring up trivia that even the actors on the show don't know or have forgotten, or when Allen's character needs a fan-boy's help and tells him "It's all real!", and the fanboy's reaction-well-I'm starting to sound like Harry Knowles here, but the kid's ecstatic reaction made the audience I saw the film with go nuts and really hit home with me. By the way, the audience, which included more adults than kids, actually stood up and clapped when the movie was over-haven't seen that for a while! If you're a Trekkie-uh, I mean Trekker- don't worry about this movie jeering at or making fun of you. It treats the fans with humor but lovingly and with respect. It's not super-deep, it doesn't have an Important Message other than the obvious ones (work as a team, help out your friends, and of course "Never give up...Never Surrender!"), it's probably not something that will be nominated for an award (too bad). But it's great, hilarious, fun entertainment for pretty much any and all. If you want to "escape" for 90 minutes or so this is the movie for you, one of those movies that transports you and is so entertaining that you get so caught up you forget about everything else other than the flick. You can't go wrong- take my word for it.
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Summary: Much better than I expected
Review: I have to say, I originally watched this film to see Ms. Weaver play a regular, pretty girl...something she doesn't often do....she was very sexy, no offense, and has the brains to play a pretty blond VERY well. (Too often in today's society we forget that it takes a very talented actress to PLAY this type of blond. And she looks great in the longer wig...) I was very pleased to find that this was an all around pleasing film...watchable over and over again. I'm not a Tim Allen fan, but all the actors were good in their respective roles. I would recommend this flim to any one, any date, and any family....
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Summary: Sci-fi fan or not, you'll love it!
Review: Galaxy Quest is absolutely hilarious. If you know anything about fandom or have been to a con, this movie is highly reccommended.
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Summary: Adventure and Laughs
Review: Galaxy Quest manages to be a tribute to and a good natured but very funny spoof of the original Star Trek television series, its cast and fans. The Premise is that for the past 17 years since their show was cancelled the cast of a short lived science fiction series has been making a living by making guest appearances at science fiction conventions. The cast members including Tim Allen , Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman are attending yet another convention when they are approached about a new gig by a group of space aliens. The Aliens have intercepted the television signals from the old show and mistook them for "historical documents" and think the cast members are heros who can save them from an evil foe. The confusion and fun take off from there. The Aliens (who are an engaging lot) have constructed an exact working copy of the ship from the series "The Protector" , duplicating even the parts they didn't understand or need often with hilarious results. The evil adversary awaits them and their varied efforts to do good and/or survive result in a surprising good mix of adventure, comedy and some touching moments wrapped up with a rousing ST type ending. Worth every penny!
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Summary: Clever STAR TREK spoof...
Review: If you're a Star Trek fan you'll like it; if you're not a Star Trek fan but enjoy funny, good-natured satire you may really like it. Tim Allen, Allan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver lead the charge as, respectively: Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Lt. Uhura "clones" commissioned by an alien race of "good guys" to stave-off annihilation by a very funky, lizard-looking race of bad guys. The humor proposes the idea that the good guy aliens have misconstrued the "GALAXY QUEST" TV series as history and that Tim Allen and his cohort of actors are really mythical "space cadets" for whom saving the universe is an heroic routine. The production values and art direction of this movie are excellent. The story (which bears srong resemblance to THE LAST STAR FIGHTER and BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS) is exciting in its own right while marvelously satirizing the space-opera themes exploited in the STAR WARS "epics". Tim Allen in the role of Commander Taggart...the Trek-Captain parody...is convincingly poignant when he admits to his alien ally compadres that he is not a hero...but only acting. This "revelation" is not grasped by the pure-of-heart aliens until Allen concedes that "entertainment" (of this ilk)might easily be regarded as LYING. Director Dean Parisot does not harp on this sanctimoniously but he does take some additonal fond, shots at the Trekkie-Convention mentality. (One famous example: A Trek convention was held in Houston. Some of NASA's astronauts from the LBJ Command and Control Center made a guest appearance with the William Shatner/Captain Kirk, Star Trek contingent. The applause for the astronauts was generous and respectful. The applause for "Kirk & Crew" was wild and thunderous!) The movie ultimately works because it's intended to be fun. What makes it really successful is that first class special effects of the sci-fi film genre are superlatively put to the service of a satire on one of the few truly good TV series as well as cleverly commenting on our own occasionally fatuous expressions of hero worship. Even Mr. Spock, I submit, would be amused.
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Summary: A laugh a minute...
Review: I travel alot and was unable to see this movie in the theater...So I had an entry is my palm pilot to rent the DVD when it was released...Finally it came, and although I had expectations of it being a corny, but funny, I was quickly surprised. The perfomances by the cast, the story line, and the directing were all more than I expected. I laughed, and laughed the first time I watched it...So I watched it a second time...Ditto... After returning the movie, I just had to add it to my collection so I went and bought it....After watching it another 2 more times and laughing again and again each time, I'm convinced that this is a movie for all to love and enjoy... Don't hesitate.
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Summary: Hilarious. Brilliant casting and acting.
Review: Galaxy Quest is a fun romp, not to be taken seriously but loads of fun. It has a weak, silly plot, but unlike most movies, its real purpose is as a vehicle for the film's absolutely brilliant comedic talent found in all of the main cast. The acting is unbelievably good; the person(s) in charge of casting for the film should have their salary tripled. Tim Allen is just perfect, even though I didn't think he'd be a great fit for the part offhand. This man can really act. And although I've been a longtime fan of Sigourney Weaver, I had no idea she could be this sexy and funny...it's like seeing a different actress. Sam Rockwell is side-splittingly brilliant. In fact, every one of the main actors does an incredible job...their performances carry this hilarious movie. Finally, the DVD version has some special, very worthwhile extras, particularly those that I consider to be some of the best parts of the experience: the "Cutting Room Floor" clips. I think I laughed more at a couple of them than at most of the actual film (it's a shame some of them were cut)! Galaxy Quest is one of the few movies to convince me of the value of a completely silly film...I really enjoyed it. It's good-natured, hilarious, and the chemistry and talent of the actors and actresses is incredible, probably some of the best you'll ever see. Great stuff.
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Summary: This movie is funny - pure and simple
Review: If you want a good laugh, this is the video for you. This is an extremely witty movie which pokes gentle fun at Star Trek and Trekkies in the way the Scream movies poke fun at horror flicks. This movie is far superior to the scream movies in that it is much, much funnier. (Lacking, however, most of the hipness of the scream movies) The acting is not stellar, but it doesn't really need to be. You will enjoy this movie if you just sit back and let the jokes come. I don't believe you really have to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy this movie at all. I have seen some episodes of Star Trek, enough to be familiar with the genre, but that's it and this movie was still hilarious. See this if you are in the mood for a laugh, or rather, lots of laughs.
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