Stargate (1994). There Was A Movie?

#Stargate #StargateSG1
Stam Fine Reviews the 1994 sci-fi action film Stargate, an ordinary film that later launched multiple TV series. Stargate, just Stargate (no SG-1, Atlantis or Universe) is about a Stargate, which more or less does what it says in the tin, basically a portal to transport you to another world. Directed by Roland Emmereich and starring Kurt Russell and James Spader. So, as someone who has, to date, only seen this rather 'eh' film from this franchise (not great, not terrible, in the middle), Stargate (the movie) is like taking a ride across town in the middle seat of the back row of a small family hatchback- tolerable so long as it doesn't drag on too long and there arem't too many speed bumps. But, I liked the potential of the idea behind the movie enough to finally commit to giving the series a try at some point.

[@mccabber24]

Stargate SG-1 is such nice comfort TV sci-fi. It's predictable, but its still so fun. If you're looking to get into SG-1, I do recommend it

[@davidjuby7392]

I saw the movie when it came out and liked it. It did not change my life or blow my mind but it was entertaining enough.

[@latexrope1358]

Yes, I saw in an actual cinema. It's a good movie!

[@joeaustin2919]

They should bring the original Stargate movie to 4k Blu-ray

[@gaara_of_the_desert1118]

You should definitely check out the show. Mediocre start but gets 100 times better.

[@StamFine]

i plan to watch SG-1 at some point

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

What episode does it get better

[@KJ-of6lf]

Totally dig the film. Fun, interesting take on ancient Egypt, and doesn't take itself too seriously. It wasn't trying to be 2001 or any other "serious " SF film, it was more the "Star Wars" style of entertainment.

[@jdnelms62]

I appear to have much fonder memories of the film than most. As for the passing on of viruses, the folks inhabiting that planet were actually descendants of ancient Egyptians so they were probably already immune to most of the legacy viruses that the soldiers brought. If anything, the soldiers from Earth might have been in more danger in terms of pathogens... but who the hell cares? It was a fun popcorn movie for it's time. It wasn't supposed to be super sophisticated like Blade Runner or 2001.

[@andrewthorne3570]

Plus Daniel was ill, he has allergies

[@1wibble230]

It’s an awesome movie that captures that sense of magic sadly lacking in most other movies. You shoulda seen it at the cinema when I came out

[@llYossarian]

It was my favorite movie at the time and I still remember VERY fondly renting this by walking the 2-3 mile round trip to the video store along a state highway on a half-day off from school in 4th grade when I was only nine years old... (I can't remember if I actually called my mom and asked permission or just figured on asking forgiveness once she got home but after that I definitely made that walk MANY more times until I finally got my license). They also rented out Sega CDs (the whole system) and on another half-day when I was 10 I used my old Radio Flyer wagon to roll one home.

[@robvegas9354]

i got free tickets to see this as a bonus for my paper round. good times!

[@StolenEyesX]

I have to admit I like Stargate, it doesn’t take itself too seriously and without it we might not have got Independence Day. Worth mentioning there is a Director’s Cut of Stargate, which fleshes out the characters somewhat.

[@DavidWright-yu7bi]

"Makes no sense at all, like the Royal Mint." These are the throwaway lines that make this channel a gem.

[@l.a.gothro3999]

My late mum didn't like the movie; but then again, I believe she didn't like the direction Kurt Russell's choice of roles was going, plus she was a great fan of Richard Dean Anderson. I personally don't care either way about the film and the tv series.

[@Sb129]

That soundtrack though, I also had no idea this was a movie until I was halfway through SG-1. And for sure you should start the series, it is excellent.

[@NR-rv8rz]

I don't know why you are dunking so hard on this movie. It was a fun sci fi film nothing more but it was an enjoyable watch.

[@StamFine]

honestly, i didn't engage with it. I liked bits and disliked bits, which is why, overall, I found it fairly average. If you really want a hard dunk, there's our Tenet review.

[@DeyanIliev-mi9zq]

The first movie was weird indeed but watchable weird and the series then managed to build up a lot more especially with the cast they managed to gather.

