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Movie Reviews of Galaxy Quest
Movie Review: 3 stars! Come on! Be generous.
Summary: 5 Stars
I am surprised there are many 3-stars reviews with all these "ALMOST hilarios" and "falls short" passages. Galaxy Quest is evidently a quality film. It's mainstream in the most positive meaning of the word. And the mainstream kind of comedy entertainment needed that new addition as an argument against all that Farelli Brothers/Adam Sandler/early Jim Carey idiocy.There are no below-the-waist jokes in Galaxy Quest, all these over-the-hill actors, sci-fi fans and the endearing interplanetary misfits are the objects of loving parody. Even the green lobster monster is a cutie in his own menacing way. It echoes vaguely The Three Amigos - second-hand thespians facing the challenge of blazing a big bunch of baddies to hell and staying alive in the process. But it's better.
Alan Rickman is very good as the tortured genius. How I adored him pinched by the more down-to-earth shipmates on a parking lot before the newly opened tech supermarket moaning that -" What a savings..." - debility!
Tim Allen is great though I could not buy his total mood change upon hearing two teenage jerks' unappreciating remarks in a loo. As if these chirpings were the revelations on his current state, very unexpected and profound.
Steve Buscemi has to copyright his image - the 6th crewmate Guy was his clone. I looked for Steve in the ending credits but got the other...Guy.
Yes, I have to confess I felt a tinge of disappointment halfway through the film, when it was slackening a bit, losing momentum. The film's idea is so overwhelmingly promising it's virtually impossible to meet the expectations for the whole 100%. But the final scene erased my vague discontent completely. Two very important for us Earthlings notions are triumphantly confirmed by that glorious crash - there is always a hope of redemption no matter how far downhill you have already traveled and there is a myriad of worlds out there, friendly, menacing,all of them very exciting.
So I am very enthusiastic in my appreciation of that mainstream effort - it's less likely to make a bunch than Adam Sandler's schlock but it's so human and intelligent it produces the warm-hearted chukles instead of guttural laugh convulsions that rock the seats when the waterboy traverse a screen.
And true to my "vote with your dollar" principle I got the DVD for my collection.
Movie Review: SciFi Fandom makes fun of itself
Summary: 5 Stars
SciFi fans have been picked on for years. It's an age old joke, the nerd in his or her basement with a 'set' of their favorite TV show or movie, dressed in a homemade costume, recreating or living their own fantasy in the fantasy world. Well, Galaxy Quest takes it a good bit further.
Galaxy Quest starts where all good SciFi fans would be most suited: a SciFi convention, dedicated to a TV show cancelled years ago, but living on through its fans. Here, the actors, played by Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub and Daryl Mitchell, settled into their old roles for the fans. Seemingly unable to gain any other line of work, Conventions and store openings are their only way to get by.
After a rude awakening by some hecklers, Tim Allen explodes over a group of young fans questions and heads home to drink it off. The next morning starts the real adventure: aliens come calling for help. Allen as Jason Nesmith as Cmdr. Peter Quincy Taggert is transported to the real NSEA Protector, as envisioned by the Thermians, lead by Mathesar (Enrico Colantoni. A hung over Nesmith takes everything to be exquisite set pieces and negotiates with the enemy.
From here, the movie picks up as Nesmith returns to Earth to seek out his fellow actors, including the show's own Red Shirt who hitches along, to show them the real thing. Watching this movie can be like looking into a mirror for us geeks. You can either laugh because you've either seen or done or you can cringe because you've either seen it or done it.
True to form, the movie runs almost entirely like you'd expect an episode to run. Ship fights (with the actors being thrown about the bridge), away missions, transporter accidents ("And exploded."), and alien doppelgangers. But the kicker is watching the character realize what they need to do. And then do it hilariously.
I can't count how many times I've watched this movie, but I always end up laughing throughout it. It's just funny watching even with a weird sense of social commentary. Unleash your nerd and give it a chance.
Movie Review: Never give up, never surrender!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best satire comedy on the market, making fun of the old Star Trek show and all the conventions and Trekkies that followed the show.
The aging actors of the Galaxy Quest show still attend conventions, signing autographs for money, and no other acting career left because of the previous popularity of their show. Commander Peter Quincy Taggert is just Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), a has been actor with a big ego. He's in dutch with his fellow cast members for taking side jobs without them. At a convention, Jason runs into the Thermians, who request his help to negotiate with Sarris, the general of an evil reptilian race. Jason believes they are simply fans, and has no idea that the Thermians are true aliens who have modeled their lives, and their ship, after watching transmissions of the show. The Thermians believe the show is historical documents, not old reruns of entertainment television.
