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UPDATE!! Merrick Thinks You Should Watch GALAXY QUEST Even If You Don't Like STAR TREK!!
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Merrick again...
One of my Twitter folk kindly pointed me towards GALAXY QUEST: GLOBAL WARNING, a comic miniseries that continues the adventures of the GQ crew.
Individual issues, as well as a trade paperback of the whole shebang, can be found HERE
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I haven't had a chance to check the Talkbacks below to see if this has been mentioned. If it has been covered already, my apologies...
Merrick here...
A Geek would have to be pretty out of touch with the universe to have missed that J.J. Abrams' STAR TREK movie hit Blu-Ray & DVD here in the States this week (the film was released to home video a bit earlier overseas). It's a fantastic product, pure and simple - but its coming dwarfs the same day issuance of an excellent film many people may've missed altogether, may've never heard of at all, or might simply have forgotten. I'm talking about GALAXY QUEST, which also makes its bow on Blu-Ray this week.
As indicated in Twitter stream (or whatever it's called), I'm crazy about this movie. For a long while, GQ represented the best STAR TREK out there - even though it wasn't a "STAR TREK" film by title. This film often seems to understand STAR TREK better than TREK itself often does. Some might argue that GQ is actually a more well-rounded, fuller embodiment of TREK than Abrams recent production.
Strangely, Abrams' TREK and GALAXY QUEST have a bit in common. Both are something of an homage to Roddenberry's "Original Series", its characters, and its "universe view". Both take established conceits and deploy them in ways we've not seen before in STAR TREK. Both embrace the "fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants" qualities of James T. Kirk's iconic crew, and both have ray guns that look startlingly similar to one another.
(L - GALAXY QUEST raygun, R - JJverse Phaser)
However, by virtue of its concept (actors forced into a real-life scenario where they must "play" their characters), GALAXY QUEST is able to go one step further than Abrams & Co. could go. Not only is GQ a love letter to TREK as a concept, it fully embraces rich Geek lore peripheral to the franchise: the shows' fandom(s) and the personalities of the actors involved are all pivotal in this tale, which also carries a bittersweet undercurrent about over devotion to a concept (whether this concept is self-definition, commitment to a television show, etc.)
If you're not familiar with the movie's plot:
Tim Allen (a great performance here - if you don't appreciate him already, you will after this) plays Jason Nesmith, a slightly slicker version of William Shatner. Back in the day, Nesmith portrayed Peter Quincy Taggart, captain of the NSEA Protector on a show called GALAXY QUEST. GQ was unceremoniously cancelled, but…like STAR TREK…it found an afterlife via conventions and whatnot. Nesmith regularly appears at these conventions with his fellow cast members, who accuse him of being an egotistical, scene-stealing buffoon. Alan Rickman plays Sir Alexander Dane, "Dr. Lazarus" on the GQ TV series. He's renounced his role, despises his part, and misses his Shakespearean days - but he's still forced to do conventions for a paycheck. Other cast/"crew" include Tony Shalhoub (a sleepy and uncertain "Scotty" counterpart), Sigourney Weaver (as the girl who repeats everything the ship's computer says), Daryl Mitchell (the show's Wil Wheaton counterpart) , and Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman ("Crewmember #6" - the dispensable guy - a fact which makes him consistently neurotic and terrified for his life).
Enter the Thermians, a child-like race of great technical ability who are dangerously ill versed in the harsh, Darwinian nature of the universe.
They can build weapons of war and understand their purpose, but they consistently wash out in tactical simulations. They just don't have any fight in 'em. They're trying to become stronger, but they're being systematically hunted and exterminated by interstellar bullies. Their only hope? Come to Earth and recruit the heroic crew of the NSEA Protector, whose "historical document transmisions" they've been intercepting for years.
Allen & company are dropped onto a fully functional, better budgeted replica of the Protector and sent into conflict against the Thermian's enemies.
Can they remember enough about their own TV show to survive in a new setting which follows its rules? Have their roles , in any ay, adequately prepared them for full-on interstellar adventure and combat? And what price will the naive Thermians pay because the command crew they're recruited are not truly the characters they believed them to be?
It's a high price - so high that changes were made to this film in order to lighten its tone before release. I've always wanted to see the pre-softened version. There's definitely a tonal shift even in the release version…I'm really wondering how far the original went.
The new Blu-Ray includes a bit of material from previously released GQ discs (like a Thermian audio track that is nothing but horrific, elephantine explosions of sound), but there's also a badass new feature which may take quite a while to get through: the Galactopedia. Developed by STAR TREK graphics gods/historians Michael & Denise Okuda, it's essentially a heads-up display that can be toggled over the film's playback. It changes in accordance to what's onscreen (i.e. a character is introduced, it's possible to toggle that character's bio. When backstory is referenced, you can toggle more details about it, etc.) Pretty great, mighty exhaustive, but an awesome compliment to a movie that very much deserves such attention.
So, if you haven't seen GALAXY QUEST, consider giving it a look. Or if it's been a while sine you've see it, now may be a great time to do so. The film wasn't received terribly well at the box office - I'd argue that it was probably too Geek-referential for its own good, and that many potential viewers thought it was making fun of TREK & whatnot instead of being the love-letter, and agreeably unique, adventure that it really is. Since its release, GQ's climbed to a 7.2 rating on IMDB and an 89% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes - not bad, all things considered. As recently as a few years ago there were murmurs of a sequel. While a part of me thinks this should be left alone, a bigger part of me would be orgasmic to see this crew back in action once more. The current climate in Hollywood makes this feel unlikely. But as Peter Quincy Taggart once said, "Never give up! And never surrender!"
I'm not seeing theGQ Blu-Ray in stock at Netflix at the moment, but it should be on shelves now. Or, you can find it HERE
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(L - GALAXY QUEST raygun, R - JJverse Phaser)
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Slightly edging out Jungle 2 Jungle.
No seriously, this movie is lot of fun. Also, Weaver looked really hot towards the end when her costume started falling apart. Yep. -
A great film. I introduced my parents to it about a year or so ago, and they loved it.
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is that news?
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...Alan Rickman rules the universe.
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I remembered coming out of Eps 1 and telling my friend and mum: "damn, Galaxy Quest was much more fun than that film." Great film!
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The Godfather is a pretty good gangster movie, and you should see it. Thank you. That is all.
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Nov 19, 2009 12:24:00 PM CST
An article on Galaxy Quest?! When did it become 1995?
by helveticaconspiracy
Mildly amusing comedy. Wouldn't go out of my way to watch it...
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Nov 19, 2009 12:24:07 PM CST
I wish they re-imagined Galaxy Quest instead of Star Trek
by growltiger
Galaxy Quest was a wonderful concept that had a dynamite execution. Rather than go full metal retcon with Star Trek the powers that be should have taken this property and ran with it. Besides, who does not need to be mocked by a self-aware satire now and again? I found looking into the mirror and realizing that we were the enemy to be refreshing.
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What a great cast it had.
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by far.
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Anyone else find those ads that just appear on your screen super-annoying. Everytime I visit here I have to close an annoying as shit Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles pop-up which fills my screen and can't be blocked. Sort it out!
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Then, it ceased being funny, and just turned into a bad attempt at SciFi. I liked all of the stuff involving the convention scene, and the frustrated thespian angle. They should of spent the first hour on that, instead of thrusting them into some lame adventure.
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Perhaps even surpasses it in terms of polish. One of the best comedies of that or any decade. By Grapthar's Hammer, what a savings.
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Nov 19, 2009 12:32:51 PM CST
George Takei said GQ was like watching a Documentary
by jacksbloatedpayroll
Funny shit. This movie has gotten better and better with each viewing, and besides the dead on comedy, it featured some of the best special effects of the last decade.
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what the fuck are they waiting for? GQ is one of the best comedies ever,not just for the trek fans.
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Uh...then it would have just been another Fanboys type of movie. The best part of the movie is that it meshes comedy and adventure and does them both very well. And I thought the movie was hilarious all the way through.
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...useless dumb hot chick. She looks like she's having a blast.
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Instead of just recasting characters and trying to tell the same stories with louder music and quicker cuts, remakes, including the Star Trek one, would be much better off doing something just like this. Putting new characters in to the same setting and telling a new kind of story withing an established intellectual property.