[@StephenRansom47]

This and Buffy, had feature films that inspired Long Running TV shows. …a prediction of the current Long Format TV we watch today. One Film is not enough story time.

[@lbberkeley]

I remember this DVD coming out. The first half the movie was on one disk, the second was on another (the VHS was only one cassette). We also crank-started our cars back then.

[@listerofsmeg884]

I watched the movie at the cinema, but took little interest in the TV series. other than being aware that it starred future Kratos actor Christopher Judge

[@Nodux359]

There was a - ridiculous awesome - movie! Sorry, but did you see the same movie as I? Not with all this discrepancies! And labeling the start of a franchise of three tv-shows and 17 seasons as " non-essential" .....

[@StamFine]

People love Stargate, but not everyone loved Stargate.

[@justimagine2403]

Well the Luxor in Las Vegas opened the previous year and then all this Egyptian stuff. It was cool for 15 minutes.

[@thisispatrick9624]

SG-1 is my favorite show and I would love to see you do some reviews on it.

[@timstevenson3591]

Season 1 and 2 are little bit of a slog, but it's worth it for the character development . The casting is perfect, as is the writing , and they do a lot with a BBC level budget lol. It's a series worth watching

[@spencerbookman2523]

I think I was hooked about half-way through the second season. It may have a greater than average clunker quotient, but the good episodes are really good. I re-watched it a few months ago (skipping selected episodes) and it held up.

[@luna-hw9li]

You basically expressed my feelings about this movie: I really liked the idea and the setup, but the reveal of Ra and the villains was less than my imagination would have hoped for. I still like this movie, but it certainly is less than it could have been. Then again, it's a Roland Emmerich movie. What were we expecting, really?

[@doctorlolchicken7478]

I thought the film was good. It has some tension, some interesting ideas. I’ve never seen the tv series though.

[@Shindai]

It's funny that the series have become what people think of rather than the movie. To my mind SG1 felt like another kinda throaway series. I remember there were a ton of sci fi shows on around that time, I took it as just another one and never watched it. I remember the film mostly fondly though. Wasn't great but I enjoyed it. I remember nothing about it though, even now I've watched the video and seen the clips lol I don't remember any of it

[@franohmsford7548]

The series started badly, didn't find its feet until episode 6 which was the first decent episode and the first four episodes were a massive disappointment as I loved the movie. It took the Season One DVD Boxset Release before I got into SG-1. TBF I could say the same about Buffy the Vampire Slayer - I loved the movie and didn't get into the tv show until I watched the DVD Boxset of season 1. But that was much later, like 2010 later :) In the 90s my go to Sci-Fi shows were Sliders and VHS's of Classic Dr Who.

[@andrew9414]

wasn't a cold, but allergies.

[@ismailsara1931]

Hello. I don't understand what Doctor Daniel Jackson has solved at the beginning of the movie? They have already saved 6 symbols to the computer. (Doctor Catherine Langford said we had come this far. They were looking for symbol 7) Wouldn't it be okay if they entered each symbol in the circle one by one? There were already 20 symbols in the circle. Doctor Catherine Langford "General West. Jackson designated the seventh symbol." says. The seventh symbol is not that hard to find. It was found by trial and error method. I couldn't understand here.

[@ryougahibiki941]

This review is like all conversations I now have with an old childhood friend turned film critic. We'll see a film together, I'll love it, and after he'll list all its redeaming features as reasons why it's utter trash. I loved this film when it came out, watched it in the cinema multiple times, purchased it on LD as soon as it was released. Listening to this review, makes me think you watched a high-school's drama department's re-enactment based on someone's verbal retelling. I swear what you reviewed wasn't what I bask in roughly once a year.

[@franohmsford7548]

Stargate grossed $196.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $55 million. It was a pretty big hit - No it didn't make the Top 10 of 1994 but it wasn't far off the number 10: Clear and Present Danger at $215,887,717 worldwide. Star Trek Generations came out in 1994 and only made $118 million worldwide {yes on a lower budget of just 35 million}. Star Trek First Contact would come out two years later and make 146 million dollars worldwide yet that film's considered a massive hit whilst people seem to have forgotten just how big Stargate was!

