
Dreamworks Video - Dreamworks Video
Release date: 2000-05-02
DVD
Actors: Patrick Breen, Jeffrey Howard, Kevin McDonald, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell
Adult Language, Adult Situations, Benign Aliens, Bright, Color, Comedies, Comedy, Comedy Video, Easygoing, English, Feature, Feature Film-comedy, Goofy, Light, Mild Violence, Movie, Quirky, Satirical, Sci-Fi Comedy, Sci-Fi Violence




I have also watched this fun movie several times (all without my sweetheart who hates the idea of sci-fi) and I liked it because it teaches one of my favorite theories. It is impossible to pretend to be something for very long without in some way becoming that thing. The key is what do you pretend to be? Hopefully it is something more noble than what you may have been. I don't mean that it is good to be hypocritical, just that by stiving to be the man you would like to be is better than settling for the man you are. Maybe that is way too deep for this fun spoof of the Star Trecified shows.
So here's the deal, this is a funny if a bit silly spoof that just might give you something to think about if you are in the mood.
Schtinky "Schtinky" having explained the plot very well I will only add I just watched my copy the other night again for probably the fifth time, and expect I'll watch it a bunch more times. I think being a fan of Star Trek or not isn't really too important as basically "Galaxy Quest" is about a cast of actors who share a history (having worked together in a discontinued long-running television series), have been resting on their laurels and finding it tedious and one another irritating, and are hoping for another t.v. gig. When they find themselves zapped into their old show, but for real and facing honest-to-goodness aliens, their ensemble acting skills kick in. Many important life lessons, sweet and bittersweet, are shared using uproarous humor and sensitivity. The acting is outstanding all around -- everyone shines. I can't recommend it enough!