DO NOT BUY THIS
Added 10/22/2009
Video transfer is very poor, standard DVD is as good as or better then Blu-ray.
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NOT FULL SCREEN
Added 10/9/2009
the movie overall is ok but it dose not contain a full screen verson of the movie. i dont know why they alwaws bucher a move when they take it from VHS to DVD but the aspect ratio on this disk is tareble.
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Price Good, Transfer Bad
Added 10/4/2009
The "Extended Cut" blu-ray turned out to actually be of less visual quality than the "Ultimate" version on DVD. It also has a very annoying security feature that tells me that I am infringing on the copyright when I try to play it though the Panasonic BD-55 to display on Vizio plasma TV without any other device between the player and the set. I examined the BD via my PC and there was no copyright issue at all, which is absurd when you have a BD burner in the system.
Yes, it is a movie that requires a certain lack of "reality" but it is still worth a good look. The sad thing is that the BD featured has 480p video quality and more "grain" at higher resolutions than an upconverted DVD.
Still, if you have a BD player and no copy of this movie in your library, a $10 price tag and a fun ride will be waiting. Just the idea of a movie based on a 10,000 year-old renegade alien who established the Egyptian civilization is fun enough but with Spader and Russell in the lead, it's still a joy.
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Great service from Amazon
Added 9/18/2009
I ordered Stargate (ultimate edition) to give it to my mom in her birthday, she was so happy so as me, when we get the movie like one week earlier than I expected. Is a great movie and thanks to Amazon we can enjoy it every time we want. I'm very pleased in how Amazon takes care of me and my product, I got emails for every single step they made until the moment my product was on my front door.
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Wow, wow, wow is this a great transfer!!!
Added 9/18/2009
Crystal clear and sharp across the board, this Blu-ray transfer is top-notch. Picture quality is just astounding. Beautiful movie to render in such a gloriously high resolution. I have watched it all the way through one time -- plan to watch it a million more.
I can't get into the whole "reviewing of the movie thing". Sorry to say, but this is just a technical review. It's a great movie with great characters and story. It spawned a hundred episodes in a series because it was SO GOOD. I have owned it in VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray and it was well worth every penny to get the latest version. It looks stellar.
All scenes...still, panning, action, panoramic looked flawless and played without a hitch on my Samsung BD-P1600. I was floored by the visual quality, seeing as how it's about a 15 year old movie. Paired with my Samsung LCD TV, I don't see many of the newest movies looking any better than this one. The sound was truly impressive even on a low end surround sound system.
Well worth the price, I have to say. One of the transfers so far that has far exceeded my expectations.
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DO NOT BUY THIS
Added 10/22/2009
Video transfer is very poor, standard DVD is as good as or better then Blu-ray.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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NOT FULL SCREEN
Added 10/9/2009
the movie overall is ok but it dose not contain a full screen verson of the movie. i dont know why they alwaws bucher a move when they take it from VHS to DVD but the aspect ratio on this disk is tareble.
1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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Price Good, Transfer Bad
Added 10/4/2009
The "Extended Cut" blu-ray turned out to actually be of less visual quality than the "Ultimate" version on DVD. It also has a very annoying security feature that tells me that I am infringing on the copyright when I try to play it though the Panasonic BD-55 to display on Vizio plasma TV without any other device between the player and the set. I examined the BD via my PC and there was no copyright issue at all, which is absurd when you have a BD burner in the system.
Yes, it is a movie that requires a certain lack of "reality" but it is still worth a good look. The sad thing is that the BD featured has 480p video quality and more "grain" at higher resolutions than an upconverted DVD.
Still, if you have a BD player and no copy of this movie in your library, a $10 price tag and a fun ride will be waiting. Just the idea of a movie based on a 10,000 year-old renegade alien who established the Egyptian civilization is fun enough but with Spader and Russell in the lead, it's still a joy.
2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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