Review of Stargate

Stargate (1994)
7/10
Adventure and fantasy developed with groundbreaking special effects
1 October 2007
Warning: Spoilers
The movie tells how an Egyptologist named Daniel Jackson (James Spader) is hired to figure out a weird enigma contained into an underground military base . He decodes Egyptian hieroglyphic and opens the gate for transporting to a distant planet by means of a mechanism called Stargate . Daniel alongside Colonel Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russel) and US troops (John Diehl , French Stewart , among others) realize a quantum leap and travel across a fantastic universe . Arriving in a distant planet encounter an ancient culture ruled by Good Father (Eric Avari) and with naive inhabitants (Alexis Cruz, Mili Avital) . Everybody is dominated by an immortal being named Ra (Jaye Davidson) and his underlings , Horus(Dijimon Honsou) and Anubis (Carlos Lauchu) . The good guys must save earth from the deadly atomic bomb that evil leader wants to explode .

This exciting sci-fi movie that was number one in the US box-office , displays spectacular scenarios , adventures , noisy action and is pretty entertaining . This is a blending into universe legends , fantastic myths , astounding science-fiction and Egyptian Gods , including Ra , Horus and Anubis . The movie packs stunning array of technical visuals and amazing sequences . Furthermore , a beautifully executed set design with phenomenal production values . Enjoyable cinematography by Karl Walter Linderlaub and sensational soundtrack by David Arnold . The picture with an interesting script by Dean Devlin , is well directed by Roland Emmerich .It's followed by an overlong series starred and produced by Richard Dean Anderson and a spin-off titled Stargate Atlantis . The motion picture will appeal to TV saga enthusiasts as well as the neophyte who didn't have seen the episodes . It's indispensable and fundamental seeing for Sci-Fi buffs .
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