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Stargate: Continuum
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Average rating: 4.5 of 5
disappointed 1 out of 5 stars.
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I read all those wonderful reviews and then watched the film. I was disappointed and felt like another reviewer - let down.
I have been a Stargate SG1 and Stargate Alantis fan for years. It was cool to see them together for a brief few moments but then it turned out to be another episode. Where was the originality, the interaction, the character development? This movie could have rocked the house instead I went and made dinner. Returning to realize I didn't need to rewind. Admittedly, I did rewind the first time but then didn't bother for the second and third. I was getting bored.
I wish it was more and I think the disappointment was in I expected it to be more than just another episode. Everything was so predictable - a cash cow.
I am so glad I rented. I won't waste my money.
Great science fiction, great movie. 5 out of 5 stars.
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This movie is a perfect bookend to the stargate saga, although of course the future is open for a continuing of the story.
Production values are excellent. Scenes hinted at in previous episodes regarding a massive invasion of earth by space are finally seen, and they do an excellent job of portraying earth under attack by space.
Virtually every old enemy re-surfaces in the movie due to the altered timeline story, and it is refreshing to see the familiar 'baddie' characters reprising these roles, even if only briefly.
You'll appreciate this movie the most if you see it after watching the main stargate series, obviously. But the pacing, the interesting story, great special effects, and the excellent performance by Cliff Simon as Baal really make this a wonderful science fiction production in general.
I look forward to future releases and the continuing of the stargate story in this and other media.
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 07/29/2008 Run time: 99 minutes Rating: Nr
Stargate - The Ark of Truth
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Average rating: 4.5 of 5
A must see for Sci-Fi/SG1 watchers! 5 out of 5 stars.
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A great action movie that uses all of the SG1 cast throughout the don't blink moving action! An must for your library!
SG-1 The End? 5 out of 5 stars.
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Not having cable TV I was always a season behind on Stargate SG-1. It was usually hit-or-miss on broadcast television in my viewing area as far as airing times and continuation. Therefor, I was happy to see the final episode released as a movie. One of the "menu" choices even included a brief prelude summary leading up to the movie itself.
The movie started out a little slow, but soon ramped up into high gear as befitting this final episode. The effects, acting, and story line were top notch. To my surprise,they even brought back an earlier enemy that added an additional exciting element to the story.
My only complaint is that after purchasing this DVD, I learned that another SG-1 movie is available for purchase. So, which is the season finale?
Close, but not quite there 3 out of 5 stars.
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This movie is a good fix for a Star Gate junkie like myself. I've enjoyed Stargate SG-1 since very early on. I didn't find this movie very compelling. The story line was good, but not that good. It was in may ways predictable. It had a few surprises. The special effects were very good, but the storyline itself wasn't that great to me. I like Continuum much better than this movie. Do I think it is a worthwhile addition to my SG-1 collection - absolutely - they had me at the opening lines!
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 09/23/2008 Run time: 97 minutes Rating: Nr
Stargate SG-1 - Season 10
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Total reviews: 158
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
SG1 Season 10 5 out of 5 stars.
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I couldn't wait for the whole season 1-10 come out as a single offering so I had to purchase season 10 separately. Same quality as always from Amazon.com, perfect.
Love the thin-pak 5 out of 5 stars.
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Stargate, what a great series. Well written, well acted. A little corny at times but that is part of the charm. I love the thin-pak, does the job and takes up much less space. The best thing is the content. Season 9 was great!
pretty good! 4 out of 5 stars.
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I have become totally addicted to this series! All of the seasons were excellent, and this one does not disappoint. There were a few disappointing episodes, simply because they were...well, silly ideas. Who goes off for a "team building" weekend while the fate of the world is hanging in the balance? In any case, buy it if you like Stargate. It would be a bit ridiculous to get it otherwise, right?
Great season! 5 out of 5 stars.
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It's a must have for all Stargate SG1 fans! So exciting, loved the 'behind the scenes' extra features!
How do you end 10yrs of excitement? 4 out of 5 stars.
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The 10th and last season of SG1 provides an exciting ending to many story lines that've existed throughout the series. So many possibilities exist beyond the series for film, but you have to know what happended through the last season to make any sense of any subsequent films. Very entertaining and worth owning for avid SG1 or sci-fi fans!
Don Davis will be missed.
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 01/13/2009 Run time: 1036 minutes Rating: R
Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series Collection
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Average rating: 4.0 of 5
Underrated, Long-Running SciFi Series Deserves Respect! 5 out of 5 stars.