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Nov 19, 2009 12:34:50 PM CST
Sigourney was ultra-fuckable in that film
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
The best special effect was her tremendous cleavage. Anyone who has seen Death and the Maiden would agree, as she had some class A Gorillas in the Mist/Janet Jackson sloppy ape tit.
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...make the original Trek fun to watch. The 2009 Trek doesn't. The only thing I liked in new Trek was the skydive-from-space part and that was a leftover idea from the William Shatner era.
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Nov 19, 2009 12:35:58 PM CST
that should read tits, as she has not had a mastectomy
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
Although is there anything uglier than one droopy tit???
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And, yes, it's awesome.
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Was the funniest damn thing I've ever watched. I've often wondered if it would be as fun if the Powers That Be had let them use the Star Trek name and actors. (honestly no sure they could pull it off though)
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I'd love to see Alan Rickman's character discovering with horror the concept of 'slash fiction'.
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Best sci-fi parody ever, did respectable box office, WTF?!
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When the Star Trek movie came out- it was like the second coming of Christ. Now... not so much. Took a little longer for the backlash to begin than I thought it would but it is here. In full force. Also, since you are telling us all about decade old movies that we have all seen a hundred times what is your opinion on The Phantom Menace?
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Nov 19, 2009 12:39:16 PM CST
Re:Galaxy Quest = Three Space Amigos
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
Yeah but who is ElGuapo?
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...plus the aforementioned... what a cast... Rockwell's prolly not available for any sequel...
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Nov 19, 2009 12:40:04 PM CST
...hell, that bald buy from the David Spade sitcom was funny...
by flickapoo
...in GALAXY QUEST. EVERYONE was funny in GALAXY QUEST.
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How can you tell Its little balls.
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Nov 19, 2009 12:42:03 PM CST
We Raped the horses and rode off on the women!
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
and we pruned the hedges of many small villages.
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Trek film we had since the undiscovered country. First Contact is o.k.
It blew me away when I first read JJ was a fan of GQ and that's when my faith in him handling Trek XI was secured. I would love to see a GQ sequel made, could it be possible due to the success of XI? Lets hope so! Glad to see GQ get some recognition for it's blue ray release. Never give up, never surrender! And by Grabthar's hammer...you shall be... avenged!
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hence GQ >> JJTrek
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...sequence. Brilliant...
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...head of the aliens. Yeah, they all brought their A-game.
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when people hated it to begin with. Their voices were just silenced by ridiculous hype. Check the original ST talkbacks, people thought it sucked back then, but they were considered "haters".
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..."I knew it was real!!!" Lulz.
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she was ultra hot there,both with her blond hair and her busty cleavage.in fact in the scene where she gets shot,her boobs are flashed wonderfully.
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she was ultra hot there,both with her blond hair and her busty cleavage.in fact in the scene where she gets shot,her boobs are flashed wonderfully.
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Anyone gone to NarutoTrek cons? I can see some great culture clash with that, if they're at all what I picture them to be.
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Nov 19, 2009 12:50:17 PM CST
Of Course There Were People Who Hated Star Trek To Begin With
by sean38
There are people who hate EVERYTHING to begin with...most of them in these talkbacks. I only wade down to see what the rabble thinks once in a blue moon and this is why. Geeks are such a perpetually disgruntled lot. There is nothing they won't bitch about. Galaxy Quest, Star Trek...BOTH excellent films. Flawed? Sure. But still a hell of a lot of fun. You geeks remember what fun is, don't you?
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They had to trim a couple "fucks" (you can still see the bad dubbing when they replaced them) as well as lose a couple of drug scenes. Surprised they never but the R or "unrated" version out on DVD.
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Three Amigos in space if you think about it...
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And that's why I love it. Three Amigos is grossly underrated.
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How did this turn into a Three Amigos TB? Oh, well, they're both great movies...
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You posted the same thing earlier... but you are right, they are both great movies
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...but Galaxy Quest is a far more consistently funny movie.
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This movie and Deep Rising.
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Tim's good in this but an asshole in "real life"
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...Was when Sigourney was facing the hallway of unecessary hazards. She says 'Screw that!' but she's clearly mouthing the word 'fuck'. I hate to say it, but the 'fuck' really would have made it that much funnier. Where's the button that I click on to 'Demand' a Director's Cut of GQ?
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And Tony Shalhoub's character wasn't "sleepy," he was stoned out of his fucking gourd - I never did know if that was poking fun at particular Trek cast member....
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...all seem too "hey, we're making a funny movie" self-aware in their performances. Not so in Galaxy Quest; there's no winking at the audience. That's why Galaxy Quest > 3 Amigos.
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It was one of the more pleasant surprises I had going to the movie. It was entertaining and funny where I thought it would be boring and stupid. One of the more underrated movies I have seen.
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Nov 19, 2009 1:03:28 PM CST
Did you really put a spoiler warning on 5 year old movie?????
by glory_fades_immaxfischer
jesus christ another slow day of slipping up that pole at AICN
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It really was
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Probably the best example of a macguffin-type plot point ever. The thing technically never existed, and the scene where Allen and Sigorney see an actual one above them was classic.
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that my idea for a Star Trek sitcom could honestly work.
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don't forget Rainn Wilson is one of the aliens, too.
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. . . when they realized Dwight from the office played one of the aliens seeking their help? Weird when you catch little things like that.
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Best line from Sam Rockwell. God i love this movie and agree with the review. A classic
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I agree, Galaxy Quest is a much better all around movie. I was referring to the plot of actors being mistakenly asked to actually do what they had only done onscreen before.
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And I'm not kidding...it is as once funnier and more serious than anything seen in JJ's popcorn flick.
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Nov 19, 2009 1:14:59 PM CST
hey ho blow the man down hey ho blow the man down
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
Are you the singing bush???
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"A Geek would have to be pretty out of touch with the universe to have missed that J.J. Abrams' STAR TREK movie hit Blu-Ray & DVD here in the States this week (the film was released to home video a bit earlier overseas). It's a fantastic product, pure and simple"
For those tber's who wondered why aicn had done an article on GALAXY QUEST, the answer exists in the sentence above. The rest of the article is just a smokescreen.
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There's nothing more to be had from a sequel- it would basically be a movie about actors-turned-space explorers and to be honest, that's not nearly as funny or touching as the original movie. Leave it be, Hollywood.
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uhh You WILL die like dogs. NOOOOOO we will not die like dogs, we will fight like lions..
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I thought the Aliens ( both the bad guy and the naive race ) were really well done. I don't think the movie would have worked half as well had the characters not sold the whole vulnerability and naivety so well.
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Nov 19, 2009 1:21:48 PM CST
...the Thermian getting tortured to death is surprisingly...
by flickapoo
...upsetting.
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SHOULD DIE!!!!!!"
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...I'm ashamed I missed that. I was focused on the GALAXY QUEST shilling, but I like the movie so much I decided not to say anything.
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"Lips would be fine..."
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I was an actor once, damn it!!"
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The Heart and Spirit of OS Trek. And it's told in a complete story. Please, no sequel.
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Do you even know what a "plethora" is?
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Seven Samurai or the Magnificient Seven. So what?
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I used to pause it and beat off to her boobs.
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...always cracks me up. The Thermian replica blasters disintegrate someone just like a 1960s bad pyrotechnic effect would.
This is without question Rockwell's movie. "Whaaatt?" "I'm just jazzed to be on the show again." -
What year do you think we're living in, Glory_Fades_ImMaxFischer?
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About time for a blu-ray release. Saw it in the cinema back in '99 - Blew my mind!
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Nov 19, 2009 1:53:06 PM CST
"Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!"
by ebonic_plague
Damn I love this movie. One of my all time favorite comedies. I posting something about it in a recent TB, that I'd like to see a sequel that takes the nerdy fan kids and lets them drive the ship.
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Tried watching it on cable. It's a painful movie to sit through.
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GQ understands the love, loyalty, and devotion of fans. Great that the fans helped save the day.
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... did you ever hear that word?"
Dusty : "Isn't that a light chicken gravy?"
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...don't worry...pain is just weakness leaving the body.
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Nov 19, 2009 2:03:59 PM CST
GALAXY QUEST >>> TROPIC THUNDER
by isleptwithkathybatesandallthatigotwasthi
Both feature actors who think they're on a set when they're not and have to become heroes. One is funnier than the other, and that's the one that has Alan Rickman in it.
