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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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Nothing beats a sci-fi movie with wall-shaking sound, and the Stargate Ultimate Edition delivers the goods with 6.1 DTS ES and 5.1 Dolby Digital EX. Yes, Stargate has been released on DVD numerous times, but this 2003 version is the best yet, with improved sound and a generally clean picture that's now anamorphic widescreen rather than letterbox. Held over from the previous Special Edition are the combination of the theatrical cut and director's cut (nine minutes longer), and a commentary track by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin on the latter. The other new features worth mentioning are two documentaries: a 12-minute discussion of Erich Von Däniken's (Chariots of the Gods) studies of possible alien visitors, and a 23-minute making-of feature that concentrates on the film's design and production. So maybe the supplemental material isn't overly generous, and English subtitles would have been nice, but what counts most is the film itself, and even owners of previous versions are going to want to upgrade to the Ultimate Edition, especially at the very attractive price. --David Horiuchi
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Stargate gives birth to Stargate SG-1,
By Robblegrass (St. Albert, AB CANADA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stargate (Widescreen Ultimate Edition) (DVD)
I had seen Stargate many many years ago, and I had forgotten alot about it except that I liked it. On TV I saw a few programs of Stargate SG-1. I liked them so much that when I saw the 10 season box set come availiable on Amazon I bought it. I love it. I just started season 10. So when I saw the Ultimate Edition of the original Stargate movie on Amazon, I scored that too.Well I watched the Ultimate edition and did I ever learn lots of cool stuff about SG-1. It was a win/win situation. Actually Stargate the movie is technically way better than the SG-1 but what the heck it's a movie. If you're a SG-1 fan GET THIS MOVIE. You will learn where the Gooaulds come from. I rate it top marks. 5 stars.
3.0 out of 5 stars
good but not worth the asking price,
By "christoph_b" (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews Altho I did thuroughly enjoy this flick, I certainly don't think it's worth the $1,918.98 list price even WITH the free shipping. It's not even the DVD format version! All in all, save your money and wait for it to be shown on the TNT network again.
3.0 out of 5 stars
good but not worth the asking price,
By "christoph_b" (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews Nevertheless, although being an entertaining flick, I certainly don't think it's worth $1,918.98 list price even WITH the free shipping. It's not even in DVD format! Save your money and just wait for it to be televised again on TNT.
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