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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: On, Teb. On!
Review: This is a very funny movie and holds up very well under repeated viewings. I think it is Tim Allen's best work. Alan Rickman is also great as the great stage actor wannabe stuck in rubber makeup repeating a signature line he hates. Sigourney Weaver plays against type as the show's bubble headed computer-repeating eye candy. She does this very well. Tony Shaloub brings his special gift for characterization to this very laid back Tech Sgt Chen. His performance is one of the most fun in the film. This was the movie I first noticed Sam Rockwell and his role as Guy Fleegman is memorable because it is done so perfectly. The Thermians are wonderfully done aliens who believe the TV signals they picked up were historical documents and set about making the fake sets and space ships into real space ships and transporters. What a cool idea. Enrico Colantoni brings surprising depth to Mathesar, who could have been a simple cartoon. The same is true for Patrick Breen, Missi Pyle, and Jed Rees. Robin Sacs goes over the top as Sarris and that is exactly what is required for ole lobster head. And Jeremy Howard brings Kyle to life as a teen who is smart enough to know more about the Galaxy Quest show than the people who made it, but is still kid enough to accept the show almost as the Thermians do. I just have to say that I find every scene in this movie a delight, including the continuity problems and plot flaws, just like the show it is parodying. I mean, who cares when you are having this much fun.
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Summary: We are not laughing.
Review: Speaking as a Star Trek fan, I often find it patheic that most other movie studios and directors like to poke fun at something which has been largely successful, and is something they will never have. This movie poked fun at not only Star Trek but also treated the actors of these movies has having no talent and it's fans of being geeks. Well the exact reverse is true here. Star Trek does have actors who do great acting, it's fans do have a life and come from highly educational/scientific backgrounds, who enjoy watching it because it's intelligent and has something to say. The rest of science fiction does not, and this movie is a sad case of that.
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Summary: One of the more pleasant films I've seen lately
Review: Galaxy quest is without a doubt a send up of Star Trek, and really no other s/f movie or tv series. It is an incredible, fast paced homage to one of the most beloved tv show and its rabid fans. One can only feel the annoyance which Shatner & co. must go thru at convention in scenes like Allen meeting a group of 3 nerds who ask him some impossible technical question about the series that even its creators couldn't answer.The story isnt really anything special. It's been done before in a variety of ways, the one which comes to mind first being Starfighter, where a top level arcade playing teen is recruited by aliens to save the galaxy due to his eye/hand coordination when it comes to gaming. So how does dean Parisot who directed the incredibly BAD film Home Fries score a hit here? Simple. The cast is incredible. Consisting of Tim Allen, the always incredible Alan Rickman, and the gorgeous Sigourny Weaver, not to mention Tony Shaloob, you can't go wrong. Even the more minor characters are engaging. The Star Trek in-jokes and references are too many to mention> Suffice it to say that Parisot must have had much more interest in this subject matterr than his last lame film to create something as good as Galaxy Quest.The little criticism that I have noticed regarding this film, is directed towards Sigouney Weaver's cleavage (which in my opinion barely detracted from the movie). Indeed, you have to get the dvd version w/the cut scenes to even see the most exploitative moment w/Weaver that was ultimately left on the cutting room floor. Take it from a fan, this is a great, funny,feel good film!
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Summary: First contract.
