A load of outer space codswallop!
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02/12/03
Stargate (1994)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:17
Rotten:20
Average Rating:5.2/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: In this visually creative space adventure from the team that would go on to give the world INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA, a timid, glasses-wearing Egyptologist (James Spader) uncovers an ancient... [More]
Starring: James Spader, Kurt Russell, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors
Director: Roland Emmerich
Reviews for Stargate
Top CriticA matinee movie for the kids and little else.
01/01/00
The movie Ed Wood, about the worst director of all time, was made to prepare us for Stargate.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
08/23/03
Roland Emmerich's reign of terror begins ...
02/12/03
A load of gibberish.
02/08/03
Still, this is a decent little diversion, the kind of pure popcorn fodder that would find a far more ballsy form when Will Smith took on city-sized flying saucers in Independence Day.
10/27/09
Has matured wonderfully, sustaining as a curious genre exercise in blockbuster yearn marked by surprising buoyancy, madly entertaining performances, and a fertile cinematic imagination behind the camera not yet corrupted by massive box office success.
11/02/09
Stargate will satisfy those who are single-mindedly focused on the fabulous premise of instant travel through space, and time. But it could have, and should have, been done much better than this.
01/01/00
Think Star Wars meets Ben-Hur.
01/01/00
The thinness and bizarre randomness of the story is equalled by some unimpressive special effects.
01/01/00
The thinness and bizarre randomness of the story is equalled by some unimpressive special effects
02/05/03
No review available.
08/04/03
No review available.
02/08/04
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06/24/06
Production design, costumes and special effects are superb and they all make the alien world very convincing.
01/01/00
No review available.
08/10/05
[A] loopy, mostly entertaining sci-fi adventure.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
03/08/04
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