Product Description
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Blasting off where the Sci-Fi Channels longest running show,
Stargate SG-1, left off, this thrilling feature thrusts the
Stargate team Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks), Vala (Claudia
Black), Tealc (Christopher Judge), Sam (Amanda Tapping) and Cam
(Ben Browder) into their biggest challenge yet. In search of an
Ancient artifact they hope can defeat the oppressive Ori, the
team not only learns that the Ori are set to launch a final
assault on Earth, but a double-crossing I.O. operative is aboard
the Odyssey! Also starring Beau Bridges, this pulse-pounder is
loaded with enough suspense, humor and action to fill a galaxy!
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Fans disappointed by the demise of the Stargate SG-1 television
series after ten fruitful seasons will delight in The Ark of
Truth, the first full-length movie to follow in the show’s wake.
In fact, some will be more than pleased--they’ll be relieved. For
not only does the 102-minute film offer an rtunity to enjoy
the same likable characters, reliable effects work, superior
writing, and other elements that made the series so appealing,
but after season upon season in which viewers were left wondering
how everything turned out, The Ark finally brings at least one
cliffhanger to a conclusion: the storyline involving the villains
known as the Ori, who dominated SG-1’s final two years. Our
heroes (including Ben Browder as fearless leader Lt. Col. Cameron
Mitchell, Amanda Tapping as the intrepid 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 Vala) have long known that the Ori are
perhaps the most irresistible force they’ve ever encountered, in
part because they are "ascended" beings who don’t exist in
recognizable physical form (their spaceships do, and they're
huge). But now the team faces an even greater threat: the Ori
have set their s on good ol’ Planet Earth. That’s where the
Ark comes in; if the good guys can just get their hands on it,
they hope this ancient artifact will effectively put the big, bad
Ori, their minions, and their entire religion (known as "Origin")
out of business. Of course, it ain’t easy. Both collectively and
individually, the team will be severely tested, their task
complicated not only by the Ori but by an arrogant, clueless
government official whose meddling results in the return of the
metallic, insect-like Replicators. There’s little doubt about how
it will all turn out--after all, there’s at least one more movie
already in the pipeline--but it’s all about the ride, and despite
a few flaws (as was sometimes the case with the series, the
script leans a bit too hard on exposition and techno babble),
this one is lots of fun. Bonus features include commentary by
writer-director Robert Cooper and others, a lengthy "making of,"
and a helpful "prelude" to bring the uninitiated up to speed.
--Sam Graham
Beyond Stargate - The Ark of Truth
Stargate: Continuum
( http://www..com/Stargate-Continuum-Ben-Browder/dp/B0017MO10U/ )
Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series Collection
( http://www..com/Stargate-SG-1-Richard-Dean-Anderson/dp/B000TJBNHQ/ )
Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Fourth Season
( http://www..com/Stargate-Atlantis-Complete-Fourth-Season/dp/B0017MO11O/ )
Stills from Stargate - The Ark of Truth (Click for larger image)