Man, one of my favourite sci-fi films. If you are inclined to watch the Stargate series afterwards, i am there with you! I was actually more addicted to SG1 than any other show at the time. Give it a shot and you will not be disappointed!
It's DEFINITELY a nineties era series, but a good 'un. It manages to pace itself in a way that holds up as a series while building on the mythos of the movie story quite well, but for .... hm. Don't know how to say it. For *ME* it's absurdly wonderful, and anyone who is remotely a fan of the movie will likely enjoy the show, but the pacing might be the biggest issue for them. I'd like him to dive in with like, four or so episodes and if he still enjoys it then he'll be hooked. Otherwise, it's perhaps the brevity of the movie, and how quickly it delves into the narrative alongside the characters. Am I babbling? I think I'm babbling. I'm sorry. *puts down her whiskey and goes to bed*
AGREED. This is the show that got me into science fiction in general. I was the right age to watch it basically my entire life as a grew up and it was airing. I still quote it all the time. Teal’cs one liners are amazing.
@@soundofpurple1984 "In my culture, I would be well within my rights to dismember you." is my favorite. Watching Mayweather, or whatever his name was, squirm and shrivel was beautiful.
@soundofpurple Oh man I'm 38 and I didn't watch this until about 2 years ago. Binged the entire thing nonstop. The characters, the universe, the concepts. 👍👍👍👍
SG-1 will answer your quest for stargate knowledge, it is such an amazing show starting with the double episode "Children of the gods", it really is a TV great and well worth watching
The original show is based on and comes after the movie with some minor changes to the aliens. It does have an ‘adventure of the week’ style but with major arcs that progress over the course of each season and build on each other, where everything the characters learn and developments that happen carry over to later episodes more so than other shows of it’s time.
It saddens me that older style of tv story-telling doesn't work well for today's audience. When even 6 to 10 episodes on streaming services they often find slow. I miss those older shows that had 22 episodes per season.
@@markcruz359 character development has seriously suffered from this reduction in episodes. Rings of Power is a Prime example of why this is killing series to move this way
The shows are still to this day some of my favorite to rewatch. While the movie sets up a lot, the show expands and builds anew the grounds for one of the longest running sci-fi series ever! Also Atlantis is just as amazing!
Nice!!! If you like the concept of this movie, I highly recommend getting into Stargate: SG-1 as well as Stargate Atlantis & the shortlived Stargate Universe. ❤️
I liked all the series, but SGU was probably my favorite, It was a lot darker, so didnt really fit with the others. It did end without resolution though, so I can see why many people didnt like it.
The series begins a year after the events of the movie and you see some of the characters from the movie, with different actors playing them. The alien lore changes a bit, but you do learn more about the aliens, the tech, and the series definitely expands the universe. The first season is pretty planet-of-the-week, and there are a couple of wobbly episodes,, but like most long running series, it does find it's feet
The entrance you asked about is...Cheyenne Mountain at Colorado Springs, one time headquarters for NORAD. I've heard that there's a broom closet inside of it with a sign saying "Stargate Command" permanently attached. Didn't notice it when I was there.
Looking forward to this, one of my favourite movies. As well as it’s tv series spin off… This is an example of a great idea that was made even better by expanding it through a TV series… for the most part. It has some ups and downs throughout the various seasons, and it’s spin offs, but they’re generally good. Mostly the one based off the movie SG1 and the first spin off Atlantis; all that to say I’m also putting forward with some others that you should also check out the series! It’s quite an under taking though, SG1 is ten seasons long and has its own movies!
SG1 is still one of my favorite all time shows. I binge watched most of the seasons at the time to catch up with what was airing on TV. All the questions you are asking can be answered by the show. The cast was great and you were right that the first season was mostly new planet adventures every week. But eventually it all connected into a big story with explanations about who made the first stargates etc. I would love to see you react to the show even if it is just a couple of seasons.
Stargate is the 3rd biggest sci-fi franchise. The series pickbup where the movie left off and touches on all your questions. It's one of the great shows of the late 90s early 2000s
"I want to know about these beings that made this technology." I am just smiling and saying "Watch the series young one and all shall be revealed in time."
“So, it's Ancient?” oh, Omni, you have no idea just how accurate that statement is 😁 (Please, PLEASE, watch the show, then you'll get what that means) This has been by far the best reaction to this movie I've ever had the pleasure to watch Welcome to the Stargate family, Omni! I look forward to you sticking around for the series. Just one thing, expect some retcons between the series and the film, though nothing that may negatively affect your journey overall really. In fact, some of the retcons vastly improved the lore. Once again, welcome to the family!
Stargate SG1 stars Richard Dean Anderson as Colonel O'Neill... Showtime originally ordered 100 episodes, so the producers had a lot of job security for several seasons. Makes for a nice, cohesive vision for most of the series.
It's a big commitment, but I'd love to see you react to SG1. I think you'd really dig it. It definitely goes deep on the lore, but I will forewarn that the movie is only, like, 90% canon to the show.
This movie is just... It turned the six-year-old me into a scifi fan for life. Even the tiniest detail. Like the subtitles that just appear half-way through the movie as Jackson learns their language. But they are there only when he's in the scene.
So glad you reacted to this. I hope you continue on with the series. SG1 is one of my top 10 TV shows (Atlantis is up there too). Such complicated and interesting lore and universe. It definitely spurred my interest in Egyptian religion and history.
The series Stargate SG-1 is a direct follow on to the movie and also more deeply explores the workings of the stargate and who built them and so much more. If you enjoyed the movie I would highly suggest watching the series SG-1.
My obsession with this movie when I was a child, I remember for a friend's birthday, his mom took us and a 3rd friend to watch it for his birthday in theatres in Hawai'i. And he got all the toys for it and we played afterwards. Movie never got old for me, still watch it so much as well as the tv series. Pretty sure this was what got me stuck on James Spader too, lol
I remember being in the theater and how everyone reacted to that gate-travel scene. Those special effects made you feel like you were on a rollercoaster ride through space. Everyone applauded.
