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Summary: It's surprisingly funny!
Review: I'm not a great Star Trek fan. If, however, you've ever watched a Star Trek episodes or an Alien movie, Galaxie Quest will make you laugh. This movie takes a light-hearted approach to itself while maintaining the semblance of a plot. Watch this one with the family. It's good-hearted fun.
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Summary: We need your help!
Review: I'm still laughing! Whether you are a Trekkie or a patient friend of a Trekkie, you must own this film! "Galaxy Quest" pokes good-natured fun of sci fi conventions, rabid sci fi fans, middle-aged washed-up actors, and cheesy television shows. It also delivers hysterically funny dialogue, well-written characters, superb acting and fun, attention-grabbing plot.
Tim Allen plays the famous but washed-up lead in one of television's cult sci fi classics (sound like someone we know?). He is hilarious in his many goof-ball escapades as he drags his fellow actors into space to help save the Thermians. I loved Sigourney Weaver as the not-so-bright crew member; this film helped to once again remind us that she has such incredible depth as an actress...she ain't just Ripley! And I have to say that Alan Rickman's dry humor and dead-pan delivery were, once again, brilliant additions to the film. I happen to think he is magnificent and love to watch him in anything. And Tony Shalhoub...! He had some of the greatest lines in the movie.
See this with an open mind. It is very much tongue-in-cheek, and the punch lines are nonstop. But it has a simple message: believe in yourself and you can accomplish great things. It was refreshing to see an enjoyable movie without gratuitous sex, violence, cursing, etc. I would feel comfortable taking my young nephew to this flick. Although I was a little tired of Weaver's breasts by the end of the film (but that may be a selling point for some of you!). It's a good, clean, hilarious romp. Buy it, watch it, laugh, enjoy.
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Summary: Great fun for everyone
Review: Fun for the entire family. I've never been a huge Tim Allen fan, but everyone I know who saw this movie loved it, so I thought I should give it a try. Worth it! Great movie, light-hearted fun, pokes fun of Star Trek fanatics with great wit. Sigourney Weaver gets to flex her funny bone, something I've never seen in all her dramatic roles, and she's great. Perfect for everyone in the family - nothing really offensive here.
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Summary: Industrial Light and Magic + Galaxy Quest = Awsome!
Review: What can you not say about this movie? It was great, funny, beautiful, witty, clever, spectacular, stunning and I could go on forever! This movie by one of my favorite actors, Tim Allen was a great fun ride! You need to quit reading this review and add this to your cart right now. For all of us who have been the person in the audience of a sci-fi convention, you can really relate to this movie. It has a good storyline combined with spectacular video effects thanks to Industrial Light and Magic. I can't stop watching this movie, it is soo great. The one scene where the chief engineer is telling Tim Allen that the engine generators can take the strain of the attacks is soo funny. Engineering is blowing up all around him and is remains calm. Get this movie you will not be disappointed.
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Summary: Refreshing!
Review: This is one of the greatest spoof I've ever seen! You don't have to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy this but it will certainly triple the entertainment if you are. The plot is nothing unusual, but the scripting was brilliant, smart and very witty. Great casting too! Who could convince themselves that Sigourney Weaver can play such a "good bimbo", after being so saturated with Alien, Aliens, Aliens3 and Aliens4 all these years? I nearly rolled off the chair laughing when she came in bubbly jumping around and repeating after the computer!This show is a spoof but it doesn't fall into the category of cheap, slapstick. It is pure fun!
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Summary: A Star Trek spoof that works
Review: What do you get when you take a group of washed up actors, from a washed up sci-fi show of the late seventies/early eighties called "Galxy Quest", and team them up with a race of aliens who believe them to be actual space adventurers who can save them from an alien dictator? A very good mixture for humour and action. Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman are the stars of this film. Alan Rickman plays a very touchy actor whose grown to hate the spock like character he portrays in the show. Sigourney Weaver plays an actor whose more remembered for her cleavage rather than her acting. While Tim Allen's character gets off on being the heroic space captain(reminds me of another captain I know). It's good to see a Star Trek spoof that works so well. Ahead screen saver two.
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Summary: Never Give Up - Never Surrender
Review: Galaxy Quest is the best, most affectionate leg-pull of the Star Trek universe ever staged. Kicking off from an old Trek premise (an alien culture basing itself on a book - in this case tv series - from Earth) and weaving it into a story about a group of washed-out actors scraping a living from personal appearances and conventions. When the crew of the fictional starship find themselves aboard a real starship, they go from complete panic to being real heroes by the end of the movie. A joy to behold.
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Summary: A fun movie that even Trekkies can laugh with
Review: I was a bit skeptical about seeing "GalaxyQuest" after some mixed reviews and the so-so history of Tim Allen's other movies (the "Toy Story" films excluded). But I had a great time watching this movie. The references and comparisons to "Star Trek" are obvious throughout: an ego-driven star (Allen), the conventions full of rabid, costumed fans, and some of the space sequences chief among them. Granted, some of the hard-core "Trek" fans may be put off by this parody, but I would have to believe that more often than not, most would have a great time watching this film. Tim Allen is good playing his role with shades of William Shatner. Sigourney Weaver is enjoyable as the the ditzy blonde with no real function on the ship. Alan Rickman, as usual, provides some great laughs. But my personal favorite is the performance of Tony Shaloub, who provides some of the funniest moments of the film with his low-key, nothing-fazes-me style. There are some elements, as in all comedies, that are dumb, and there are parts of this film that are a bit slow. But all in all, this is an enjoyable film for just about all ages. And yes, even the Trekkies should enjoy it.
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Summary: Good Goofy Fun
Review: "Galaxy Quest" is good goofy fun for anyone and especially for the trekkie or trekker. Plot: it's the end of the century and the cast of a 1970s TV show called "Galaxy Quest" is so typecast that it has been reduced to making public appearances like mall openings. Needless to say, lots of the fans dress up like aliens. Turns out one group of fans are REAL aliens and spirit the crew up to a REAL spaceship that was designed to mimic the Galaxy Quest spaceship in all (and I mean all) respects. Don't worry too much about plot loopholes here; just buckle your belt and enjoy the ride. Tim Allen is terrific here as the Shatneresque commander and Sigourney Weaver more than holds her own as the buxom blonde mate. Look for Tony Shaloob (of TV's "Stark Raving Mad") in a supporting role. This is definitely a movie to save for when you're feeling silly, in which case it will really hit the spot.
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Summary: You don't need to be a trekkie - but it helps
Review: I caught this film for the first time on a trans-Atlantic flight. Since there was nothing else to do, and no other movie choices, I watched it - expecting a cheesy B-grade trekkie-spoof. Well, I certainly didn't expect the film to turn out the way that it did. I ended up watching it twice! Why? Well, it is very well acted, considering that the actors are playing actors, and that they are taking off the 60's trek shows. It is also very, very funny. On the second viewing, I found even more site gags that I missed the first time round. The humour is excellent, and the corny scenes fit just beautifully. It is very well directed, and the movie flowed well, kept you entertained, and made you laugh out loud a lot. Even if you aren't a trekkie, you'll appreciate the plot. But, if you - like me - grew up with Star Trek, you'll appreciate the humour that little bit more. Certainly worth watching at the flicks, and definately worth owning so you can watch it a couple of times.
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