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Stargate

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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... 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 portal to another planet and is dispatched there forthwith--along with blundering, clodfooted government troops (led by Kurt Russell). The downtrodden populace they encounter, ruled by godlike, androgynous King Ra (Jaye Davidson, in his first role after becoming a star in THE CRYING GAME), must be led to literacy and freedom; Ra must be defeated; the intellectual must find his machismo; and our boys must return to Earth. [More]

Starring: James Spader, Kurt Russell, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors

Starring: James Spader, Kurt Russell, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Mili Avital, John Diehl, Leon Rippy, Alexis Cruz, French Stewart, Djimon Hounsou

Director: Roland Emmerich

Director: Roland Emmerich
Screenwriter: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich
Producer: Dean Devlin, Oliver Eberle, Mario Kassar, Joel B. Michaels
Composer: David Arnold

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05/29/04
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
New Times

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.

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10/27/09
Bill Gibron
Bill Gibron
PopMatters

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.

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11/02/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
Sci-Fi Movie Page

Think Star Wars meets Ben-Hur.

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01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Production design, costumes and special effects are superb and they all make the alien world very convincing.

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01/01/00
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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08/10/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

[A] loopy, mostly entertaining sci-fi adventure.

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01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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06/30/06
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01/05/05
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

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01/01/00
Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
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06/13/04
Mike McGranaghan
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Robert Faires
Robert Faires
Austin Chronicle

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09/20/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Offered just enough to keep me interested, despite all of its bombast and unfulfilled promise.

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01/01/00
Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw
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01/24/04
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

An instant camp classic.

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01/09/02
Stephen Farber
Stephen Farber
Movieline

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08/23/03
Aaron Hillis
Aaron Hillis
Premiere Magazine

Roland Emmerich's reign of terror begins ...

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02/12/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

A load of gibberish.

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02/08/03
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central
 
 
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