except that she hasn't seen Escape from NY/LA - which is the epitome+original Kurt Russell badass, that Big Trouble is more akind of mockery of, and not one of his good movies, whereas Stargate and NY/LA are
Richard Dean Anderson's portrayal of the character is awesome because while he is funny and goofy the majority of the time, there are moments where he gets deadly serious and you can sense it. He's a very underrated actor.
He's a great example of the difference between playing a character as cold or emotionless (as is often done for military characters) and playing as understated or restrained. Anderson (and Russell) make it clear they have emotions but can't afford to let them interfere with their job.
At first I was put off by him replacing the dude who played the part in the movie, I didn't like it. He should have been in the movie, he was a great pick.
Stargate SG-1 has over 200 episodes but it's absolutely brilliant. Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'niell and Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson have just some of the best chemistry on television and the show delivers with both sci-fi action and a hefty dose of laughs.
@@jaredf6205 I love the tv show, watched it several times, but to say all the episodes are graet is a little exagerated. Especially the first few seasons have some lesser episodes but you should look at it as a learning curve. Best sci fi show ever.
I haven't watched the movie in ages but SG-1 and Atlantis remain at the very tippy top of my fav TV-shows of all time. I've rewatched both shows several times. They have that perfect mix of self aware silliness (not so much at the very beginning, but it grows into it) and seriousness.
I still remember, for all my absolute adoration of Macgyver and Richard Dean Anderson as a kid, hating that he got roped into what seemed like an obvious cash grab (to uninformed, young me). Then the show went to SciFi and they were running a 4-hour block of it every Monday. I *immediately* became a fan. I did and still like the movie as its own thing, or as an alternate-universe take on events.
@@JuryRigged Even RDA thought it was just a cash grab that wouldn't be any good so he didn't take the role seriously at first which is why he says Jaffa the way he does.
"So this guy created Earth, they're saying?" Not quite. He _discovered_ Earth and its humans and found out that his technology could repair human bodies quite easily, so he transferred his dying self into a human body to become effectively immortal. He then ruled over the Egyptians, and he kidnapped a bunch of them and brought them to this new planet to mine its ore for him -- but when he was away, the Earth humans rebelled and made their gate inoperable, which prevented him from being able to return to Earth.
Great movie. Remember watching it in cinema. Someone said about it that time: Cost 50 million, looks 100 million and made 200 million in the box office. Spot on. Great movie with a great Kurt Russell. "Breakdown" is a great underrated gem of his. Or "Executive Decision".
I also remember watching in the theatres but, to be honest, I didn't think it was a great movie. Yes, it was a good entertaining movie well worth the ticket price, but to this day I don't think it's a _great_ movie.
I actually met James Spader in Richmond VA when he was filming Lincoln. It was at a rite aid and he was there with his family who was sick at the time so he didn’t want pictures or attention drawn to them, but he still talked to me and it was a positive experience, nice guy. He was not rude and took the time to say hi and explain why he needed to lay low and go.
In the TV show it was Richard Dean Anderson who was quoted as "That is O''Neill with two L's, that other guy has no sense of humor" talking about Kurt Russel in the movie
@@Anthyrion Fun Fact: RDA's silliness comes from the fact that he thought the show was going to flop so he didn't take the role seriously at first and the silliness just stuck because people loved it.
@@cmudd9788 But RDA wasn't the only one that was silly because people loved when Amanda Tapping got silly also ruclips.net/video/5qPgzvNUdf4/видео.html
RUclipsr of many years, same age as you. Would like to thankyou for your very honest and non acted reactions. This is what people want to see, normal people reacting honestly and not putting on an act. it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack these days. Kudos to your success
The thing that made Stargate SG-1 so unique is that it was us, present day humans from the 1990s, going up against Aliens. There weren't any spaceships (at first). There was just the Stargate, which allowed us to go anywhere, basically. The show had to change some things from the movie, to make it all work, but I prefer what the show did. If you start watching SG-1, while also watching TNG, then I think I just died and went to Heaven.
One thing hat Gene Roddenberry did with Star Trek TOS, was create the 'transporter'. Mainly as a story device to move the story along faster, as he didn't want time taken up on ships and shuttlecrafts/shuttlepods getting to their destinations. As Trek's TOS often started the episode with the Enterprise getting to the destination at the outset, it got into the story faster. They took Emmerich's idea and used it much like the ships and transporter, all rolled into one. And got us into the stories quicker.
Problem....while TNG episodes where mostly standalone, we can trim 20 episodes a season down to just 4-5 for Cassie to get the highlights, I think that's more difficult in SG1. While it's not strictly a continuous story, there are so many connecting threads that all advance together. I mean Season 1....1-3 are practically a single extended pilot...8 you meet the Nox...10 the Unas and tease Thor...11 Reconnects with catherine and defines the 4 races....12 Teal'c's Son and Master Bra'tac...14 HATHOR! 15 introduces Cassandra (okay...we have to trim, so maybe we skip 14 and 15) ....16 Teal'c gets more character growth in one episode than some characters will see in a season! This is the equivalent of Tasha's death! ...17 meet the Tollan, relevant for many seasons....surely we can skip18..no it introduces the 2nd Stargate...19..the robot doubles only ever come up once, I guess we can skip it., (but it's sooo good!)...20-22....practically an extended season finale...okay...21-22 then. Hell if we trim with a chainsaw...1,2, 8, 11, 12, 16!!!, 17, 21,22. I don't think you can cut it down further without leaving massive lore gaps in later seasons.
I agree with the OP, I also always thought that made SG-1 very unique. The idea, which they occasionally came back to, that while everyone else has a DHD and doesn't even think how the Stargates work, our guys had to MacGuyver (haha) a way to control it with a 90s supercomputer - and ended up learning more about it in the process.
Ill say this. If you EVER do a full watch through of ANY Sci-Fi TV series Stargate SG-1 is IMO one of the top choices. It has one of if not the most internally consistent worlds, meaning rules they set up during season 1 still apply in season 8, and has some of the best story telling of any Sci-Fi series ever released. Now unfortunately you dont get Kurt Russell back but you do get a EXCELLENT replacement in Richard Dean Anderson, aka the OG MacGyver.
