Stargate

Name: Stargate
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Released: October 28, 1994
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 42
Cast: James Spader, Kurt Russell

1994

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: October 28, 1994 | PG-13

Starring: James Spader, Kurt Russell

Summary: An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

Director: Roland Emmerich

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 121 min

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Caryn James

Stargate is a clever adventure that should find its audience. Read full review

Jay Carr

It works not because ridiculousness is concealed, but because ridiculousness on this scale becomes something else. Don't let anyone tell you that Stargate, lifeless script and all, isn't clunky fun, proudly trembling on the brink of classic camp. [28 Oct 1994, p.48]

Rick Groen

Magic it ain't, but competent isn't far off the mark. Neither is hum-drum. [28 Oct 1994]

Peter Rainer

Without Davidson Stargate might seem clunky and routine, but he gives it a weirdo charge. It may be a lousy movie, but it's a more enjoyably lousy movie than most. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Stargate 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. Read full review

David Baron

While this plot sketch suggests some elements that make Stargate intriguing, however, the movie ultimately fails to deliver on its promise of an intelligent story. [4 Nov 1994, p.L27]

Leonard Klady

What this juvenile adventure has in spades is special effects and picturesque locations. What it lacks is an emotional link to make the Saturday afternoon he-man posturing palatable, or at least bearable. Read full review

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MattJacks2003

Apr 4, 2019

This movie is so FRICKIN MIND-BLOWING since Star Trek: The Motion Picture!!!!!!!!!!!

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TrevorDevendorf

Dec 17, 2014

Well, i just recently re-watched this, and I still LOVE It, Stargate will forever reside as classic sci-fi action flick! I saw this film very young as a kid, and all i liked and remembered it is just the action scenes. I could say i've seen this film about 125 times by now. I love everythingWell, i just recently re-watched this, and I still LOVE It, Stargate will forever reside as classic sci-fi action flick! I saw this film very young as a kid, and all i liked and remembered it is just the action scenes. I could say i've seen this film about 125 times by now. I love everything about this film!

Now im an adult and after re-watching it, (just so i could do this review.) it still lives up. Stargate will hold its place as the Best Sci-Fi film from 1994 for me.… Expand

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moviematthew

Nov 7, 2013

"Stargate" is just how I had envisioned it- a fun, thrilling space adventure 3,000 years in the making. And being a sci-fi fan, it wasn't too hard to enjoy this movie.

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Kuggz

Feb 24, 2020

Kind of a fun adventure movie with a mix of disaster movie vibes which is a blast if you don’t take it too seriously. Spader is entertaining as always and the score is pretty good too

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JPK

Jun 19, 2019

It’s Good
Stargate isn’t really anything special, But it’s still pretty cool.

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aadityamudhar

Apr 18, 2016

Certainly outlandish, Stargate is a well-thought out space adventure which links itself to Ancient Egypt. Despite questionable acting, the film is exciting and unique.

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FilipeNeto

Jul 27, 2019

This film is based on a crazy, but real, theory about the visit of extraterrestrial beings to our ancient civilizations, namely ancient Egypt.

The script is based on the discovery of a portal during excavations in Egypt. Dr. Daniel Jackson, an unorthodox egyptologist, is called in by theThis film is based on a crazy, but real, theory about the visit of extraterrestrial beings to our ancient civilizations, namely ancient Egypt.

The script is based on the discovery of a portal during excavations in Egypt. Dr. Daniel Jackson, an unorthodox egyptologist, is called in by the military to investigate the finding and finds that the portal links two worlds together and can be rebuilt and opened. He then embarks on an expedition that crosses the portal and finds himself in another desert world, where people live under the slavery of strange, extraterrestrial beings, very similar to the Egyptian gods.

Personally, this movie has only interested me recently. Unlike the two TV series it gave rise to, it seems to me to have some quality... but, after all, is not very good. There are a lot of problems, starting with the lack of logic that arises when we analyze the details: for example, how can those people, used to using primitive tools, instantly handle and fire modern machine guns? The most logical thing would be they don't even know how to grab them! And how did Dr. Jackson manage, within a day, to discover the real usefulness of a portal that has puzzled academics for decades? There are a lot of problems like these ... little details that, when clearly analyzed, make no sense and undermine the credibility of the plot.

As for the cast, I believe everyone did the best they could, but there are some obvious casting errors. James Spader is good as a strange scholar, but slips when he has to do action scenes. Kurt Russel is more suited to pure and hard action, but all attempts to make his character denser and give him a heroic accent are too cliché. Jaye Davidson was very unlucky with his character: a weak villain, effeminate to the point of being almost feminine, who doesn't scare and seems almost dependent on the tough guys who protect him. There is also a poor attempt to do romance between Spader and Mili Avital's character, but it always seems unnecessary and predictable to the point that we immediately know how it will end.

The film is poor, has an uninspired script, a very amateurish direction (assured by Roland Emmerich), actors who can do little to help make things better, predictable action scenes, and dated visual and sound effects. I won't say it's a movie that can't entertain us... it entertains the audience, but it's perfectly forgettable.… Expand

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