Awesome reaction as always. Probably the hardest to watch though cause all your questions are answered in the shows and my god is it hard not to talk about it lol Although, I'll say this : The shows has, imo, one of the best continuity on tv. They introduce seemingly unimportant pieces of lore, places and people and then expand on them seasons later. Just genuinely great stuff. Also to the questions in your review, yes, the show expand on Ra and his race. Yes, Jack was contemplating and accepted the mission in hope that he wouldn't come back. You know, it's funny to me that an entire team of scientist couldn't recognize the point of origin without the 2 little dudes. Even so, they had 6 symbols, the gate has 39 glyphs, they could've just tried until they hit the one lmao To be fair to Daniel, he didn't say aliens build the pyramids, he just said it wasn't the Egyptians. (There has been theories of older civilizations completely wiped out during the Younger Dryas. Ra's guards are actually supposed to be the other gods of the Egyptian pantheon, like Anubis. And I think the most common theory on how they can see is a HUD.
The show SG-1 is fantastic. When it was first made it was on Showtime, so they could get away with a little more adult language. But later it was moved to cable so it became more tame in a sense but got even better I think. A lot of Trekkies and sci-fi fans hold SG-1 in high regard. It’s definitely worth checking out even if you don’t do reactions to it. There are a lot of episodes since it had 10 seasons and even a couple of movies.
@Omn1Media, you hit me hard, LOL!! 😃😃 StarWars, Stargate, Dreamworks Dragons are my top 3 favourite frachises ever! Not to mention I'm a metalhead...😜 But the original movie is just an one bite apetizer. The meat and potates start with SG1. Enjoy!!
9:50 something like that is also a major plot point in Battlestar Galactica: _"the destination, Earth,"_ is "the place from where one can see the 12 colonies" as per the prophecy. with all of that ending up meaning "the 12 colonies" as in "the constellations" and wherever you can see all of them, is Earth.
If you don't watch the whole series, at least watch the first episode. It's practically a sequel movie to this one. And it answers most of the questions you were asking.
all your questions are answer in the show. and i cant say how many time i watched it but its worth watching it. some minor retcons and a never explain why the sg gate is turning and the one on other world isnt (but explain by the 2 props of the gate they had, one that they dont want to break and kep in the same place allowing it to spin in the sgc, and the offworld gate moving location each week for filming so no moving part on that one) still my favorite tv show
I watched all the series and straight to video movies. I'm not a big military guy, but this was good writing and my wife and I were fans. Seeing Kurt Russel and James Spader is always a trip down memory lane, because the shows came later. The series reconned a few things that improved the premise, chiefly that the master alien species is a race of sentient neural parasites, who see their natural place as feeding upon and taking over a host body. They even farm a race of willing and devoted warrior slaves. And they flush out the tech more, though it uses an entirely different basis than ours, so they stay light on that except as a plot device. The SG-1 Team even has a line of books, like Star Trek does. The last show, *Stargate: Universe* had a ton of potential, but the whole franchise lost direction and popularity, and that pulled down what might have been the best show on TV then.
Wow. It's hard to gauge who has and hasn't seen Stargate - any of it - so I wasn't really expecting this. Voicing hope that we can see more Stargate on the channel in the future. Wonderful franchise.
This movie hit me really good back then, would watch the recording a ton. Something about the animatronics, the sick plasma staffs and how they articulate, along with the sweet ass pharo nano helmets and transformations, even the ships all so badass and kinda anime. also set me up to luv Mummies Alive later on : P
The tv series is a spinoff of the movie, continuing the story and adding lots to the lore. More aliens who are ancient gods, humans visiting more planets.
One of my absolute favorite movie. The whole ancient egyptian and ancient aliens concept was *chefs kiss*. James Spader and Kurt Russell did an amazing job AND the tv show was great, all 10 seasons loved it!!
First of all I apologize if this gets too rambley or long winded, so I'll try to stick to the main points. Being a child of the 70's, I grew up on the wave of the King Tut tour in pop culture. I loved Egyptology from there. And when this movie came out when I was like 23 it influenced my first tattoo, (my name in a cartouche). And the writings on the wall were actual hieroglyphs. So the production team did their research for sure. The two masks of the guards represented Anubis (the jackal god) and Horus (the bird god). In Egyptian mythology Horus plucked out the eye of his brother Ra. Which is where the eye symbol on the pendant and the stone slap sign in the village came from. At a convention here in WA state they had on display the Horus mask and armor. It was so well designed and detailed up close. And I later got to talk to famed Egyptologist/Archeologist Kara Cooney about her opinions on the film. She said she thought it was a fun popcorn movie. And was glad that it got lots folks interested in Egyptian history. The film ended up making more money than expected, and got enough backing to do the mammoth beast "Independence Day". Which sadly Emmerich followed with "Godzilla". Unfortunately, Roland Emmerich personal life has marred his work. Author Brent Easton Ellis (Less Than Zero & American Psycho) said associates of his had been invited to a party cohosted with Bryan Singer that included underage folks at Emmerich's home. And even though he is an out Gay man, Emmerich admits to owning Hitler memorabilia. But thank you for all your hard work on your channel. And as a new viewer, I'll be following the rest of video's.
The show answers all your questions. I'm a big Star Trek fan, but I found Stargate SG-1 (the direct successor to this movie) to be the most entertaining TV sci-fi series I've ever seen. A lot of that had to do with judicious recasting. In the movie, Colonel O'Neil was a somber self-absorbed character. The TV series brought in Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver), who did the series with the proviso that he could make O'Neill more relatable and funny. (Dean Anderson wasn't blossoming in MacGyver...he did in this series.) The recasting of Daniel was a good choice too. One big improvement was changing out the flat General West with another general, who had an authoritative but close and caring relationship with the team. (The SG-1 stands for team one.) Extremely entertaining. A couple members not in the movie were added, which made the series quite enjoyable to watch. Highly recommended.
