Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) (V)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Robert C. Cooper

Writers:

Brad Wright (developer) &
Jonathan Glassner (developer) ...

Release Date:

11 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

SG-1 search for an Ancient Artifact to finally defeat the Ori. But the Artifact is in the Ori Galaxy.

Plot Keywords:

Intragalactic Travel | Alternate Timeline | Wormhole | Deus Ex Machina | Stargate

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15

12:00 PM

SYFY

Cast

Ben Browder	...	Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell
Amanda Tapping	...	Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Beau Bridges	...	Mjr. Gen. Henry Landry
Claudia Black	...	Vala Mal Doran
Currie Graham	...	James Marrick
Morena Baccarin	...	Adria
Tim Guinee	...	Tomin
Julian Sands	...	Doci
Sarah Strange	...	Morgan Le Fay / Ganos Lal
Michael Beach	...	Colonel Abe Ellis
Gary Jones	...	Chief Master Sgt. Walter Harriman
Martin Christopher	...	Major Marks
Chris Gauthier	...	Hertis (as Christopher Gauthier)

Also Known As:

The Ark of Truth (USA) (short title)
Stargate - L'arche de vérité (France) [fr]
Stargate SG-1: L'arca della verità (Italy) [it]
Stargate: El arca de la verdad (Spain) (dubbed version) [es]
Stargate: I kivotos tis alitheias (Greece) [el]
Stargate: The Ark of Truth - Die Quelle der Wahrheit (Germany) [de]

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The code that Sam is trying to modify in order to stop the replicators to replicate, it's actually JavaScript, the code used to program Internet browser behaviors. The functions are valid and usable, and one function has the purpose of opening a pop-up window.

Goofs:

Continuity: When walking through the snowy/rocky area Teal'c's gray patch moves from the right side of his head to the left side.

Quotes:

Teal'c: Nothing I have done since turning against the goa'uld will make up for the atrocities I once committed in their name. Somewhere deep inside you you knew it was wrong, a voice you did not recognize screamed for you to stop. You saw no way out, it was the way things were, they could not be changed. You're trying to convince yourself the people you're hurting deserved it. You became numb to their pain and suffering, you learned to shut out the voice speaking against it.
Tomin: There's always a choice.
Teal'c: Indeed there is.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Follows "Stargate SG-1" (1997)

Good ending for a *great* TV series, but just looking at it as a movie, it's only average

First up, Stargate SG-1 in my opinion was one of the best TV series ever! The movie does a good job of tying up all the loose ends and the performances of the cast are as good as we have come to expect of a cast that has lived these characters' roles for up to 10 years.

Having said that, the movie does exactly what was intended - closure - and nothing more. Since this is a movie and not a TV series, I rate it as such and if I look at it as a movie, it is an average science fiction movies. The special effects are good, but every average science fiction movie has good special effects these days.

The story is actually not that innovative (*over and beyond* what we know from the TV series) and somehow there isn't a great deal of suspense developing anywhere through the movie. It never gets boring, but at the same time, it feels a bit like a re-union, kind of a "let's have a fun movie for old time's sake" movie.

The ending scene is also a bit cheesy.

Note: 6 is not a *bad* rating in my books (can check my other ratings) - it is slightly above average.