"Galaxy Quest" is an excellent feel good comedy that's enjoyable for the entire family.

Even though the concept of the movie is not original anymore, the story is still enjoyable and fun enough, mainly thanks to the cast who seemed to be enjoying them selves during filming.

Tim Allen is surprising good as "William Shatner" like captain and Alan Rickman is perfect in his role. Sigourney Weaver perfectly makes fun of her own "Ripley" character from the "Alien" movies and plays the complete opposite of this character. All the characters are fun and entertaining because they are humane instead of heroic. There also is a fine stereotype space villain.

The movie perfectly makes fun of "Star Trek", the fans and everything else around it. Well, I'm not sure if making fun of is the right way to say it, it's more like holding up a mirror, without making the Trekkies look like complete fools.

But it's a comedy so how about some laughs? Well, there are a few laughs but this movie is more of feel good, fun, entertaining comedy instead of an hilarious one. The movie also knows to be emotional at the right moments.

Other thing that contribute to the greatness of this movie are the special effects and the musical score composed by David Newman.

By Grabthar's hammer...what a movie.

9/10

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I thought I had reviewed "Galaxy Quest" already. After all, I'd seen it years ago. Tonight I watched it with my wife and was shocked how often I laughed. Part of this might have been that since I first watched the film, I began attending Star Trek conventions...and so much in this movie wonderfully and gently skewers the Trek concept.

When the film begins, a bunch of actors who used to be on a popular sci-fi show are going through the motions at a fan convention. Most of them hate their lives and it's obvious to them that the best part of their careers are behind them. But when a group of fans actually end up being REAL aliens who have come to them for help, the film goes into overdrive. It seems that they've seen the show across the galaxy...and believe it's all true! Based on this, they've actually constructed a working ship, transporters and the like...and they expect the old 'crew' to help them as they battle an evil menace bent on destroying them.

Well written, funny and sweet...this is a film to watch if you are a Trekker, Trekkie or even anyone else. Perceptive and fun...and well worth your time.

I like a good spoof/comedy movie when it is done right. As far as spoof movies go though, there are those that are really unfunny and a waste of time which applies to 2001:A Space Travesty and anything by Friedberg and Seltzer. There is also the kind that has hit and miss moments but reasonably entertaining, Spaceballs in my opinions belongs under this category. And there is the spoof that work on every level, of which Young Frankenstein and this underrated gem Galaxy Quest fits like a glove.

Do I have any problem with Galaxy Quest? Not with the movie itself. But I do have a problem with the way it was marketed. Like Bridge to Terabithia, Lilo and Stitch, Tangled and Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame, Galaxy Quest was marketed terribly. For example, watching the trailer, I thought I was in for a mediocre comedy with substandard effects and corny dialogue. When it came to seeing the movie finally in trepidation, I was shocked at how much that wasn't the case! Galaxy Quest is just brilliant, and one of my favourites, and has been since I first saw it.

For one thing, Galaxy Quest has wonderful production values. The cinematography and editing are crisp and smooth, the costumes are inventive and the sets and scenery are colourful. The real revelation are the special effects, which are just sublime. These special effects do not look as though they were made in a hurry or in a half-hearted fashion, care has gone into constructing them and it shows. Also they enhance the story and the like in alternative to distracting from it.

Galaxy Quest is not the sort of movie where the visuals are the only asset going for it. There is also David Newman's score, which with its rousing, energetic and clever themes and motifs compliments everything beautifully without distracting from the mood and composition of each scene. Galaxy Quest also has a strong story, this story is not a predictable one, instead it is fun and exciting making the most of an inspired premise, not to mention it bounces along at a furious pace.

The film's humour also helps elevate. Galaxy Quest's script is fantastic. No badly explored clichés or crude humour and all that in sight. It is hysterically funny, very smart and quotable. Not only that the dialogue is thoughtful with a lot of heart. The references to Star Trek, the movies and its fans are clever, sly and wonderfully incorporated in the story and writing, the characters are immensely likable and engaging as well as being alive to every character nuance and the direction is done with precision.

Galaxy Quest couldn't have had a more perfect cast either. Tim Allen seems to be having a ball, Sigourney Weaver is charming not to mention very, very hot, Alan Rickman is hilarious doing what he's best at bagging all the best lines and an endearing sense of bitterness, Tony Shalhoub is the wonderful Tony Shalhoub he always is with a deliberately burned-out character and Sam Rockwell is also very good. Also Sarris is a wonderful villain, an utter bastard and very ruthless with a cool demise, appropriately sinister voice and awesome make-up.

All in all, a wonderful film and the ultimate salute to the genre it pays homage to. But there is also something special about Galaxy Quest, it flawlessly satirises the acting profession and parodies fans of sci-fi and Star Trek without being rude about them and it is an engaging and original space saga in its own right. 10/10 Bethany Cox