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It was awful when it came out, and it is still awful. Tim Allen's "acting" in the bathroom stall when he overhears the geeks was laugh out loud bad. The drama throughout this film was laugh out loud bad. The only good things were Sam Rockwell's character and the Rock monster, otherwise this movie was an absolute joke. Star Trek 2009 was just as bad, but in a different way.
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I made it to the point where the pretty boy teen drives the classic car off a cliff 'cause he's got his daddy and grandpa's super duper risk-taker genes. It was hard holding on that long, as super ballsy comander dad talks to his wife via an intercom as she cries out and gives birth to 'The Chosen One' while hubby flies ship into the giant machine of pointy objects (Builder of said ship to construction crew: "That angle is too round. Everything on this ship MUST be pointy...esspecially the missiles, else no-one will know were the bad guys!"). I wanna congradulate myself for making it to the little hollywood prettyboy in the car part. It took alot not to throwup, but I did it. After the car went over, I knew it was time to eject, which I did. Fuck, that was terrible, cheesy, cringe-inducing, embarrasing, stupid, juvenial, predictable, inane, retarded, etc. So this was the great new re-imagining of STAR TREK? You can have it.
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...well maybe stoned too but he was supposed to be a white guy pretending to be Asian playing an Asian character. His name was Fred KWAN. He squinted when he was getting into character. There's even a line where he says that's not even his real name cause he was pretending to be Asian. I can't believe no one else got that joke.
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I'm sorry. It must be just awful to be you.
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Nov 19, 2009 2:07:01 PM CST
"lockesbrokenleg, you're a moron"
by isleptwithkathybatesandallthatigotwasthi
Water is wet.The sky is blue.Lockesbrokenleg is a moron who leaves at least one negative comment in every talkback.Welcome to FACTS OF LIFE with ISleptWithKathyBates etc etc.
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Nov 19, 2009 2:07:37 PM CST
Dude, your screen name is longer than your mom's breasts
by lockesbrokenleg
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Lockes and Chemicals, you have failed the test.
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Sam Rockwell owns. EVERYONE is hilarious. Rewatch value is off the charts if you pay attention to a different actor each time through--the reactions are priceless.
GREAT film on par with Princess Bride and Army of Darkness -
after this movie.
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The singing bush owns all. GQ was a great movie. Sam Rockwell was funny.
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Nov 19, 2009 2:20:07 PM CST
STARTREKSTARTREKSTARTREKJJ'SCOCKSTARTREK
by supercowbell5thecowbellhasspoken
SHUT THE FUCK UP
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i hope they do it ASAP
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You should check out Blazing Saddles also, another hidden gem
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LOOKUPHERE! LOOKUPHERE! LOOKUPHERE!
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lol.
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It's a Twinkie movie: sweet, inoffensive, ultimately forgettable.Now, "Trekkies" is an entirely different affair. Bowing two years prior to GQ, it's like watching a Star Trek version of a People's Temple documentary, minus the Jim Jones messianic leader. I remember checking it out on VHS back in the day. Totally fucking surreal when you realize that these people ARE, in fact, serious.I couldn't finish the movie; it was that big a freakfest. It took the buffer zone of a decade to go see the new Star Trek movie, and realize there was only a small chance any of those cultist nutjobs would show up at the screening.They didn't, for which I was very grateful.
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One of the best comedies about Star Trek ever made. The other being Star Wreack: In The Pirkining. It's amazing how much this movies mock Trek and yet remain so respectful at the same time.
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Nov 19, 2009 2:29:48 PM CST
If you don't like GQ, it's because the joke's on you...
by burnhollywood
Have to agree with Flickapoo...this actually may be the best "STAR TREK" movie ever made.
The first TREKKIES was pretty swell too...who can forget the micro-RV Enterprise-D "shuttle"? Denise Crosby critiquing Yar/Data slash art? And best of all, the uberfan taking his homemade "Captain Pike chair" out on the town for a spin:
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It was fun, goofy, action-packed, respectful, and captured the balls-to-the-walls flavor of the original show. What was wrong with it? Did you want it to be The Matrix or something? Accept what it is and don't moan about what you think it should have been.
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Rockwell: "At first I thought this was the episode where the guy who stays behind gets killed, now I think it's the episode where the expendable crewer on the PLANET GETS KILLED! MOMMY!"
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if you hate this film. It's brilliant--with more quotable lines than ten other movies, far more emotion as well as fully developed characters AND a great script.
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"We did it. You-you guys are the best. Come here, group hug."
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one of the best comedies ever made. the character of Guy alone is worth the price of disc
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and this is the next best thing.
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Saw this last week on the telly. Loved it when it was first around, but it's even better after a few years. It feels like it was written by Pixar. A film with every i dotted and every t crossed, but not too slick as to deaden it...satisfying. Like a good poo.
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No really! A plethora each!
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Nov 19, 2009 3:06:13 PM CST
Great movie, but AICN is blatantly trying to stir shit
by hey_kobe_tell_me_how_my_ass_tastes
No need to add the Star Trek part to the header - just did it in hopes of stirring the madmen who hate JJ's movie! Chicken shite!
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It sillies Star Trek and it makes Trek and Wars fans look like shit. In fact, Trekkies did too, and shit like Free Enterprise, and Fanboys, also do the same thing. Avoid this movie people. It stinks.
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Nov 19, 2009 3:08:00 PM CST
Get your eyeballs fucked by Avatar, it feels nothing like Star T
by hey_kobe_tell_me_how_my_ass_tastes
Yeah, that is a good header
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"Red thingy. Moving toward the green thingy. I think we're the green thingy." haha fantastic
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Only people with broken legs who were on too many meds at the time (and still are) did not like it!
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No comparison. Galaxy Quest was a quality movie commenting on the popular explosion that was Star Trek. AbramTrek is just a pile of bile.
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"By Grabthars Hammer, what incredible savings" That whole scene with the ship scraping down the side of the space station. The films a joy from start to finish
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Pretty much every Star Trek fan I know loves this movie. I dragged the editor of the Star Trek book line to the film and thought he was going to die laughing . . .
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How many articles of this AbramTrek has there been? 3,298?
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You have seen the people that attend Comicon and such, right? Or the stories of couples that get married using Klingon language? And in GQ, the nerds, Justin Long and friends, save the day because of their obsesssive nerdness. And its a cast that is as deep as they come. Allen, Weaver, freakin' Alan Rickman, Shaloub, Rockwell (!), and as someone mentioned above, Enrico Colantoni submits so fully as the head alien its amazing. Even look for Raiin Wilson in a cameo as an alien. Stan Winston alien designs...C'mon this movie has gobs to love about it.
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Yes, there's the nutjobs that ask Shatner the pointless question about Klingons. I just don't understand the point behind the movie. Saw it once, and forgot about it.
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Nov 19, 2009 3:30:24 PM CST
I'm on a first name basis with my favorite filmmakers.
by margot_tenenbaum
They are my old pals. And when they're not around, I like to make up names for them. For instance, I like to call J. J. "Brocktoon".
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they changed Sigourney's "Fuck that" to "Screw that", because I think fuck that was way funnier in that situation. You can plainly see that her lips are saying "Fuck that".
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Is that the next "article" on AICN? Anything to get Trek in the title so the verbal blowing of JJ can continue.
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...I saw GQ when it first came out and I distinctly remember her saying "FUCK THAT".
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Fucking hilarious movie. Really loved this at the time and always considered it to be an underappreciated gem. Interesting stuff about the original cut being more hard-core. Care to expand on that Merrick?
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OMG! We found a movie Conspiracy actually likes.
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Nov 19, 2009 3:42:41 PM CST
Galaxy Quest is funny but for a real mind trip
by grammaton cleric binks
watch Snow Cake afterward. Rickman and Weaver are in both, and just to see them together in an independent drama, with great acting to boot, after Galaxy Quest is just surreal.
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So many funny moments. It's oddly touching and thrilling as well.
GQ is at least as quotable as Ghostbusters.
Guy:"Maybe I don't even have a last name!"
Gwen: "You have a last name, Guy..."
Guy (screaming): "Do I? DO I?!?!"
One of my favorite bits is when Jason is trying to fight the rock monster and Guy tries to play it like it's an episode while giving him advice over the communicator:
"Look around you. Is there anything you can use to fashion a rudimentary lathe?"
