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Kurt Russell, James Spader, Alexis Cruz, Viveca Lindfors, Mili Avital
Two very different men join forces to unravel the mystery of a StarGate, an ancient human transmitter, discovered in the Egyptian desert. Once activated, it enables scientists and the military to trav...( read more
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Id: 10901860
I've caught the series a couple of times on TV and it doesn't look that bad, so I guess this film wasn?t such a waste of time after all, because when it came out it really did feel like a wasted idea.
I have to say I really really hate this movie with a passion of a thousand naquadah bombs trust me...thats a lot but the series is the best.
When this came out it was huge, and its not bad. There are alot of rips from other films..Star Wars springs to mind, but this is quite original and looks good. The Egyptian ideas are nice and they work well but the plot was abit all over the place. Cast is ok, not bad, wish they ...( read more)
It is weird seeing the movie after you have seen the series. We've seen the premise a hundred times already. Also I find it difficult to understand how Ra can build things like spaceships and StarGates when he can't repel a measly rabble of locals.
But the movie is for enterta...( read more)
Lt. General W.O. West: So you think you've solved in fourteen days what they couldn't solve in two years?
Aliens have mastered interstellar travel, but still need slave labor to build their pyramids. It's an Egyptian/Sci-Fi/Adventure, that is mostly dumb fun. I used to give thi...( read more)
Planted the seed for the entire SG franchise. Of course I am biased so my review would be gushing with praise, so I'll leave it at this. Great movie, interesting story, average acting.
While this wasn't too bad a movie, I just couldn't get into it. After watching the TV series, it just didn't feel quite right.
I was so disappointed after watching this film. It had so much potential and could have exceeded it. Unfortunately, it accomplished much less. Kurt Russell and Spader were fine actors in this, however, the script didn't call for much did it? Once on the other side of the Star...( read more)