The series are great! Starts real rough, but overall it's a really fun show. My favorite sci fi TV. They do continue with Egypt stuff, since you enjoyed that, but you're right for the most part it's more of a sci fi feel.
Omg when I saw you were doing this I got so excited! I’ve loved this movie since I was a kid. The aesthetic blend of sci-fi & Egyptian design really is so cool, especially with the way those headdresses worked. And I’ve always loved the character of Daniel - one of my favorite Spader characters.
I have a Stargate tattooed on my calf, that’s how much I love this movie and the other series that followed. I agree with all the other comments that if you decide to watch the series, I am right there with you. Family and friends finally started watching it with how many times I talk about it. This cinematic universe is amazing.
This movie was indeed ahead of its time artistically and ran 10 seasons of sg-1, then 5 more and then another 2. Also, a webisodes at one point. It's definitely had it's ups and downs. I hear it may be coming back.
Ra was originally a Grey here, but in the series they switch to an alien symbiot that could transfer from host to host similar to the Trill in Star Trek. However the Grey's do show up in the series as another powerful race. The series and the two spinoffs definitely will answer your questions. Welcome to the World of Stargate!
I can never get over how Disney pretty much - intentionally or not - took Stargate's plot and turned it into Atlantis: The Lost Empire years later. I like that movie too, but the similarities are way too much to ignore. Nerdy scientist guy starts out giving a lecture about an ancient civilization but everyone thinks he's a crackpot. Then a wealthy benefactor shows up and offers him a spot on a dangerous expedition that can prove his theories true. The specifics of the adventure do differ, but there are a lot of shared elements, and the two leads even wind up making the same choice at the end.
The series take this kernel and build a far larger and more fleshed out story. SG1 and Atlantis are two of my favorite SciFi series and stand the test of time quite well...
Man, the show is so good. Even if you don’t react to it you should watch it. I would definitely watch those reactions though. Great reaction as always!
Back because every now and then, I just like to watch Stargate stuff. 😄 Anyway, 13:23. I imagine the gate opens a unidirectional wormhole from the origin gate to the destination gate. So the current, if you will, flows only one way. The traveler (or anything) that enters the gate will ride that current and be ejected through the destination gate. Anyone who tries to enter through the destination gate will also be ejected back out of it, so trying to go through the opposite direction will be futile. No one can run fast enough to climb up this down escalator. 😉
I think that some people are too harsh to this movie. Is it a "masterpiece"? Well no but it's still a good movie, and the series expand this universe nicely. I enjoy the Stargate universe; if you want to explore more Stargate SG-1 start right after the end of the movie. I recommend it.
Stargate was my favourite movie, I could talk along every line dialogue, couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve seen it. Stargate SG1 was everything! Daniel Jackson was my boo and along with MacGyver groomed me into being attracted to intelligence in men. So, you’ve been very assertive and thoughtful, highly analytical in your screening. Loved it. So, yeah, watch the show! It’s got brilliant 90s Vancouver studio tv show vibes, story threads to follow, but usually POTW Planet of the week episodes but great character development, expansion on every question you’ve asked. RDA is a treasure as Jack O‘Neill (two Ls iykyk) but when is he not? The Daniel Jackson actor has been somehow genetically engineered to look like James Spader in the first season and sometimes it’s eerie…new characters you’ll enjoy…just…check out the first few episodes…it’s a commitment with 10 seasons but just start slow. It still holds up when it comes to modern PC sensibilities. So, not too much to be worried about there… the lore expands and expands…so judging from your final thoughts I think you might enjoy it.
In the TV show, the gate is one-way. In an early draft script for this movie, they can't turn the gate on from Earth because after the team leaves, they evacuate the underground facility for unclear but planned reasons, so there's simply no one left to turn it on.
That incredibly famous tunnel is the entrance to NORAD, just a few miles southwest of Colorado Springs, and due west (walking distance) of the Army base of Fort Carson. And by 'walking distance' I mean under an hour after obtaining your equipment.
I haven't seen it mentioned yet, so I'll throw in a fun fact: there was a sequel planned for this movie, and it was going to involve aliens traveling to Earth in large ships to get revenge for the death of Ra. When it was cancelled, the idea was used as a separate movie.. Also, another vote for SG1 and Atlantis. They do retcon a few things to allow for more stories (Ra wasn't the last of his kind, he was a parasitic alien rather than a Grey, O'Neil's name becomes O'Neill due to there being a real Colonel O'Neil in the Air Force, the planet they went to was actually relatively close to Earth and not at the far end of the universe), but the majority of changes are improvements.
Richard Dean Anderson (coming off his strength as the star of "MacGyver" 5 years previously) was asked to play the Kurt Russel character while the TV series was still in development. Originally it was meant to be a 2-year contract, with 44 episodes ordered for that first year, but then they ordered another 44 episodes. Eventually, Anderson became the show's executive producer. After 10 years in the role, Anderson left to spend more time with his daughter, who was growing up fast. The intent was to hold to the original movie as much as possible. Even Anderson wanted that. As far as the aliens' attitude to humans, I think it was more along the lines of our own attitude to animals, in that we butcher animals to use them medically to preserve human life. For example, heart valves and skin used for burn victims' skin grafts are harvested from pigs. So long as humans remain 'domesticated' for alien use, all is well; it's the feral ones that become a problem. Consider, too, the vast gulf between current human technology and the ancient alien race. It's on a level with humans and apes. If brown-/black-skinned human beings can be considered 'livestock' in the 18th and 19th centuries, the aliens can easily see humans as a useful resource. It's not lording it over humans that appeals to Ra, it's the need to maintain dominance and appear god-like. In the TV series, even the alien soldiers' loyalty is based on believing Ra and his race are actual gods. The TV series has numerous storylines of soldiers who have quit believing trying to convince faithful soldiers to see the aliens are NOT gods.
