STARGATE: THE ARK OF TRUTH -- Robert C. Cooper, dir

©2008
studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
production company: MGM, Kawoosh! Productions DTV I
director: Robert C. Cooper
cast: Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Claudia Black
screenplay: Robert C. Cooper

A television movie, based on the popular series.

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

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I've been aware that the Stargate franchise has continued and seemed to be thriving, but I haven't paid much attention to it. Even with Farscape's Ben Browder and Claudia Black aboard, I just haven't made time to watch it. I saw this movie on the shelf in the local library and decided I'd check it out.

And, wow.

It was exciting. Lots of action, and a straight-forward plot that was the classic 'Deus Ex Machina' theme. And, let's face it...Browder is a great sci-fi hero character actor. Nobody takes getting beat up better than Browder (and he does a great job here).

I was reminded, while watching this, that sometimes what makes a plot exciting is taking ordinary people into places so extraordinary that we can't really comprehend. When the decisions of five ordinary non-heroes affects the cosmos. That's simplifying things, but goals should be lofty, efforts Herculean, people identifiable.

This movie could make me look for the series on television.

Cool.