@@lopa-u9f Seconded. SG-1 (and its spin-offs) and Farscape, plus (though they're a different branch of sci-fi) Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Fringe, remain my four favorite sci-fi series (I'm not counting Firefly, because it was only one truncated season, which makes it a more of a mini-series, and I didn't know it existed until AFTER I saw Serenity in theater with a friend who told me about it). Don't get me wrong - there are easily dozens more shows that I love and that deserve recognition and reactions. But nothing would make me sub to a channel quicker than someone reacting to those shows!
@@StrangeFriendsMedia interesting, Firefly is one of the worst shows I've ever seen, and I tried watching the movie twice and turned it off both times Buffy is poor-mediocre continually
Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis are two of my favourite TV series. They expand the Stargate lore so well and provide a rich history. I recommend it and the chemistry of the SG-1 team is so good that they make it easy to get invested in their adventures. For crying out loud - Jack O'Neill Well, I do speak 23 different languages, pick one - Daniel Jackson Indeed - Teal'c You know, you blow up one sun and suddenly everyone expects you to walk on water - Sam Carter
I've noticed a lot of movies these days when you watch them on streaming don't have subtitles when it's some sort of alien language but I remember on the DVDs or watching in the movie theaters they had a translation because it was part of the story
As a realist, I don't expect Cassie to watch 10 seasons of SG-1, let alone Atlantis and Universe. But I'd LOVE to see her react to at least the pilot TV episode, or Season 1.
If she were to do just the pilot for SG-1, she should try to find the "Children of the Gods: The Final Cut" version that was released on DVD in 2009. It was a special edition re-edit, remix, rescore version of the pilot that brought the quality up and made it feel more like the rest of the series. It is also more like a stand-alone sequel, since it removes 1 or 2 cliffhanger details that led into the next episode, etc.
So would I! One of those rare cases of the sequel being better than the original. This movie is great, but the end point being in a different galaxy doesn't make sense given the coordinate system, I *really* didn't like how the military team was depicted as immature idiots who apparently hadn't even considered the possibility of being stuck on an alien world, and I generally got the impression that the writers hadn't quite thought through the actual nature of the aliens.
@@brigidtheirish The nature of the aliens fluctuates a bit probably because Ra’s death with his closeup was a reshoot insert to make it clearer to audiences that he died (they originally only showed the ship blowing up). So we didn’t see him revert to his Asgard-like form originally.
Spader is such a chameleon. His roles from Lincoln, Blacklist, Pretty in Pink, Secretary, Less than Zero, and here on Stargate is so diverse. His hyper-intelligent take on Daniel Jackson made them reprise the 'character' for the series.
I remember when my wife and I were watching The Blacklist, I showed her a picture of him from an '80s movie and she refused to believe it was the same actor.
As a writer, it's always interesting to get the perspective of an average member of the audience during a first time viewing. Thank you for doing these. It's very helpful to know when you understand something, vs when you do not understand something. When you get a joke, when you don't. I love taking breaks and watching these vids of yours. Thanks.
I reckon that there will always be at least one person who doesn't understand something, and another complaining that the movie is holding his hand too much.
22:08 It's an Anubis soldier.A jackal head representing the Egyptian god Anubis (a Goauld murdered by his peers 2000 years ago). It is the Prima of Râ (the soldier who is his right arm) Râ is at the top of the pyramidal hierarchy of the Goa'ulds (name given to the species of alien in the series). Given this fact, he could have soldiers headed by Anubis, and Horus (soldiers with head of Falcon,which represent the god Hôrus, who protected the family of Râ). Stargate has a very extensive and complex lore behind it, especially since the saga includes 3 films and 3 series. The majority of Goa'ulds are ruthless, a few, rare, are more moderate or even friendly. For the translation of the Egyptian language, the subtitles must be activated I think.
Loved this movie as a kid. I admit it was about 2 or 3 seasons into the TV series before I sat down and finally watched that. Now, the Stargate universe is one of my absolute favorites.
Saw Star Wars many times in the theater in ‘77, have all the OG toys. Grew up on with TOS on tv in reruns, watched TNG and am a die hard Voyager & Enterprise fan. But even with all that, Stargate is my favorite and my happy place, especially SG-1. They walk the line of being just self-aware enough, and believable enough, for it to work. It’s a real gem. My second fav is definitely Wormhole eXtreme though.
As a polyglot this movie has my absolute favorite linguistics joke of all time. When Jackson is about to tell the story about how the people became enslaved he's asked "I thought you didn't speak the language?" and he replies "Oh, it's easy once you know the vowels." Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs are only the consonants, we have no idea what the vowels are so they have to take their best guesses on what a shockingly large amount of stuff is actually saying. I can guarantee that joke goes over 99.999% of audiences heads but it still cracks me up.
As a linguist, there's also a fair bit of believable linguistics in Stargate (e.g phonological shifts from ancient languages). Someone knew their stuff in the writing team.
If 99.999% don't understand the joke, then only 1 million people on the planet would understand the joke. There are approximately a half million linguists in the world. So your estimate seems pretty close.
Me too. I watched Stargate SG-1 with my dad too. I can't remember how many seasons, but I remember it aired later in the evening. I loved the show a lot. I bought the full DVD collection a while ago and it's still as good as I remeber. The show picks up right after the movie and still is very enjoyable to watch.
When I was in college, a radio station had a call in question. I don't remember what it was, but I called in and answered it correctly. My prize was a DVD copy of this movie. I hadn't seen it before, but I enjoyed it very much. I was so happy when he was able to bring her back to life. "Go, Sha'uri. It's ya birthday!"
It cracks me up that he "corrects" synonyms too. "for all time" vs "for all eternity" is the same thing. Same with "doorway to heaven" vs "star gate". it's just synonyms, no need to act like you're correcting him, Daniel. lol.
@@RedCaio It's a word for word translation vs translating the meaning of a sentence. Both are right but one conveys the meaning better. That's why google translate was/is so bad, it does not translate the context well unless you put in a full paragraph. even then it struggles.