Review: Bang-on-target sci-fi send-up, which works wonderfully as both a witty urine extraction of Star Trek cliches, conventions and its scary fan-base, as well a fabulousy original twist on musty space opera secenarios. Even if you're not a prone to dressing up in blue spandex, talking into your electric shaver and pretending your Twister mat is some sort of transportation device, you'll be thoroughly entertained by this classy cosmic comedy. The crew of NSEA Protector spent four successful seasons from 1979-1982, boldy going etc. Nowadays, TV Actors Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver), Alexander Dayne (Alan Rickman), Guy Fleegman (Tony Shalhoub) and Tommy Webber (Daryl Mitchell), are reduced to opening stores and receiving the adoration of Galaxy Quest enthusiasts at their yearly convention. The cynical Nesmith's used to being approached by fans in full alien regalia, so when a bunch of Thermians from the Klatu Nebula ask desperately for his help, he naturally assumes it's some sort of promotional appearance and agrees to tag along. Once he realises that this is for real and the aliens believe Galaxy Quest to be a 'historical document' of life on board a spacecraft, Nesmith enlists the rest of the jaded actors to fight off the unpleasant Roth'h' ar Sarros of Fatu-Krey. And they'll need the performance of a lifetime to pull this one off... A mouth-watering premise, given full justice by an excellent script that leaves no Star Trek stone unturned, skilfully subverting every sci-fi cliche imaginable. Intelligent plotting, too, as various disposable plot-points resurface satisfyingly in the movie's action packed latter stages. The cast are clearly having a marvellous time, each raising their roles above mere caricature. Their great screen chemistry, fantastic one-liners and perfect balance of knowing silliness and straight-faced seriousness make for a memorable and highly engaging comic adventure. Clearly, the makers of Galaxy Quest have set their sights on creating a satirical sci-fi spectacular that will appeal to audiences right across the board. They've succeeded.
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Summary: A Laugh Riot
Review: Galaxy Quest will have you rolling on your living room floor. It's a parody of the Star Trek series and its fans, but it isn't mean-spirited in this ribbing. Fans of the series who don't take themselves too seriously will be able to thoroughly enjoy this movie. Tim Allen plays the domineering captain of an old science fiction television show called Galaxy Quest. The way he tries to steal attention from his co-stars is taken directly from William Shatner's grandstanding. The stand-out performance comes from Alan Rickman as Dr. Lazarus, the Spock of the Galaxy Quest series. Tim and Alan are continually sniping at each other which brings on the laughs. The story opens with the cast of Galaxy Quest making an appearance at a convention for Galaxy Quest fans. Obviously, the only one who is enjoying it is the captain. All of the other cast members are in living hell. During the convention, even the captain loses his enthusiasm. While in a deep depression, he is contacted by some strange fans who turn out to be real aliens. Can the washed-out actors of Galaxy Quest handle a real space crisis? Check it out. You'll laugh yourself to death.
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Summary: If you feel depressed, this will cheer you up! Promise!
Review: HILARIOUS is the word to describe this affectionate and fun-poking spoof of all those old cheesy sci-fi shows like the early STAR TREK(especially), BATTLESTAR GALACTICA and so on. This movie succeeds with geek sci-fi where MYSTERY MEN failed with its lame spoof of comic strip heroes. Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman(he's funny with his deadpan and miserable manner as he was in DOGMA) et al play the cast of a sci-fi series(of the film's title) who are reduced to appearing at Trekkie-geek conventions where kids nit-pick at technical errors in the series and dress up like their favourite characters(the Klingons in the toilet scene is a real hoot). So what happens when a group of real aliens who think their TV exploits will help them win an interstellar war want them to play their roles for real? Watch and I guarantee you'lll laugh yourself silly! This movie is obsessively intent with never letting a laugh get away. Often similar to, but much better than, Mel Brooks's SPACEBALLS, which was made some time back.
