Stargate

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Summary: The Perfect Idea.....The Perfect Film!
Review: When the theatrical release of "Stargate" came around, I was too young to recognize what it was (I was 8 or 9 years old), but I saw the movie soon after it came out on video.

As a younger kid, my frien and I loved Egypt, Egyptology, and archaeology. In fact, it still interests me, and that is why we rented "Stargate"...and we absolutely loved it!

Roland Emerich weaved a creative, brialliant, wonderful, and fantastic story of Ra, the Sun God, and how he had taken the body of a human boy to preserve his life.

In present times, then, a man (Spader) finds the seventh symbol in which they are able to activate the Stargate which brings them to a world on the other side of the known universe. This is where Ra brought Egyptians to be his mining slaves...and this is where the real story unfolds and begins.....

"Stargate" is a perfect film in that it can be funny, intense, and brilliant at the same time. What I look for in a movie is if it can keep me interested throughout its running time, and Stargate succeeded admirably!

All people who are interested in ancient Egypt or love adventure/science fiction films, this movie is a combination of those two elements, and it is awesome! Enjoy!

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Summary: this movie blew me away
Review: I saw this film in the theaters simply due to the trailers that showed some cool special effects. I never expected the movie to be as good as it was.

If you like sci-fi, find Egyptian mummies and artifacts interesting, always wondered what hieroglyphics meant or if you think the pyramids were built by visitors from another planet, this film was made for you!

I love an intelligent sci-fi movie and this was one. A number of improbable scenes, but some incredible concepts and ideas were brought forth. I was on the edge of my seat and it's easy to get emotionally involved w/ the plot and characters. Not the best sci-fi film ever, but an excellent piece of entertainment. I've seen this a dozen times and it never gets boring.

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Summary: One Excellent Movie!!!
Review: When I first saw this movie I saw it on video and was very disapointed that I missed the theatrical release. I truely enjoyed this film. I purchsed the video right away. Sometime later I found the VHS Widescreen Special Edition version and was amazed. I love the extra scenes. The extras should have been left in the theatrical release. Especially the scene where COL. O Neil (Kurt Russell) is looking at the petrified remains that were buried under the Stargate. He knows when they are going through the Stargate that they may run into something.

One scene I didn't like was the "Tastes like chicken" scene. They could have come up with something better than that.

Otherwise a full 5 Stars for Stargate!

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Summary: A Special DVD
Review: The Special Edition of the Stargate DVD is definitely a better purchase than the original. This way you have a choice of viewing the original theatrical release of the longer edition which I must say has only been seen on TV on Showtime once as a means of getting people to watch their series Stargate SG-1 which is also making it's way out on Video (Pilot already on DVD). It is a good film and the longer copy is easily seen as the better film, especially since we see immediately after the opening credits a piece of that longer footage; the fact that the Stargate existed millenia before Katherine as a child and her family discovered it in Egypt. Not the best sci-fi film of 1994 but enjoyable. Kurt Russell's and James Spader's role's are well performed.

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Summary: Wonderful F/X Overcome Plot Flaws
Review: This movie is a lot of fun, although clearly written, produced, and directed by people who haven't a clue about the military.

The discovery of the Stargate and the puzzling-out of its origin and operation are the best part of the movie. Once the team gets to Abadoes, the plot falls apart. The special forces soldiers squabble and act generally like spoiled ten-year-olds. The CO is a potential suicide who clearly should not be on active duty. Most of the military characters are laughably miswritten and acted. But put that aside and the rest of the movie is fun.

The Showtime series "Stargate SG-1" is FAR superior, and is, in fact, the most fun on TV. Too bad the TV series could not have been the feature film.

K.B. (retired Navy)

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Summary: Much Better Than I Expected
Review: Sure, Kurt Russell is his usual "he-man" self; James Spader is typically nerdy as the professor with the key to the Stargate.

It is Jaye Davison, however, who "rules" with his special-effects enhanced presence and his adrogynous looks. He makes the most unlikely SUPREME BEING which makes the film unique and thoroughly entertaining.

Actually, I think this is a better film than the hugely successful "Independence Day" that was made by the same production team.

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Summary: Stargate SE Review
Review: Stargate has been one of my favorites since it first came out in theatres, so I was drawn to this special edition. The extra nine minutes don't really add a lot to the film. If anything it just explains a few scenes a bit better. There aren't a whole lot of extra features, at least, not what you would expect from a "Special Edition". Regardless, I still think the movie is very good.

What I think I like most about Stargate is how it brings a sci-fi twist to how the pyramids came to be. The movie gives an intriguing answer, but you will have to see the movie to find that out.

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Summary: Panned a little too much?
Review: I think Stargate gets panned a little unfairly. It's not a particularly great film, true; but I think it's good fun nonetheless. It doesn't bog the plot down with explanantions of pseudoscience or ancient history, and it sticks to simple characterisation. It's the kind of movie that grows on you, and has more akin to the "Indiana Jones" series or "The Mummy" than Star Wars.

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Summary: Could Have Been Better
Review: This is a great movie and kind of underappreciated. Sure, not everyone is going to like this movie and the plot a little flawed, but once you get past that, it's rather enjoyable. The graphics and special effects are wonderful and a movie about anything Egypt is worth watching anyway. A small warning, however: do not watch this movie for its acting. You're bound to be disappointed and, in some cases, disgusted. If you can get past all that though, this movie is worth viewing.

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Summary: It's not Independence Day , its not good but it's not bad.
Review: It has been buried for thousand of years maybe this movie should have been buried longer. Obviously we know that this duo of director and producer prize possesion is Independence Day wich is far more entertaining good specal effects but it's fails to be only mediocre,good cast alot of option icluding the specal edition wich dosen't make much of a diffrence your best bet is to get ID4 on DVD when it comes out in June.