Commander Peter Quincy Taggart (Tim Allen), Lt. Tawny Madison (Sigourney Weaver), Tech Sergeant Chen (Tony Shalhoub), and Lt. Laredo (Daryl Mitchell) are the fearless crew of the NSEA Protector.  For years they have battled space aliens and protected the galaxy from evil.  Unbeknownced to them, the TV signals intended for people on earth also reached to the farthest galaxy.  Twenty years later, still playing off the popularity of the TV show, the cast is touring promoting different stores, and as usual, showing up at Galaxy Con.  There they encounter four mysterious people, pretending to be aliens.  Because of the eccentric fans surrounding them, the cast passes them off as fans as well, only when teleported to their ship does Commander Taggart actually realize these aliens are the real thing.  He then persuades the rest of his crew to go back with him - what else have they got to do but attend openings for hardware and garden shops?  And the fun begins.

Surprisingly, Galaxy Quest is a funny and witty comedy which doesn't need to rely on blood and guts or foul language to entertain.  It's been a long time since I've seen a PG movie I've enjoyed and I'm glad I ventured out to see Galaxy Quest.  The characters were all well developed with their own unique traits and mannerisms and the aliens were especially funny.  I enjoyed watching the way the walked, talked, clapped, and just about anything they did.  Tim Allen was actually bearable for the first time since he was the Tool Man.  Sigourney Weaver looks the best I've ever seen her and at 50, that's a great accomplishment.  She also played the part of the sexy lieutenant all of the fans lusted over very well.  The leader of the aliens, Mathesar (Enrico Colantoni - best known as Elliot on NBC's Just Shoot Me), was probably the highlight of the film.  He got the most laughs out of the crowd and played his character perfectly.  He did such a great job it took me a while just to figure out who he was and what I knew him from.

Galaxy Quest is a great take on the "what-if" storyline and I enjoyed it immensely.  Some parts were overly clichéd, but that's to be expected from a film of this type.  The acting was superb and the Questerians were especially funny.   Galaxy Quest took a great script and made it into a witty and hilarious movie appropriate for all ages.  A must see this holiday season.

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