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Summary: A terrific sci-fi spoof
Review: "Galaxy Quest" was woefully ignored at the box-office, which is a crying shame because it's one of the best films of its kind to come down the pike. Writer David Howard did a tremendous job in drafting a film that is equal parts spoof and homage to science fiction television shows, most notably Star Trek, but there are hints of other shows as well. You can tell that Howard is obviously a fan of science fiction because as a sci-fi film, Galaxy Quest stands on its own two feet proudly; but he also appreciated the cheese that went into the shows as well, everything from the ship's commander who loses his shirt in every episode to that irritating line that gets repeated so often the actor who utters it comes to abhor it (think "Live long and prosper" or "He's dead, Jim"). The premise is simple enough. "Galaxy Quest" was a TV show that rode the success of "Star Wars" in the late 70s to join "Battlestar Galactica," "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" as the popular programming of the time. But like those shows, "Galaxy Quest" didn't survive through the early 80s, and now the cast is a bunch of washed-up has-beens who are lucky to be earning paychecks from convention appearances and electronics store openings. That is, until they are approached by a group claiming to be Thermians needing assistance with the interstellar bully in their quadrant of the galaxy. The cast takes the Thermians and their leader, Mathesar (Enrico Colantoni, "Hope and Gloria"), as ardent fans of the show wanting a private appearance of the cast, but the truth is, the Thermians are real aliens with a real problem; it seems the Thermians are a very naive race, believing the television signals from Earth to be real historical accounts of the NSEA Protector and it's gallant crew, and at the same time, gifted scientists and engineers capable of recreating the NSEA Protector as a real spaceship. But they aren't warriors, so they come to Earth looking for the "real" crew of the original Protector to man their version, and to help them in their negotiations with General Sarris (Robin Sachs, TV's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), the resident bully. The actors that played the original Protector's crew are lead by Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen, TV's "Home Improvement" and the "Santa Clause" series), who played Cmdr. Peter Quincy Taggart, a character not unlike the original Star Trek's Capt. Kirk, constantly mugging for the camera and sleeping with every alien princess. Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver, the "Alien" series) played Lt. Tawny Madison, the buxom blonde kitten whose only real job on the show was to look sexy and repeat everything the computer said. Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" and the "Harry Potter" series), a Shakespearean actor, is Dr. Lazarus, the alien science officer. Fred Kwan (Tony Shalhoub, TV's "Monk") is the laid-back engineering officer, Tech Sgt. Chen. Tommy Webber (Daryl Mitchell, "Sgt. Bilko") is the actor who as a child played the Protector's helmsman, Lt. Laredo. And Guy Fleegman (Sam Rockwell, "Matchstick Men") was Crewman #6, who died in his lone episode (in the original Star Trek, Fleegman would have been the crewman in the red shirt on the away mission), but who tags along on the mission anyway, constantly fretting that he'll die in real life on this mission just as his character died on the show. These guys are in no way heroes. For example, none of the other actors can stand Jason Nesmith, for example, because of the constant attention he gets being the commander (which does much to fuel an already sizeable ego), but especially Alexander Dane, who sees him as a scene-stealing hack with no talent, and Gwen DeMarco, who's simply tired of him hitting on her all the time. Are you reading this, William Shatner? In the end, though, the prima donnas find their inner-strength and succeed against Sarris, but that much you already knew going in, right? This movie should have been an instant classic. Seeing actors playing actors is always loads of fun, as we get a peek at how Hollywood really views itself. The sci-fi spoofing is dead-on accurate, and it really is an homage to the classic series as well, most notably "Star Trek." There are also great bonus stuffs on the DVD, including a "making of" special, deleted scenes that made me wonder why they were deleted, and an alternate soundtrack in the Thermian bark-and-squawk language. If you love "Star Trek," you'll love "Galaxy Quest." If you hated "Star Trek," you will also love "Galaxy Quest."
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Summary: Surprizingly good.
Review: This film was very enjoyable to watch. The plot itself may seem over-the-top and ridiculous, but the filmmakers managed to pull it off extremely well, almost to some point of believablity! The humour is great, not falling on the floor hilarious, but definately a nice light comedy and the cast is superb, many excellent actors show there face in this film. Most of all, one can identifiy with the characters easily, they all have such diverse traits, it's simple to understand where they're coming from. This is a great sit and down watch it movie when you just need a movie to watch. Highly enjoyable, funny and somewhat enlightening for the presumably simple story, I recommend this film to anyone on their on quest for a good afternoon movie.
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Summary: Very Good & Well Written
Review: I'd intended to give this a lesser rating but I couldn't find anything in it that was less than perfect. It's light entertainment, done with quality & perfect pitch. The situations are complex but not confusing, the characters are distinct and believable and funny.. I thought it was a lot of fun & worthwhile. I don't usually go for Tim Allen - his barking-ape act never did it for me, but he's perfect for this role as the hammy goof thrown into the deep water. The whole thing came together perfectly around a strong concept. Star Trek itself is kind of stale and might have expired of old age, but it's nice to see that there's still a lot of love out there for this material.
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