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Stargate: The Ark of Truth/Stargate: Continuum [Blu-ray]

Ben Browder (Actor), Amanda Tapping (Actor), Martin Wood (Director), Rated:
NR
Format: Blu-ray
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 831 ratings
IMDb7.2/10.0
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Genre Science Fiction & Fantasy/Television
Format NTSC, Color, Dubbed, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound, Blu-ray, Multiple Formats, Widescreen, AC-3, Dolby See more
Contributor Beau Bridges, Julian Sands, Currie Graham, Tim Guinee, Amanda Tapping, Claudia Black, Ben Browder, Brad Wright, Michael Shanks, Sarah Strange, Morena Baccarin, Michael Beach, Christopher Judge, Robert C. Cooper, Jonathan Glassner, Martin Wood See more
Language English
Runtime 3 hours and 20 minutes

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Stargate - The Ark of Truth
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 opportunity 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 sights 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: Ark of Truth & Continuum
Stargate: Continuum [Blu-ray]
Stargate SG-1 - The Complete Series Collection
Stargate: Ark of Truth & Continuum [Blu-ray]


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Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 6.4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ FOXS2256732BR
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Martin Wood, Robert C. Cooper
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Color, Dubbed, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound, Blu-ray, Multiple Formats, Widescreen, AC-3, Dolby
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours and 20 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ March 3, 2009
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Beau Bridges
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ 20th Century Fox
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001MT7ZL0
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Brad Wright, Jonathan Glassner, Robert C. Cooper
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
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  • DeRavenSey
    5.0 out of 5 stars Helps bring closure to SG-1, but wish for more
    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2024
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    Last episode of SG-1 had the Asgard destroy themselves in a matter of 15 minutes in the final episode. Wish they could have carried on a bit longer in these sequels. Rumor has it some Asgard still survive in some sort of remote colony that had managed their cloning technology better, but no details. Still, the quality of writing, acting and production remains in these videos. Wish SG-1 was still running, but all good things must come to an end I suppose. I watch episodes on COMET TV streaming, but I have probably seen most if not all episodes by now.
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  • M. A. Hancock
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Fill-In-The-Ending
    Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2009
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    I was completely entertained and blown away at the level of these last movies, though I agree with the other readers I was disappointed to see an end to the stargate series as I knew it. I'm looking forward to this next one Stargate: Universe or whatever it was called.

    These movies finished the loops and although it would have been nice to make both movies an 11th season with one hell of a super-finale, I'm satisfied with these movies as the last stone footprints of the Stargate: SG-1 team.

    And I was a fan of the Atlantis series... Too bad the Sci-Fi channel prefers to put their budget in horrendous and terrible "horror" movies or lesser TV shows... We can only pray for a second SG-1 go. And it wouldn't be the same without a little Jack in the mix. Rich really made a huge landmark in the series and all of the actors have become universally known to a large and new sci-fi community.

    I'd love to talk through that gate, even as an extra who gets blasted by a staff weapon... I'd let them blow up some fireworks on my clothes for 2 seconds of fame... sure would be fun.
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  • M. Herzog
    5.0 out of 5 stars Two Suprisingly Great Moview At One Good Price
    Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2009
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    I'll be the first to admit I wasn't looking forward to the straight to dvd stargate movies. While I enjoyed the show, I wasn't expecting much from them. But it turned out Stargate prospered with the bigger budget! The first, ark of truth is the conclusion to the ori story. Though it started slow, it really picked up, and turned into a monstrously entertaining movie. Though I wish it could have been a few episodes (or instead a full season), what they did was very good, and a good conclusion to the Ori story.

    As to Continuum, I was suprised with how much fun it was. Given the time travel nature of the story, I thought the fact that the show brought back feelings from so many seasons was a great effect. They also brought back old characters, including Goul'd Lords, who I haven't seen in years. Though the story was full of holes (like most time travel pieces) it was very interesting. For those wondering the difference between this and the seperate releases, there are none. They just put the discs in one new case, so if you have them both, you don't need to buy it again.
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  • Psychon
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable 2 disc set of movies with so-so extras
    Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2009
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    This set comes as two separate blu-ray disc, one for each movie. They do not have any more extras than appear on the individual DVD sets. The transfer quality was excellent for "The Ark of Truth," a bit less so for "Continuum." However, even "Continuum" looked decent on my HDTV. Sound quality was good for both movies.

    Let me say a word about the movies themselves. I loved "The Ark of Truth." I found it's storyline and ending deeply satisfying. It had an interesting plot, was visually stunning in blu-ray, gave a number of the actors nice scenes, and tied up all the loose ends and unanswered questions in a really nice way. Is there anything I disliked in the film? A few things. I would have shortened the long helicopter intro and cut out at least half of Judge's character walking, walking, and doing more walking. However, there's more a lot more right with the movie than wrong with it. Michael Shanks, in particular, has a remarkable scene when his character Daniel Jackson finally reaches his breaking point. His despair is appropriate given the circumstances he is in -- jailed in another universe, abandoned by his ship, with one of the team thought dead, and tortured for no other reason than to make him suffer. His loss of hope, and how he finds the strength to move forward again, is all the more powerful because throughout the series, Daniel has always been tenacious and insanely optimistic. His crisis of faith is beautifully filmed and deeply moving. Shanks really brings it home, and it has become my favorite scene in the movie. All in all, I'd give "The Ark of Truth" more than 5 stars if I could.