After discovering the Thermians are real, Jason convinces his crew to come with him into space. The Thermians put the crew in charge, not knowing they are just actors. What follows is a hilarious romp through space with 'B' grade actors fleeing Sarris's revenge while trying to save the Thermians. All of the cheesiest aspects of the old Star Trek shows are brought back to comedic life. ("Look around you, can you construct some sort of rudimentary lathe?")
Stealing the show is Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco ("I have one job on this lousy ship, it's stupid, but I'm going to do it!"), Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane, Tony Shalhoub as Fred Kwan (a laid-back, stoner type), and relatively unknown Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman (the expendable crewman). Their comedic performances are absolutely top notch in this film, and there's a lot more humor hidden in it than just a first time watch can capture. It's a movie to watch over and over again.
Whether you love or hate the old Star Trek shows, as long as you love excellent satirical comedy, you will definitely enjoy this movie. 10 Stars! Well worth a purchase.
Movie Review: Guaranteed To Be A Lot More Enjoyable Than a Vulcan Pinch!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Star Trek craze has been very long over do for a dedicated film parody. Thankfully, Galaxy Quest comes as both as refreshing blast of fresh air and a worthy scfi offering in it's own right. Dean Parisot's imagainative fish out of water story about the surprising redemption of a group of washed up television actors is both savagely hilarious, unexpectedly action packed with alarmingly intimidating aliens (created by the creature effects master Stan Winston (Predator, Terminator, and Aliens)) and filled to the rim with first class special effects created by Lucus's Industrial Light and Magic (ILM). Starring the ever resilient Tim Allen as the confident NSEA's Protector's Commander Peter Quincy Taggert and his acting alter ego Jason Nesmith, Allen more than elevates the already clever material to lofty heights with his exaggerated male attributes and his gift for playing both stooge and straight man. Also starring a first-rate ditsy Sigourney Weaver (Lieutenant Tawny Madison/Gwen De Marco) a fabiously droll Alan Rickman (Dr. Lazarus/Alexander Dane), and side-splitingly understated Tony Shalhoub (Tech Sergeant Chen/ Fred Kwan), Galaxy Quest overflows with exceptionally clever wit and piercing Star Trek lampooning that is as uproarious as it is ingenious. Did any Star Trek fan ever wander about what types of food Quark or Mr. Spock would consume, the mandatory requirement that the leading male must always remove his shirt to prove his manlieness, the likliehood that transporters might actually do harm to non-human life forms, or the fact that most female characters on the show did nothing more significant than show off their cleavage. Galaxy Quest is an hysterical assualt on Gene Roddenberry's extremely popular Sci/Fi franchise. It does to Star Trek what Mel Brooks did to Westerns. As for the DVD package, the film has a fantastic widescreen transfer, an interesting making of documentary, and several outraegous scenes that were removed from the film's theatrical release. A definite must-buy for any Sci-Fi fan.Movie Review: Excellent !
Summary: 5 Stars
The basic plot - Five actors from the science fiction TV show "Galaxy Quest" are mistaken by some outer space fans as being heroes. Their television captain (Tim Allen) is captured and placed to negotiate with a megalomaniac terrorist bent on destroying the universe. The negotiation is a huge success and the captain is sent back to earth thinking it's merely a hangover. Until he finds out that it was real and they need him again. He decides to take his fellow cast members on the adventure of their lives and prove that he truly is a great leader and not a drunk. Galaxy Quest is one those complicated premise comedies that delivers on so many levels and makes you howl with laughter. Not for one minute of this film do the stars think they should leave their television personality and become an independent thinking person. That's what makes this so funny and original. With the huge success of "Star Trek", why not have the actual actors take the adventure instead of their fictional counterparts. Tim Allen breaks out of the mold as "Disney/sitcom father" and takes a chance here. What we get is a little mix of "Buzz Light-year" and William Shatner. He is great as the leader of this fake interstellar crew. Alan Rickman also stars as a fake alien who doesn't want to play his part anymore but instead the Shakespearean actor he once was. Another scene stealer is Tony Shalhoub as the ship's engineer. He isn't positive or assure of himself as other ship engineers which bring wonderful parody to the role. Sigourney Weaver in her blonde persona is almost wasted but still it was nice to see her acting not so serious or tough. Galaxy Quest is a laugh out riot that keeps you entertained. It's been a long time since we had a comedy this smartly written. The last one I can recall is last summer's "American Pie". I look forward to seeing Tim Allen in other breakout roles. As Tim Allen says in the movie, "There are no vulnerable spots! ".