Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008) (V)

Director:

Robert C. Cooper

Writers:

Brad Wright (developer) &
Jonathan Glassner (developer) ...

Release Date:

11 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

SG-1 search for an Ancient Artifact to finally defeat the Ori. But the Artifact is in the Ori Galaxy.

Plot Keywords:

Intragalactic Travel | Alternate Timeline | Wormhole | Deus Ex Machina | Stargate

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15

12:00 PM

SYFY

Cast

Ben Browder	...	Lt. Col. Cameron Mitchell
Amanda Tapping	...	Lt. Col. Samantha Carter
Christopher Judge	...	Teal'c
Michael Shanks	...	Dr. Daniel Jackson
Beau Bridges	...	Mjr. Gen. Henry Landry
Claudia Black	...	Vala Mal Doran
Currie Graham	...	James Marrick
Morena Baccarin	...	Adria
Tim Guinee	...	Tomin
Julian Sands	...	Doci
Sarah Strange	...	Morgan Le Fay / Ganos Lal
Michael Beach	...	Colonel Abe Ellis
Gary Jones	...	Chief Master Sgt. Walter Harriman
Martin Christopher	...	Major Marks
Chris Gauthier	...	Hertis (as Christopher Gauthier)

Also Known As:

The Ark of Truth (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The code that Sam is trying to modify in order to stop the replicators to replicate, it's actually JavaScript, the code used to program Internet browser behaviors. The functions are valid and usable, and one function has the purpose of opening a pop-up window.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the film, when Sam is walking down the hall into the gate room, she is holding the P-90 in her right hand and cap in her left. In the next shot from inside the gate room, her left hand holds the gun, while the right has the cap.

Quotes:

Teal'c: Nothing I have done since turning against the goa'uld will make up for the atrocities I once committed in their name. Somewhere deep inside you you knew it was wrong, a voice you did not recognize screamed for you to stop. You saw no way out, it was the way things were, they could not be changed. You're trying to convince yourself the people you're hurting deserved it. You became numb to their pain and suffering, you learned to shut out the voice speaking against it.
Tomin: There's always a choice.
Teal'c: Indeed there is.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Follows "Stargate SG-1" (1997)

Vala Mal Doran How I Hate Thee

So clearly I liked the movie. I gave it an 8/10. Was it really an 8? Probably not, but being a fan of the series I felt that I could not give it any lower. Also, while it won't win any awards, I try to give things ratings for what they were trying to be. This was not trying to be an award winning movie and if you think it should be, from the onset you will probably be disappointed (and don't even think of trying to see it without watching at least seasons 7-10 of the show. You will be lost).

That said, does anyone else hate Vala? Nothing against Claudia Black but Vala is the one reason I wanted to stop watching the show. She is the classic "let me be an overall impatient idiot who should be shot and save the team the trouble of her antics" character. Sure Jack O'Neill had his moments but they were offset buy humor and actual redeemable moments. Vala is just an idiot. Can they play out the stealing/treasure of her past in any more lame jokes? She is so out of place they may as well use yet another Farscape actor.

Bottom Line: Fine movie, if you go in expecting a made-for-DVD movie, and Vala is annoying as ever (but less so if you make it past the first 20 min of the movie).