Anybody needs me I am watching Galaxy Quest.

[texanwitch]

The first time I saw this movie was in a movie theater full of Star Trek fans.

We had a great time.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x-AFcrKFow

[texanwitch]

1. I live this scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWL0BdmC3ek

[sarge43]

11. "Ducts! Why is it always ducts?!" n/t

[HopeHoops]

13. And don't forget the Chompers - "Well SCREW THAT!"

"Whoever wrote this episode should DIE!"

[Bertha Venation]

15. ROFL

This episode was badly written!

[HopeHoops]

16. "Wow, the floors are so CLEAN!"

There are so many subtle lines that are easy to miss. You have to watch it several times. That one is right in the middle of an argument among the rest of the crew.

At the beginning, when they chase after Jason and get transported, they pass Guy off to the right with a girl and you hear, "But you live with your mother."

I've heard so many people say they turned it off early on and never finished it because it was so stupid. They are missing the point that it was SUPPOSED to appear stupid at the beginning. That sets it up for the combined humor and serious intensity in the end.

As far as I'm concerned, that movie is EXACTLY what SHOULD have happened to the actors from the original Star Trek series, and I'm pretty sure that is the intent of the movie.

[sarge43]

19. "It's the simple things in life you treasure."

Tech Sergeant Chen after dropping the rock creature on the bad guys

[HopeHoops]

20. "Oh - THATs not RIGHT!"

Guy, shortly after that.

[sarge43]

21. Oh yeah. That was a moment. n/t

[PVnRT]

36. "Well, that was a hell of a thing"

[sarge43]

37. Alexander: MINERS, not MINORS!!

Fred: You lost me.


Fred (while all hell is breaking loose): Hey guys, I just wanted you to know that the reactors won't take it, the ship is breaking apart and all that .... just FYI.

Shalhoub was so good as the anti-Scotty.

[omega minimo]

2. Do you like melted butter

on your Alan Rickman? :evilgrin: :popcorn:

[texanwitch]

4. He is great in this movie.

This movie never get old.

[texanwitch]

5. I found a lot of Alan Rickman stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJxbY2SD3Cs

His his number one fan here tonight.

[krispos42]

3. Ah, that's a great movie

"Look around you! Can you make some kind of rudimentary lathe?"


:rofl:

[texanwitch]

6. This is good, really good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjT0KWn6T7I

[Danger Mouse]

7. Good choice.

[texanwitch]

8. There are people who have never seen this movie.

This must stop.

[Auggie]

9. Very underrated comedy

[NJmaverick]

10. I really enjoyed that movie

I wasn't expecting much, but it really was a witty comedy that really nails its subject

[sarge43]

12. It's cheap and easy to get snotty, even cruel, about Trek and Trekkers.

GQ was an affectionate send up.

[HamdenRice]

14. It's in my top 10. In addition to being a spoof, it has a very serious "meaning" often overlooked.

Galaxy Quest is one of those movies that works on many levels. It's of course a spoof of Star Trek, that is dead on, especially in terms of many of the inside information about the relationships between the stars. It's also just a funny science fiction/fantasy movie.

But it's easy to miss that throughout the movie, and especially toward the end, it's a wonderfully anarchic movie about story telling itself. The writers seemed intent on slipping in a meta-story, which elevates it far above spoof, comedy and science fiction.

It's kind of subtle, but the script begins to show that there are things happening that even given the premise of the movie should not be happening. The most prominent scene along these lines, is when Tim Allen and Sigorney Weaver are trying to escape through the bowels of the ship and come across the "choppers" which have no purpose in the ship's design, but only in the design of the story telling of one episode.

The writers were trying to make a point about the ability of story tellers to make their own worlds -- something that writers talk about a lot.

[NJmaverick]

17. Thanks for sharing that very well thought out analysis

[pokerfan]

32. "Never give up. Never surrender."

[graywarrior]

18. I loved that movie

Guess why?

[texanwitch]

23. Alan is cute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPND-I2_1dk


Just for you graywarrior, my second favorite scene.

[dembotoz]

22. never give up, never surrender

it is my inspiration movie for when things get really crappy.

[texanwitch]

24. I think about that to.

Good words.

[GreenPartyVoter]

25. I love that flick! (And yes, I am a Trek nut)

[texanwitch]

26. This is our movie.

Watching the convention scenes are fun.

I have been to many Star Trek cons.

[GreenPartyVoter]

27. I have never been to a con. :^(

[texanwitch]

28. I haven't been to one in several years.

I have seen most of the crew of NG and classic trek.

Good days.

[Ryano42]

29. By Grabthar's.... ......Hammer.......

... .....what a savings.

:rofl:

Great movie!

[Deja Q]

30. Nothing beats the parody when they leave spacedock...

:rofl:

[texanwitch]

31. Poor Tommy.

The ship needed a new paint job.

[sarge43]

35. The faux John Williams music .....

:spray:

[texanwitch]

33. Here is Rick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kjvi_wEkjM

[Demoiselle]

34. This movie sneaked up on me.

I saw it for the first time on TV. No expectations at all. I loved it...and love it still.
It's essentially very funny and very sweet.

[EndersDame]

38. Do you thing the Orginal Cast (of Trek) sat down and watched it together?

and if so how much would you pay to be a fly on the wall

[sarge43]

39. "I see you managed to get your shirt off."

The gang looks at The Shat and snorks.

I'd pay good money.

[EndersDame]

40. I would imagine alot of elbow nudges for The Shat

[Love Bug]

41. The best way to watch it is with the Thermian sound track

It is a historical record, after all!

[DarkTirade]

42. Galaxy Quest is the best Star Trek movie ever made.