I know it's probably been said a billion times, but as interested in knowing more, I would wholeheartedly recommend the series. It's REALLY amazing. You absolutely learn more about the race that created all this technology while also doing a lot of 'planet o the week' world hopping. It's a freaking fantastic show.
I love the tv show. It actually moves forward from the movie rather than ignoring the movie wver existed. I alsways thought that was cool. Judging from what you have expressed interest in knowing more about, you would probably get a lot out of the show. Highly recommend it. Love this movie.... but to me the show is way better.
The series "Stargate SG:1" is amazing. It is like a beautiful combination of the original movie, some star trek, some star wars, even some really cool weird stuff that feels similar to Guardians of the Galaxy, while still bringing it's own unique spin on everything. There's a little Galaxy Quest influence later on too. It's brilliant. You'll love it. It took the movie, which was pretty good, and improved on it with deep lore and sci-fi mixed with action and humor. I wish more nerds watched it because it really is incredible. The first season is the worst, but it's still got a lot of really incredible episodes.
Ahh, one of my favourites, so much fun. I really hope you'll consider watching SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis! SG-1 is a delight and SGA is so tight, a joy to see.
This movie supplanted Jurassic Park as the best movie ever made in my middle school mind. I love the movie, and loved the TV series. I think you’d like it, and I’m definitely in for the ride if you start watching it on the channel! As others said, SG-1 answers all the questions you had at the end of the film. The show earned several awards throughout its run, including awards for special effects in a television show. Just thinking back on the series… dang, it would be fun to watch anew through your eyes!
Wow, it's been a LONG time since I've seen this movie! I was in high school when it came out, seen it a few times since then. Never saw the series. Great movie. Great reaction.
The TV Series Stargate Sg-1 is a direct sequel to this movie starring original characters Jack and Daniel. The show is a masterclass of world building and every question that you mentioned in this video is talked about and answered in the series. The show is great and had a few TV movies to make sure the series ended and finished all its storylines. It even spun off two other series Stargate Atlantis (starring Jason Momoa) and Stargate Universe which are also high quality and worth watching.
To answer your question the ancient alien trope really first gains widespread popularity with the 1968 book "Chariots of the Gods" by Erich Von Daniken. Certainly it predated that book, but that book decidedly popularized it to the point that it could expand iinto the public consciousness more.
You’d like the series. I love the show. One of the characters, Bra’tac is in Fallen Order. How the alien gets into a human is more complex and a big part of the series. Hope you get to watch it.
To answer all your questions...YES you find out more about Ra's race the Goa'uld and the builders of the stargates. If you love mythology you will really enjoy the series. It will give you so much more. Watch it!!!!!!
Seriously, everyone else has already said it but please at least give SG-1 a shot. It's got Christopher Judge (the voice of Kratos) as Teal'c and he's a library of one-liners. You might have to get a few episodes in to it to really like it but it's so good once it gets going. All of your questions will be answered and more. It's just pure fun.
For some reason the first third was really exiting. Then it all became cliché but it’s a light movie and Kurt Russel is always awesome. James Cameron could have made this perfect. Thanks for the reactions!
Stargate is one of my all-time favorite sci-fi show. It ended in 2007 and I've been watching the reruns since then. The show is a bit different from the movies, but it does answer many of your questions especially about Ra's people, who built the Stargate and more. You liked this movie you'll love the series. It had 3 spinoffs and 2 movies (I think). Atlantis is also my fave.
This is one of the best Sci-Fi franchises in existence. You abso-freakin-lutely need to check out the pilot of the show, and check out the series. Its an undertaking for sure, but you will be so very happy you did. One of the major retconned bits of information is that, the gates aren't taking you to the other side of the universe, but rather the other side of the galaxy. lastly, without giving any spoilers, the lore expands so much more than you can imagine, in so many amazing ways. Its such a well thought out, well put together show.
Man, one of my favourite sci-fi films. If you are inclined to watch the Stargate series afterwards, i am there with you! I was actually more addicted to SG1 than any other show at the time. Give it a shot and you will not be disappointed!
It's DEFINITELY a nineties era series, but a good 'un. It manages to pace itself in a way that holds up as a series while building on the mythos of the movie story quite well, but for .... hm. Don't know how to say it. For *ME* it's absurdly wonderful, and anyone who is remotely a fan of the movie will likely enjoy the show, but the pacing might be the biggest issue for them. I'd like him to dive in with like, four or so episodes and if he still enjoys it then he'll be hooked.
Otherwise, it's perhaps the brevity of the movie, and how quickly it delves into the narrative alongside the characters. Am I babbling? I think I'm babbling. I'm sorry. *puts down her whiskey and goes to bed*
Kree!!
I hope you'll watch the series afterwards. It's personally one of my favorites.
And there's only like 3 channels out there that reacted to it. It's untapped potential. I need more Stargate in my life.
AGREED. This is the show that got me into science fiction in general. I was the right age to watch it basically my entire life as a grew up and it was airing. I still quote it all the time. Teal’cs one liners are amazing.
@@soundofpurple1984 "In my culture, I would be well within my rights to dismember you." is my favorite. Watching Mayweather, or whatever his name was, squirm and shrivel was beautiful.
@soundofpurple Oh man I'm 38 and I didn't watch this until about 2 years ago. Binged the entire thing nonstop. The characters, the universe, the concepts. 👍👍👍👍
Such a great series. Watched it from the start when it was first on Showtime. A wonderful extension from a great film.
The series is so worth a watch. You would love how much deeper it goes into the "why" and "how" of things.
SG-1 will answer your quest for stargate knowledge, it is such an amazing show starting with the double episode "Children of the gods", it really is a TV great and well worth watching
The original show is based on and comes after the movie with some minor changes to the aliens. It does have an ‘adventure of the week’ style but with major arcs that progress over the course of each season and build on each other, where everything the characters learn and developments that happen carry over to later episodes more so than other shows of it’s time.
It saddens me that older style of tv story-telling doesn't work well for today's audience. When even 6 to 10 episodes on streaming services they often find slow.
