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Galaxy Quest (1999)
A masterpiece
I have watched this film about 20 times and still find it hilarious. It is littered with brilliant acting performances and is wonderfully crafted. Anyone who enjoys the Sci-fi genre will appreciate the multitude of allusions to other works. I read some of the film critics reviews when the film came out and they simply didn't get it. Nice to see that the film is finally getting critical acclaim as they have slowly caught up with the somewhat greater imagination shown by the film's paying public. As a fan of comedy I rate this in my top five films, up there with Airplane, Blazing Saddles, Animal House and Groundhog Day. A sign of a great film is that you pick up new things when you watch it again. This is one of those films. Watch it and then watch it again. It's even better second time around.
The Dog Problem (2006)
Lost Dog Story
This must rate with the worst films I have ever seen. It just wasn't funny. My wife fell asleep. I suppose if you are the sort of person who goes all gooey eyed at the sight of a dog then it may do something for you. If you expect a comedy film to have some humour in it then you will be disappointed unless you find an English radio announcer saying the f word a lot hilarious. The strippers in the club kept their underwear on so there wasn't even a bit of nudity to relieve the boredom. What did happen in the strip club made no sense at all. There was a great deal of mumbling by the lead character with whom I developed no sympathy at all. Mena Suvari was hardly in the film, presumably just there to make people think it was a serious attempt at producing a film. The bad guys were unconvincing and carried as much menace as a dead sheep.