(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1
July. 14,2004Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen Metaphor looks to the gay heroes aboard the spaceship Surprise -- Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck, and first engineer Schrotty -- for help.
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Sorry, this movie sucks
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I am completely shocked by the many negative reviews. How is that possible? This movie is one of the funniest movies ever, and I am not just talking about German movies or just parodies, it is hilarious and (since it is respectfully mocking Star Wars and Star Trek) funnier/more entertaining than any of the Star Wars/Trek films altogether (and in the case of Star Wars - less violent). Yes, Bullyparade-the show has a strong fanbase (and is great), yes, Der Schuh des Manitu is probably an even funnier/better movie (however with more dead animals!), but the actors are playing so exuberantly, it is a pure delight to watch them have fun. Maybe some people are not happy with the gay theme or some diehard Star Wars/Star Trek fans are offended or expected more serious space action, but I think it is a perfect mixture of a decent story, some great (and funny!) action scenes and -of course- a lot of hilarious fun and puns. However, I admit the movie grew on me, I like it even better now than when it came out, maybe this is why the rating is so low, which I cannot understand. Everybody who is a little bit open and wants to have a great laugh/time, check out all of Bully's stuff - he is a genius (Loriot and Bully - just two great examples of German humour, and there are people who say there is none - there absolutely is, a lot).
I just so loved this movie.As the first one also: Der Schuh Des Manitu. The three actors: Christian Tramitz, Bully and Rick Kavanian are just super. On this movie they successfully brought back the feeling of their legendary and amazing TV-show: Bullyparade. The performance of them is amazing and really funny, and their voice, i love it.(Everybody must watch this movie in original German, thats the best) I watched it a hundred times, but i cant get bored with it. Many of the great vignettes come back from the Bullyparades Traumschiff surprise, but they don't make the mistake making the same again. Its great to see commitments to the previously film (Sky Dumont, Jim and Jack), and Till Schweiger was also a great choice for the role of Rock. Usually the drama-actors are in the spotlight, but its also very hard to make a good comedy. They did it, i just love this German-sense of humor. 10/10
Hey is better than space balls which is really whats its going for. If it was American i would be moaning about how crap it is but as its German and we all know what the German sense of humour is like, its not that bad. I'm just surprised that it is such a slap stick comedy, pity i'm not high as i would appreciate it a lot more oh and i wouldn't remember too much of it either(thats a plus). Its alright worth a watch with the boys but its one of the few times green will enhance your viewing experience. I gave it a four as a movie but if your after a stupid laugh that makes fun of just about every action/scifi movie every made by Hollywood then it can have a 6
This movie is so insanely gay! And I mean it in both sense of the word. No wonder this comedy broke the German box office with its madcap, low-brow, at times, crass humour. But it's all in good fun.If you're looking for a plot, be reminded that a spoof-fest only has an outline of what resembles a story. The story's not award winning material to begin with, and it was never the intention of doing so.In the future, Earth has colonized Mars, and some aliens aren't happy with it, so war is declared on the Earthlings. Somehow, Earth's last hope lies in the hands of Dreamship Surprise and its crew of merry men, led by the gayish Captain Kork, and equally feminine-like officers Mr Spuck and Schrotty. Needless to say, the crew of Dreamship Surprise is a complete spoof of Star Trek's Starship Enterprise crew, right down to the uniform, the multi-racial crew, and the technology available on board. Serious Trekkies might not take this too kindly though, to see their beloved franchise taken to "new" heights.To save Earth from the aliens, the team has to travel back in time to prevent the discovery of alien lifeforms in Area 51. But it's made more difficult when Kork and crew are more interested in their rehearsals for an upcoming Miss Waikiki competition (don't ask). Which is crazy I tell you. If you think that the Chicken Little ad now showing in theatres is cute, you haven't seen nothing yet! Spoofing obvious movies like Star Wars - pod-racing, battleships hovering in orbit, the Jedi Council, Coruscant, Queen Amidala, Han Solo, Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, the list goes on, and Star Trek - the main leads, there are also numerous references to movies like Austin Powers (the phallic-shaped starship), Back to the Future (time travel), Minority Report and even A Knight's Tale. Spoofing and combining key characters from Star Wars and Star Trek have been attempted before in Hollywood comedies, but definitely not in the manner that Dreamship Enterprise had.Stay tuned during the credits, where some blooper scenes are shown, and if you stay until the end of the credits, you'll be rewarded with yet another short hilarious scene.Definitely recommended for an evening after a hard day's work.