I miss those older shows that had 22 episodes per season.
@@markcruz359 character development has seriously suffered from this reduction in episodes. Rings of Power is a Prime example of why this is killing series to move this way
The shows are still to this day some of my favorite to rewatch. While the movie sets up a lot, the show expands and builds anew the grounds for one of the longest running sci-fi series ever! Also Atlantis is just as amazing!
Nice!!! If you like the concept of this movie, I highly recommend getting into Stargate: SG-1 as well as Stargate Atlantis & the shortlived Stargate Universe. ❤️
I have only ever watched the Stargate Universe series and loved it.
I thought universe was horrible. Highly disappointed in it. But that's just my opinion to each their own right 😁. Loved SG1 and Atlantis tho
Yeah, I know most Stargate fans didn't like Universe. Maybe it was easier for me to enjoy since I hadn't seen the other Stargate Series.
I liked all the series, but SGU was probably my favorite, It was a lot darker, so didnt really fit with the others. It did end without resolution though, so I can see why many people didnt like it.
Yea I got all of them with the exception of the 1st movie & I watch em all at least once a year 😊
The shows are fantastic!!! Highly, highly recommend you dive into the universe of Stargate!! 😁
The Stargate series are definitely worth a watch. Amazon recently bought the franchise and reports are a new series is in the works
Why can't they leave well enough alone?
So another disaster after Rings of Power....
Dear Amazon stop hiring Sh*T writers and leave Franchises i love ALONE.
@@kaizen5023 Amazon also did The Expanse, Reacher and Terminal List.
@@Halesburg All Stargate fans want more Stargate.
90% Amazon serves have been decent. The other 10% are raging dumpster fires
The series begins a year after the events of the movie and you see some of the characters from the movie, with different actors playing them. The alien lore changes a bit, but you do learn more about the aliens, the tech, and the series definitely expands the universe. The first season is pretty planet-of-the-week, and there are a couple of wobbly episodes,, but like most long running series, it does find it's feet
The entrance you asked about is...Cheyenne Mountain at Colorado Springs, one time headquarters for NORAD. I've heard that there's a broom closet inside of it with a sign saying "Stargate Command" permanently attached. Didn't notice it when I was there.
Looking forward to this, one of my favourite movies. As well as it’s tv series spin off… This is an example of a great idea that was made even better by expanding it through a TV series… for the most part. It has some ups and downs throughout the various seasons, and it’s spin offs, but they’re generally good. Mostly the one based off the movie SG1 and the first spin off Atlantis; all that to say I’m also putting forward with some others that you should also check out the series! It’s quite an under taking though, SG1 is ten seasons long and has its own movies!
SG1 is still one of my favorite all time shows. I binge watched most of the seasons at the time to catch up with what was airing on TV. All the questions you are asking can be answered by the show. The cast was great and you were right that the first season was mostly new planet adventures every week. But eventually it all connected into a big story with explanations about who made the first stargates etc. I would love to see you react to the show even if it is just a couple of seasons.
Stargate is the 3rd biggest sci-fi franchise. The series pickbup where the movie left off and touches on all your questions. It's one of the great shows of the late 90s early 2000s
"I want to know about these beings that made this technology." I am just smiling and saying "Watch the series young one and all shall be revealed in time."
“So, it's Ancient?” oh, Omni, you have no idea just how accurate that statement is 😁 (Please, PLEASE, watch the show, then you'll get what that means)
This has been by far the best reaction to this movie I've ever had the pleasure to watch Welcome to the Stargate family, Omni! I look forward to you sticking around for the series. Just one thing, expect some retcons between the series and the film, though nothing that may negatively affect your journey overall really. In fact, some of the retcons vastly improved the lore. Once again, welcome to the family!
Stargate SG1 stars Richard Dean Anderson as Colonel O'Neill...
Showtime originally ordered 100 episodes, so the producers had a lot of job security for several seasons. Makes for a nice, cohesive vision for most of the series.
It's a big commitment, but I'd love to see you react to SG1. I think you'd really dig it. It definitely goes deep on the lore, but I will forewarn that the movie is only, like, 90% canon to the show.
Reacting to two episodes per week of SG-1 then mixing in Atlantis so it's one episode each per week will take him 6 years.
SG1 and SGA are two of my favorite sci-fi series of all time, but I have never seen the movie.
This movie is just... It turned the six-year-old me into a scifi fan for life.
Even the tiniest detail. Like the subtitles that just appear half-way through the movie as Jackson learns their language. But they are there only when he's in the scene.
So glad you reacted to this. I hope you continue on with the series. SG1 is one of my top 10 TV shows (Atlantis is up there too). Such complicated and interesting lore and universe. It definitely spurred my interest in Egyptian religion and history.
The series Stargate SG-1 is a direct follow on to the movie and also more deeply explores the workings of the stargate and who built them and so much more. If you enjoyed the movie I would highly suggest watching the series SG-1.
please watch the series next its become one of the most underrated scifi shows
My obsession with this movie when I was a child, I remember for a friend's birthday, his mom took us and a 3rd friend to watch it for his birthday in theatres in Hawai'i. And he got all the toys for it and we played afterwards. Movie never got old for me, still watch it so much as well as the tv series.
Pretty sure this was what got me stuck on James Spader too, lol
I remember being in the theater and how everyone reacted to that gate-travel scene. Those special effects made you feel like you were on a rollercoaster ride through space. Everyone applauded.
Awesome reaction as always. Probably the hardest to watch though cause all your questions are answered in the shows and my god is it hard not to talk about it lol Although, I'll say this : The shows has, imo, one of the best continuity on tv. They introduce seemingly unimportant pieces of lore, places and people and then expand on them seasons later. Just genuinely great stuff. Also to the questions in your review, yes, the show expand on Ra and his race.
Yes, Jack was contemplating and accepted the mission in hope that he wouldn't come back.
