Stream it now Galaxy Quest 1999

 

why are people rating this movie high when its not a good movie at all. i ldont like this movie one little bit.

Galaxy Quest is an incredibly funny movie that gets funnier the more you drink. I failed to notice the smart part of the movie...

A vastly underrated movie, Galaxy Quest is hilarious and smart with a solid cast and a good script.

A funny and smart sci-fi comedy.

Galaxy Quest is one of those comedy films that really surprises you with how good it is. I mean, I laughed alot in this movie. I even liked Tim Allen, and thats very rare indeed. The cast does a really good job to, and there acting is superb. The story is a little stupid, but it works overall. A great comedy that I highly recommend!

This movie has it all. Smart comedy, wit, and a charming cast. Sigourney Weaver is absolutely amazing. She can do any role whatsoever. From kick-butt alien killer to the head of a surrogacy company(if that's how you say it?) Tim Allen just played his regular self. But, the people who were my favorite, besides Weaver, were all the supporting cast like Rainn Wilson, Missie Pyle, and Enrico Colantoni as the lovable Mathesar.
Even though this film presents itself as a spoof, it has the quality and excitement of a real space action adventure. Even though, it can be a little mockish at moments, it has truly heartfelt moments, and great cast-chemistry. Oh! and Snapes in it too!

Cozy fun. Others would call it family-oriented fun or something like that. But I'm a big fan of it. Galaxy Quest is Star Trek-parody with a heart. And a cast! Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tim Allen... Together they are the ex-actors from a cancelled television show, now they make appearances at sci-fi-conventions. Little do they know that they have more fans than the "nerds" who come to beg for their autographs. A group of actual aliens have mistaken their show for "historical documents" and now they need the team to help them fight for their survival in space. Beam me up, Scotty. No script, no craft service, just actual reality.

It's a lovely comedy with Tim Allen doing what he does best as "Commander" Taggart. Tim Allen-comedies is a guilty pleasure of mine(except for Wild Hogs). Sigourney Weaver is a natural in space, and does the unusual part as a decorative blonde. Alan Rickman is great as the british failed "serious" actor. This part seems tailor-made for him. The Thermians are as cute as can be with amongst others Enrico Colantoni and Patrick Breen as na

A little disclaimer: I held a little prejudice going into this movie; I do not like Tim Allen as a general rule. When this movie came out, I have to say that I wasn't interested at all. I wasn't into Star Trek, which this movie largely riffs on, and the movie looked cheesy from the initial trailers I saw. Add to that the fact that Tim Allen received top billing, and you might as well count the movie down for the count with me. But after hearing great word of mouth and seeing great reviews, I decided to put aside my prejudices when the blu-ray of the film was released recently.

Jason Nesmith (Tim Allen), Gwen DeMarco (Sigourney Weaver), Alexander Dane (Alan Rickman), Fred Kwan (Tony Shalhoub), and Tommy Webber (Daryl Mitchell) are the crew of a now defunct 80's sci-fi television show called Galaxy Quest. Relegated to appearances at fan conferences and the like, answering inane questions about the show, and repeating lines from the show they wish people would forget ("By Grabthar's hammer, by the sons of Worvan, you shall be avenged...") everyone is dealing with the fact that they are washed up has-beens living in the past and ready to throw in the towel. Just as their life seems meaningless a race of aliens asks for their help, thinking they are a real ship's crew, and the show is their "historical documents."

I definitely made the right choice in finally giving the movie a try. Like recent "spoof" movies like Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, Galaxy Quest mixes reverance and spoof with great characterizations and an amazing plot to create a hilarious and fun riff of the sci-fi genre. Written by David Howard and directed by Dean Parisot, Galaxy Quest utilizes homages to movies and TV series from Star Trek to Star Wars to get the feeling of real sci-fi films, knowing when, and when not, to take itself seriously. Not only does this help to amp up the comedy, but it also gives us characters we can believe when they're thrown into extraordinary situations.

The casting is phenomenal, making for a diverse, funny, and well acted movie. The true stand outs in the film are Alan Rickman as a thespian who used to actually be a respected actor, but is now stuck spewing ridiculous catch phrases for fanboys and being upstaged by the Shatneresque Jason Nesmith; and Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman, a throwaway former cast member who died on his only episode of the show that is consistently worried throughout the movie that he's going to die in real life because he died on the show. Naturally, though, the whole cast is stunning, as could be noted by the pedigree of acting included here.

If I had one quibble with the movie, though, it would have to be the way the alien race is portrayed. I know they're not even humanoid creatures, but when they take the appearance of being human they could have been a little more natural, and not as stiff, or, dare I say it, annoying. They get better throughout the course of the movie, but they are still more or less caricatures throughout the movie and should have been just a little more fleshed out.

All in all I have to say that the film was extremely enjoyable, and I highly recommend it. If you enjoy Star Trek, Star Wars, or well done comedy spoofs, you're almost guaranteed to enjoy this movie.

4.5/5

You may not need to be a treky to enjoy this film, but it's even better if you are. Good laughs, nice effects, and enjoyable to watch.

Galaxy Quest is a very fun film with some very interesting characters and a pretty cool plot. This film also includes some pretty clever jokes and some good visuals.