Eric Stevenson
I saw several episodes of "Stargate SG-1", but not to the point where you could call me a fan. Still, I really liked what I saw so I could tell it was a great show. I am sad to say that I didn't like this as much as most people did. I still liked it fine! The main problem was that a lot of it did feel like just a long episode of the show. Stop doing that! Now, it doesn't help that I didn't follow the seasons or anything. I would have understood a lot more to see the plot threads resolved. Then again, I watched the "Star Trek" movies with no problems like that.This was still fun and it really gets good in the last third. What's great is that we have very good practical effects and unique character designs. I talk about character designs a lot in animated things, but you can do it in live-action works with makeup effects. This didn't seem to have too much or too little. I admit some of the effects weren't that good, but for the most part, it was enjoyable. It's mostly a nice looking film. The music in this was amazing too and I'm glad it so consistently epic! ***
David Van Beveren
Hi folks,My wife and I have been watching Stargate: SG1 for the past few months, we finally finished Season 10 and were disappointed when we found out that the series had been canceled - however, after hearing about this movie (that "finishes" the Ori story) we were SUPER stoked and dedicated a full night for the movie, popcorn and everything.Sadly, that was where the fun ended. I have so many gripes about the storyline, execution and directing that I don't even know where to start. I might be totally over reacting on a few of these, and I can also forgive a few of them, but there is so much wrong that I simply hated the movie, and it really sucked to end such a great series this way.1. Replicator Skeleton. Really guys? Let's just throw a terminator in the movie. Because. Why not. The replicators have NEVER behaved like that or have shown anything like it before - it wasn't even relatable to the human replicators. Let's not even go into why it made sense for a replicator to lodge itself into a human body (how the hell does that help it?) but to make a human skeleton afterwards too? Seriously? Both "forms" we're totally out of character and frankly, retarded.2. The Ark. Or should I say. The Staples Easy Button. I mean, not to mention that it's never been mentioned before, fine - it's a movie, and they needed something to defeat the Ori, so I understand they needed a weapon, but how god damned convenient this thing was. A bright light. Spreads everywhere through the staffs. Was shot and opened perfectly in the dudes head, by chance. Visions let Daniel find it within a few minutes. Totally random dialing code by a person who claimed she couldn't remember the combination, let alone they guessed the combination on one try correctly - as if the weapon was not convenient enough.3. The Ori Prior. The prior at the base, despite being at the base for like half the movie, I guess the Anti-Ori powered weapon was just taking care of him for way longer than it usually does. (they are supposed to overcome it after a short amount of time, instead, the dudes just chilling, after being told to can it and that he would die ("go to hell") with them).4. Two missing characters. O'neill and General Hammond, not even mentioned ONCE, let alone, no appearances! I'm sorry - but both characters were the heart of the show for at least 8-9 seasons, to end the entire series without them, not even as side characters, or even mentions, was, utterly, so disappointing. I can't even express how lame this is for me, and I would expect, their fans.5. The Orisi. Oh my god. She had to have a dual voice going on when ascended, which is not at all ever the case with any ascended beings that we've seen before. She sounded weird. No reason to go make her sound like that. Every time she talked I cringed and asked why she had to sound that way, we get it, she's powerful, sigh. (so powerful that she conveniently left, did nothing, came back, did a lot more of nothing, and then "died" easily). For an ascended being that had the combined power of all worshipers, without needing to share that power, she sure was the weakest villain I've ever seen. No, I don't buy that the ark reached ALL of her followers, just the ones around the Priors.6. I LOVE LOVE LOVE how god damn easy it is to lose the warp abilities after the first hit or explosion. The series did this ALL THE TIME, and they hit the nail right on the head with the movie. You think they would have backups by now. COME ON GUYS! ITS ALWAYS DOWN. (including the beam technology, seriously, this is supposed to be a Asgard enhanced ship).7. The last scene, the ending scene, the scene that ended the entire SG1 series, they did not show the gate. Sigh. I know this should go under the smaller gripes above, but the series is called stargate, I expected to see the gate turn, a few closeups, and the 5 of them walk through it before the scene ended and the movie finish. Instead, the dude just goes "hit it!" and we're supposed to just use our imaginations and imagine them walking through as the movie fades. Daling the gate must have been not in the budget.I haven't been this disappointed in a movie since I watched Dragonball Evolution or The Last Airbender. Before anyone comments, I KNOW, I'm being far too critical and cynical, but this series was one of my most favorite series, and I just feel totally empty after watching what was supposed to be the final bang, the final goodbye, to an awesome, beautiful, show.Anywho, comments appreciated, and thanks in advance. Would love to know if anyone shares my disappointment, or if in fact they liked the movie (which is fine, to each his own, right?)Cheers,-d.
T P
First up, Stargate SG-1 in my opinion was one of the best TV series ever! The movie does a good job of tying up all the loose ends and the performances of the cast are as good as we have come to expect of a cast that has lived these characters' roles for up to 10 years.Having said that, the movie does exactly what was intended - closure - and nothing more. Since this is a movie and not a TV series, I rate it as such and if I look at it as a movie, it is an average science fiction movies. The special effects are good, but every average science fiction movie has good special effects these days.The story is actually not that innovative (*over and beyond* what we know from the TV series) and somehow there isn't a great deal of suspense developing anywhere through the movie. It never gets boring, but at the same time, it feels a bit like a re-union, kind of a "let's have a fun movie for old time's sake" movie.The ending scene is also a bit cheesy.Note: 6 is not a *bad* rating in my books (can check my other ratings) - it is slightly above average.