You know, it's funny to me that an entire team of scientist couldn't recognize the point of origin without the 2 little dudes. Even so, they had 6 symbols, the gate has 39 glyphs, they could've just tried until they hit the one lmao
To be fair to Daniel, he didn't say aliens build the pyramids, he just said it wasn't the Egyptians. (There has been theories of older civilizations completely wiped out during the Younger Dryas.
Ra's guards are actually supposed to be the other gods of the Egyptian pantheon, like Anubis. And I think the most common theory on how they can see is a HUD.
The show SG-1 is fantastic. When it was first made it was on Showtime, so they could get away with a little more adult language. But later it was moved to cable so it became more tame in a sense but got even better I think. A lot of Trekkies and sci-fi fans hold SG-1 in high regard. It’s definitely worth checking out even if you don’t do reactions to it. There are a lot of episodes since it had 10 seasons and even a couple of movies.
Loved the shows! I hope you react to them especially SG-1. They dived deeper into the mythology and the tech. It is beautiful and great reaction!
One of my comfort movies, love how nerdy James Spader played Daniel. Costumes and effects were insane for it’s time.
@Omn1Media, you hit me hard, LOL!! 😃😃
StarWars, Stargate, Dreamworks Dragons are my top 3 favourite frachises ever! Not to mention I'm a metalhead...😜
But the original movie is just an one bite apetizer. The meat and potates start with SG1. Enjoy!!
One of those movies I rewatched as a kid like six dozens times. And the reason James Spader was one of my celebrity crushes.
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something like that is also a major plot point in Battlestar Galactica: _"the destination, Earth,"_ is "the place from where one can see the 12 colonies" as per the prophecy.
with all of that ending up meaning "the 12 colonies" as in "the constellations" and wherever you can see all of them, is Earth.
If you don't watch the whole series, at least watch the first episode. It's practically a sequel movie to this one. And it answers most of the questions you were asking.
all your questions are answer in the show. and i cant say how many time i watched it but its worth watching it. some minor retcons and a never explain why the sg gate is turning and the one on other world isnt (but explain by the 2 props of the gate they had, one that they dont want to break and kep in the same place allowing it to spin in the sgc, and the offworld gate moving location each week for filming so no moving part on that one) still my favorite tv show
I watched all the series and straight to video movies. I'm not a big military guy, but this was good writing and my wife and I were fans. Seeing Kurt Russel and James Spader is always a trip down memory lane, because the shows came later. The series reconned a few things that improved the premise, chiefly that the master alien species is a race of sentient neural parasites, who see their natural place as feeding upon and taking over a host body. They even farm a race of willing and devoted warrior slaves. And they flush out the tech more, though it uses an entirely different basis than ours, so they stay light on that except as a plot device. The SG-1 Team even has a line of books, like Star Trek does. The last show, *Stargate: Universe* had a ton of potential, but the whole franchise lost direction and popularity, and that pulled down what might have been the best show on TV then.
Wow. It's hard to gauge who has and hasn't seen Stargate - any of it - so I wasn't really expecting this.
Voicing hope that we can see more Stargate on the channel in the future. Wonderful franchise.
I love this movie and James Spader!
This movie hit me really good back then, would watch the recording a ton. Something about the animatronics, the sick plasma staffs and how they articulate, along with the sweet ass pharo nano helmets and transformations, even the ships all so badass and kinda anime. also set me up to luv Mummies Alive later on : P
The tv series is a spinoff of the movie, continuing the story and adding lots to the lore. More aliens who are ancient gods, humans visiting more planets.
I'm so glad you finally saw this movie!
the amount they fleshed out the ideas from the movie through the 3 series is incredible. You REALLY need to watch all the series.
You learn about Ra and soooo much more. The series is dripping with lore.
One of my absolute favorite movie. The whole ancient egyptian and ancient aliens concept was *chefs kiss*.
James Spader and Kurt Russell did an amazing job AND the tv show was great, all 10 seasons loved it!!
Loved the reaction!!!
Love the movie!!!
Love the series SG-1!!!
A great franchise to get into!!!
First of all I apologize if this gets too rambley or long winded, so I'll try to stick to the main points.
Being a child of the 70's, I grew up on the wave of the King Tut tour in pop culture. I loved Egyptology from there. And when this movie came out when I was like 23 it influenced my first tattoo, (my name in a cartouche). And the writings on the wall were actual hieroglyphs. So the production team did their research for sure. The two masks of the guards represented Anubis (the jackal god) and Horus (the bird god). In Egyptian mythology Horus plucked out the eye of his brother Ra. Which is where the eye symbol on the pendant and the stone slap sign in the village came from.
At a convention here in WA state they had on display the Horus mask and armor. It was so well designed and detailed up close. And I later got to talk to famed Egyptologist/Archeologist Kara Cooney about her opinions on the film. She said she thought it was a fun popcorn movie. And was glad that it got lots folks interested in Egyptian history.
The film ended up making more money than expected, and got enough backing to do the mammoth beast "Independence Day". Which sadly Emmerich followed with "Godzilla". Unfortunately, Roland Emmerich personal life has marred his work. Author Brent Easton Ellis (Less Than Zero & American Psycho) said associates of his had been invited to a party cohosted with Bryan Singer that included underage folks at Emmerich's home. And even though he is an out Gay man, Emmerich admits to owning Hitler memorabilia.
But thank you for all your hard work on your channel. And as a new viewer, I'll be following the rest of video's.
I've always loved my Sci-Fi like Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate. But latest obsession has to be The Expanse. This movie leads well into the series.
The show answers all your questions. I'm a big Star Trek fan, but I found Stargate SG-1 (the direct successor to this movie) to be the most entertaining TV sci-fi series I've ever seen. A lot of that had to do with judicious recasting. In the movie, Colonel O'Neil was a somber self-absorbed character. The TV series brought in Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver), who did the series with the proviso that he could make O'Neill more relatable and funny. (Dean Anderson wasn't blossoming in MacGyver...he did in this series.) The recasting of Daniel was a good choice too. One big improvement was changing out the flat General West with another general, who had an authoritative but close and caring relationship with the team. (The SG-1 stands for team one.) Extremely entertaining. A couple members not in the movie were added, which made the series quite enjoyable to watch. Highly recommended.
