So what's the appeal?
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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.