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 Galaxy Quest (DVD)
Description: Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy - Science Fiction / Theatrical Release: 1999 / Director: Dean Parisot / Actors: Tim ... more  Galaxy Quest (DVD) ... Allen, Sigourney Weaver ... / DVD released 26 March, 2001 at Dreamworks Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen / You don't have to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy Galaxy Quest, but it certainly helps. A knowingly affectionate tribute to Trek and any other science fiction TV series of the 1960s and beyond, this crowd-pleasing comedy offers in-jokes at warp speed, hitting the bull's-eye for anyone who knows that: (1) the starship captain always removes his shirt to display his manly physique; (2) any crew member not in the regular cast is dead meat; and (3) the heroes always stop the doomsday clock with one second to spare. So it is with Commander Taggart (Tim Allen) and the stalwart crew of the NSEA Protector, whose intergalactic exploits on TV have now been reduced to a dreary cycle of fan conventions and promotional appearances. That's when the Thermians arrive, begging to be saved from Sarris, the reptilian villain who threatens to destroy their home planet.Can actors rise to the challenge and play their roles for real? The Thermians are counting on it, having studied the "historical documents" of the Galaxy Quest TV show, and their hero worship (not to mention their taste for Monte Cristo sandwiches) is ultimately proven worthy, with the help of some Galaxy geeks on planet Earth. And while Galaxy Quest serves up great special effects and impressive Stan Winston creatures, director Dean Parisot (Home Fries) is never condescending, lending warm acceptance to this gentle send-up of sci-fi TV and the phenomenon of fandom. Best of all is the splendid cast, including Sigourney Weaver as buxom blonde Gwen DeMarco; Alan Rickman as frustrated thespian Alexander Dane; Tony Shalhoub as dimwit Fred Kwan; Daryl Mitchell as former child-star Tommy Webber; and Enrico Colantoni as Thermian leader Mathesar, whose sing-song voice is a comedic coup de grâce. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.comNewest Review: ... of being someone who was once-famous rather than famous (except for Jason Nesmith, the 'commander' (played by Tim Allen), who ... more ... still loves the attention, much to the annoyance of the others). Except it turns out that some aliens have been watching the show, and they don't know it's not real, and they need help... Thinking they're agreeing to nothing more than another con appearance, the 'crew' find themselves in the middle of more trouble than they know how to deal with.
This film relentlessly makes fun of the genre in some brilliant ways. The insistance of the non-cast-member who got stuck out there with them and believes he's a 'red-coat' ...more |
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Galaxy Quest (DVD): A plague on the finny head of Alan Rickman (638 words)
by dave27 - written on 18.11.01 (Very useful, 45 readings)
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Never give up, never surrender? Sigourney Weaver ...Tim Allen...Alan Rickman...boldly going where no one fears to tread...truly scrumptious, the funniest space comedy of all time...well, better than Mel Brooks' Spaceballs, anyway (but that wasn't exactly hard, now was it?) Let's not play it down, however, cos Galaxy Quest is just a brilliant, brilliant movie and one of the most enjoyable films of the last five years or so, quite simply wonderful. It's got really good press wherever I've read about it and lives up to all the hype for once. The film centres around a sub Star Trek type cult TV show which has inspired the same ...
by - written on 16.06.01
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When this movie was first released in 1999, I honestly thought to myself after seeing the trailer that it looked like a load of rubbish. Would it be yet another spoof movie, that although seemingly having a great cast, would amount to very little and be short on laughter. Strike one against Lizzii for being as wrong as a wrong person could have been! THE CAST AND CHARACTERS: Tim Allen plays Jason Nesmith, the egotistical actor who was shot to fame playing Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, in the TV sci-fi series Galaxy Quest. Fighting the alien bad guys with his trusty crew, Nesmith is the man women faint over and the hero men want to be. The show was ...
Galaxy Quest (DVD): The Quest For A Perfect Film Stops Here! (885 words)
by karenuk - written on 19.05.01 (Very useful, 27 readings)
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Over the Easter weekend, we were at a sci-fi convention listening to actors talking on the stage, actors we recognise as our idols, our heroes. One of these told us about this movie he had watched – about a group of actors in a cult sci-fi TV series, who are at a convention. Hmm. Rather surreal. The event was a Dr. Who convention, the man recommending the film was Colin Baker, the sixth incarnation of the Doctor. So we booked to watch Galaxy Quest on Front Row – me, my fiancé and three of our children aged 10, 9 and 8 years old. It’s a PG and contains only comic violence, although the more squeamish children might find it scary. The ...
Galaxy Quest (DVD) : Enjoyable, but not very funnyfrom Cuchulain
02.05.2001
Galaxy Quest (DVD) : A Perfect Parody of Star Trekfrom pbyron
13.04.2001