The lore of the SG universe gets really deep and very intereating.
The series are great! Starts real rough, but overall it's a really fun show. My favorite sci fi TV. They do continue with Egypt stuff, since you enjoyed that, but you're right for the most part it's more of a sci fi feel.
Omg when I saw you were doing this I got so excited! I’ve loved this movie since I was a kid. The aesthetic blend of sci-fi & Egyptian design really is so cool, especially with the way those headdresses worked. And I’ve always loved the character of Daniel - one of my favorite Spader characters.
I have a Stargate tattooed on my calf, that’s how much I love this movie and the other series that followed. I agree with all the other comments that if you decide to watch the series, I am right there with you. Family and friends finally started watching it with how many times I talk about it. This cinematic universe is amazing.
This movie was indeed ahead of its time artistically and ran 10 seasons of sg-1, then 5 more and then another 2. Also, a webisodes at one point. It's definitely had it's ups and downs. I hear it may be coming back.
the tv show is basically the sequel of this movie it was my firsth sci fi dhow i ever watched from begining to end
Now you really need to watch the TV Series, Stargate SG-1.. Awesome show and it starts at the end of this movie.
Those headpieces were so awesome. They even did some contest/giveaway when the movie was coming out where they gave one of them away.
Ra was originally a Grey here, but in the series they switch to an alien symbiot that could transfer from host to host similar to the Trill in Star Trek. However the Grey's do show up in the series as another powerful race. The series and the two spinoffs definitely will answer your questions. Welcome to the World of Stargate!
One of my favorites and I really enjoyed SG-1. Glad you had fun with this.
I can never get over how Disney pretty much - intentionally or not - took Stargate's plot and turned it into Atlantis: The Lost Empire years later. I like that movie too, but the similarities are way too much to ignore. Nerdy scientist guy starts out giving a lecture about an ancient civilization but everyone thinks he's a crackpot. Then a wealthy benefactor shows up and offers him a spot on a dangerous expedition that can prove his theories true. The specifics of the adventure do differ, but there are a lot of shared elements, and the two leads even wind up making the same choice at the end.
The series take this kernel and build a far larger and more fleshed out story. SG1 and Atlantis are two of my favorite SciFi series and stand the test of time quite well...
Movie: breaks every known law of physics, anthropology and history.
Omni: “But how do they see in the helmets?”
🤣 it's the important stuff you know?
Man, the show is so good. Even if you don’t react to it you should watch it. I would definitely watch those reactions though. Great reaction as always!
I remember watching this in the cinema with my dad, I loved it.
Back because every now and then, I just like to watch Stargate stuff. 😄
Anyway, 13:23.
I imagine the gate opens a unidirectional wormhole from the origin gate to the destination gate. So the current, if you will, flows only one way. The traveler (or anything) that enters the gate will ride that current and be ejected through the destination gate.
Anyone who tries to enter through the destination gate will also be ejected back out of it, so trying to go through the opposite direction will be futile.
No one can run fast enough to climb up this down escalator. 😉
I think that some people are too harsh to this movie. Is it a "masterpiece"? Well no but it's still a good movie, and the series expand this universe nicely. I enjoy the Stargate universe; if you want to explore more Stargate SG-1 start right after the end of the movie. I recommend it.
Loved the movie, the concept, all of it. Also big fan of the series. Easy to see how it required a series to answer questions.
Stargate was my favourite movie, I could talk along every line dialogue, couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve seen it. Stargate SG1 was everything! Daniel Jackson was my boo and along with MacGyver groomed me into being attracted to intelligence in men. So, you’ve been very assertive and thoughtful, highly analytical in your screening. Loved it. So, yeah, watch the show! It’s got brilliant 90s Vancouver studio tv show vibes, story threads to follow, but usually POTW Planet of the week episodes but great character development, expansion on every question you’ve asked. RDA is a treasure as Jack O‘Neill (two Ls iykyk) but when is he not? The Daniel Jackson actor has been somehow genetically engineered to look like James Spader in the first season and sometimes it’s eerie…new characters you’ll enjoy…just…check out the first few episodes…it’s a commitment with 10 seasons but just start slow. It still holds up when it comes to modern PC sensibilities. So, not too much to be worried about there… the lore expands and expands…so judging from your final thoughts I think you might enjoy it.
Highlly recomend you watching Stargate SG1. one of the best Sci-Fi shows of its time. Still watching the series on a regular basic :)
In the TV show, the gate is one-way. In an early draft script for this movie, they can't turn the gate on from Earth because after the team leaves, they evacuate the underground facility for unclear but planned reasons, so there's simply no one left to turn it on.
That incredibly famous tunnel is the entrance to NORAD, just a few miles southwest of Colorado Springs, and due west (walking distance) of the Army base of Fort Carson.
And by 'walking distance' I mean under an hour after obtaining your equipment.
I haven't seen it mentioned yet, so I'll throw in a fun fact: there was a sequel planned for this movie, and it was going to involve aliens traveling to Earth in large ships to get revenge for the death of Ra. When it was cancelled, the idea was used as a separate movie..
Also, another vote for SG1 and Atlantis. They do retcon a few things to allow for more stories (Ra wasn't the last of his kind, he was a parasitic alien rather than a Grey, O'Neil's name becomes O'Neill due to there being a real Colonel O'Neil in the Air Force, the planet they went to was actually relatively close to Earth and not at the far end of the universe), but the majority of changes are improvements.
12:34 “History Channel would be proud.”
This is where they got that idea in the first place.
Great analysis. 👍 thank you. Such a unique sci fi film. The way it mixes history with sci fi is pretty original.
