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Stargate - The Ark of Truth |  | Actors: Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Claudia Black
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  498 reviews
Sales Rank: 2195
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: M110290
UPC: 883904102908
EAN: 0883904102908
ASIN: B0010YSD7M
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: March 11, 2008
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| • | Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell, Lt. Colonel Samantha Carter, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Vala Mal Doran and the alien, Tealc, all members of the elite Stargate SG-1 team, travel to the ruins of Dakara in hopes of finding the fabled Ark of Truth. Built by the Alterans, (builders of the stargates), millions of years before, this ancient artifact may be the sole means remaining to defeat the Ori armies who hav |
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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 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
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 dvd November 18, 2009
Mark A. Edwards
The DVD I purchesed was great just as described will do business with seller again
 Another fun romp with SG-1, despite a partially rehashed plot and some deus ex machina October 21, 2009
Fry Boy (Orlando, FL USA)
Longtime fan. Loved the show.
Although "The Ark of Truth" was released in March 2008, I held off watching it until October 2009, primarily to savor what few unviewed SG-1 adventures were left to me. It was a thrill being back with the SG-1 team as it engaged the Ori one last time.
The movie plays like a long episode of "Stargate SG-1," with improved special effects and somewhat of a double storyline (i.e. two threats to SG-1, earth, the galaxy, et cetera). The usual SG-1 team banter is present along with its typical locations of operation: Cheyenne Mountain, forests and space as well as various planets and Ori strongholds.
Villain #1 is obviously the Ori and its minions. When Villain #2 appears, we get somewhat of a regurgitated storyline from a later SG-1 season. It didn't particularly bother me, but I thought I'd point it out. I won't reveal Villain #2's identity, but let you discover it for yourself.
Another issue is that SG-1 is--once again--reliant on acquiring and implementing Ancient technology (the Ark of Truth) in order to defeat the Ori. This lends yet another god-from-the-machine-like aspect to the tale, where SG-1 must merely hustle about with lots of derring-do until it finally deploys the technology in a nick-of-time scenario.
On to the cast. Michael Shanks looks somewhat chunkier, but not as much he does in season two of "Burn Notice." Christopher Judge has grown even more hair. Amanda Tapping, Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Gary Jones and Beau Bridges all look about the same.
Overall, an enjoyable adventure. If more SG-1 is what you want, this shouldn't disappoint.
Great Product October 7, 2009
Michael Hodgson
DVD is excellent quality and arrived in perfect condition. Excellent product - would certainly buy again.
Good Conclusion to the Series August 7, 2009
picardfan007 (USA)
For all it's worth the movie was true to all the characters. Only I wish we got to see more of Richard Dean Anderson. I wish that Stargate:Universe would star Teal'C or Smantha Carter. It would combine the old and the new and give the show a better chance of staying on the air. I just couldn't get used to the Atlantis series and wish we saw more direct to DVD movies with the originals.
This one had more of the same aliens for the conclusion. I'd like to see more in the way of the personal relationships the characters have after being part of the SG-1 program. We didn't get to see a lot of what happened to Richard Dean Anderson's character, and It would have been nice to see how he copes with his new environment as General O'Neil.
 Disappointing August 4, 2009
Howard M. Kindel
Please believe me, I'm a very big fan of Stargate SG-1. The only episodes I didn't like were the 100th (Wormhole Extreme) and the 200th - and even these had a few good moments. So when I say I was disappointed in "The Ark of Truth," I say that as someone who greatly appreciates almost every aspect of this show. I think I may have expected too much from this movie. When the Ori story arc began, it not only breathed new life into the show, it created an expectation of almost non-stop excitement. Each new Ori-related episode kept the excitement going and kept adding a little bit more, until I (like so many others, I'm sure) couldn't wait to see the resolution of the story arc. That's why this was somewhat of a let-down. It almost seemed in this move that they just wanted to get the Ori over with so they could move on to some other story line. The final resolution had a very artificial feel to it. I realize that the show's weakness (other than it's forays into comedy, which never quite worked) was a tendency to rely too much on a "Deus Ex Machina" type of resolution; and that's exactly what happened here. The resolution didn't proceed from or rise out of the struggles of the SG-1; it was just kind of tacked on at the end. Don't get me wrong: it was still well worth buying and watching; and I guarantee you, if I had never seen any other Stargate SG-1 story, I'd be shouting its praises from the rooftops. But I have seen other stories - ten seasons worth of stories. And that's a hard act to follow.
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