@@RabbitShirak Like almost all Goa'uld weaponry and armor, they're meant for intimidation over practical function, indicative of their greatest weakness
One of the most important movies of my childhood! My entire family has a lifelong obsession with the Stargate TV shows, and this was how it all started. I remember how excited we were when the show was announced, and we still rewatch it religiously. 😄 I highly recommend watching the show or at least the pilot movie! It's like a precursor to Star Trek where a more flawed, contemporary society takes the first steps to one day hopefully becoming something like Star Trek.
"like a precursor to Star Trek" Um excuse me?? Star Trek began airing in the 1960s. Stargate didn't exist yet. And ST is DEFINITELY one of the sci-fi influences on Stargate (movie & show). You literally have it BACKWARDS.
The series of stargate SG-1 is bright light in the sci fi world. While most new sci fi are overfilled with interpersonal drama that only wears the guise of sci fi, sg-1 actually appeals to the adventure/mystery/sci fi demographic in a real sense.
I was blown away by the special effects when I saw it in the cinema, that and the concept of dialling the Gate at the start. There was a narrow window when Stargate could've been made, when the special effects were good enough but people still found the concept of rotary phones natural. A great film but it spun off an even better TV series.
To be honest SG1 had a LOT more time to world build the the movie so yes it was more enjoyable because of that. The movie was a great movie with great world building for the time allowed.
James Spader series you were talking about is "The Blacklist" as Raymond 'Red' Reddington. James Spader was also in a great satirical lawyer series with William Shatner called "Boston Legal"
@@jameshowlet7432 Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Battlestar Galactica, The Wire, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The West Wing, Fargo, Ted Lasso, The Boys, Parks and Recreation, Daredevil, Futurama, Dead Like Me, Quantum Leap, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Twilight Zone...probably some others I can't think of off the top of my head.
I have always liked Atlantis more than SG-1, but that's like choosing between Filet Mignon and a big fat juicy Ribeye. Just a personal preference, they are both great shows
I remember my mom dropped me off at the local theater so I could watch this. I was like 10 and I don’t recall anyone else being in there with me. Loved it. And James Spader is now one of my favorite actors because Boston Legal and Blacklist.
And GUEST starred countless Canadian actors, including quite a few who would also appear in the 2003 Battlestar Galactica mini-series and the 2004 series.
Stargate is one of my favorite universes. Just like Star Trek it's mostly really smart people cooperating well. Atlantis is probably my favorite but they are all great in their own way. I have rewatched SG-1 almost as many times as I've rewatched Buffy. Oh and yes, nearly all good TV sci-fi in the late 90s and to some extent still today was all made in Canada. Stargate, Battlestar Galactica (best TV show ever made), The Expanse, The Travelers, personal favorite Van Helsing and countless more. All having Canadian actors and guest stars that you would probably recognize even more than me.
I agree that both TNG and SG-1 are "really smart people cooperating well" with no made-up unnecessary disagreement or stupidity. You can believe they're solving real problems and it feels satisfying when they do, mostly without deus ex machina.
Yes, the actor (Leon Rippy) who plays General West in this scene at 6:04-6:10 also plays LQ “Sonny” Clemons in ST:TNG S1E26 “The Neutral Zone” that Cassie watched not too long ago.
The old lady who appeared early in the film was the late Viveca Lindfors. She played Bedelia in one of the short stories in Creepshow (1982). She died in 1995 and Stargate was one of her very last films.
@@haardo A bit morbid but if this is how O'Neil taught his son to deal with firearms there is a reason he was shot....and it is all his fault then. If you are going to keep firearms in your household you have two options. One rigorously teach and drill with all your children what to do if they encounter a firearm (namely immediately leave the room and tell an adult). Two, once old enough to have responsibility, rigorously train them on the proper handling, inspecting, clearing, making safe, and operation of said firearms. Doing anything else is irresponsible.
@@erikbjelke4411 yes sir. Any officer would have had this drilled into them the very start of their career. Also in terms of a movie if this wasn't a rubber reproduction the freaking armorer on site should have had a field day (my guess is it was a total fake copy).
I remember the promotions making a big deal out of the visual effects of the portal and how they were achieved using practical effects in a time when CGI wasn't up to that sort of realism.
Catherine is played by Viveca Lindfors, a Swedish actress who had a career going back to the 1940s, including “The Adventures of Don Juan” with Errol Flynn. She’s also in “The Sure Thing” with John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga, which should be on your “to see” list.
It was Lindfors last mainstream role. Her last movie was in the more artsy "Last Summer in the Hamptons." I met Lindfors while she was filming this quite coincidentally on an outing with my mother and sister.. My mother, who was born in Sweden, started to speak with her. The actress was quite annoyed that neither my sister nor I could speak fluent Swedish, but merely understood some.
So fun fact, the effects for the Stargate activation (typically referred to as the vwoosh by fans) along with the vortex that appears behind it were created with practical effects. They filled a clear container with water and shot pressurised air into it to create that explosion of bubbles effect. They then put a fan at the bottom of the container to create the vortex. They proceeded to super-impose both shots on the Stargate. Credit to both James Spader and Kurt Russell, they may not have been entirely invested in the material of the script, but they still gave the roles their best performances. Also, David Arnold - who scored the music for the film - has provided the music on two other Roland Emerich films, Independence Day and the 1998 Godzilla. He also worked on the scores for three of Pearce Brosnan's Bond movies as well as the first two of Daniel Craig's Bond films. Man has mad talent.
Richard Dean Anderson only took the role on Stargate SG-1 after he insisted they give O'Neil a sense of humor. He thought it would be boring trying to play Russell's stoic, brooding version of O'Neil every week. Jack was at a conference one time and he mentioned to someone that there was another Jack O'Neil, but "he spells his name with two L's." in reference to the movie. lol
I absolutely love Stargate. I love the spin-off shows, but the original movie has amazing magic in it. The magic of adventure and discovery. Hope you watch the shows at some point!
Great movie with an even better TV series called Stargate SG1(10 great seasons), Stargate Atlantis(Jason Mamoa"Ronin" of Aquaman is a big part of the series!), didn't really watch Stargate Universe. I loved this movie!
