Stargate - The Ark of Truth

I bought 'Stargate - The Ark of Truth' on DvD yesterday. I've watched it 4 times already. It's that good.

As much as I love watching superhero/comic book movies or Martial Art/Kung Fu flicks, There's nothing better than a good SciFi/Space adventure and Ark of Truth is the best one I've seen since Revenge of the Sith.

If you've ever watched the Stargate SG-1 tv series you know the scope of the show is damn near cinamatic already. The special effects are probably the best on tv in any genre. In Ark of Truth they took that to another level. Seeing the Oddessy going through the "Super gate" was amazing and exciting.

Speaking of the Oddessy, there's no real space battle. That's one of the few negatives about the movie. Sure there's a battle between the Oddessy and 4 Ori ships (A one-sided battle) But aside from that there's nothing.

The main focus of the movie is split between Carter, Mitchell and the crew of the Oddessy battling with the replicators inside the Oddessy and the ground based adventures of Jackson, Teal'C, Vala and Tomin (Who kinda takes on the mantle of the sixth team member in the film) It's exciting and does a great job of keeping your attention - even through the 4th viewing.

Adria returns as the main villain. A role she played throughout the final 2 seasons of the series. And she's evil! A perfect kind of evil. She doesn't waste time trying to convince the good guys that they're wrong as much as she did in the tv series. She's pretty straight to the point.

One of the most centric elements of the tv series were the "Ancients." The Ancients, also known as the Alterrans, were the first evolution of Humans (we being the second) in the universe. They were the original builders of the Stargates. The movie deals heavily with the story of the Alterrans/Ori and gives us a great resolution to what can only be described as the most epic good vs evil battle in the entire universe (the Stargate universe anyway)
We also learn a lot about their background as well as answers to some questions left by the tv series about their evil counterparts, the Ori.

There's also a lot of little things thrown in that seem to be done specifically as a nod to the fans of both (SG-1 and Atlantis) shows. Walter, Reynolds, Ellis all make cameos.

The bottom line is, if you love the tv series you'll love this movie. If you love SciFi/space adventures you'll love this movie. If you love fantasy you'll love this movie. Basically, if you love movies... you'll love this movie!