Stargate (1994)
Directed by Roland Emmerich
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
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There are flying warships, odd animals and electrical special effects, but in essence the bulk of the film is more like "Lawrence of Arabia" than "Star Trek" . . .
In fact, Stargate's suckage has nothing to do with how derivative of cinematic rollercoasters it can be (the picture sent out I.O.U.s to, in short order, James Cameron's entire oeuvre, the Indiana Jones trilogy (itself a three-film hommage to black-and-white jungle serials), Lawrence of Arabia, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars, E.T., and, in one curious stalk-and-slash sequence, Halloween)--the film's problem is that it is a damn load of gibberish.
They especially seem to enjoy ripping off Spielberg's patented Slack-Jawed Look of Amazement and Wonder in the Face of Amazing and Wondrous Things (see: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jurassic Park , and just about every Spielberg flick in between), which shows up a lot in Stargate.
In fact, Stargate's suckage has nothing to do with how derivative of cinematic rollercoasters it can be (the picture sent out I.O.U.s to, in short order, James Cameron's entire oeuvre, the Indiana Jones trilogy (itself a three-film hommage to black-and-white jungle serials), Lawrence of Arabia, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars, E.T., and, in one curious stalk-and-slash sequence, Halloween)--the film's problem is that it is a damn load of gibberish.
In fact, Stargate's suckage has nothing to do with how derivative of cinematic rollercoasters it can be (the picture sent out I.O.U.s to, in short order, James Cameron's entire oeuvre, the Indiana Jones trilogy (itself a three-film hommage to black-and-white jungle serials), Lawrence of Arabia, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars, E.T., and, in one curious stalk-and-slash sequence, Halloween)--the film's problem is that it is a damn load of gibberish.
I bet Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich like Raiders of the Lost Ark a whole bunch.
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The pair went on to hit glorious genre home runs with “Stargate” and “Independence Day,” and then struck out with “Godzilla” and “The Patriot.”