Fucking hilarious--as is the deleted scene where Rickman is shown his somewhat, er, spartan quarters aboard the ship. The look on his face is just priceless.
This is one of those movies I'm compelled to watch whenever I stumble across it on TV. The DVD also gets a fair amount of spinnage. -
we're dragging mines! God I love that scene.
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...is that THIS ship is towing mines!" One of the coolest "You're f*cked now" quips since "Hasta la vista, baby". Looks like I'm going to be spending more money on Blu-Rays tonight...
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well according to IMDb, I'm sure I remember her saying it to? I do think it's still funny though.
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great movie
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Do you have anything besides Mexican food ?
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Pure troll. This is what he does:
1) Scans through the TB, sizing up the flow of the conversation.
2) Determines which opinion would offend/enrage the majority of talkbackers in that particular TB.
3) Voices said opinion in one or two short sentences.
4) Giggles in orgasmic glee as talkbackers begin to pile on him.
I've been guilty of taking the bait myself, but the more lockesbrokenleg is ignored the sooner he'll simply vanish. -
Lol, you're more of a troll than anyone else when you LIST things you don't like about a person. Big baby.
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... she has a whole chapter devoted to bashing it in her new book. Strangely, she mentions DRAG ME TO HELL
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... as her favorite of '09.
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Terrible Star Trek film, ok cheesy action film, couldn't agree more. The diving scene is the only decent one. People's reaction was embarrassing. It won't hold up in 2 years let alone 15! Galaxy Quest on the other hand... quality
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Nice to see people waking up to the fact. Probably because the film has ZERO to offer on repeated viewings. It's empty eye-candy.
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Good job, AICN.
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Great script, funny, exciting. Still the best 'Star Trek' movie ever made.
And yes, they are TOO FRAKKING OLD for a sequel, so quit asking. It's been ten years for Christ sake, and they were old then. -
Except, he forgot to add the part about how much fun it is to bitchslap lockesbrokenleg.
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The new Trek haters are actually lovers of good cinema. That's why they hate the new Trek.
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For people who know, to thoughtfully mock something is to truly love it, warts and all; Galaxy Quest is the ultimate love fest for Old School Trek. It has comedy, pathos, interesting alien designs and ideas... It re-imagines Trek tech but with subtle twists or comedic shadings. I re-watch this occasionally and it's still a rewarding movie, but I agree with those who say a sequel would be likely a bad idea anyway. It's ending~course a SPOILER ahead~ were they get a new show/season with Tony Shaloub getting much alien love was the ultimate happy ending.
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From what I understand the theatrical release had her saying "fuck that" (I didn't see it in the theater), but to make it more kid friendly on dvd they changed it to "Screw that". I just watched the dvd version a couple of months ago and it was definitely changed. It would be interesting to see the Blu-Ray to see if they changed it back.
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GQ kept one and overdubbed the others.
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protagonists,but a sequel with the characters of the fans.
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Is Merrick a GPK? His Avatar says yes, but my hope says no.
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He's always hungry, enamored of meaningless detail, has a passive reaction to danger, and is even asked at one point, by Sam Rockwell "are you stoned?" I guarantee you there is footage somewhere of Tony Shaloub's character smoking a bong that got cut from the final release.
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A solid, funny movie and the best thing Allen's done bar (the oddly similar) Buzz Lightyear. Oh, and all that cocaine, the naughty scamp.
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That's almost as cool as a hoverboard! ;)
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Like supposively seeing scenes in the A New Hope that were cut later, but it was really because we had read the comic, novel, and movie cards? *yes, I am that old...
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was present and correct in the UK cinema release : I wet myself laughing. Imagine my chagrin on buying the dvd to find that joke falling on it's arse because of the Worlds Laziest Overdub.
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I love all the people who get on here these days and actually think that opinion on JJ's Trek has shifted their way finally. No. All the people who liked it still do, and all the haters still hate it. It's just that the people who liked it have moved on to other things, while the haters still gather together whenever they can to support each other. I assure you, there is no lingering Trek backlash, and when the sequel comes out people will be lining up in droves again. It had its issues, but I had a good time in spite of that. And so did the vast majority of those who saw it.
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Make it so, dammit. ;)
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...I wish they had dubbed a different "fuck". The "FUCK THAT!" when confronted with those stupid video game style chompers in the hallway was extra funny precisely because of the overall family friendly tone of movie...that line killed in the theater.
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I could see some TNG thing, maybe, but I don't really think TNG had enough shenanigans going on to populate an interesting cast of characters... I'm totally against it, just doubtful.
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I loved Galaxy Quest because it is not only a great parody, but a well made film on its own.
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He has a motorcycle because...because he's a rebel, a bad ass with a rebelious streak and the face of a gay porn star, but he can navigate a spaceship the size of Rhode Island. Yeah, he's one tough, smart, rebellious punk...just like his dad and gramps before him. All the Kirks are like that. Mavericks. JJ wants you to get it. Do you 'get it' now? BTW: I think Sarah Palins maiden name is KIRK also, which explains that tough, super pretty 'Mavricky' attitude. Mavericks are not like you and I. They are rugged individualists with a taste for action and quantum physics. Sure, they're beautiful, but dont let that Ab diet body fool ya. These are some hard core gamers, hence the need to crash classic cars and push the limits of human indurance. JJ knows this. Do you?
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Kind of glad there isn't a sequel. Of course after I say this Hollywood has already greenlighted a second and third movie.
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Great cast, pokes fun directly at Trek, but I would never suggest buying it on Blu-Ray. Why bother? It's a comedy that is frequently on cable, and doesn't even suffer when "edited for television." Save your money, see it next time you can.
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Galaxy Quest is GREAT. Better than JJ's Star Trek as far as plot structure and payoff. Galaxy Quest is better than Ghostbusters... I wish it would get just as legendary and loved. It really deserves it. Such a good film.
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I don't constantly sit stewing over AbramsTrek because in the long run, it'll either get better, or fade into obscurity. Mostly, I think it's ironic comuppence for my own childhood wish that Star Trek was like Star Wars and what that really means when it's actually done. Star Trek was transmorgified by O9 Trek into Star Wars and not improved one damn bit. Honestly, The Motionless Picture may have been tits up boring but at least it was still somewhat Star Trek. I saw 09 Trek twice, and liked it okay, but just like getting rooked, sometimes it takes awhile for you to realize that you've been screwed. Frankly, I'd have respected Abrams more if he'd actually went further the way he's leaning...
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its "We raped the Horses and rode off on the women..."
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...the Mac guy/LForDH hacker kid and his cosplay buddies that knew all about the NSEA Protector, that's who should be given a chance to crew the ship in the sequel. While the beauty of the original GQ is that it kept the story and parody elements simple (my favorite part is when Laredo hits the "garage door" when launching the ship for the first time), there is so much more room to play with the idea of Trekkies given a chance to live their unattainable dream of being on the crew of a spaceship. I doubt it would be as good as the original but it could still be better than most movies that come out today.
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Good cinema? Have I got this straight; anyone who liked (just liked, nothing stronger than that) the new Star Trek movie doesn't know a thing about "good cinema".Does that just about nail it?
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Great visually, but nothing like Star Trek.
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Galaxy Quest, Sky Captain, and The Rocketeer. I could easily throw in the DVDs and sit through those films over and over, since each was made with real love and care that just leaps from the screen (unlike most major blockbusters), and yet all 3 failed to find an audience to make them financially successful or to warrant sequels.On the plus side, the ROCKETEER gave us a James Horner soundtrack that will live forever. That's still one of my most played CDs as well...
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I can watch that fucking movie all day long.
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stoned character? nimoy?
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Are you an idiot? That hollywood "pretty boy" you keep referencing was like a 10 year old kid. Were you watching the same movie?
Star Trek was still one of the most fun movies this year, without the slightest hint of a doubt. In my top 20 for the year no doubt, most likely top 10, and easily, EASILY the best Trek movie. -
thanks to the anonymity of the internet, things are only ever all or nothing propositions.
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.. its GALAXY QUEST meets FLASH GORDON. A planet under attack by a "Ming the Merciless"-style villain seeks a hero to save their world -- and teleports Captain Zoom from Earth after viewing his exploits on TV (which they assume to be documentaries). Unfortunately, Captain Zoom is in reality a self-absorbed actor with no actual heroic qualities whatsoever. This Universal-produced TV pilot actually pre-dates GALAXY QUEST by several years, and is every bit as fun, if you like FLASH GORDON or sci-fi parody in general. Nichelle Nichols co-stars as an aging wizardess, and Ron Perlman chews scenery as the villain. It airs occasionally on USA network and similar channels, but is likely easier to find online.
