I know this is posted late, but I had to give my opinion on the movie "Stargate."
I just finished watching the movie for the seventh time, and I must say, that this is one of the most excellent movies I have ever seen! I will give a breakdown on all the individual aspects of the movie:
1) The Plot:
It comes right out of a child's imagination. Travelling through a stargate to a planet at the other end of the universe. Just seeing it come alive relives many childhood deep thoughts. Since it was a science fiction movie, I can understand that most of it is unbelievable, but that's where we can just lose ourselves in the movie! Many dramatic moments and edge of the seat moments all put together in a nice package. The egyptian element to the movie was very interesting and made me want to learn more.
9.5 / 10
2) The Locations:
Where did they film this? I was awestruck with the beautiful sets and props in this film. Most of the budget on this film must have been used in the sets! I actually felt like I was in Egypt with the pyramids! It really did do the job by making me feel like I was in a totally different world while watching the movie. While the first half hour's sets are mildly interesting, the rest of the movie's sets are astonishing!
9 / 10
The Acting:
The acting was very well done. I especially liked seeing foreign movie actors playing the parts of the civilians. Especially the actress who played Sha'uari. She was great considering she could have been talking about laying bricks for all we know! The english-speaking cast did a great job as well. Especially David Spader as Daniel Jackson. Kudos to Kurt Russel as well. But It keeps coming back to the foreign actors. They blew me away! One actor I would have liked to have seen more was Jaye Davidson as Ra. I thought he had the most interesting part.
9 / 10
The Music:
Once again, a soundtrack has inspired me so much as to buy it. This is one of the most incredible soundtracks that I own. I have even placed it higher the "Jurassic Park" and "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." The music had a very ancient egyptian feel to it, and it made me want to hear more of it. I even stayed tuned for the ending credits because the music just had to be heard again. Good job, David Arnold.
10 / 10
The Ending:
The ending was very appropriate and It made me hope for a sequal, but then Jaye Davidson's character couldn't be in it! Oh well, it was nice that Daniel stayed with Sha'uri and the rest of the civilians in the desert on the other end of the known universe. . .
8.5 / 10
This movie is a definite rental or even purchase. It should be the "Jurassic Park" of movie collections.
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