MOVIE COMPANY: Dreamworks Pictures
DVD reviewed by Dennis A. Amith
CAST: Tim Allan, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Darryl Mitchell and Robin Sachs.
DIRECTED BY: Dean Parisot
PRODUCED BY: Mark Johnson
RATING: Rated PG.
INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE URL:Â http://us.imdb.com/Title?0177789
TYPE OF MOVIE: Sci-fi, comedy, action
For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector – “Commander Peter Quincy Taggart” (Tim Allen), “Lt. Tawny Madison” (Sigourney Weaver) and “Dr. Lazarus” (Alan Rickman) – set off on thrilling and often dangerous missions in space…and then their series was cancelled!
Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for “historical documents” and beamed up the crew of has been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives in this hilarious adventure Jeffrey Lyons (NBC-TV) calls “The funniest, wittiest comedy of the year”.
DVD EXTRAS:
Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
Cast and Film Bios
Deleted Scenes
Thermian Language
Audio Track
Cast and Filmmaker Bios
Production notes
Theatrical trailer(s)
On Location in Space
Parental Lock
Widescreen anamorphic format
Omega 13
KNOWN DVD SECRET(S):Â OMEGA 13
After watching the whole movie (or after watching the final credits of the scene selection), you will be able to access the Omega 13. It is a few CGI of Omega 13 and a backwards track of the main menu introduction.
Omega 13 option:
Normally, the “Omega 13” option at the main menu will not be accessible until the entire movie has been viewed. To unlock it immediately, play the movie and skip to the last chapter. Return to the main menu to access the option. Cast and crew interviews:
Enter the biography screen, then highlight one of the pictures on the film at the top and press Enter.
DVD REVIEW:
I remember when I first heard about Galaxy Quest. I never gave it a thought in the movie theaters but until I read the book by Terry Bisson, I realized that this story is pretty cool! First, I am a Trekker but not hardcore. I liked what I read about the book and how it parallels the Star Trek actors at cons routine. Nevertheless, by the time I was so pumped up to watch this film, it was too late, a few months have passed. But luckily I found out the DVD was coming out a few weeks later and I watched this movie with a smile on a face from beginning to end.
The movie is very funny. Some people might find it corny but I found it pretty funny and interesting to watch. I liked how their was a large variety of cast members and each did a very good job. I didn’t catch it at first but the guy who plays the head of the Thermians is from the show “Just Shoot Me” and what about Sigourney Weaver. Wow! She looks great in this film! The whole movie was so enjoyable. I was having a lot of fun watching it!
The video was well done in this movie and the colors were brilliant. Especially in the scenes shot in Utah pitting Taggart vs. the rock monster. Only one scene which I found as a mistake was when the ship was being piloted in the beginning and was about to crash, you see a small blur during Tommy “Laredo” Webber’s scene. Otherwise the video was great.
The sound was very good as well. Heck, you can test your system out on the menu itself.
The extras. This DVD is full of them. The “On Location in Space” mini documentary was pretty cool to watch. I’m not sure if this special aired on the Sci-Fi Channel or what but it was entertaining. The added feature of the Thermian language in the audio selection was interesting. Especially so funny when you hear how each actor interacts. Very funny Thermian dialogue. The deleted scenes were cool to watch and you’ll understand why they were removed after watching them. The extras includes a trailer and theatrical trailers for other movies. So, there are many extras and this whole DVD package is simply too cool to pass up! Highly recommended! Make sure you check out the Galaxy Quest website at http://www.galaxyquest.com.
THE MOVIE:Â A
THE DVD EXTRAS:Â A
THE DVD OVERALL:Â A