Galaxy Quest~!! [1999]

If there was ever a funnier and yet serious spoof of Star Trek and Sci-Fi then I’ve not yet seen it! I had the chance to re-watch this movie over the weekend and it made me laugh and smile with the over-the-top performances of the characters and actors!

From Time Allen’s portrayal of Commander Taggart to Sigourney Weaver’s emotional portrayal of Lt. Tawny Madison-with her gorgeous body center stage! Alan Rickman’s interesting and yet controlled performance of the alien Dr.Lazarus. Tony Shaloub as the tech sergeant responsible for fixing the ship under any circumstances! Reminds me of Mr. Scott on Star Trek, and he falls in love with an alien-who is really very attractive with her pale, white skin and the dark straight hair! Missy Pile plays Laliari the alien emissary to Tim Allen’s character-after her translator is fixed-and the soon to be love interest and first assistant to tech sergeant played by the actor Fred Kwan and in real life Tony Shaloub. There are supporting roles by Enrico Colantoni who plays Mathesar the alien leader and commander who puts all his
people’s hopes and dreams into one basket. The one carried by goofball Tim Allen!

From the convention where the cast is upset and angry over their co-stars apparent lack of respect for their craft, or for punctuality, to Tim Allen’s astonished look when he’s about to be transported like some over-sized pneumatic tube across the universe back to earth this film has some very good special effects, decent writing and good acting by all. It presents us with the question of what do you do when you find what you do for a living really does matter to someone-even if you never thought it did and it hadn’t mattered to you before? Even more is what do you do when you find that others are relying on you to help them? Do you turn away from them, run and let them down? Or do you accept the challenge and work hard, get the help of your friends and accomplish your goal?

Maybe this movie is simply meant to be funny, but many people may think of their jobs as not having much impact in the larger picture. Yet if we all didn’t do whatever it is we do for a living wouldn’t there be a large hole? Wouldn’t things end up not getting done? And then perhaps we’d see just how important our role really is both at work, and with those we care about-friends and family.

Galaxy Quest on imdb.com
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177789/

Monday, December 01, 2008