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During it's extraordinary 10-year run, "Stargate SG-1" was never taken seriously by either it's critics, or by many in the industry, itself. The concensus opinion was that it lacked the nostalgic value of "Star Trek", off-beat imagination of "Farscape", or gritty drama of the updated "Battlestar Galactica" or even it's own spin-off, "Stargate Atlantis", and that it was little more than lightweight weekly silliness. This is a shame, and completely unwarranted; after viewing the entire series, in "Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series Collection", I can honestly say I've seldom enjoyed myself more!
It's hard to keep a review of a ten-season collection brief, but allow me to single out praise to Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright, who took the framework of the original "Stargate" movie, and actually improved upon it, adding terrific characters (Amanda Tapping as brilliant Air Force officer Samantha Carter, and Christopher Judge as stoic alien warrior, Teal'c), finding an actor equally as gifted as the film's James Spader, for the role of Dr. Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks), and, best of all, allowing Richard Dean Anderson to cut loose in the Kurt Russell role of Jack O'Neill ("Two 'L's...there's another guy who spells it with one 'L'...too serious, no fun at all..."). In enlarging the premise, through the introduction of a system of Stargates, the series opened a rich vein of story opportunities, with our heroes battling a pantheon of advanced aliens posing as false 'gods', in a multitude of cultures. Episodes ranged from somber drama, to edgy suspense, and swashbuckling adventure, with even an occasional near-slapstick comedy tossed in (although the comic interludes could be a bit self-serving, at times). Making things even better was the series' present-day setting, giving viewers an increased sense of involvement, as well as the dramatic possibilities of current global politics (wonderfully personified by guest appearances by Ronny Cox and William Devane). The special effects were extraordinary (that the series was never honored for them in America is beyond comprehension!), and the score, by Joel Goldsmith, frequently enchanting.
Most remarkably, the series never lost a beat when Anderson, and key supporting star Don S. Davis, left the series (other than occasional 'guest' appearances). Anderson's replacement, "Farscape's" Ben Browder, proved every bit as funny, physical, and charismatic, and Beau Bridges, as the new boss, combined Davis' authority with a warmth uniquely his own. The addition of another "Farscape" alum, Claudia Black, increased both the humor and sexiness of the proceedings, as a fast-talking alien con woman, wrapped up in both the storyline, and Daniel Jackson's life. These last two seasons, with the near-omnipotent Ori, Arthurian legends, and intergalactic battles, is heady stuff, indeed, despite a few 'clunker' episodes!
Tons of Special Features, fascinating episode commentaries, even fan convention footage with cast members, all enrich the collection, lifting it far above nearly every other series compilation you can buy. I should warn you, however, if you plan on viewing this with small children, the pilot episode does have full-frontal female nudity (I believe Showtime, where it first aired, hoped to market the series as more 'adult'...a decision which, thankfully, never went any further than the pilot).
This collection isn't cheap, but is worth every penny if you love a great adventure series with an outstanding cast.
"Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series Collection" has a prized place in my growing collection of DVDs!
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All 214 episodes of all 10 seasons and all special features in a compact DVD case with commemorative booklet and metal outercase! System Requirements:TRT: 513 Mins. Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSIC Rating: NR UPC: 027616092472
Stargate SG-1 - Season 9 Boxed Set (Thinpak)
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Total reviews: 145
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Editorial Review:
Stargate SG-1 soldiers on with this five-disc, 20-episode set from the sturdy franchise's ninth season (2005-06), incorporating numerous changes while continuing to distinguish itself as one of the television's best sci-fi shows. Longtime star Richard Dean Anderson makes only brief cameos these days, after seven seasons as Lieutenant Colonel and one as Brigadier General Jack O'Neill. Stalwarts Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, and Michael Shanks (as Samantha Carter, Teal'c, and Daniel Jackson, respectively), are still on hand, but with Season 9, Ben Browder (known to many genre fans for his lead role in the excellent Farscape series) takes over as leader of SG-1, the Stargate project's ace team in the field. As Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell, Browder effectively projects the same kind of cocky irreverence that was Anderson's trademark, but he has a ways to go before he fully equals the latter's appeal. More engaging is fellow Farscape alum Claudia Black as Vala (Daniel Jackson's one-time love interest and a vixen, thief, and liar who becomes an integral part of the team during the several episodes in which she appears), while Beau Bridges is capable but uninspiring as Major General Hank Landry, who runs the show back on Earth.Then there are the bad guys. With longtime nemeses the Goa'uld having essentially been eliminated, we now have the Ori, whose agenda of domination through religion provides the season's principal story arc. They're certainly a timely addition. With their "Book of Origin," rejection of free will, and goal of subduing all heretics and "unbelievers," the Ori resemble extreme fundamentalists of various stripes; on the other hand, when the U.S. military talks about crusades and "ridding the galaxy of evildoers," parallels to the Bush administration's war on terror are obvious and unavoidable. Problem is, while we know that the Ori are relentless, devious, and bloated with the pride that always attaches itself to false gods, we can't actually see them. They have semi-human apostles, called Priors, who spread "enlightenment" and bad mojo (not to mention plagues of carnivorous bugs) all over the universe. They have mighty ships that that leave the good guys in dire straits in the climactic battle that ends the season (typically, little is resolved, leaving viewers to salivate for Season 10). But the Ori themselves are kin to the all-knowing Ancients, who exist not in recognizable physical form but as energy; unlike previous villains, from the Goa'uld to the Replicators to Stargate Atlantis' Wraith, when it comes to the Ori, there's no there there. Meanwhile, the writers' replacement of the ancient Egyptian iconography used in earlier seasons with various aspects of Arthurian legend (Merlin, Knights of the Round Table, sword in the stone) is sometimes cool, sometimes merely hokey.