I remember when Stargate came out. Every day I saw the poster in front at the local theater when I returned home by bus. When the film was released VHS, I rented it and watched with my family. My father was so enthusiastic at the end that he said: "Where did you get this movie from?" 😄
22:25 "Nani wey ya-sachayya." (You have come here to destroy me.) 23:41 I don't remember the exact wording in the subtitles, but Skaara asked Sha'uri why Ra was punishing them, and she told him something I don't remember, then asked about Daniel. Then Kasuf, the elder who covers a dead villager's body in the next shot, tells Skaara that they should not have helped the strangers (the Terrans, aka Daniel and the Air Force personnel). 24:06 ruclips.net/video/tmZiGfLVs8w/видео.htmlsi=ZdP6QCTHtIE3LzGw
one of my favorite movies and actors. It led to my favorite tv series ever, Stargate SG-1 and then led into Stargate Atlantis. Stargate tv series is the longest Syfy show ever, meaning, to never take a break. Straight through 10 years. Miss it. Remember, O'neil said he was there in case they succeed. His own mission , going to the other side is to close the gate so aliens cant come to earth. HIS mission not telling the others is to set the bomb, and get back to earth all of them . He didnt create earth he was a alien. Earth was original domain. Years later the tv series takes off from where the movie ended. Jack O'neil is now Richard Dean Anderson who is hilarious and great ( the original macgyver) and then the supporting cast which were amazing. Spader doesn't come back but his replacement, Michael Shanks, is insanely good. Sam Carter.. It is so worth binging. Then , once you get through 10 seasons, it leads you into stargate atlantis.
After the movie, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin talked about doing a sequel but that never materialised and they moved onto other projects. Meanwhile the Stargate project ended up in the hands of the guys who went on to produce the TV show, which starts off one year after the events of the movie and ran for ten seasons, with a couple of TV movies and the two spinoff series Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe.
I like that Amanda Tapping (Sam) tells Richard Dean Anderson (O'Neil) to Macgyver up before they go through the Stargate together for the first time on SG-1.
@@markwilliams6394 Actually when they go through the gate for the first time Sam just stands there in awe talking about how impressive the event horizon is until O'neill (with 2 lls) just shoves her through the gate. The line you're thinking of was when they find the DHD on Abydos and Sam says "It took us 15 years and 3 supercomputers to MacGyver a system for the gate on earth."
@@markwilliams6394 I like the blooper where she calls out RDA when they are stuck on a glacier and tells him he should put together a bomb or something, calling him MacGadget and MacUseless as well.
@@cmudd9788 I recall seeing an out-take where they had to fix something and she said something like: "you spend seven years as MacGyver you can't figure this one out?" ruclips.net/video/EriZ9ruZq1E/видео.htmlsi=xJs9s26PzdDQRsBK
Another sci-fi series journey begins.... I guarantee you will love Stargate, Cassie! This precedes one of the best sci-fi television series of all time, Stargate SG-1, followed by Stargate Atlantis and then Stargate Universe.
34:50 - STARGATE SG-1. Great series. A couple of movies, a couple of specials' episodes and three spin-off series. You'll get to see guest stars who've appeared on all your other fave sci-fi shows. Some early series regulars have gone on to become successful A-List actors, Jason Mamoa, for instance.
If you do decide to react to Stargate SG1, you'll certainly have no shortage of episodes to react to! Between that and the spin-offs, that's 17 seasons of TV and two more movies, plus the rumoured new series that MGM are planning on making soon, you'd definitely have many years worth of reaction videos to make!
It's a fun film, but Stargate SG-1 definitely took you into a much more immersive and expansive version of this world. SG-1 is one of my favourite TV shows and as a Canadian, it's fun to recognize so many areas and Canadian actors in it, too. I actually think you'd love it! Definitely something to add to your ever expanding TBW list. 😅
Can't wait for this reaction. I really enjoyed the movie (it was one of the few films that both my Dad & I enjoyed when we saw it in the theater). And the film developed enough of a following that it was able to spawn a long running TV series (Stargate SG-1) that went on for 10 seasons, which became even more popular that it too would spawn 2 more TV series (Stargate Atlantis & Stargate Universe) and two TV movies (Stargate: The Ark Of Truth, Stargate: Continuum), which wrapped up the series. I hope that you will do the shows and TV movies as well Cassie.
You forgot the animated series Stargate: Infinity. She won't do the series. Besides not really doing TV on the channel it'd take nearly 7 years to finish every episode of every series. Movies are one thing but that kind of commitment to a series that probably isn't really her kind of thing is asking a lot.
13:56: Always remember… and the series forgot… never go through the gate without packing your 5th Avenue Bar… always have one with you as you jaunt through the old orifice! 😂❤
Been waiting a long time for this reaction video. Remember seeing this movie as a kid. Fell in love with the TV show years later. Really hope we get some more Stargate in our future.
Ra keeps the kids around so that he has a viable host to inhabit if his present body is too badly damaged, or if his sarcophagus fails to reinvigorate him. It's something that most of his species do as a precautionary measure.
We never see the Ra kids in the second half of the movie. Did they flee when Daniel and the remaining Marines fled? Or did the sadly perish with Ra on his spaceship?
Thing to remember the Movie and the Shows are actually in differnt universes/ timelines as the Character of Jack spells his last name differently in both O'Neil in the movie and O'Neill in the show
I would call that "a thing to ignore". 🙄 It's NOT "in a different universe" as you call it, since many of the actors and characters are the same ones as in this movie.
My ex-wife and I saw Stargate at the theater when it was released. It is still to this day one of my favorite movies of all time, and that's saying a lot because I'm about to turn 70!
Love your reactions, especially about Star Trek. I'm also a big Stargate fan. Loved the movie, but the TV show SG1 is brilliant and so much fun with great characters. It's a great continuation of the movie, if you love Trek, you will also enjoy Stargate SG1!!
Great job at critiquing these movies and making it fun and interesting to watch again with you and your sister when she is with you. I also wanted to add that what I truly noticed the most is how beautiful you and your sister are, your eyes, the sound of you voices, your smiles, your styles, but remember that what is inside of you girls defines who you are, and I have a feeling that this is also amazing and beautiful. I can only hope that you both realize how overall beautiful you two are and how much you two have to offer as individuals to this world. Take care always
One of the COOLEST Things about the Stargate itself is that the massive jet of silver liquid and the opening spiral that fires out of the gate when it first open where all PRACTICLE EFFECTS! Done with a simple trick of shooting into reflective clear water at an angle! So glad you're watching this classic! Enjoy!
