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Movie Reviews of Galaxy Quest
Movie Review: Never Give up! Never Surrender
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Movie Review: An Outstanding Parody and Satire
Summary: 5 Stars
This clever comedy wonderfully combines an outrageous parody of the Star Trek genre with a satire on the subculture it generated. Both are masterfully presented through a brilliant screenplay, a clever script, and first class acting.
The film follows the lives of burnt out TV actors collectively representing the actors and characters in Star Trek. Tim Allen plays Jason Nesmith who stars as Commander Peter Quincy Taggart; Sigourney Weaver is Gwen DeMarco who plays Lieutenant Tawny Madison; while Alan Rickman is Alexander Dane who plays an alien named Doctor Lazarus. Each actor is fed up with the convention tours but needs to make a living somehow. Unbeknownst to them, earthlings are not the only ones who watch their show. A group of aliens facing imminent peril from their galactic enemies are desperately in need of help and, unable to distinguish the show from reality, hope that Commander Taggart and his crew can come to the rescue. What follows is a side-splitting adventure for the hesitant actors who now have to pilot the fully operational replica of their TV ship built by their alien suppliants.
This is really a great comedy the likes of which I had not seen in years. The screenplay and script is brilliant in its combination of both parody and satire. The acting by every single actor was hillarious. The only comparable spoof on Star Trek that I'd seen was on SNL when the Enterprise becomes a diner. Don't hesitate to open all frequencies to receive this great comedy.
Movie Review: On, Teb. On!
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Movie Review: Clever, Witty, Brilliant!
Summary: 5 Stars
In short, this film has to be one of the most ingenius works of comedic brilliance I've ever seen on screen. I was thoroughly impressed by how utterly witty--and simply hilarious this movie is. I rented this movie, expecting it to be stupid, but was so impressed that I had to buy it on DVD to watch again and again and again.If you're like me and was totally unimpressed by the iditoic toilet and sex humor of the disappointing and over-hyped "Scary Movie," "GalaxyQuest" ought to cure you, even if it can't give you your money back for wasting it on "Scary Movie."
And you don't have to like "Star Trek" to understand or appreciate this movie. "GalaxyQuest" is for anyone looking for a clever spoof, complete with state-of-the-art special effects.
"GalaxyQuest" stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub (of the sitcom "Wings"), Sam Rockwell ("The Green Mile," "Lawn Dogs"), and Daryl Mitchell (umm...the teacher in "10 Things I Hate About You") as a group of washed out actors from a 70's TV show called "GalaxyQuest".
Each and every one is hilarious in their respective roles. I especially love how Sigourney Weaver's character is the big-chested, blonde bimbo, which is such a contrast to her Ripley character from the "Alien" movies.
If you see no other spoof or comedy, you have to watch "GalaxyQuest." I promise you won't be disappointed.
Movie Review: Galaxy Quest: Laugh A Minute
Summary: 5 Stars
I've seen other reviewers summarize the plot, or tell you that you need to have seen Star Trek to enjoy this movie.
I won't be doing that.
This movie is hilarious, and the only thing that being a Star Trek fan brings to the table is that some of the jokes will have a different meaning for you than they might to someone who has avoided that aspect of pop culture.
I know that when I watched it with my mother and father, who only know Star Trek through what's seeped into their awareness over the years, they laughed at pretty much the times one would expect and enjoyed it quite a bit.
The movie is more subtle than some people give it credit for, playing on stereotypes that may be based on famous personalities from the various incarnations of Star Trek but have a connection with anyone who's been exposed to the ups and downs of ANY set of t.v. actors through the years. Something it's been hard to avoid in our age of "Intimate Portraits" and "Biography" specials.
Suffice to say that there is something in this movie for everyone, as the crew of a t.v.-show starship that's been off the air for a while try and save the day for real... the laughs are accessable for everyone from Star Trek geeks (Wil Wheaton says it reminded him of what was great about conventions) to normal folk to people who made fun of Star Trek geeks.
You'll laugh, you'll cry... and you'll laugh while watching "Roy" cry. It's a winner for everyone.