BEFORE: A classic (?) sci-fi film that spawned several series on the Sci-Fi Channel (now Syfy) which I never watched - partially because I never saw the original film. Linking tonight comes from Danny Trejo, who was in "Predators", and was also in "Grindhouse" (sort of) with Kurt Russell (last seen in "Sky High").
THE PLOT: An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
AFTER: It seems like a no-brainer. I'm a sci-fi fan, here's a (presumably) well-liked sci-fi film with a cult following that I never got around to watching - so it should fit in perfectly with the purpose of the Project. Plus it deals with inter-stellar travel, aliens, and the mysteries of the pyramids. However, it just feels like someone forgot to make it interesting.
Maybe it's just the fact that I know that with three spin-off series, during which time dozens, if not hundreds, of alien worlds were visited, a full feature in which exactly ONE alien world is traveled to seems a little light in the story department. This feels like maybe 15 minutes of story stretched out to a two-hour feature.
So, the Egyptian gods were space aliens, and they kidnapped thousands of Ancient Egyptians to another galaxy? Why, to build more pyramids? And there they didn't evolve or form other cultures or develop other languages - seems a little convenient.
NITPICK POINT: One main character is a symbologist, who is needed to determine the 7th symbol in a sequence to activate the Stargate, which is like a big ring with about 30 symbols on it. The army's already figured out the first 6 symbols - why can't they just run the test 30 times to figure out the 7th symbol? Or just keep spinning the ring until the gate is activated? Geez, am I the only person who thinks of these things?
Also starring James Spader (last seen in "Wolf"), John Diehl (last seen in "A Time to Kill"), French Stewart (last seen in "Broken Arrow"), Jaye Davidson, Djimon Hounsou (last seen in "Constantine").
RATING: 4 out of 10 sarcophagi
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