[@DarrylRuiz-s1w]

i liked it for what it was But SG-1 was awesome

[@thefonzkiss]

Great movie!

[@soulwithabody5521]

When wokeism reviews old movies. The actress playing Sha'uri was over 18 and at no point is it indicated that she was a younger female or child bride, and in deference to your SJW claims, her being a sexual gift is flatly denied by the main character, along with there being an uneasy tension of "Is this right? Oh, no, no it is not." Daniel Jackson wasn't sick, he had allergies, which was clearly explained early on in the movie, well before travel to a distant world. You'll have to excuse the lack of masking considerations and viral transmissions considering this was a science fiction movie released in 1994. WTF dude. Regarding smoking cigarettes, that was something of the times, how dare media of its time portray what went on! HOW DARE YOU? As for the ages of the "child warriors," it is clearly meant that they were in teenage years, nearing young adulthood. When offered a cigarette, the main "child" character coughs and refuses to smoke more. Gee, what a powerful message to get young people to smoke. Are you special? And the comparison of the movie against charging your electric powered car vs operating your iron lung? First, this was 1994. Rechargeable batteries for your CD PLAYER was the best thing we had. Second, higher voltage electric circuits for your home appliances were definitely a thing before this movie. Or do you think there's some magical new technology at play for charging a Tesla at home? lol. It's totally fine you didn't like the movie, but this review is ridiculous and worse written activism crap vs the actual script. You should be shamed.

[@williamavitt8264]

This comment was better than the entire video lol. I kept thinking the same thing when we was referring to Sha'uri as a "child bride." LOL she clearly wasn't a child bride. What a maroon this guy lol

[@RobertWilliamsRGW]

all his reviews are like this it seems like he isnt a critic but trying to be negative. parasite rage bait media.

[@marianotorrespico2975]

Soul With A Body --- Thank you, for saying what needed to be said about the silliness of coffee-house moral outrage.

[@poopoo7705]

Smoking is badass

[@susanscott8653]

Your reaction to a tongue in cheek review is hilarious. 😂

[@dmc5302]

Kurt Russell normally gets a pass for RJ MacReady, Snake plissken and Jack Burton ( also Wyatt Earp and Sheriff Hunt I guess ). But I can't Stargate, I watched some of the Atlantis version at my Missus insistence, but I just can't. I won't.

[@ThePhilosophersYawn]

Much better than the series.

[@jaffarebellion292]

About a quarter of the way in, and I've got a gripe. It's "O'Neil". One L. There's another Col. O'Neill with two Ls. He has a sense of humor.

[@StamFine]

lol

[@SJKPJR007]

I remember watching the movie years ago when it came on TV and thinking along the same lines as your review. There are some aspects I enjoyed and as much as I admire Kurt Russell, I wasn't entirely convinced his character played to his particular strengths. Like casting Arnold Schwarzenegger as George Von Trapp. Sure, he's Austrian, but come on!

[@OzBaxter]

SG1 > Stargate the movie

[@nicksothep8472]

You're too harsh, it was a good movie based on some very intresting, underdeveloped I give you that, mythology.

[@pathatfield2543]

To me this is your typical Roland Emmerich movie:come up with a potentially good idea which offers offers several directions it can go to,then use that idea in the most basic,obvious,boring,and uninventive way.

[@vipermark7]

Lol at the cold reference. Jackson mentions a couple of times in the movie that he has allergies when he travels. It’s not a cold.

[@SprachlosGaming]

Yeah I don't agree with some of this video. The line about the kids 'expertly' using the firearms? You mean them wildly firing into the air?

[@kenjett2434]

They wasn't exactly kids either but teenagers by age 9 I was proficient with firearms and was a avid hunter. It's a shame times has changed so much that kids today are so protected and don't receive proper training and skills.

[@navylaks2]

I don't care, I like the film sort of empty guilty pleasure of mine, a kind of spiritual successor to George Lucas's Star Wars and Indiana Jones. With Lucas and Spielberg on as producers as well as cowriters, it could have been yet another major franchise. I never really cared that much for the TV series

[@Interislander957]

Great show. I love it.