Richard Dean Anderson (coming off his strength as the star of "MacGyver" 5 years previously) was asked to play the Kurt Russel character while the TV series was still in development. Originally it was meant to be a 2-year contract, with 44 episodes ordered for that first year, but then they ordered another 44 episodes. Eventually, Anderson became the show's executive producer. After 10 years in the role, Anderson left to spend more time with his daughter, who was growing up fast.
The intent was to hold to the original movie as much as possible. Even Anderson wanted that.
As far as the aliens' attitude to humans, I think it was more along the lines of our own attitude to animals, in that we butcher animals to use them medically to preserve human life. For example, heart valves and skin used for burn victims' skin grafts are harvested from pigs. So long as humans remain 'domesticated' for alien use, all is well; it's the feral ones that become a problem.
Consider, too, the vast gulf between current human technology and the ancient alien race. It's on a level with humans and apes. If brown-/black-skinned human beings can be considered 'livestock' in the 18th and 19th centuries, the aliens can easily see humans as a useful resource. It's not lording it over humans that appeals to Ra, it's the need to maintain dominance and appear god-like. In the TV series, even the alien soldiers' loyalty is based on believing Ra and his race are actual gods. The TV series has numerous storylines of soldiers who have quit believing trying to convince faithful soldiers to see the aliens are NOT gods.
I know it's probably been said a billion times, but as interested in knowing more, I would wholeheartedly recommend the series. It's REALLY amazing. You absolutely learn more about the race that created all this technology while also doing a lot of 'planet o the week' world hopping. It's a freaking fantastic show.
I love the tv show. It actually moves forward from the movie rather than ignoring the movie wver existed. I alsways thought that was cool. Judging from what you have expressed interest in knowing more about, you would probably get a lot out of the show. Highly recommend it. Love this movie.... but to me the show is way better.
The series "Stargate SG:1" is amazing. It is like a beautiful combination of the original movie, some star trek, some star wars, even some really cool weird stuff that feels similar to Guardians of the Galaxy, while still bringing it's own unique spin on everything. There's a little Galaxy Quest influence later on too. It's brilliant. You'll love it. It took the movie, which was pretty good, and improved on it with deep lore and sci-fi mixed with action and humor. I wish more nerds watched it because it really is incredible. The first season is the worst, but it's still got a lot of really incredible episodes.
Ahh, one of my favourites, so much fun. I really hope you'll consider watching SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis! SG-1 is a delight and SGA is so tight, a joy to see.
This movie supplanted Jurassic Park as the best movie ever made in my middle school mind. I love the movie, and loved the TV series. I think you’d like it, and I’m definitely in for the ride if you start watching it on the channel!
As others said, SG-1 answers all the questions you had at the end of the film. The show earned several awards throughout its run, including awards for special effects in a television show.
Just thinking back on the series… dang, it would be fun to watch anew through your eyes!
Wow, it's been a LONG time since I've seen this movie! I was in high school when it came out, seen it a few times since then. Never saw the series. Great movie. Great reaction.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes… for the love of everything Omn1, watch the Stargate SG- 1 series. Add it to the list 😁
Thanks for doing Stargate. If you do Stargate SG-1 too, I'm here for it
Whenever someone asks for a live-action Atlantis: The Lost Empire, I direct them to this movie.
The TV Series Stargate Sg-1 is a direct sequel to this movie starring original characters Jack and Daniel. The show is a masterclass of world building and every question that you mentioned in this video is talked about and answered in the series. The show is great and had a few TV movies to make sure the series ended and finished all its storylines. It even spun off two other series Stargate Atlantis (starring Jason Momoa) and Stargate Universe which are also high quality and worth watching.
To answer your question the ancient alien trope really first gains widespread popularity with the 1968 book "Chariots of the Gods" by Erich Von Daniken. Certainly it predated that book, but that book decidedly popularized it to the point that it could expand iinto the public consciousness more.
You would absolutely love the shows.
You’d like the series. I love the show. One of the characters, Bra’tac is in Fallen Order. How the alien gets into a human is more complex and a big part of the series. Hope you get to watch it.
To answer all your questions...YES you find out more about Ra's race the Goa'uld and the builders of the stargates. If you love mythology you will really enjoy the series. It will give you so much more. Watch it!!!!!!
The answer to all is Yes.
Voyager I had a metal plate, to announce our species. It included our position based on triangulated pulsars (like gate key).
Seriously, everyone else has already said it but please at least give SG-1 a shot. It's got Christopher Judge (the voice of Kratos) as Teal'c and he's a library of one-liners. You might have to get a few episodes in to it to really like it but it's so good once it gets going. All of your questions will be answered and more. It's just pure fun.
For some reason the first third was really exiting. Then it all became cliché but it’s a light movie and Kurt Russel is always awesome. James Cameron could have made this perfect. Thanks for the reactions!
Definitely watch Stargate the TV series. AKA SG.1
The Sarcophagus is key. ⚰️🗝️
I really hope Omni can MacGyver some time into his schedule for the series!
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Best review on this movie compared to the other reviewers
Stargate is one of my all-time favorite sci-fi show. It ended in 2007 and I've been watching the reruns since then. The show is a bit different from the movies, but it does answer many of your questions especially about Ra's people, who built the Stargate and more. You liked this movie you'll love the series. It had 3 spinoffs and 2 movies (I think). Atlantis is also my fave.
I dare you to do the series. I think you would have a lot of fun with the great characters and rich universe it builds.
This is one of the best Sci-Fi franchises in existence. You abso-freakin-lutely need to check out the pilot of the show, and check out the series. Its an undertaking for sure, but you will be so very happy you did.
One of the major retconned bits of information is that, the gates aren't taking you to the other side of the universe, but rather the other side of the galaxy.
lastly, without giving any spoilers, the lore expands so much more than you can imagine, in so many amazing ways. Its such a well thought out, well put together show.
Did you watch Contact, the Carl Sagan / Robert Zemeckis film? Would love to hear your take. A big inspiration for Interstellar.