So what's the appeal?
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poem — 10 years ago(September 11, 2015 06:37 AM)
shrugs
Well then obviously its not for you.
I cant watch Galaxy Quest without laughing, well, most of the time. Of course some scenes arent supposed to be funny. But many are.
And the main reason why the movie is so great is that the actors are so great and the characters are so well fleshed out.
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minuetone — 10 years ago(September 12, 2015 05:17 PM)
Part of the appeal is how real each of the actors are played.
I can relate to their disappointment and frustration and need to be appreciated.
So when they are faced with the ridiculous predicaments during their unwanted adventure, they react the way I would.
The WTF makes me laugh out loud in recognition.
Of course I am not being chased by a giant rock, or almost crushed by big chompy things, but it doesn't matter, the emotions are the same.
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Gourry Gabriev — 10 years ago(January 04, 2016 07:28 PM)
The movie is a total parody of the entire Star Trek franchise, including the conventions, the resurrection of the series, and the fan base. If you know the serieses and movies you can see the attention to putting all the show references into the movie. The convention scenes were spot on. Having attended many a Creation Entertainment convention over the years ( I always used to go to the Thanksgiving weekend convention in NYC ) before they sold out and went corporate and ruined it. Galaxy Quest is to Star Trek as what Spaceballs is to Star Wars. Both movies are great parodies of the genre.
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TheInvisibleGirl1985 — 10 years ago(January 12, 2016 09:44 AM)
I don't find Mystery Men all that funny. I find Galaxy Quest hilarious. It's really just a matter of personal taste and opinion.
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flyerzzrul — 10 years ago(January 14, 2016 10:05 PM)
I watched this often when it first came on HBO, and my late wife (girlfriend at the time) watched it with me once. She never cared for sci-fi or silly comedy so there was no reason for her to like it. I could see her holding back laughter but she eventually gave up, laughed hysterically and admitted liking it
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Elemenoh — 10 years ago(January 15, 2016 05:47 PM)
Because it was made at a time when geek and nerd culture were NOT okay with most of the public. This film was one of the first love-letters to nerdism that saw the light of day.
You're using 2015's attitudes to judge a film that celebrated something which wouldn't become acceptable until a decade after its release.
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TVholic — 10 years ago(January 15, 2016 10:59 PM)
I laugh at about 95% of the jokes in GQ even though I've watched it many times over the years and like it more than most Trek movies. But if you put a gun at my head, I couldn't tell you anything about Mystery Men even though I know I watched the movie once. Not the plot, not a line of dialog, not a single gag. Different strokes for different folks.
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king_of_bob — 10 years ago(January 23, 2016 09:48 AM)
Mystery Men? Really? You compare Galaxy Quest to Mystery Men? If you didn't even laugh at Guy's line about air on an alien planet, you need to take your sense of humor into the shop. It's clearly broken.
Besides nostalgia from 90's kids (which I am), what do people love so much about this GQ?
This wasn't for 90s kids. This was for Star Trek fans. Specifically classic Trek.
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jlprizm86 — 10 years ago(February 09, 2016 02:16 PM)
I think it is one of those movies that if I try to explain why I thought it was funny it just would have no purpose. You either enjoy this kind of humor or you don't. When I first saw it I just loved every second of it. So many memorable little moments and quotable lines.