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mysteryowl

(9,349 posts)

14. Just pure fun!

Reply to blm (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 24, 2026, 12:22 AM

Jan 2026

But viewers would need to fully understand the old Star Trek, that is what makes it so funny.
Well, the actors and the story line is done so well!

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Galaxy Quest - (1999) for anyone that used to watch Captain Kirk /Star Trek [View all] mysteryowl Jan 2026 OP

I bought it on VHS tape twenty years ago. The transporter scene had me in stitches. John1956PA Jan 2026 #1

I am laughing now just thinking about the movie. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #2

A favorite! Bayard Jan 2026 #3

Thanks for the movie tip. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #6

Youtube, Pluto and Tubi have Buckaroo Bonzai Tasmanian Devil Jan 2026 #32

Buckaroo is a wild, strange movie with a really creative 'look' to the aliens. eppur_se_muova Jan 2026 #21

Buckaroo Bonzai! FullySupportDems Jan 2026 #25

"Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" Bayard Jan 2026 #36

so much better than the 1 w/ the raccoon. i couldn't finish that 1. pansypoo53219 Jan 2026 #4

Oh, my god, I'd forgotten about that movie. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2026 #5

Glad to refresh your memory. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #7

This is one of my all time favorite movies. FalloutShelter Jan 2026 #8

Yep, a cult classic. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #9

Have you seen the making-of doc- FalloutShelter Jan 2026 #10

That can be my protest sign tomorrow! mysteryowl Jan 2026 #11

LOVE THAT! FalloutShelter Jan 2026 #13

My favorite guilty pleasure movie. blm Jan 2026 #12

Just pure fun! mysteryowl Jan 2026 #14

Absolute comedy gold for even a casual Trek fan. Beartracks Jan 2026 #15

Oh good, that is nice to hear. A casual original star treky fan works too. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #16

Oh - haha! I didn't mean that *I* was merely a casual Trek fan! :) Beartracks Jan 2026 #37

No, I understood what you meant. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #38

Absolute gold. mwmisses4289 Jan 2026 #17

One of my favorite Star Trek movies... hunter Jan 2026 #18

I look for it on DVD whenever I go to Goodwill intrepidity Jan 2026 #19

Have you seen it yet? mysteryowl Jan 2026 #20

Oh my, yes. Several times. intrepidity Jan 2026 #23

Awesome! mysteryowl Jan 2026 #24

You can get it at ebay StoolPigeon Jan 2026 #35

Just one more... mysteryowl Jan 2026 #22

I watched this movie when it first came out LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2026 #26

Either Jonathan Frakes called Patrick Stewart, or Ilsa Jan 2026 #27

I think he is "Guy number 5" or something like that. mysteryowl Jan 2026 #39

Guy #5 had some great lines! Ilsa Jan 2026 #41

"Who from STNG" mysteryowl Jan 2026 #42

Star Trek (the) Next Generation nt Ilsa Jan 2026 #43

One of the greats IbogaProject Jan 2026 #28

Yes..its a great parody if trek BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 #29

I saw Galaxy Quest markodochartaigh Jan 2026 #30

"We'll do that!" Tasmanian Devil Jan 2026 #31

Great movie! Grumpy Old Guy Jan 2026 #33

A good example of a paradoy LogDog75 Jan 2026 #34

"Look, I have one job on this lou'ssy ship. It's stupid, but I'm gonna do it, OK?" mysteryowl Jan 2026 #40

I Enjoyed It Immensely ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #44