Stargate has aged incredibly well. It is difficult for me to separate the movie from the 10 years of the TV series and 2 separate spin offs. With that in mind, looking back in this film was nerdy and enjoyable. One of the things that stuck out about my viewing on this occasion was the decision of the movie producers not to break with reality, as traditional sci-fi does, and have everyone speak English. I loved that a great deal of the dialogue isn't even given subtitles. The film makers made a bold decision to let ancient languages just be.... I liked it. It added another layer of authenticity. To be clear there are many better sci-fi films and the acting was merely above acceptable. But, the concept was "cool" and that was really all that mattered.
McGyver: See it
Apophis: See it
True Nerds: Seen it several times
Jersey Shore Folk: Skip it
True Historians: Skip it
On a scale of push pops to ring pops, I give Stargate 2.9 out of 5 stars.
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