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Summary: Good movie but put in wrong genre
Review: I don't have a lot to add to other reviews. I truly enjoyed the picture. However, this movie has nothing to do with time travel so I'm not sure why it's in this review area.
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Summary: Put your brain on hold and it's actually pretty good
Review: Before they achieved success with the idiotic Independence Day, director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin spawned this mind numbing sci-fi hit which would inspire a much more intelligent hit cable TV series. James Spader stars as an Egyptologist who, along with Kurt Russell and his band of troops, are sent to the otherside of the known universe courtesy of an interdimensional transportation device called the Stargate. Once there, they discover a culture much like that of ancient Egypt which is ruled by Ra (Jaye Davidson) who uses his boyish appearance to cover up his alien form. When the film was released it was roasted by many a critic, but as the dynamic duo of Emmerich and Devlin later proved with Independence Day, it's the box office receipts that matter. The special effects still hold up today, and the action scenes are rousing as well despite the hokey and lacking screenplay. This seems like the umpteenth release of Stargate on DVD; first the Special Edition, now this Ultimate Edition; what's next the Super Extreme Edition? Anyway, Artisan usually makes good and affordable DVD's (this one is no exception) but for God's sake, quit re-releasing and re-releasing just for the sake of more extras and different packaging.
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Summary: Good action movie but was that Michael Jackson?
Review: Good action movie but was that Michael Jackson? May 27, 2003
Guess I didn't like the bad guy and the fact that he seems to be a Michael Jackson imitation, in the worse sense, and surrounded himself with children. If you can get past that this would get 5 stars from me. Also, It is a movie I can watch with my 12 year son and my 20 year sons. My 6 and 10 year old daughters didn't like it though and they like anything starring "Jack Burton".The new TV show based on this movie is also worth a look.
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Summary: Brilliant Sci-fi , Best movie of 94 ! ALSO sg-1 rulez !!!
Review: "Stargate" the master of sci-fi! You have not seen a sci-fi movie till you have watched this original classic! With ALL the FEATURES you can throw a stick at, it really is the MASTER copy!!! With the picture and Audio being Spectacular the lovers of stargate can be happy they have this! even NON-FANS will love this movie!
and if you arent already into Stargate SG-1 please do us a favour, go out, buy and watch the whole series! you will just love it!
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Summary: Not as good as Stargate SG-1
Review: Stargate is one of those fun but ultimately forgettable SF movies of which there are so many. Much like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it's best feature is the TV series that it spawned. The movie is a bad one, just not a very good one. It has some good moments and some interesting ideas, as well as a few good action sequences. But the characters, other than James Spader's Daniel Jackson, are flat (and even in Spader's case, as a good a job as he does here, Michael Shanks does a better one in the TV series). Kurt Russel's Colonel O'Neil is bland and far less interesting that Richard Dean Anderson's portrayal of the same character. I originally saw this movie when it was released. I didn't watch it again until recently, after having watched many episodes of the TV series. My recommendation? If you want a fun, light SF film, watch it. But if you want something more enduring based on the same general ideas, watch the TV series instead.
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Summary: I Love this Movie!!
Review: This movie is great and you should do yourself a favor by watching it!
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Summary: Director's Cut Is Excellent!
Review: I'm not sure what makes the ultimate edition much different from the special edition, as both include the director's cut and theatrical version. The ultimate edition does include a 'making of' featurette, as well as a 'Is there a stargate' featurette that isn't included on the special edition. These are both interesting, but nothing to write home about. One big difference is the audio. The ult. ed. includes DTS 6.1 audio, as well as dolby digital 5.1. Good: Being a fan of Stargate SG-1, I wanted to own the original movie as well, and when the ult. ed. was released, knew it was time to buy. I watched the director's cut, and was amazed. There were added scenes, as well as extended existing scenes. These changes really gave me a better understanding of how things in the tv show came to be the way they are, such as the relationship between Jack O'Neill and Daniel Jackson. In the director's cut, we see more interaction between them. We also get more into the head of Jack, and better understand just how messed up he really is after the loss of his son. Bad: The only disappointment I have with the ult. ed. is that there were no 'gag reels' or bloopers, or other deleted scenes included. I enjoy watching these on other DVDs I have, and would have loved to have seen them for Stargate. Overall, I'm glad I added this DVD to my collection. My only wish is that the Stargate SG-1 DVDs included behind the scenes or blooper reels as well.
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Summary: Good movie, but the DVD
Review: Okay, I just want to start by saying this was a pretty good movie. Not as good as the series it spawned mind you, but still good. I always liked it, even more so after falling in love with SG1.
That having been said I want to talk about the DVD. I found the featurette entitled "Is there a stargate?" quite interesting. The two disks for the directors cuts and theatrical cut were a pretty good idea. I really liked that. The only real complaint I have is a big one as far as I'm concerned. It's the audio commentary.
The commentary tracks are, in my opinion, one of the greatest ideas since home video. Sometimes I decide whether or not to buy a DVD soleley on whether or not they have a commentary track. I really love them, but I swear I'll never listen to this one again. I don't know why they let Roland Emmerich do these things. Every two words are "like kindof" he can't go more than 2 sentences without sticking those words in there about ten times each.
After 5 minutes of listening to this I realized that I'd suffered through one of this guys commentaries before. The Patriot. Another good DVD ruined by this guys endless string of "like kindof." Maybe this doesn't bother others as much as it does me, but I know one thing. From now on I'm not only checking to see if a DVD has a commentary track, but I'm gonna make damn sure he's not on it.
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Summary: Good, but not the best.
Review: I've always loved the movie Stargate and was thrilled when I heard of the "ultimate edition". I was a bit disappointed when I watched it. The picture quality was nowhere near as good as I had hoped. In fact, it was quite poor. However, the sound was amazing. I also enjoyed the extra features and deleted scenes. Fans of the book will love it just for that. I gave this DVD 4 stars for the extra scenes and features and it really is a great movie.
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Summary: Ultimate? Strings Attached
Review: I was expecting a cleaned-up picture, perhaps along the lines of what Lucasfilm did for the Star Wars films. But you can still plainly see strings on the gull-wing gliders, along with artifacts galore. Buy this one used.
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