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Please, please, somebody, for the love of god, take the AICN keys away from Merrick before he goes on about, I dunno... Birth of a Nation or something (you know, cause it's old). Like, who is he? Herc's college roommate? Does he have photos of Harry sucking a guy off or something? Why is he on the site?!
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I love how if you don't like this movie you are somehow a self hating geek or something. Somehow, if you're a fan of the old, real Trek, you HAVE TO LOVE this movie or else you're a heretic who hates himself. The movie has some funny bits, mostly courtesy of Sam Rockwell, but the DRAMA is atrocious. It doesn't help that Tim Allen is one of the worst actors ever to grace the screen. Any time he tries to emote in this film, I'm laughing my ass off. So yeah, the movie actually is hilarious, but not for any of the reasons you fucking idiots stated. But it's nice how nothing changes, because people who didn't like Galaxy Quest back when it came out were accused of the same bullshit about not being able to laugh at themselves. Maybe that's true for some of the critics, but most us, I don't know, actually would rather have a smarter, wittier film that pokes fun at Trekkies. They are an incredibly easy target to make fun of, but very hard to make fun of in an original, smart way. Galaxy Quest was as mainstream as shit comedy gets. Nothing pointed about it, nothing smart, just recycled shit. Hell, Batman Brave and the Bold poked fun at convention geeks in an extremely smart and cogent way that was hilarious, and they did it in less than a minute. It can be done, but it wasn't in Galaxy Quest. And if you disagree with me, you're wrong.
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On the Enterprise, or in any sci fi movie set in the future? What happened to them?
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Nov 19, 2009 5:57:23 PM CST
As Lacking As Galaxy Quest Is, It's Better Than The New Trek
by media messiah
The new Trek, is just amazingly incompetent!!!
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I would agree that I don't see why there should be so much hate directed at Abrams TREK. In the end, it came out better than I anticipated, I liked the new crew, and it was definitely one of my favorite movies of the year. In short, I got my money's worth for buying a ticket.But labeling "EASILY the best Trek movie"? I can't go that far. It's still topped by WRATH OF KHAN. Abrams Trek looked great and felt bigger in scale than previous Treks...he certainly had the money to play with (unlike other Treks), and he succeeded in putting solid money shots up on the screen......But KHAN has the original actors while they're still looking good, the movie is a great character AND rock solid action movie, and there's no question that when you get to the end of KHAN versus the end of Abrams' film, you actually FEEL something.KHAN is still the greatest Trek movie ever made. EASILY.
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Nov 19, 2009 6:01:51 PM CST
GQ is for FANS ONLY. Who else would get the references? Duh.
by zodnotgod
This is not going to be funny unless you like Star Trek. That's like saying, sucking dick is great, even if you aren't gay....
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but its totally wrong.
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"Star Trek II" is the best Trek movie, fucking blasphemers. Stop talking out of your asses.
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....in it's own right, and is certainly a better 'love letter' to TOS Trek and more respectful to fans of TOS than J.J.'s effort wasGreat cast and performances in GQ, and it's effects are neat too. It's a movie with high 'rewatchability' factor.
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but thats just my opinion.
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"I thought it was very funny, and I thought the audience that they portrayed was totally real, but the actors that they were pretending to be were totally unrecognizable. Certainly I don't know what Tim Allen was doing. He seemed to be the head of a group of actors and for the life of me I was trying to understand who he was imitating. The only one I recognized was the girl playing Nichelle Nichols." The awesomeness of this quote is Shatner complimenting Tim Allen by pretending to be exactly like the version of Shatner Tim Allen was playing.
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"I love all the people who get on here these days and actually think that opinion on JJ's Trek has shifted their way finally. No. All the people who liked it still do, and all the haters still hate it. It's just that the people who liked it have moved on to other things, while the haters still gather together whenever they can to support each other. I assure you, there is no lingering Trek backlash, and when the sequel comes out people will be lining up in droves again. It had its issues, but I had a good time in spite of that. And so did the vast majority of those who saw it."
Bingo! Just like the virgin, sexless geeks who spew their vitriol over and over again ad nauseum about the Star Wars prequels. JJ's Trek is the cat's tits.
I say and will continue to do so, If you didn't like JJ's Trek you were NEVER A FAN to begin with. Simple as that. Haters- continue sucking it....Hobbits eat shit. -
I'm pretty good with my Subtitles but I can't remember a FC.
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...no shit the guy can't "act". Are you seriously claiming to have missed one of the biggest and most obvious jokes in the movie?
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Nov 19, 2009 6:20:39 PM CST
Sigorney looked hotter than she had since she slid into that spa
by the green gargantua
In her 70s panties. Milf.
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I assume...
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I rec. seeing this again too.
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spa,70s panties?
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Nov 19, 2009 6:24:51 PM CST
...I think he means "space suit". Lost track of letter count.
by flickapoo
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Captain Zoom was a fun pilot that never got picked up, but it could have used a few tweaks here and there. Overall it's "okay", but it needed more time in the oven to fully bake it. But it does have some good campy effects and costumes, and it DEFINITELY benefits from having a younger, hotter Liz Vassey who's got some boob-a-licious moments in the film.
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They ain't mutually exclusive.
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Lots of misguided criticism. Worst part of the movie...shoehorning Leonard Nimoy in just to draw hardcore fans. Nimoys involvement shot the film off in a direction that necessitated the time shit crap that made for a gggggggggaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy plot line. They should have ignored all prior influence and just made a movie. There were other pluses and minuses but Nimoy was the biggest mistake. No, I'm not in gaylove with any aspect of the property. Wrath of Khan was the best movie and I only know just enough to know that Nimoy ruined the new one. Suck on those 2 pennies. My question, was Nimoy always intended to be involved or did they shape the movie around him after he decided to be involved?
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My subject got cut off, "Sigorney looked hotter than she had since she slid into that spacesuit
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BALLS!
Star Trek IV > Galaxy Quest > Star Trek 09
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WRONG! Nimoy was one of the best parts of the movie. His mind meld with Kirk was fantastic. Nimy actually wrote some of his scenes, including the one at the end where he says. "Thrusters on full."
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and yeah, its still damn funny with surprisingly decent CG. I would actually appreciate more "stories" about old (or not so old) movies that are being re-released. We get a good chunk from Harry's dvd column but not a lot of individual in-depth discussions.
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Yeah, I said it. It's by far the best of the TNG movies but doesn't hold a candle to TWOK, TVH or TUC. I even prefer TSFS over FC.It lost me in the very beginning with Worf's "Perhaps today is a good day to die", Riker's over the top laid back smugness and Cochrane dancing. Please.
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That scene when Daryl Mitchell is flying the NSEA Protector out of the space dock, and it starts to veering to left...I was howling. A great film!
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Saw this one back in the day with a friend. Was a really nice surprise, as I tend to hate mixed genres. But this is the Shaun of the Dead of sci-fi comedies.
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Frakes' performance bugs me too... but if you think about it, Riker really is sort of a smarmy douchebag of a guy. I mean, who in the hell plays the trombone? So in that sense, Frakes' performance was good, because Riker's just one of those golden boys who's really irritating... someone who can be almost as successful and well-known as Jean-Luc or Kirk without being a "two-fisted genius" like they are (though in thinking about it Riker is probably as much a two-fisted genius as they are.)
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Could you please clarify your view on the new Start Trek movie, its just not clear.
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It's hilarious and all, but if you look at how the ship is designed there's no way the nose could be grinding without the ship turning almost 90 degress to the left. I know it's nitpicky, but after watching GQ innumerable times, one of my favorite movies, the little details become more apparent.
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And I would love for the plot to be about a younger cast of GQ doing a revamp movie and it becomes a mega blockbuster — whilst the original crew is off in space trying to stop the invasion of Earth of some Borg-like alien race. When it's all over they come back to Earth and no one knows or cares about them — the fans all gravitate towards the new cast.
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I love that movie and it's great to watch if you need something to cheer you up or make you smile.
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but I think I'm big enough to admit that the Wrath was better. but please continue the debate I was enjoying it over the whole JJ trek hate.