"Who's a nerd now?" with the hand gesture to push the thick glasses back up on the ridge of her nose. Solid 90's reference. Has she really been pretending to discovering nerd culture while being a nerd this whole time?
I watched this when it came out. I was in linguistics school and a bunch of us went together. We laughed when the guy said, "you're the linguist, talk to them" because that is exactly how people think about linguists.
Never did I think all those years ago when I saw this in the theatre that it would spawn such an expansive universe. Can't wait to see how you respond to this.
At 24:20 "Why does he have to talk like that? Is it a 'he"? I laughed out loud. Only people who have seen The Crying Game would know why that comment is funny. Jaye Davidson was nominated for the Academy Award for Supporting Actor for his role in The Crying Game. Then he made this movie..... and vanished from Hollywood!
I watched this in Korea with subtitles when I was around 13, I think. My mom took me and my brother to the video tape rental shop in the neighborhood time to time back then. We got to watch so many Disney's, and Hollywood movies. For some reason I chose stargate and I LOVED it right away. It Immediately became one of my favorite movies. Then we moved to US few years later and I got to watch the entire TV series starting from Season 5 or 6 and re-runs of the previous seasons. I could not wait for the new episodes on Fridays. I was glued to the TV for hours when the Scifi channel was doing a marathon for a day or something. I learned so many expressions from the show. Where else would I learn when to say something like "For crying out loud!!" or "Indeed." Also, the fact that they are team of people who has different professions helped widening my vocabulary spectrum as well. I mean if you watch something like House MD, they almost always talk about medical stuff, and almost nothing else, but SG-1 had a Soldier whose vocab is colorful, a archeologist who does not shut up, a scientist who speaks, well, science, and a jaffa who does not speak much.
This movie is great, and the tv shows that followed were awesome Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis are the best. Universe would have been an awesome but they cut it due to lack of audience
I once went camping with friends and we had very little forms of entertainment along with us. The one thing we had was a portable battery operated radio. We were up very late listening to a radio call in show. The host was interviewing a lawyer who claims that as a child he and other children were used in a government experiment. The lawyer claims from what he remembers as an adult it was some sort of device similar to a stargate. We were all blown away by it because the lawyer interviewed sounded like he was serious. The shocking part was that he remembers some kids being disfigured going through the device. The lawyer I believe wrote a book about it and they did mention this movie in their conversation. I don't remember how this movie was connected to what they were talking about. The radio program was one of the most interesting things I think I ever heard on a radio interview show.
@w1975b In the history of the world there were almost ZERO conspiracy theories that turned out to be true. They are not about logic, facts or valid analysis. They are primarily psychological.
"Give my regards to King Tut, asshole." Very good movie that launched one of the best Sci-Fi series ever, "Stargate SG-1"! Highly recommend checking out the series when and if you have the time, great cast with amazing chemistry, not to mention great writers, creators who actually wanted the show to be as scientifically accurate as possible, despite the whole premise of the show being based entirely on theoretical physics. Also, if you like Kurt Russell you really should watch his performance in "Soldier" (1998), barely says anything the whole movie, but even then his acting is just astonishing... That and his character is a BADASS!
I remember when it came out, the big selling point was that they used lots of real extras, like in the early movies. I would classify it as a pure action/adventure movie, not really sci-fi per se. I can't think of any sci-fi theme.
The Stargate franchise has clocked up more hours of science fiction TV than any other apart from the Big Two - Star Trek and Doctor Who. And both of those have been around on and off since the Sixties. An impressive statistic.
Definitely need to check out SG-1. Huge commitment because of all the seasons / tv movies BUT it's worth it because the world (universe) building is top-notch.
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Cassie: "It looks like Tattoine ..."
Me: (wipes tear from eye) ...she's come so far.🤣
I appreciated the Big Trouble in Little China reference as well.
THIS is SO sad...but also pretty fxxxng GREAT 😀
Hah xD
If she watches the TV show, most of the alien worlds look suspiciously like Canada.
@@-taz-Well that's because Canada is occupied territory. Their Prime Minister is a Goa'uld.
"Oh...he's going to put her in the "bring-her-back-to-lifer" thingie!" My absolute favorite new Cassie euphemism. 😁
Look, don't overcomplicate it. A toaster toasts, a drier dries, and a bring-her-back-to-lifer brings her back to life.
@@YourXavier"Remember, all toasters toast toast!"
Reminds me of when Lennier on Babylon 5 repeats the order to initiate the "Getting the Hell out of here maneuver."
love a good Cassieism
Better known as a sarcophagus.
"This is a Big Trouble in Little China moment" is the most proud I've ever been of her
Me too🎉 the nerd be strong in her!
except that she hasn't seen Escape from NY/LA - which is the epitome+original Kurt Russell badass, that Big Trouble is more akind of mockery of, and not one of his good movies, whereas Stargate and NY/LA are
@@lopa-u9f HOW DARE YOU! Saying Big trouble in little China is not one of his greatest! Blasphemy!
It's all in the wrist
Im sincerely surprised anyone in her position, being relatively new to film, could have such a strong memory of the details of so many movies.
The "high priest" in the village also portrays the head librarian in Cairo in The Mummy with Brendan Frazier and Rachel Weisz
Richard Dean Anderson's portrayal of the character is awesome because while he is funny and goofy the majority of the time, there are moments where he gets deadly serious and you can sense it. He's a very underrated actor.
I've watch a lot of SG1 and really enjoyed the way Richard Dean Anderson played Jack O'Neill
Agreed. SG1 is my favorite
He's a great example of the difference between playing a character as cold or emotionless (as is often done for military characters) and playing as understated or restrained. Anderson (and Russell) make it clear they have emotions but can't afford to let them interfere with their job.
And half of him on screen is improv. The rest of the cast just had to adapt. As he was also one of the writers
At first I was put off by him replacing the dude who played the part in the movie, I didn't like it. He should have been in the movie, he was a great pick.
