Stargate: Continuum [Blu-ray]
by Martin Wood
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Actor: Amanda Tapping, Ben Browder, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Michael ShanksDirector: Martin Wood
Brand: Fox
Blu-ray: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
Published: 2008-07-01
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-07-29
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Stargate: Continuum [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: This movie forced me to write a review!
Summary: 5 Stars
First, let me preface this by saying I hardly, if ever, write reviews--especially for movies. And also that I am going to leave out any and all spoilers when it comes to the movie itself, with the exception of it's very general plot. For those of you who have, for some reason, not bought this movie yet.
When I first heard that this movie was going to involve time travel and an alternate reality, I was skeptical just like you. But I must say that the team really came through on this movie in waulity, writing, and even directing.
Martin Wood is not my favorite Stargate director, but he did a really good job on this movie.
Where this film shines through most is in the interaction and dialogue between the characters. This movie delves deeper into the characters of Samantha Carter and Daniel Jackson than any full season of the television show. Also, Jack's brief part in the movie was well done, and he was, of course, just as funny as always.
The real star of the movie, though, was Cameron Mitchell. Those of you who think that the show lost something with the departure of Jack O'Neill may find that surprising. But this film does something that two seasons and another movie were never able to do. It allows Mitchell to come out on his own as a character. He finally falls into place as an important central character and steps out of Jack's long, daunting shadow.
I won't say more than that because I don't want to ruin anything for the fans.
I'm obviously not very good at this, so I'm going to end this simply by saying that this is a very good Stargate movie and it is better than Ark of Truth, which was somewhat limited by the pure amount of plot points it had to cover to satisfy the fans. I was extremely happy with it. My only complaint now is that since it was an alternate reality story, it didn't sate my SG1 craving! I wanted to see the team together working a problem throughout the movie, like they were on a regular mission. I miss that, and episodes with the whole team working together were precious few during the final two seasons.
Someone tell me there will be another movie!
If you are a Stargate fan, this movie will make you happy. There are plenty of tasteful cameos--one in particular that knocked my socks off a little--and more than one reference to obscure Stargate trivial, but I watched it with a friend who knew nothing about Stargate and afterwards he made it a point to tell me how much he enjoyed it and he is now going to make it a point to watch the show.
So, is the movie good? Yes. It is. It really is great. Buy it, rent it, watch it. That's the only way we are going to get another one, I think.
Summary of Stargate: Continuum [Blu-ray]
STARGATE:CONTINUUM - Blu-Ray MovieIf Continuum, the second feature length, made-for-DVD film spun off from the long-running Stargate SG-1 television series, marks the end of this wing of the franchise--and it is hardly a certainty, given the show?s Lazarus-like history--then all involved, including the viewer, should be well satisfied. Continuum commingles all the elements that have made Stargate so eminently watchable over the years, including engaging characters and storyline, plenty of action, impressive sets, and first-rate special effects. This time the whole gang is on hand, as the most recent SG-1 contigent (Ben Browder as fearless leader Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell, Amanda Tapping as the brainy Lt. Col. Samantha Carter, Christopher Judge as the implacable alien Teal?c, Michael Shanks as the ever-resourceful Dr. Daniel Jackson, and Claudia Black as the irreverent, motor-mouthed Vala) is joined by characters whose roles had been reduced or eliminated along the way; principal among the latter is Richard Dean Anderson, whose Major General Jack O?Neill makes a welcome return after sitting out The Ark of Truth, the first post-series film (both of Stargate Command?s head honchos, played by Beau Bridges and the late Don S. Davis, are also back). The villain is familiar as well: Ba?al (Cliff Simon), the last of the "Goa?uld system lords," who?s scheduled to be executed--or, more specifically, "extracted," whereby the bad mojo inside him will be exorcised. Things don?t quite go as planned, of course. Ba?al has managed to manipulate time, creating a situation where Mitchell, Jackson, and Carter find themselves caught in a paradox, an alternate timeline in which the Stargate program never even existed, making it easy for the bad guy and his gigantic space brigade to launch an all-out attack on Earth (though long-threatened throughout the series, such an invasion never actually happened until now). Our heroes? intrepid efforts to thwart Ba?al?s dastardly scheme take them from the Arctic (for real) to the cockpits of F-15 jets and even the hold of a 1930s cargo ship (built specially for the occasion). All this, and Browder portraying his own grandfather too? Yo, Stargate: Continuum rocks! --Sam Graham
Beyond Stargate: Continuum
 Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series Collection |  Stargate: Ark of Truth & Continuum (2pc) (Ws) [Blu-ray] |  Stargate - The Ark of Truth [Blu-ray] |
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