    "Continuum" is another matter. It is really hard to pull off a good time travel story. This does a fair job, has some nice moments, but on my first viewing, I felt it didn't quite pull it off, despite a wonderful scene where the survivors of SG1 meet the alternate universe Jack O'Neil. I also liked Michael Shank's scenes of finding a book written by his alternate self, and his attempt to encourage that other him by a long-distance phone call (I wished we'd seen the alternate him's reactions there). Shanks had some good lines, including "Are there any grown ups I can speak to?" to a Russian soldier. The actor, William Devine, who plays the US president is also excellent. My rating? I would say 3 and a half stars if seen by itself, and 4 stars if viewed after listening to the commentary track.

    I need to say a word about the extras. They were disappointing to say the least. No deleted scenes. No bloopers. No alternate endings (although these were mentioned in the commentary tracks). "The Ark of Trust" had the worst commentary track I've ever heard. Really, really boring. They should NEVER have had the director of photography and director do the commentary. Perhaps they thought adding Christopher Judge would help. It didn't. All they did was talk about the camera lenses they used, the cost of the shots, etc. while Judge congratulated them on what a great job they had done. Hardly a word about the story, actors, or things that happened on the set. I kept thinking that sooner or later they HAD to talk about something more interesting...but there were only about 5-10 minutes worth of it that wound up worthwhile. The alternate track for "Continuum" proved to be the opposite, despite not involving any actors. In this case, the Director and author of the script provided a lively, fun, and insightful commentary, full of interesting anecdotes. It actually made the movie more interesting, so that when I watched it again, I realized "Continuum" was better than I'd felt the first time. The only other extra I enjoyed was the mini-summary/series review that you could run before "The Ark of Truth," which caught you up to date on what had happened up to that point. It was very well done and came out great on blu-ray.

    I do not regret buying this set, although I'm glad I paid Amazon's discounted rate for it. Of the two, I really enjoyed the first movie more than the second, and may never watch any of the "extras" again. I really can't help thinking they could have at least given us a deleted scene or two and the alternate ending they nearly did for "The Ark of Truth." I don't see that it would have been that hard. Now days, every movie knows not to toss that footage out. I also would have liked a commentary by Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, and some of the other actors. As it is, the extras come across as really poor for something on blu-ray. Because of that, I'm giving it 4 stars.
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  • James Travis Kuhn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stargate Double Feature
    Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023
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    From the picture provided, I thought this was the Stargate Two Disc Feature instead of just the two separate movies by themselves. I probably would have waited on ordering if I had known. Otherwise, delivery was quick.
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  • SUP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome movies
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023
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    Always liked the Stargate franchise. These too movies sums up the ending of the Stargate SG1 series. A must see.
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  • Cha Cha
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love Stargate!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2020
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    We love Stargate! We fell in love with this series during the pandemic. We watched all ten seasons of SG-1, then went back and watched it again. Then watched all five seasons Stargate Atlantis. Can't get enough of it. This DVD just keeps the story going for us. Step through the gate and travel to a different world..... awesome!
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  • jeremy brittain
    5.0 out of 5 stars enjoyed them
    Reviewed in Canada on December 22, 2018
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    for any Stargate SG1 fan this is a great addition to your collection and both movies have interesting story lines and worth the watch as i was pleasantly entertained while watching them. if you are a fan of the show it carried on the same feeling you would have had from watching it.
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  • Fabian
    1.0 out of 5 stars Niet afspeelbaar in Europa
    Reviewed in the Netherlands on July 31, 2020
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    Je koopt iets via de >NEDERLANDSE< Amazon, waarna de Blu-ray serieus alleen voor Regio 1 (Amerika) is. Wat is dit voor oplichterij? Het staat niet eens aangegeven op de productpagina. Bagger. Ik ga nu maar eens uitvogelen hoe ik mijn apparatuur dit kan laten afspelen met grote moeite. Het is tegenwoordig niet meer zo simpel om deze regio-vrij te maken.
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  • ledda
    4.0 out of 5 stars Voix Française Canadien
    Reviewed in France on March 16, 2018
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    Attention les voix son bien en français mais je dirait en français cannadien pas en français normale car il ni a pas accens mais les voix ne son pas les officielle françaisse
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  • Sven Forbis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Einmal richtig gut, einmal mittelmäßig
    Reviewed in Germany on December 15, 2017
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    The Art of Truth hat mich nicht besonders "umgehauen", aber Continuum ist und bleibt mir im Gedächtnis. Eine schöne Geschichte zur Rettung unserer Welt. Gut in Szene gesetzt und glaubwürdig rübergebracht.
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  • Kathleen Walsh
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very reliable seller. Great Sci Fi Stargate movie length stories.
    Reviewed in Australia on November 5, 2019
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    Impressive seller, excellent after sale communication. Prompt overseas postage. Stargate movies are enjoyable.
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