Stargate SG-1 has over 200 episodes but it's absolutely brilliant. Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'niell and Michael Shanks as Daniel Jackson have just some of the best chemistry on television and the show delivers with both sci-fi action and a hefty dose of laughs.
And all the episodes are great from start to finish.
brilliant show - the only downside is like many scifis - kind of terrible quarantine policy
And Stargate Atlantis after this with some great chemistries as well.
@@ghostphil6030 I never saw it but maybe you're right. I'm confident.
@@jaredf6205 I love the tv show, watched it several times, but to say all the episodes are graet is a little exagerated. Especially the first few seasons have some lesser episodes but you should look at it as a learning curve. Best sci fi show ever.
I haven't watched the movie in ages but SG-1 and Atlantis remain at the very tippy top of my fav TV-shows of all time. I've rewatched both shows several times. They have that perfect mix of self aware silliness (not so much at the very beginning, but it grows into it) and seriousness.
I became a major fan. I have all the TV series (including spinoffs) and all the movies
they're never off tv in the UK, they're on daily in the mid afternoon
I still remember, for all my absolute adoration of Macgyver and Richard Dean Anderson as a kid, hating that he got roped into what seemed like an obvious cash grab (to uninformed, young me). Then the show went to SciFi and they were running a 4-hour block of it every Monday. I *immediately* became a fan. I did and still like the movie as its own thing, or as an alternate-universe take on events.
@@JuryRigged"It's O'Neill, with two L's. There's another Colonel O'Neil with only one L, and he has no sense of humor at all."
@@JuryRigged Even RDA thought it was just a cash grab that wouldn't be any good so he didn't take the role seriously at first which is why he says Jaffa the way he does.
Kusaf ( The Leader/ Father) is played by Erick Avari. He was in The Mummy, The Chosen and numerous other things. He's a great actor.
One of two or three actors to reprise their movie role for the TV show
@cameraman502 yes! I loved that they kept him.
Also in Independence Day, from Roland Emmerich too.
Shows up in a ton of stuff and is always entertaining, even if he only gets one scene (like Independence Day)
Definitely one of the great character actors. Instantly recognizable, always entertaining in anything.
"So this guy created Earth, they're saying?" Not quite. He _discovered_ Earth and its humans and found out that his technology could repair human bodies quite easily, so he transferred his dying self into a human body to become effectively immortal. He then ruled over the Egyptians, and he kidnapped a bunch of them and brought them to this new planet to mine its ore for him -- but when he was away, the Earth humans rebelled and made their gate inoperable, which prevented him from being able to return to Earth.
i want cassie to react to stargates scifi series with claudia black and ben from s10 ans serties? altantis
So it's set just between Brendan Fraser finding the Mummy and Harrison Ford finding the Ark of the Covenant. Busy times in Egypt.
And this is why they wanted to dig for trinkets in the desert. The Red Skull was simply never told about this.
Apocalypse probably started the revolution against Ra.
Great movie. Remember watching it in cinema. Someone said about it that time: Cost 50 million, looks 100 million and made 200 million in the box office. Spot on. Great movie with a great Kurt Russell. "Breakdown" is a great underrated gem of his. Or "Executive Decision".
Love Breakdown - Great thriller!
And don't forget Soldier
upvoting Breakdown
@@markmaioli4 I 2nd 'Soldier.'
I also remember watching in the theatres but, to be honest, I didn't think it was a great movie. Yes, it was a good entertaining movie well worth the ticket price, but to this day I don't think it's a _great_ movie.
I actually met James Spader in Richmond VA when he was filming Lincoln. It was at a rite aid and he was there with his family who was sick at the time so he didn’t want pictures or attention drawn to them, but he still talked to me and it was a positive experience, nice guy. He was not rude and took the time to say hi and explain why he needed to lay low and go.
In the TV show it was Richard Dean Anderson who was quoted as "That is O''Neill with two L's, that other guy has no sense of humor" talking about Kurt Russel in the movie
RDA combination of seriousness and silliness was always great. "CARTER... I CAN SEE MY HOUSE!"
@@Anthyrion Fun Fact: RDA's silliness comes from the fact that he thought the show was going to flop so he didn't take the role seriously at first and the silliness just stuck because people loved it.
@@cmudd9788 But RDA wasn't the only one that was silly because people loved when Amanda Tapping got silly also ruclips.net/video/5qPgzvNUdf4/видео.html
@@cmudd9788 Nice to know. Thanks
@@cmudd9788 And that made the few serious dramatic moments even better.
What made stargate so special was that a single idea of a wormhole could spawn millions of stories.
indeed.
RUclipsr of many years, same age as you. Would like to thankyou for your very honest and non acted reactions. This is what people want to see, normal people reacting honestly and not putting on an act. it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack these days.
Kudos to your success
The thing that made Stargate SG-1 so unique is that it was us, present day humans from the 1990s, going up against Aliens. There weren't any spaceships (at first). There was just the Stargate, which allowed us to go anywhere, basically. The show had to change some things from the movie, to make it all work, but I prefer what the show did. If you start watching SG-1, while also watching TNG, then I think I just died and went to Heaven.
One thing hat Gene Roddenberry did with Star Trek TOS, was create the 'transporter'. Mainly as a story device to move the story along faster, as he didn't want time taken up on ships and shuttlecrafts/shuttlepods getting to their destinations. As Trek's TOS often started the episode with the Enterprise getting to the destination at the outset, it got into the story faster.
They took Emmerich's idea and used it much like the ships and transporter, all rolled into one. And got us into the stories quicker.
Problem....while TNG episodes where mostly standalone, we can trim 20 episodes a season down to just 4-5 for Cassie to get the highlights, I think that's more difficult in SG1. While it's not strictly a continuous story, there are so many connecting threads that all advance together. I mean Season 1....1-3 are practically a single extended pilot...8 you meet the Nox...10 the Unas and tease Thor...11 Reconnects with catherine and defines the 4 races....12 Teal'c's Son and Master Bra'tac...14 HATHOR! 15 introduces Cassandra (okay...we have to trim, so maybe we skip 14 and 15) ....16 Teal'c gets more character growth in one episode than some characters will see in a season! This is the equivalent of Tasha's death! ...17 meet the Tollan, relevant for many seasons....surely we can skip18..no it introduces the 2nd Stargate...19..the robot doubles only ever come up once, I guess we can skip it., (but it's sooo good!)...20-22....practically an extended season finale...okay...21-22 then. Hell if we trim with a chainsaw...1,2, 8, 11, 12, 16!!!, 17, 21,22. I don't think you can cut it down further without leaving massive lore gaps in later seasons.
