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Stargate (1994)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
11/15
11/15:
If there's anything in Stargate I'm most impressed with, it's Kurt Russell's evenly trimmed flattop haircut.
Although the film starts out well with a concept that centers around ancient Egyptian artifacts, it's quickly dropped by
descending into a mindless orgy of old-fashioned American violence. Plus, it doesn't help matters any when there are
editing problems which show one action shot to another with a minute of footage missing in between.
At the same time, I question James Spader's presence because he's too talented for such rubbish (he later admitted to
doing it for the money). I'm not sure why Kurt Russell bothered, too; he doesn't do anything interesting except to look
good whenever the attention is on him. Agreeing to appear in this after his demand of one million dollars was met, Jaye
Davidson, the one-hit wonder from The Crying Game, never did a film afterwards.
It goes without saying that Roland Emmerich is one of the worst directors when it comes to blending in special effects
with the story. Hence, he's no James Cameron. As a result, Stargate looks pretty cheap which manages to rip off
familar elements from other films like Star Wars,
Lawrence of Arabia, and
Raiders of the Lost Ark.
More obnoxious is the constant insults to my intelligence. How did the second sun originate? How can it exist outside
the universe when we know the first sun is the center of the universe? How does this work with two different suns? Does
the newly discovered planet revolve around the first or the second sun? Oh my brain, it's melting down...
All in all, Stargate is sci-fi junk.