Product Description

Lionsgate Stargate (Blu-ray)
When Professor Daniel Jackson (James Spader) innocently accepts the offer of amysterious woman to decode an ancient Egyptian artifact known only as "Stargate," he unwittingly takes the first step on an epic adventure that will span galaxies and decide the fate of an entire planet. Colonel Jack O'Neil (Kurt Russell), a true soldier with nerves of steel and a tragic past, is brought back to active duty to commandeer the firsttrip through the "Stargate." On a desert planet on the far side of the universe, Jackson and O'Neilmust battle the powerful alien Sun God, Ra (Jaye Davidson). At stake: the freedom of an ancient civilization from slavery and any chance of ever getting home!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #478 in DVD
• Brand: Lionsgate
• Released on: 2006-08-29
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds
• Running time: 128 minutes

Amazon.com
Before they unleashed the idiotic mayhem of Independence Day and Godzilla, the idea-stealing team of director Roland Emmerich and producer-screenwriter Dean Devlin concocted this hokey hit about the discovery of an ancient portal capable of zipping travelers to "the other side of the known universe." James Spader plays the Egyptologist who successfully translates the Stargate's hieroglyphic code, and then joins a hawkish military unit (led by Kurt Russell) on a reconnaissance mission to see what's on the other side. They arrive on a desert world with cultural (and apparently supernatural) ties to Earth's ancient Egypt, where the sun god Ra (played by Jaye Davidson from The Crying Game) rules a population of slaves with armored minions and startlingly advanced technology. After being warmly welcomed into the slave camp, the earthlings encourage and support a rebellion, and while Russell threatens to blow up the Stargate to prevent its use by enemy forces, the movie collapses into a senseless series of action scenes and grandiose explosions. It's all pretty ridiculous, but Stargate found a large and appreciative audience, spawned a cable-TV series, and continues to attract science fiction fans who are more than willing to forgive its considerable faults. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

The Origin of it all

The Original Story...

The begining of a great, never ending, now redundant saga...

You can see, in this movie alone, the First ever, and now famous
"Wave of Power" after the destruction of the Pyramid/Ship.

Stargate BD
Always a favorite. BD looks and sounds better than the DVD counterpart but will probably require a good home theater to realize the difference.

Great Movie and Okay BluRay Transfer
Have always enjoyed this movie.
The transfer to BluRay is okay. No doubt sharper but because of the age of the original movie it seems as though the transfer also boosted noise and grain.
Still enjoyed the movie in the BluRay format alot!