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But honestly, do you think they ALL would have signed on? I mean, Doohan didn't even do the Futurama episode, and that was just voice over work. Then again, the Welshie gag made up for it. "WELLLLLSHIIIIIIE!!!!"
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I'm not saying Nimoy himself was bad, and yes the "Thrusters on Full" line was kick ass, but the whole angle seemed to derail what should have been a "paint by numbers" origin story. It was distracting more than helpful. The "..I didn't want to deny you the discovery of your friendship.." or whatever that idea was left me scratching my head.
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why don't you toss that at 'em, killer?" Fucking great movie.
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" By grelthors hammer you shall be avenged!"
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It's on cable tonight. I am going to watch it. It is one of those rare films that works as satire, comedy, sci-fi and sentiment equally well. I have long loved it.
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Nov 19, 2009 8:30:53 PM CST
Miyamoto_Musashi: Clarification: GQ Is Better Than The New Trek
by media messiah
The following is a reprint of a posting I left several days ago on AICN.com about the new Trek film. It sums-up much of how I felt about what was wrong with the film. Galaxy Quest, however...had a straight forward script that didn't flub its mission, or stumble over itself, story-wise, unlike the new Trek. Like the film or not, there were no plot holes in Galaxy Quest...a simple comedy, but the new Trek was riddled with plot holes. See my old post below, for specifics.
The majority of critics liked, or loved, the Charlie's Angels films...as well, the majority of critics liked, or loved, Phantom Menace...and the other Star Wars prequels, which shows that you can't trust a critic. Oh, and in regard to the new Star Trek film, the far majority loved it, or liked it, as if it were the second coming of Jesus, but when you see the movie, you know instantly and internally, that they were lying their asses off!!! Far worse is to witness so-called fans of this movie...so deeply mentally brainwashed by the media hype that they often parrot the words of the critics--using descriptions like, "This isn't your father's Star Trek", and "It is this generation's Star Wars." First of all, the movie is a loose rip-off of the Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan...as was Star Trek: Nemesis...with plot holes everywhere, and time-travel continuity problems in regard to set Trek mythos. The Enterprise can time travel at will...by circulating around the sun repeatedly. We saw this on the original series, and we saw it in the other resulting TV series and movies...hence, when the planet Vulcan is blown-up (or imploded)...and millions or billons die...as well as the death of Spock's mom and Kirk's dad...older Spock and the rest of the surviving characters knew that all they had to do is go back in time...and kill Nero and his Romulan crew when they first appeared in the timeline. Vulcan would be saved, and the timeline repaired...Spock's mom lives...and Kirk's father lives. From there, older Spock could have returned to his future, and just before Romulas' sun super novas, he could have successfully arrived ahead of time...to prevent it, and completed his mission of mercy, which was to save their sun. Instead of this, however, older Spock...using no logic BTW, decides to take surviving Vulcan refugees and start Vulcan anew elsewhere on another planet??? Talk about not understanding time-travel and how it works in the science fiction realm...and or, in the Star Trek universe, which again already has pre-established rules for time travel?
And let's not talk about older Spock being marooned by the villain on a moon with a star base on it...which both know about, or should have, but he, Spock, fails to walk to the base for help, or to signal a warning to anyone in star fleet or on Vulcan, knowing that the base is within less than a day's walking distance? No...instead, he waits in a cave for younger Kirk to be marooned by younger Spock, which older Spock had no pre-knowledge about, it just all turned-out to be one big wild coincidence that he waited there...for no reason, and that just happened to allow for the perfect timing for him to save younger Kirk from a giant monster? Then the two decide to trek across the moon to the star base where they just happened to run into Scotty??? Bad writing, bad writing, bad writing!!!
No, this isn't your father's Star Trek...because your father's Star Trek was smart, and innovative...but I disagree strongly with the latter, no the new Star Trek isn't this generation's Star Wars, because the original Star Wars was a watershed moment in filmmaking, from storytelling, directing, production, marketing, sound design, to special effects. That was true innovation! It virtually created the blockbuster summer film...as we know it today!!! All JJ Abrams' has given us in the form of innovation...is the laughable...over-use of lens flare??? -
You made a big read update to a non-story over a comic book, Merrick? Really? And you didn't have time to check if anyone in the TB had mentioned it? Really? Didn't have the time to hit ctrl+f and search for "comic"? Alright, have a good weekend.
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That was the point of the Abrhams movie. It was to take an old idea and flip it around. I could give a shit if people hated it, because it made money, and again the haters are a small group that mean nothing. And, some asshole is saying that critics like the Charlie's Angels movies? Really? name one.
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Re:ROCKETEER, I wholeheartedly agree, a great movie, never understood why it didn't go over well with fans. Also it had the lovely Jennifer Connelly in it!
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...but I don't quite understand the level of worship it seems to receive around here. Considering how well TREK did its thing when it was at its best, calling it the "best Trek" seems way too much praise.
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That's fucking better.
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that's actually a pretty good comparison. I'd say they are pretty damned close, with GQ having a slight edge (but thats just because I'm a Trekkie)
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Galaxy Quest was a mediocre clunker. All this praise is somewhat dumbfounding, and I actually own the movie and enjoy it enough to watch it every once-in-a-while. I harbor no illusions about it being a great film, though, it's just a fun, quirky romp. B- at best. Probably more C.
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I need to work on my sarcasm
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Here's how the creative meeting went at Paramount when JJ went to see about making the latest Trek;
Paramount Executive: "So JJ my man what's your plan for rebooting Star Trek"
JJ: "Well I do this..." he pulls down his pants and shits all over everything Star Trek before covering it in glitter.
Paramount Executive:"What?? That makes no sense, but it looks shiny, the kids will love it. You've done it again JJ" -
Its a 3.5 out of 5 for me, which coincidently is how I view the new Trek.
But don't worry am sure it will be hated by a bunch of people on this site soon, just have to wait for the wind to change, or more precisely it to receive too much critical and popular praise from the mainstream. It did get a lot of praise at the time of release, but not quite enough.
Its the life cycle of so called critical/popular geek properties, geeks like it, critics/mainstream audiences like it, then geeks hate it. Seems to be much more a recent phenomenon as well. District 9, you have been warned!! -
the last episode of Voyager if you really look at it. In the Voyager episode, Old Janeway from a different time comes back to Young Janeway, and gives Voyager new tech to change the future. Also, Tom Paris and Be'lanna have a kid during a battle much like Kirk being born in the opening. The only change is that Old spock doesn't join the crew to fight Nero.
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Over that cheap ass Quick cut, "Im trying to hide the budget" crap they use in other films.
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There's some shots where you can barely see what's going on cause the screen is smaller.
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I dont if I lost respect because you actually admitted to watching it to the finale or, gained respect, for surviving that garbage.
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is Galaxy Quest
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Yeah, Voyager sucked ass, but some of the episodes were decent.
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Wow, did you just say this movie was bad because the drama wasn't dramatic enough? And that Tim Allen's acting was "bad" in it?
Way to miss just about every single point of the flick.
I'm guessing you're one of the "easy targets" you referred to which GQ makes fun of. Well, just take comfort in the fact that your homemade Klingon prosthetics are on your forehead and therefore the glue won't be dissolved by the bitter tears of failure and shame sliding down your sebaceous, quivering cheeks.
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For some reason @ costco their Star Trek display has Kirk wearing a blue-ish jersey like spock....?
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Fantastic, witty movie with so much more to tell.
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Take out the spaceballs scene where they say " YOur schwarz is as big as mine." ANd that movie it outta here.
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Space balls is just a parody movie. It has it's moments to be sure, but it makes no attempt to make you care about the outcome or the characters.GALAXY QUEST has memorable and lovable characters...it works as a light action/adventure flick in it's own right...and despite the parody it's surprisingly emotionally charged.
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Uh, what?! DocPazuzu is his own man. I was referring to his post about AICN's token clown, lockesbrokenleg. I didn't say a word regarding your thoughts on GALAXY QUEST.So, believe me. When I'm talking to you, you'll fucking know it.
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Yeah, Mr. Big shot. You and Doc are in every fucking thread yelling at everyone cause they disagree with you.
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But GQ is a FAR superior film. GQ is nearly flawless.
