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| Director: Robert C. Cooper
Actors: Ben Browder, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black
Studio: MGM Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  28 reviews
Format: Pal
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6
EAN: 5039036036672
ASIN: B0012OTS1U
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: April 28, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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 Great at tying up the loose ends February 19, 2008
Mr. T. J. Evans (Preston, England)
32 out of 36 found this review helpful
This film did exactly what i wanted it to do!
Tied up the ori storyline and continued to provide the kind of excitement and drama in the unique stargate way.
However i see this film as testing the water to see if people like it or not and the new film after this one - continuum looks ever better and also has the added bonus of including a certain Richard Dean Anderson! more than enough reason to look forward to the next movie.
So in conlcusion a great end to the storyline but so much more to look forward to in the future.
"The fires of Celestus did not die out." March 25, 2008
S. D. J. Parry (Kent, U.K.)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
After ten years of the show, fans of Stargate SG-1 were left with the ultimately disappointing episode `Unending' to finish the 10th season on. If people didn't know that this movie was being made to tie up the plot lines from the Ori story arc then there would've been outrage.
So, with a lot of story threads to draw together we are given `The Ark Of Truth' to conclude the adventure.
The story basically centres around the location of an Alteran artefact that may be the key to stopping the armies of the Ori. Daniel, possessed by the spirit of Merlin, managed to send a weapon back to the Ori home galaxy designed to destroy ascended beings in season ten, but the armies of the Ori are still there, carrying out the crusade in the name of their gods.
With Adria ascending in `Dominion' we also have the problem of an Ori who has managed to reach the same level of existence as the Ancients.
So, with the army now on it's way to Earth, SG-1 - led by Cam Mitchell, has to take the Odyssey through the hyper-gate back to the Ori galaxy and find the Ark as it is the only weapon capable of stopping the Priors in their tracks.
The plot itself is typically formulaic SG-1 stuff with no real surprises for fans of the show. There are some delightful nods to technology that we see in later seasons of the show, the prototype DHD and the original idea for the stargates are done rather tongue-in-cheek but good nonetheless.
The banter between the members of SG-1 is up to it's usual standard, a great speech for Teal'c when he talks about killing in the name of false gods and the scene with Cam and Sam at the end did make me smile.
There is the typical cardboard cut-out `man from the IOA', played by Tim Guinee, who hampers the efforts of SG-1 and the return of an old adversary is an attempt at a `b' story to liven up the action sequences. Unfortunately, the return of this adversary does not have either the power or the menace that it had in previous episodes and one must assume that all people working for the IOA are either completely incompetent or just plain stupid.
Julian Sands returns as the Dosi, leader of the Priors, but his role is criminally underused and the chance for some genuine suspense and fear are given away in favour of Adria. This is a shame as Sands does so well when playing the villain.
The main story, the search for the Ark, is good but too much like `The Quest' from season ten and the whole thing feels much like a two part episode cut into a movie rather than a movie in its own right. This should've been made for the end of the series rather than `Unending' and then you could have left it there. It might have been better to have done a mini-series like Sci-Fi did for the end of Farscape, which would've given the writers more time to flesh out the ideas and not make the ending feel so rushed.
All in all, fans of SG-1 will be pleased to see the conclusion of the Ori story line but it will leave you wanting more in the future. With `Continuum' coming out later in the year you won't have to wait long. Chevron 7 locked!
Great way to finish story line February 21, 2008
piccolo (UK)
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
Having just seen this- i have to say this is an awesome way to finish the ori story line. Its like the good old days are back with the witty and sarcastic humor - The ending i thought was a bit rushed and im sure they could have dragged it on for longer. Although the story is great I'm not a fan of the way they finish of the ori.
i have seen it February 9, 2008
J. Cox (midlands, England)
15 out of 31 found this review helpful
Well i cant say how or when i saw it, but it was good quality and basicaly almost as good as a DVD. So if your watchen this for somthing new, your not going to get it. Dont get me wrong, its a good movie, but thats just it although its shot slightly differently to the series its just like 2 episodes, but if finishes the series off well and is full of fast passed action which is only unique to stargate. But i think any fan would buy this regardless of the content because its a stargate movie!!!!!
Cant wait untill Continum comes out, that will be something different.
Great end to a Great storyline March 2, 2008
A. J. Gillham (UK, chester)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
indeed this film does a great job at tying loose ends but it also has a unique and VERY stargate esque story of its own! reccomend to all un belivers
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