As always, Stargate SG-1's production values and effects remain first-rate, even as the stories become more character-driven and less dependent on spectacular action sequences. The DVD transfers are excellent. Special features are similar to previous box sets: audio commentary on all episodes, featurettes focusing on sets, props, and special effects, and five "directors series" entries devoted to particular episodes. --Sam Graham
Stargate SG-1 Season 5 (Thinpak)
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Total reviews: 60
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
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It now seems clear that season 5 of Stargate SG-1 will be remembered as the one in which something went awry with Daniel Jackson. Lots of behind-the-scenes rumors fueled the idea of cast tension, but whatever the problem, his sudden departure from the show was obviously through a quickly contrived scenario. In retrospect, there must have been a problem for some while before the weird penultimate episode ("Meridian"). Michael Shanks looks frequently bored in his rare moments of individual screen time as he infiltrates a Goa'uld meeting and even when making friends with a creature everyone else wants dead. In fact, there's only one point when everyone really seems to be having fun, and that's in the spoof 100th episode "Wormhole X-treme!"Most shows go through a run-around, skin-of-their-teeth period awaiting renewal, and it certainly seems to have affected storylines this year. For example, a next generation of younger SG teams is introduced. Replacements? The most unfortunate aspect of things, however, was that not a single episode managed to stand alone on its own merits. Every single story was dependent on a part of the greater interwoven warring-species threads. Some of the one-off tales were terrific in and of themselves, but it was as if the writers fell into the trap of having to refer to as much backstory as possible, perhaps to ensure loose ends could be easily wrapped up? Ultimately none of this mattered since the show went on for quite a while. --Paul Tonks
Stargate SG-1 Season 8 (Thinpak)
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Total reviews: 35
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Editorial Review:
The beat goes on for Stargate SG-1 in this five-disc set containing all 20 episodes from the show's eighth season. If that beat is now a bit more faint than in previous years, that's not particularly surprising when a franchise has been around this long; what's more, if Season 8 has some fairly odd aspects to it ("Threads," which appears to have been planned as the final episode of the entire series, is followed by two more in this set alone… not to mention an unexpected renewal that led to an all-new Season 9), that too isn't exactly unusual in the wacky world of series television.Some significant changes are apparent in Season 8. Jack O'Neill (series star Richard Dean Anderson) has been promoted to Brigadier General and is now top dog (as he puts it, the guy who "spent my whole life stickin' it to the man" now is the man). The existence of the stargate, an artificially created "wormhole" through which one can instantly travel to different worlds light years away from Earth, is no longer a well-guarded secret. And Stargate Command itself now exists primarily to "develop new weapons and technologies to defend the planet" from our various alien antagonists--principally the "Replicators," relentless little bug-machines poised to take over not only Earth but the entire galaxy.
The rest of the SG-1 core cast (Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, and Michael Shanks) is intact. But whereas Anderson, who has steadily reduced his role in the show, wasn't much missed in Season 7, one wishes there were more of him this time around; O'Neill's general insouciance and aversion to techno-speak are a welcome antidote to the kind of sci-fi gobbledygook (discussions about "a time dilation field on the planet Hala" and such) that now threatens to take precedence over the action and fine special effects that distinguished earlier seasons. Most of all, while there are still all manner of villains (Anubis, Ba'al, the ever-present Goa'uld) to contend with, as well as a few good guys (the Asgard, the rebel Jaffa) to help our heroes fight the good fight, Stargate SG-1's writers and creators may be running out of steam. Hence we get an episode like the very peculiar "Citizen Joe," featuring Dan Castellaneta as an average guy who sees "visions" (i.e., clips from past episodes) of the SG-1 team in action and becomes obsessed with proving that the whole stargate project really exists; an uneasy combination of self-parody and self-congratulation, this episode, while not unamusing, sticks out like a sore thumb.
