Stargate - Continuum [2008]

Product Details

Director : Martin Wood
Actor : Ben Browder, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black
Format : PAL
Binding : DVD
EAN : 5039036038362
Product Group : DVD
Region Code : 2
Release Date : 2008-08-18
Running Time : 95minutes
Studio : MGM Entertainment

ASIN : B001AQNP96

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

A feature-length adventure that bases itself around the universe of Stargate SG-1, Continuum makes the most of the increased budget clearly available, and serves up a hugely enjoyable, action-packed slice of science-fiction that makes you wish they’d all hurry up and make the next instalment.

Stargate: Continuum follows on from the earlier feature-length The Ark Of Truth, and it focuses on a staple storyline of science fiction television, the alternate timeline. In this instance, it’s an Earth where the Stargate simply hasn’t been discovered, and nobody has any knowledge of the crew’s adventures.

Wisely using this story mechanic as a basis rather than the main thrust of Stargate: Continuum, the action soon focuses on a well-realised attempt by the Ba’al to conquer Earth. It’s exciting stuff, and while the credits arguably roll a little too early, it’s very welcome work from the SG-1 favourites that builds up to a strong outing for all concerned. And in the midst of them is the returning Richard Dean Anderson as O’Neill, and very welcome he is too.

Stargate: Continuum makes good use of both the extended running time that a feature offers, as well as the extra resources that were clearly available in front of and behind the camera. It’s inevitably going to be enjoyed most of all by SG-1’s fanbase, but there’s plenty in here too for the casual science-fiction enthusiast. --Jon Foster

Customer Reviews

Exclusive UK content - avoid it... (2008-10-03)

I just want to tell everyone that the code slip provided within the DVD case is of particularly tasteless scam to collect marketing info (your contact, gender, age etc. details). What you find in the web site after relinquishing the info is shoddy 3-level flash game for kids and material that could be descibed best as marketing material... which is pointless since you already bought the product. (And for reasons unclear to me, you are apparently only allowed 4 logins to this sub-par pile of flash adverts. What on earth is that all about?)If you do want to see that yourself, I recommend giving bogus information. They scam you, the least you can do is scam them back ;)The above has no bearing on my opinion of the movie itself. It was a good story and the additional budget shows in the imagery and number of scenes. But it still felt like extended episode, and not really quite a "movie". The fact that the story was again about timeline(s) and how in the end everything is set right, leaving the characters in the original time line none the wiser about it, does leave you with somewhat empty feeling (that is, if you experienced this with similar stories).If I were to compare this to The Ark of Truth, I would have to say that The Ark movie was a better viewing experience and far more interesting story to tell.

Sorry but not this time around (2008-09-20)

I did'nt expect this to be as good as the original film. But it has turned out to be a bit of a no, no. The script is, well wooden like watching slowly drying paint. Only the split screen scene was up to scratch, with very good sound steering between segments on voices which was of demonstration quality. However it struck me throughout this film that the effects soundtrack was balanced in favior of the right hand channels. (I was using Hi-End equipment correctly set up). Overall not a complete success, but no doubt it will please "Stargate" fans no matter what. Sorry guys, this is not upto true Holiwood standards.

classic Stargate - DVD comes also with German and Spanish sound track (2008-09-02)

Apart from the standard problems (paradox) with time travel this film should be a blast for any Stargate fan.Für deutsche Fans: diese DVD hat eine deutsche Tonspur (und eine Englische und Spanische), man kann die DVD also auch auf Deutsch geniessen und muß nicht den deutschen DVD Starttermin abwarten.

Great Stargate (2008-09-01)

Oh Oh the old Stargate is back I just wish we had more of Jack (its not the same without him)back to the old adversaries just loved it. If you like Stargate SG 1 the original then you will love this. More of the same please dont let this be the last!!!

Better than Ark of Truth, but not quite right... (2008-08-25)

Stargate Continuum is the second feature length special to continue the legacy of Stargate SG1. The first special, Ark of Truth, was a bit of a disappointment, Continuum however, is close to a return to form.The story starts with SG1 (plus General O'Neill) attending the extraction ceremony of the last remaining clone of the Goa'uld System Lord Ba'al, on a Tok'ra planet. Ba'al claims that there is some kind of plan to undo all of this, which we see come into affect when characters seemingly disappear in mid-air.It turns out that Ba'al has travelled back in time to the point where the Stargate was being transfered to America via cargo ship after its discovery in Egypt, and has managed to kill all the crew and send the ship far off course.SG1 are somehow protected from the timeline correcting itself as they are travelling back through the gate at the time, only to rematerialise inside the frozen hold of the cargo ship.They find themselves in a world where the Stargate programme did not exist, and as such are forced to live within this alternate reality, without contacting each other.Meanwhile, after going back in time, Ba'al set about making himself the most powerful system lord, and is now finally ready to claim the Earth as his own.Its left to SG1 to set things right...Personally, I felt the way this was done was a little rushed, but I cannot go into that without spoiling the ending, but it does prevent me from giving it the full five stars, as I was hoping for a bit more of an epic ending similar to that of the Season 7 finale, Lost City.All in all, this was an enjoyable special, and I hope that there will be more to come in the future...

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