I agree with the OP, I also always thought that made SG-1 very unique. The idea, which they occasionally came back to, that while everyone else has a DHD and doesn't even think how the Stargates work, our guys had to MacGuyver (haha) a way to control it with a 90s supercomputer - and ended up learning more about it in the process.
It was great watching them evolve with the times. In the first few seasons they were using floppy disks 💾 😅
@@jadespider7526 I always appreciate someone who knows their Stargate. Shal'kek nem'ron!
Ill say this. If you EVER do a full watch through of ANY Sci-Fi TV series Stargate SG-1 is IMO one of the top choices. It has one of if not the most internally consistent worlds, meaning rules they set up during season 1 still apply in season 8, and has some of the best story telling of any Sci-Fi series ever released. Now unfortunately you dont get Kurt Russell back but you do get a EXCELLENT replacement in Richard Dean Anderson, aka the OG MacGyver.
Farscape
@@lopa-u9f Seconded. SG-1 (and its spin-offs) and Farscape, plus (though they're a different branch of sci-fi) Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Fringe, remain my four favorite sci-fi series (I'm not counting Firefly, because it was only one truncated season, which makes it a more of a mini-series, and I didn't know it existed until AFTER I saw Serenity in theater with a friend who told me about it).
Don't get me wrong - there are easily dozens more shows that I love and that deserve recognition and reactions. But nothing would make me sub to a channel quicker than someone reacting to those shows!
@@StrangeFriendsMedia interesting, Firefly is one of the worst shows I've ever seen, and I tried watching the movie twice and turned it off both times
Buffy is poor-mediocre continually
James Spader and William Shatner were AWESOME together on "Boston Legal." Hilarious and at the same time very touching.
DENNY CRANE!!!
Denny Crane!! @@JoergWeida
DENNY CRANE!
If I ever needed an attorney I'd want Alan Shore
That was one of the best shows ever. Still the best thing to come out of The Practice.
Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis are two of my favourite TV series. They expand the Stargate lore so well and provide a rich history. I recommend it and the chemistry of the SG-1 team is so good that they make it easy to get invested in their adventures.
For crying out loud - Jack O'Neill
Well, I do speak 23 different languages, pick one - Daniel Jackson
Indeed - Teal'c
You know, you blow up one sun and suddenly everyone expects you to walk on water - Sam Carter
Fringe is on par i'd say
I've noticed a lot of movies these days when you watch them on streaming don't have subtitles when it's some sort of alien language but I remember on the DVDs or watching in the movie theaters they had a translation because it was part of the story
In the theaters the subtitles were in the actual print of the film. In today's digital media they tuck the subtitles away in the data stream.
As a realist, I don't expect Cassie to watch 10 seasons of SG-1, let alone Atlantis and Universe. But I'd LOVE to see her react to at least the pilot TV episode, or Season 1.
She' doesn't seem to do whole series, Great style if it works for you, but it doesn't for me.
If she were to do just the pilot for SG-1, she should try to find the "Children of the Gods: The Final Cut" version that was released on DVD in 2009. It was a special edition re-edit, remix, rescore version of the pilot that brought the quality up and made it feel more like the rest of the series.
It is also more like a stand-alone sequel, since it removes 1 or 2 cliffhanger details that led into the next episode, etc.
An entire series I'd like to see her do is the re-imagined "Battlestar Galactica".
So would I! One of those rare cases of the sequel being better than the original.
This movie is great, but the end point being in a different galaxy doesn't make sense given the coordinate system, I *really* didn't like how the military team was depicted as immature idiots who apparently hadn't even considered the possibility of being stuck on an alien world, and I generally got the impression that the writers hadn't quite thought through the actual nature of the aliens.
@@brigidtheirish The nature of the aliens fluctuates a bit probably because Ra’s death with his closeup was a reshoot insert to make it clearer to audiences that he died (they originally only showed the ship blowing up). So we didn’t see him revert to his Asgard-like form originally.
Spader is such a chameleon. His roles from Lincoln, Blacklist, Pretty in Pink, Secretary, Less than Zero, and here on Stargate is so diverse. His hyper-intelligent take on Daniel Jackson made them reprise the 'character' for the series.
...And let's not forget Ultron
Forgot Boston Legal.
You forgot Robert California
I remember when my wife and I were watching The Blacklist, I showed her a picture of him from an '80s movie and she refused to believe it was the same actor.
Also The Watcher which also stared Keanu Reeves and Marisa Tomei.
One of my teachers at UCLA was the technical advisor on this film. He also wrote the Egyptian word-script which is the foreign language in this film.
THAT'S AWESOME! 🔥
NICE
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As a writer, it's always interesting to get the perspective of an average member of the audience during a first time viewing. Thank you for doing these. It's very helpful to know when you understand something, vs when you do not understand something. When you get a joke, when you don't. I love taking breaks and watching these vids of yours. Thanks.
I reckon that there will always be at least one person who doesn't understand something, and another complaining that the movie is holding his hand too much.
22:08 It's an Anubis soldier.A jackal head representing the Egyptian god Anubis (a Goauld murdered by his peers 2000 years ago). It is the Prima of Râ (the soldier who is his right arm)
Râ is at the top of the pyramidal hierarchy of the Goa'ulds (name given to the species of alien in the series). Given this fact, he could have soldiers headed by Anubis, and Horus (soldiers with head of Falcon,which represent the god Hôrus, who protected the family of Râ).
Stargate has a very extensive and complex lore behind it, especially since the saga includes 3 films and 3 series.
The majority of Goa'ulds are ruthless, a few, rare, are more moderate or even friendly.
For the translation of the Egyptian language, the subtitles must be activated I think.