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Remind me that geekdom is not just slathering over the latest genre piece, then hating it, finding a new savior, sloppy blowing of new savior, hating new savior, repeat and repeat.I just finished watching Galaxy Quest and it's as good as I remembered it - and I remembered it being a total fucking shock at the time. Spaceballs doesn't remotely compare. Watching it reminded me that geekdom is about loving things. These talkbacks are always so chuck with pointless vitriol I'm glad there are posts like this, tired haters be damned, that remind me my geekdom is defined by the nerdy shit I love. A part of which is Galaxy Quest.And there is definitely a tonal shift, and some overdubs I didn't notice - like in the Pointless Gauntlet of Terror in the bowels of the ship, Sigourney Weaver says FUCK, only they overdubbed it. I'd be very interested to see a cut of GQ with all its teeth intact.
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Dude, how stupid are you? Tim Allen is supposed to be PLAYING a bad actor, not actually BE a bad actor in the scenes where he's supposed to emote or act like he cares. The scene in the toilet stall is awful, when it meant to be heartfelt and touching. All the drama bits in the end, again, meant to be heartfelt, but came off embarrassingly laughable. For those of you that like this, you've really no idea what good, smart, pointed comedy is.
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Dude, who's dumber, you or Flickapoo? There are scenes meant to be heartfelt in this film, and they are so poorly written and acted, that they make you laugh out loud. This is NOT what the filmmakers intended with their "send up." or whatever the fuck you call this type of shit movie. As for your banal, tired insults, you forgot to mention how I live in my parents' basement and weigh 450 pounds. Douchebag.
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Dude, you're getting a Dell. DUDE
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Even though you're trying really hard, you're not going to make anyone that loves this movie hate it. Sorry.
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You know fella, I'm not sure what your angle is on this site but your whole gimmick has become incredibly tiresome.If there is anyone on this site who is in "every fucking thread yelling at everyone", it's you. Just tally up the hours and the posts and you'll see what I mean.
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..but got a bit mushy towards the end. Wheres AsimovLives anyways? He usually pops up in any talkback even mildly Trek related. Never seen anyone as obsessed with a movie he hates as much as that guy. Total perverted masochist that chap.
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supasweet
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Agreed. Sick of these muppets. These guys are much more in love with themselves than they are movies. Attention seeking children. I come here to talk about movies and offer my opinion, not insult and demean (at least attempt to demean) those that do not share my views. I direct my comments and opinions at the movies exclusively. I don't judge and condemn the people that watch films I don't like, that is elitist and arrogant. I accept and value the fact that everyone has different views on things, weither it be music, literature or cinema. It doesn't piss me off that somebody says they hated a movie I love because it doesn't damage or diminish my love of that movie. They can have their opinions and I can have mine. I've made a decision to ignore these laughable characters in future, to not give them the time of day. I'm going to limit my interactions to adults on this site from now on, to people that actually want to talk movies and not insult other members of the film loving community. I will no longer acknowlege these maturity stunted apes.
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Because I just called AsimovLives a"perverted masochist", but he ate my head off in another talk back, again, for simply offering my opinion. He implied I was an idiot because I liked Star Trek as anyone that likes Star Trek is a moron. This is why I allowed myself this one little dig, hope you can excuse it.
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..Like all the best spoofs it at once makes fun of and pays homage to the film or genre it is inspired by. It takes the piss out of the inherit ludicrous nature of Trek, but also celebrates why it garners such obsessive fandom.
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No worries, I've been there.
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The choice of Allen is INTENTIONAL, you moron. They got Rickman for a pivotal role so if they wanted someone with real emotional gravitas in the lead part, don't you think they would have gone with someone other than Tim fucking Allen?
You're a mewling, irony-deficient cretin, just like the majority of loser fanboys who were offended by GQ.
Holy shit, GQ "wasn't dramatic enough"... What a fucking loser. -
"Even though you're trying really hard, you're not going to make anyone that loves this movie hate it. Sorry."
Exactly my philosophy my friend. No point attacking people or calling them stupid cos they don't share your opinion on everything (as if thats even possible). When I read a review in a magazine or on here and the reviewer likes a movie I didn't I don't think to myself "You fucking idiot! you moron! You asshole!" I don't get pist off. I read their opposing, equally valid view with interest, and try to see what they might have seen in the movie that I didn't. -
I mean HELL no! If you don't like it, you don't like it. I'd rather have your honest opinion, even if I do think it's wrong. But people can change their mind... Paramount, Abrams, and damn near everybody who saw Trek O' Nine were happy with it. I even thought it was okay til I saw it again, and really started to question why I had so many misgivings about it. It's definitely telling when anyone stoops to name-calling and personal attacks, either side of an argument. Galaxy Quest will always be a good time for me and if you don't dig it, I'm not going to say you suck- I'll just keep enjoying what makes me happy. Btw, I'm not upgrading til there's a damn good reason to, my DVD is just fine.
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I could tell you why, but it might further distance DreamWorks and a certain principle from ever allowing for the possibility.
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are in this thread.
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Go fuck yourself. You know GQ sucks ass. It's a shitty movie. Just admit it sucks. You'll feel better, asshole.
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Is the kind of reason why this is a great site! YES. It's brilliant. I love Galaxy Quest and, like everyone here, I imagine, watch it every couple of years.
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Nov 20, 2009 2:43:39 AM CST
I love how people are analyzing the nuances of Tim Allen
by lockesbrokenleg
in this thread. Hilarious.
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Nice way to attempt an avoidance of your stupidity. At no point did I ever say the movie was not dramatic enough. I DID say that the fact the movie had drama was laughable, and the fact they wanted Tim Allen to emote in these scenes made it embarrassingly laughable. Comedies always feel the need to have heart, especially comedies. There is NO irony in the drama in Galaxy Quest, it is very earnest. It is not supposed to be laughed at. But you wouldn't know that you fucking clod. Offended by the movie? Are you out of your fucking mind? Where do I say the movie offends me? What offends me is moron fanboys like yourself who have no discernment, zero concept of what makes something good. You're pathetic really. You'll just take anything that vaguely references shit you're obsessed with. I'd wager to say most geeks at cons love Galaxy Quest, which puts you in perfect company.
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I don't give a fuck if anyone changes their mind. All I do is try to make people give it a second thought based on sound, inarguable reasons.
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Fuckin' hilarious. Good to see someone here knows what the fuck's up.
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Nov 20, 2009 3:13:30 AM CST
Don't open that! It's an alien planet! IS THERE AIR? You don't k
by maniaq
so damn funny - and yes it was an obvious dig at Trek and Trekkies but really, it was about Sci Fi in general
BEST version of that whole "we're not who you think we are but we're gonna defeat the bad guys anyway" story - a la THREE AMIGOS, BUGS LIFE, etc... -
We can take pride in the fact that we're better than people like asimovlives and chemicals because we don't feel the need to berate someone for their taste in films. Cheers friend.
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where Sigourney says "Fuck that". I think I'll Netflix the Blu-Ray and see if they restored it.
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to come together in all areas as well as Galaxy Quest did.
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on you cable. Galaxy Quest should be airing in any moment now, as soon as meteor man ends.
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What the fuck, Galaxy Quest?
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A total method actor. When he played that cocaine dealer from Detroit he totally inhabited the role. He even went to jail to the sake of art. That is dedication.
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...heart.
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Chemicals, I'm going to pretend that you aren't lockesbrokenleg for just a second and point out your laughable spin. The above quote was followed by posts wherein you claim that the drama wasn't good enough, rather than not dramatic enough. It's really a matter of splitting hairs on your part.
No, what's really funny is that what you're saying boils down to:
"Tim Allen isn't capable of carrying the emotional/dramatic weight of Galaxy Quest."
Now that is some seriously funny, po-faced shit. The frosting on your cake of fail is that you referred to another example of fun-poking at the expense of trekkies as if that would throw anyone off the scent of your offended sensibilities. I'll bet you've been stewing over this movie for close to a decade waiting for the right moment when someone would bring it up on an internet forum so you could deliver some hardcore nerd payback.
Once more for emphasis: you don't think Tim Allen can carry the dramatic weight of Galaxy Quest. GALAXY FUCKING QUEST.
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Spot. Fucking. ON.
oh, and "the frosting on your cake of fail"... GENIUS. -
"The only people that even remember this shit are in this thread."Why does that bother you so? And why the fuck are you in here posting if you hate this movie so much?
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Sigourney was quite fuckable, and there are some pretty funny bits in the movie.