[@Blindgenxgamer]

I didn't care much for the movie but I loved the series.

[@davidagiel8130]

The movie is all I know, I never watched the TV shows, they looked too much like star treck for my liking.

[@StruStru2k]

SG1 is da BOMB

[@____stu____]

First!

[@jokertdk]

Whenever Stargate is brought up, I instantly remember how the film appeared to be heavily advertised on E! Entertainment Television way back in 1994. Its like I can't ever think of the 1994 Stargate without thinking of the marketing blitz E! had coinciding with the films release. I wouldn't mind checking the film out again because it's been probably 15 or so years since I've even bothered. When SG1 was out, I had little interest in it due to not being a huge fanatic of Stargate to begin with. In addition to the fact that the late 90s had plenty of syndicated sci fi shows to begin with. Never really heard much negatively regarding the series, but personally its now way too much of a deep dive for me.

[@StamFine]

I sort of regret not sampling the show myself sooner.

[@botz77]

The movie is the only thing I have scene. It was okay.

[@mreuphoria2]

Hey mate. Seen a few of your reviews. Great to revisited. The film's that you bag are far better than what this generation can do. All sci fi are a mess. There has and never will be a perfect film.

[@simonfredkellyyt]

I agree. The movie is just an above average science-fiction flick with some decent performances but ultimately very forgettable. SG1 and Atlantis, however are much different beasts. Much more entertaining with a lot more humour and much better writers.

[@ChrisBigg-s9p]

Did you watch any Stargate TV?

[@RoScFan]

Where are you getting the idea shauri was a child? she looks young but 20s young not teenage and certainly not a child.

[@philward9093]

I loved this movie! Sorry u didn't get it. Good luck to you

[@ThePRCommander]

This movie was great.

[@Holeyguagaamoley]

Buddy I’m a big fan of your work but you were way off on this one.

[@peterjf7723]

A fair assesment of the film. I only saw the film after watching the TV series, which in my view was much better. The film was clunky and forgettable, I remember seeing posters advertising the film and not being impressed, the TV series added just enough humour to the story.

[@justinhammer3196]

I was more surprised to learn there was full frontal nudity in the Star Gate series premier episode, tbh.

[@TodaysDante]

Jackson didn't have a cold. He had allergies. You can't catch someone else's allergy.

[@jayfredrickson8632]

What, on another planet, in the desert, is he allergic to?

[@TodaysDante]

@@jayfredrickson8632 - Don't know. But he didn't have a cold.

[@dwaynelangerhr6985]

Second

[@FrostedSeagull]

Once again great review ! Saw it twice at the movies AND fell asleep both times. 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ . . . and . . . yep . . it was that second part of the movie. Stargate: The Series like yourself I've never watched it as the "original " movie worked just fine as a sleeping tablet.

[@ja37d-34]

I enjoyed it.. Did not really need more explaination. The evuil dude was evill.. It doesn´t have to be much more complicated..

[@toddnolastname4485]

Certainly, it's not my favorite movie. My brother loved it, and would watch it about as often as a Trekkie watches Star Trek. Your trash review actually makes me think the aliens did build the pyramids, and you're one of their minions, trying to deny their existence. We built the pyramids. Unless they were built by the lizards who came before us.

[@PaulGreeve]

Well that’s just great! You’ve just reminded me that I was robbed in 1994 when I paid good money to see this trash at the cinema. I thought that I had buried that horrible memory but no, you just had to go and dig it up again and decorate it in flashing lights, all in the name of a KZbin video, I hope you are happy. Thanks! 😤

[@PaulGreeve]

Seriously, they should have called this Stargrate…

[@Labyrinth1010]

I don’t know why you keep saying “child bride” when the actress that played her was in her 20s at the time. They make zero reference to how old (or young) her character is.

[@poopoo7705]

Soy L take

[@Cyphrel]

Stargate rocks! Mediocre review! XD

[@BourneRoot]

What's the point of your video