Bonus features include audio commentary (mostly by the various directors) on 19 of the 20 episodes, along with photo galleries and one featurette per disc. --Sam Graham
Stargate SG-1 Season 3 (Thinpak)
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Average rating: 4.5 of 5
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To resolve the season 2 cliffhanger, General Hammond rounds up every conceivable ally to rescue the SG-1 team from Hathor's clutches and gets a much-needed field trip in the process. "Into the Fire " is actually a weak opening for the new year, but does boast some impressive visuals as Hammond and Brat'ac pilot a shuttle through an open Stargate (euphemistically called "threading the needle"). In subsequent episodes, Daniel Jackson is intrigued by the planet Orban's scientific advances over only a few years. An exchange of knowledge is agreed and the precise "Learning Curve" of their children is revealed. Still recalling the original movie, O'Neill is concerned for the siblings because of the loss of his son. In "Demons" some serious lambasting of organized religion occurs in a storyline concerning a medieval Christian village that's being terrorized by a giant Goa'uld servant creature. This episode both brings to light and questions each of the principal characters' beliefs."Forever in a Day" begins an important storyline about Daniel's wife Sha're's stolen child who is a "Harcesis," an illegal breeding between Goa'uld hosts. Then an earlier thread is picked up in "Past and Present" on planet Vyus whose people all suffer amnesia. Their leader Ke'ra (played by Megan Leitch who's portrayed Mulder's missing sister in The X-Files) is a link to the earlier "Prisoners" episode and the dangerous "destroyer of worlds". In a two-part cliffhanger, Sam must attempt to rescue her father, face Satan himself on a prison moon, and resurrect "Jolinar's Memories" from the Goa'uld she was briefly possessed by, then "The Devil You Know" reveals an embarrassing secret that could allow the team to escape the clutches of Satanic Sokar. "Pretense" is one of those sci-fi series staples as a character is put on trial to prove their guilt on behalf of another. "Urgo" expands the general sardonic humor with a little pathos for the guest appearance by Dom DeLuise. Lots of slapstick ensues.
"A Hundred Days" is the three months O'Neill spends stranded on planet Edora by the fire rain of a passing asteroid belt. Then in "Shades of Grey" he appears to suffer a total personality switch when he steals technology from the Tollan and is insubordinate in the extreme. Both these are terrific concepts but are scarcely enough story to have stretched across more than one episode. --Paul Tonks
Stargate SG-1 Season 6 (Thinpak)
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Total reviews: 67
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Awesome season - thrilling 5 out of 5 stars.
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I think that every season is getting better, I hope that SG-1 stays on course for many more season's and more motion pictures
Stargate SG1 season 6 5 out of 5 stars.
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I really enjoy watching Stargate SG1, these are more of the high quality shows that we have grown to love.
Stargate SG-1 Season 6 5 out of 5 stars.
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Corin Nemec brought life and extra dynamics to the series. The episodes he appears together with Michael Schanks are the most fun!
Stargate SG-1 Season 6 - Mrosario 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am a Stargate fan and I don't get enough of the Stargate SG-1 shows, so I have started buying them. I enjoy them all. This, season 6 thinpak, is just great. I was a little doubtful as to getting it because Daniel Jackson was not in it, but Jonas Quinn bought his own appeal to the show. Very determine young man, especially when he was trying to get into the SG-1 team and Teal'c was sparing with him and Teal'c kept punching Jonas down but Jonas kept getting up as fast as he fell. All the shows are great but then again I never have anything negative to say about this show.
ONE OF THE BEST SEASONS OF THIS SERIES! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I really like the series and I'm sorry to see it end. But I think season 6 was one of the most imaginative seasons Starge SG-1 had! I was really tired of Michael Shanks running in/out and the addition of Corin Nemec was refreshing.
Especially since most of all the seasons consisted of them going to a planet where everybody always looked the SAME!
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 01/13/2009
Stargate SG-1 Season 1 (Thinpak)
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Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Good, but gets better later on 4 out of 5 stars.
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I had never seen a Stargate show during its entire run on TV, but I have always had a soft spot for sci-fi, so I purchased the first season when it was on sale. Admittedly I was a bit underwhelmed at first, I would have liked a more edgy show, something more like Firefly and not Star Trek. Still, from experience you know how it takes new shows a while to get their story line set up. I trudged on, watched the whole season although you have to suspend disbelief at many things...i.e. they obviously shot scenes from different planets from the same location on set...the scientists in SG-1 can easily kill/fight against trained soldiers who can't seem to hit anything standing in front of them. And when will Teal'c quit grimacing! ARgh.
Richard Anderson made the show for me, so that helped each episode. I just finished season 2 and can honestly say it is much better. Overall, it is entertaining and interesting, with improvements as the season goes on.
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 01/13/2009