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... both the movie and this TB. The sanctimonious vs the trolls vs the sanctimonius trolls! Thanks for the yucks!
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You however, are criminally unaware.
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Seriously, are you kidding with this? Exhibit A: "I DID say that the fact the movie had drama was laughable, and the fact they wanted Tim Allen to emote in these scenes made it embarrassingly laughable. Comedies always feel the need to have heart, especially comedies. There is NO irony in the drama in Galaxy Quest, it is very earnest. It is not supposed to be laughed at. But you wouldn't know that you fucking clod."
Uh, I think YOU might be the- er, how do you say? Oh yes. Fucking clod. Because the fact that you laughed at these "earnest scenes", while squirming with embarrassment, is THE WHOLE POINT. How dumb ARE you? So what, you think they should have gotten an actor with real gravitas, to play a pompous bad actor? That makes ZERO sense... and thank the gods that you aren't casting movies, because you would suck at it. He NEEDS to be a bad actor, who truly believes he's the big hero. It NEEDS to feel painful in those "dramatic" moments.
Case in point: you may not love the sitcom The Office- hell, I don't love it myself- but there's an entire strain of comedy BASED on that squirm-with-embarrassment-while-laughing feeling. Get with it. In conclusion, I find you to be a used-up douche. -
Nov 20, 2009 8:53:06 AM CST
...I have a lasting affection for Tim Allen based only on GQ...
by flickapoo
...before GALAXY QUEST if I ever thought of Allen at all it was with scorn. That role alone earns him a seat at Thanksgiving dinner until further notice.
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GQ is a "shitty movie"? Really? I wouldn't know - I've never seen it from start to finish. Therefore, I have nothing to say about it.How do you like them apples, fuckface?
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Just saying.
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Point the first: Galaxy Quest is hilarious. This isn't opinion. This is fact. I teach cinema Lockesbrokenleg...you don't. I'm right. You're wrong.
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If ever there was an appropriate moment for "What were you expecting, Shakespeare?" then this is it.
Spaceballs is also a shitty movie, and I think it's safe to say that most of us love it.
How about UHF? Talk about your shitfests, and yet I've lost count of how many times I've watched it.
What would make GQ "better" for the troll assholes I wonder? Nothing, that's what. Simple fact is that GQ is a shitty/great movie and if you don't like it then you're a humorless, pretentious asshole. -
Nov 20, 2009 11:36:01 AM CST
Big Dumb Ape - I love Wrath of Khan
by danielplainviewonvacationinboston
and understand why many feel it is the best. Matter of opinion. I have to give the new Trek endless respect for bringing back something we all love, and even bringing in new followers.
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You must be a blast to watch movies with, man.
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and imagined it in the voice of the Simpson's Comic Book Guy. Much, much funnier! Sorry I didn't get it the first time around. Good work, uberman!
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...the good guy aliens. The "alien nerd" thing they had going on was like fingernails on a blackboard.
Any time they were not on screen, I was blown away by the high quality of the fx, and the bad guy aliens were damned good.
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but not one more Galaxy Quest. Fuck that.
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There was short story in one of the Trek anthologies - one of the James Blish ones from the 70s, if I remember correctly. Kirk and Co. have a Mirror-universe-style transporter accident and find themselves in "our" universe - where their names are William Shatner, et al and they are just actors playing Starfleet officers on TV. The actors have swaped places with them and find themselves in the universe where they actually ARE their characters. I wanna see that one on film!
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I thought the Thermians were some of the best parts of GQ. Wonky, dorky, heartbearkingly earnest. And at the end, they discover their balls - in the 'courage' sense. Not the other way.
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look like a masterpiece.
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community colleges don't count asshole. And with your attitude, I bet your students love you.
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lockesbrokenleg just clocked in for his next 12 hour shift.
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It was rode off on the women. I haven't seen the movie since the 80s, yknow since I grew up and got a life.
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I go to bed at 1 and you were still here bitching.
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Check and mate.
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Ms. Weaver had to love that thing.
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In every movie? Even in Ghostbusters.
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... they hated it! I love it however and will consider the Blu-Ray at some point.
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What a savings!
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"I've been here for hours", he thought, as he rocked backwards & forwards outside of the plush apartment building. "That fucker had better turn up soon."
Just at that moment, a custom Rolls Royce pulled up & a tall, thin man got out, accompanied by a shorter, Asian-looking woman.
"Finally!" muttered lockesbrokenleg's Dad, as he rushed towards the car, clutching an LP & carefully placing his finger on the hairline trigger.
"After all this time" he thought, "I can finally prove that I posess exquisite taste, a superior understanding of culture & that I agree with popular opinion". He removed the gun from his pocket & cleared his throat..
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It's two days since the last time AICN posted some news related Jar Jar Abrams's STINO news. It's due a new one by now. AICN is slacking.
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Star Trek in Name Only? I don't recall seeing any news about Deep Space Nine recently . . .
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I swear at one point I even thought they where writing Enterprise so badly so it would get cancelled and they could do a GQ type revival of it, intentionally. Anyway black helms kid, sexy yet pointless female crew members, Carry On style comedy Enterprise wanted so badly to be GQ, but it was a fake.
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Nov 21, 2009 12:03:45 PM CST
Probably the last quite funny movies to come outta Hollywood
by football
And that's a fact!!
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where jolene blalock and another crew member go into a sauna on the ship. thing it was skip. it was a much longer scene. then one aired. the getting our knickers in a knot brigade were horrified and demanded the scene be cut. blalock was very hot. in that scene. she was ordered to keep her clothes on from then on.
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I remember my mom rented it when it first came out on video and I watched it expecting it to be lame to my pleasant surprise it freakin' rocked! and Sigourney Weaver boobs were awesome too, I haven't seen it since then though so I'm the perfect candidate for this blu ray!
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where the alien has sex with Tony Shalhoub? also I loved how Galaxy Quest throws a "Flight of The Navigator" reference on top of everything else
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2 years after Galaxy Quest, Daryl was in a motorcycle accident and is now paralyzed from the waist down. He's currently on the tv sitcom "Brothers." It would be interesting to see how they would incorporate that into a sequel. Or maybe they'd be boring and recast?
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I love Galaxy Quest and think Tim Allen did a fine job. However, part of me is still disappointed that they didn't go with their original choice, Alec Baldwin, as the captain. That would have been awesome!
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Merrick for the nice words about GQ. Had nothing to do with the comic but I co-wrote the movie (it was based on a script called "Captain Starshine" by David Howard.) Nice to hear folks mostly still like it after 10 years... mostly.
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First of all for those who mentioned in this TB that QC wasn’t dramatic enough. It won the 2000 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. PWNED! Galaxy Quest is one of my favourite movies. It manages to be genuinely laugh out loud funny while at the same time captures the magical essence of everything that is Trek, from the show itself to the actors who found themselves typecast in these roles forever and to the fandom which evolved since the original show was cancelled. I have the special edition DVD. Like the movie itself they made sure this was more than just a standard DVD with a few lame extras thrown in. After the movie you get to activate the Omega 13 device! The deleted scenes are awesome. Most such scenes you watch and end up agreeing with why they were cut. Every one of these should be in the movie, I can only imagine they were cut to trim the time down. Just wait till you see Dr Lazarus’s toilet! GQ has some great lines. “What a Savings – Her translator is broken - Could you possibly try NOT to hit EVERY SINGLE ONE? - I know! You construct a weapon. Look around, can you form some sort of rudimentary lathe? – Did you guys ever watch the show? - Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy.” All off these quotes conjure up scenes of comedy genius, plus there’s many more. I think to sum it up is to hear from someone from Star Trek themselves to see what they thought of it. This is what Patrick Stewart said, “I had originally not wanted to see [Galaxy Quest] because I heard that it was making fun of Star Trek and then Jonathan Frakes rang me up and said ‘You must not miss this movie! See it on a Saturday night in a full theatre.’ And I did and of course I found it was brilliant. Brilliant. No one laughed louder or longer in the cinema than I did, but the idea that the ship was saved and all of our heroes in that movie were saved simply by the fact that there were fans who did understand the scientific principles on which the ship worked was absolutely wonderful. And it was both funny and also touching in that it paid tribute to the dedication of these fans.” – Nuff said. I’m soo getting the Blu-Ray of this. Everyone on the planet needs to watch this!!
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