
In 1928, in Egypt, a strange device is found by an expedition. In the present days, the outcast linguist Dr. Daniel Jackson is invited by a mysterious woman to decipher an ancient hieroglyph in a military facility. Soon he finds that the device was developed by an advanced civilization and opens a portal to teletransport to another planet. Dr. Jackson is invited to join a military team under the command of Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil that will explore the new world. They f... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1928, in Egypt, a strange device is found by an expedition. In the present days, the outcast linguist Dr. Daniel Jackson is invited by a mysterious woman to decipher an ancient hieroglyph in a military facility. Soon he finds that the device was developed by an advanced civilization and opens a portal to teletransport to another planet. Dr. Jackson is invited to join a military team under the command of Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil that will explore the new world. They find a land that recalls Egypt and humans in a primitive culture that worship and are slaves to Ra, the God of the Sun. But soon they discover the secret of the mysterious "stargate".
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| Common Sense MediaScott G. MignolaPromising setup killed by action-film cliches. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian Orndorf"Has matured wonderfully, sustaining as a curious genre exercise in blockbuster yearn marked by surprising buoyancy, madly entertaining performances, and a fertile cinematic imagination behind the camera not yet corrupted by massive box office success." |
| PopMattersBill GibronStill, this is a decent little diversion, the kind of pure popcorn fodder that would find a far more ballsy form when Will Smith took on city-sized flying saucers in Independence Day. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid HunterStargate is peppered with numerous minor faults, some of which - although not all - are easily forgiven. It's the bigger plot problems and lackluster climax which are more difficult to excuse. |
| The New York TimesCaryn JamesStargate is a clever adventure that should find its audience. |
| 7M PicturesKevin CarrWhat Emmerich achieves is a sense of grand scale that makes the film fun to watch as a space adventure. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergThe main problem with Stargate is not with set-up, but with execution. After a while you feel like you're just watching weird people staggering around a desert. |
| Sci-Fi Movie PageJames O'EhleyA matinee movie for the kids and little else. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsScott RenshawOffered just enough to keep me interested, despite all of its bombast and unfulfilled promise. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsDragan AntulovProduction design, costumes and special effects are superb and they all make the alien world very convincing. |