‘A beautiful dismantling of cynicism’: why Galaxy Quest is my feelgood movie
The latest in our series of writers detailing their most easily rewatched comfort films is an appreciation of a smart, funny and tender ode to fan culture
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By Grabthar's hammer, what a movie
By the sons of Worvan, it shall be watched again
FTFY (being silly, but I like to mimic his mouth movements because that's one of the best parts imho hehe, so not a correction but just my spin on it as a reply) :)
Alan Rickman's performance was just incredible throughout the whole movie. It would be hard for me to choose a favourite line but this one is up there
"Miners, not minors!" is another lovely one. lol. Alan Rickman was generally a damn gem, period. But in a movie with a lot of greatness, he still stood out. :)
This is one of those rare comedy movies that avoids that weird rubbery texture to scifi/fantasy comedy that happens when it doesn't really retain a human and emotional grounding, as silly as Galaxy Quest is and as many times as it makes fun of Star Trek it is also evident in every moment that the people who made it genuinely love Star Trek and I think that is what makes it a classic and not just another tacky comedy scifi movie that is fun but forgettable except for having an unusually large budget.
well
fuckscrew that