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Stargate (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]
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| Part No: | B000HIVOI2 |
| Manufacturer: | Lions Gate |
| MFG Part: | LGEBR19155 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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Before they unleashed the idiotic mayhem of
Independence Day and
Godzilla, the idea-stealing team of director Roland Emmerich and producer-screenwriter Dean Devlin concocted this hokey hit about the discovery of an ancient portal capable of zipping travelers to "the other side of the known universe." James Spader plays the Egyptologist who successfully translates the Stargate's hieroglyphic code, and then joins a hawkish military unit (led by Kurt Russell) on a reconnaissance mission to see what's on the other side. They arrive on a desert world with cultural (and apparently supernatural) ties to Earth's ancient Egypt, where the sun god Ra (played by Jaye Davidson from
The Crying Game) rules a population of slaves with armored minions and startlingly advanced technology. After being warmly welcomed into the slave camp, the earthlings encourage and support a rebellion, and while Russell threatens to blow up the Stargate to prevent its use by enemy forces, the movie collapses into a senseless series of action scenes and grandiose explosions. It's all pretty ridiculous, but Stargate found a large and appreciative audience, spawned a cable-TV series, and continues to attract science fiction fans who are more than willing to forgive its considerable faults.
--Jeff Shannon
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I love this movie. I recently came across it as being used-very good condition. It was and I was able to enjoy this movie again.
I love the dichotomy between the characters played by Kurt Russell and James Spader. I think this is the first movie that I've seen with James Spader where he isn't a complete whacko. Spader plays a Scientist that no one believes until he goes to work for the government that believes him because they have something that's unbelievable.
Kurt Russell plays the part of a Col. that has suffered hard times in his family situation and is forced to come back to work on a project he thinks is dangerous. He is right, and wrong.
This is an enjoyable movie with extras that make it worth seeing again. |
| A movie of two parts | 2010-07-23 | 3 / 5 |
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I came to this movie rather late and I haven't watched the TV series. However, I do enjoy science fiction when it's well done so I thought I'd give it a try.
The first part was just fine. It was reminiscent of 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind', from which it clearly borrowed a couple of ideas. The main characters were well-established, the concept was intriguing and the special effects were realistic enough to allow disbelief to be suspended. Once the voyagers got to the other end of the stargate, the world they found was both inhospitable yet somewhat familiar, enough to make the concept of humans being relocated there not altogether implausible.
The problem is that from there the movie changed. Suddenly the quality of writing and the plot twists dropped to those of a 1950s B-movie. So many cliches were included- the mysterious woman from another planet with whom the hero falls in love, the young rebel reminding the grieving military father of his dead son, the brave peasants revolting against the infinitely superior weapons of the slave masters. Most of all, the cheesy faux-Egyptian villains, totally unbelievable despite a deliciously creepy performance from Jaye Davidson. The fights were hokey and badly staged and although the climax was well-realized, by that time I'd ceased to care.
It's not a bad film overall, but it could have been a lot better. Had the strong writing and concepts of the first part of the movie been kept up, it would have been very good indeed. As it is, it's a three-star movie. Why anyone would give it five stars when movies like 'Close Encounters' and 'Contact' did it so much better, I'm not sure. |
| Great Movie | 2010-07-21 | 5 / 5 |
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The movie tells about Egyptologist named Daniel Jackson(James Spader) is hired to figure out a weird enigma contained into an underground military base.He decodes Egyptian hieroglyphic and opens the gate for transporting to distant planet by means a mechanism called Stargate. He, alongside Colonel Jack O'Neil(Kurt Russel )and an US troops(John Diehl,French Stewart, among others)realize a quantum leap and travel across a fantastic universe . Arriving on a distant planet encounter an ancient culture ruled by Good Father(Eric Avari) and with naive inhabitants(Alexis Cruz, Mili Avital).Everybody are dominated by an immortal being named Ra(Jaye Davidson)and his underlings, Horus(Dijimon Honsou) and Anubis(Carlos Lauchu). The good guys must save earth from the deadly atomic bomb that evil leader wants to explode.
This exciting sci-fi movie that was number one in the US box-office, displays spectacular scenarios, adventures, noisy action and is pretty entertaining.This is a blending into universe legends,fantastic myths, astounding science-fiction and Egyptian Gods, including Ra,Horus and Anubis.The movie packs a stunning array of technical visuals and amazing sequences.Furthermore,a beautifully executed set design with phenomenal production values.Enjoyable cinematography by Karl Walter Linderlaub and sensational soundtrack by David Arnold.The picture with an interesting script by Dean Devlin, is well directed by Roland Emmerich.It's followed by an overlong series starred and produced by Richard Dean Anderson and spin-off titled Stargate Atlantis. The motion picture will like to TV saga enthusiastic as well as the neophyte who didn't have seen the episodes. It's indispensable and fundamental seeing for Sci-Fi buffs .
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| Star Gate Movie Review | 2010-05-11 | 5 / 5 |
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| I saw the movie years ago and enjoyed it. Now with the DVD I enjoyed it again. Interesting storyline. |
| this release rocks | 2010-04-14 | 4 / 5 |
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| if you are only fimilar with this movie on tv, or have only seen the orginal release i highly recommend this dvd, it is well worth the price. the only down side i can find is that the commentaries are done by the directors and not the actors. |
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