Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I have no idea how they came up with this crazy plot or why it works so well, but this movie is laugh out loud hilarious. All of the performances are so good, especially with all the "serious" actors parodying self-serious TV actors. RIP Alan Rickman. Great movie for the whole family, no silly morality or dumb love story, just funny funny funny and goofy effects.

And the jokes still hold today as they did nearly 20 years ago. It's a travesty a Galaxy Quest 2 was never made before Rickman passed sadly, especially in a world where Grown Ups and Scary Movies keep getting sequels. But what sets this parody apart from so many other attempted films that parody other sources, is that instead of just following the source material, Galaxy Quest creates it's own story completely. As well, the casting is possibly the best for a large ensemble comedy film ever created. Each character seriously just works perfectly. It's hard to imagine anyone else in almost any of their roles. Hell, even the special effects still live up to today. And who knows, maybe we can still get our sequel in Alan's honor some day.

This is a remarkable, intelligent, and very funny film -- and you don't have to be a former Trekkie to enjoy it. And -- once having seen it -- you can be dropped into any scene a decade later -- any scene -- and it will be just as good as the first time you saw it. And it has a story to tell. Tim Allen is terrific -- but so is every member of the cast.

Reviewed August 2010I was laughing out loud from start to end watching this. It is as good if not better than Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy. I am not sure how to be a critic for this movie, I'll do a simpler thing by writing a synopsis for it. All is executed well, if you like the concept there is no way you wouldn't enjoy it. It is the story of 4 lead characters who play the crew of NSEA Protector and one extra 'Crew No. 6' of an age old Trekkie kind of show 'Galaxy Quest'. An alien race watches this show and assumes them to be historical documentation and gets impressed. They build their entire ship, it's systems and their ship culture based on what they saw on the show and even names it Protector 2. This alien race encounters a trouble which they feel they can't solve, so they come to earth in search of Protector's commander to help them. It's better I introduce a bit about the crew Tim Allen as the Commander who steals the show and it is always about himself. Sigourney Weaver as the pretty blond and her role is to repeat what the Ship Computer says. Alan Rickman is somewhat like Spock or similar character, but always have the resentment that Tim Allen steals the lines and focus from him. The tone of this character feels similar to Marvin the Robot from Hitchhikers.. which is also voiced by Rickman. Tony Shalhoub as the Chief Tech of the ship who has not forgot the lines or scenes of the show. Sam Rockwell is an extra in one episode who gets to say 'Hey look some thing's up there' and get eaten by a monster. Now he is the presenter of the show but always regrets not being an active member. With these hilarious characters introduced, when the aliens approach Tim Allen, he assumes them to be organizers of some gig and says yes. Then starts the real deal where these lead actors has to do the real thing and Sam Rockwell just tags along. At the end when they have to surf through the ship to locate something, they get help from a bunch of geeks from Earth who are hardcore fans of the show who has all information as ships schematics, sequences, overrides etc. It is a silly satire but also has a solid and funny script of it's own. The performances are guaranteed by looking at it's terrific cast and the production values are excellent for a comedy as they go all out in terms of ships and aliens look as well as the visual effects. I strongly recommend watching this movie if you have not already in case you are a sci-fi or a comedy fan.