Loved this movie as a kid. I admit it was about 2 or 3 seasons into the TV series before I sat down and finally watched that. Now, the Stargate universe is one of my absolute favorites.
Saw Star Wars many times in the theater in ‘77, have all the OG toys. Grew up on with TOS on tv in reruns, watched TNG and am a die hard Voyager & Enterprise fan. But even with all that, Stargate is my favorite and my happy place, especially SG-1. They walk the line of being just self-aware enough, and believable enough, for it to work. It’s a real gem.
My second fav is definitely Wormhole eXtreme though.
Sad that Wormhole Extreme doesn't get the respect it deserves.
*I saw the first episode of SG1 and never saw another episode.* Some stories are better left to one telling.
Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis are my Feel-Good Scifi series.
DS9 and Farscape are better - Farscape is underrated and perhaps best sci-fi show!!!
New seasons of Wormhole eXtreme or we riot!!!
"As a matter of fact, it DOES say Colonel on my uniform!"
As a polyglot this movie has my absolute favorite linguistics joke of all time. When Jackson is about to tell the story about how the people became enslaved he's asked "I thought you didn't speak the language?" and he replies "Oh, it's easy once you know the vowels."
Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs are only the consonants, we have no idea what the vowels are so they have to take their best guesses on what a shockingly large amount of stuff is actually saying. I can guarantee that joke goes over 99.999% of audiences heads but it still cracks me up.
Speaking seven languages, I got the joke.
As a linguist, there's also a fair bit of believable linguistics in Stargate (e.g phonological shifts from ancient languages). Someone knew their stuff in the writing team.
@@alimanski7941 Absolutely.
If 99.999% don't understand the joke, then only 1 million people on the planet would understand the joke. There are approximately a half million linguists in the world. So your estimate seems pretty close.
I didn't get the joke until years later after learning about the great vowel shift
Me too.
I watched Stargate SG-1 with my dad too. I can't remember how many seasons, but I remember it aired later in the evening.
I loved the show a lot. I bought the full DVD collection a while ago and it's still as good as I remeber.
The show picks up right after the movie and still is very enjoyable to watch.
When I was in college, a radio station had a call in question. I don't remember what it was, but I called in and answered it correctly. My prize was a DVD copy of this movie. I hadn't seen it before, but I enjoyed it very much. I was so happy when he was able to bring her back to life. "Go, Sha'uri. It's ya birthday!"
The scene where they finally open the Stargate is so epic.
I love how Daniel casually corrects the translation with little effort.
That is my favorite scene.
And utterly destroys the ego of the poor guy who did translate it first.
It cracks me up that he "corrects" synonyms too. "for all time" vs "for all eternity" is the same thing. Same with "doorway to heaven" vs "star gate". it's just synonyms, no need to act like you're correcting him, Daniel. lol.
@@RedCaio It's a word for word translation vs translating the meaning of a sentence. Both are right but one conveys the meaning better. That's why google translate was/is so bad, it does not translate the context well unless you put in a full paragraph. even then it struggles.
@@RedCaio there's an actual difference between "doorway to heaven" and "Stargate."
Ra’s guards are Horus (falcon heads) and the leader wears a jackal head which represents Anubis.
Exactly. They're supposed to awe and even frighten the worshippers.
The first Horus guard defeated is a young Djimon Honsou
@@RabbitShirak Like almost all Goa'uld weaponry and armor, they're meant for intimidation over practical function, indicative of their greatest weakness
@@christopherwall2121SG-1, S5, E 18, "The Warrior."
Colonel O'Neill: "This is a weapon of terror. It's made to intimidate the enemy."
@@geoffwilliams4478 This is a weapon of war- it's made to KILL your enemy.
One of the most important movies of my childhood! My entire family has a lifelong obsession with the Stargate TV shows, and this was how it all started. I remember how excited we were when the show was announced, and we still rewatch it religiously. 😄
I highly recommend watching the show or at least the pilot movie! It's like a precursor to Star Trek where a more flawed, contemporary society takes the first steps to one day hopefully becoming something like Star Trek.
"like a precursor to Star Trek"
Um excuse me?? Star Trek began airing in the 1960s. Stargate didn't exist yet. And ST is DEFINITELY one of the sci-fi influences on Stargate (movie & show).
You literally have it BACKWARDS.
@@ghostofyourmom Dude. Chronologically. Star Trek is set in the 23rd C.
@@vanyadolly Ok, as long as you admit that Star Trek came first. Otherwise heh heh, you just look ignorant 🤣🤣🤣
The series of stargate SG-1 is bright light in the sci fi world.
While most new sci fi are overfilled with interpersonal drama that only wears the guise of sci fi, sg-1 actually appeals to the adventure/mystery/sci fi demographic in a real sense.
I was blown away by the special effects when I saw it in the cinema, that and the concept of dialling the Gate at the start. There was a narrow window when Stargate could've been made, when the special effects were good enough but people still found the concept of rotary phones natural. A great film but it spun off an even better TV series.
To be honest SG1 had a LOT more time to world build the the movie so yes it was more enjoyable because of that. The movie was a great movie with great world building for the time allowed.
James Spader series you were talking about is "The Blacklist" as Raymond 'Red' Reddington.
James Spader was also in a great satirical lawyer series with William Shatner called "Boston Legal"
Shatner was so damn funny in that series! Start of sentence "Denny Crane ..." - end of sentence "...Denny Crane."
STARGATE SG-1!!! STARGATE SG-1!!! STARGATE SG-1!!! 😍
YES! Great series all the way through. How many TV shows can you say that about?
Stargate! It's a crazy trip. You can go quite far, don't need a car or even a ship.
SG1 and Atlantis were great. Universe wasn't that bad but most of the episodes were........boooooooring as fuck......
@@jameshowlet7432 Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Battlestar Galactica, The Wire, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The West Wing, Fargo, Ted Lasso, The Boys, Parks and Recreation, Daredevil, Futurama, Dead Like Me, Quantum Leap, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, The Twilight Zone...probably some others I can't think of off the top of my head.
I have always liked Atlantis more than SG-1, but that's like choosing between Filet Mignon and a big fat juicy Ribeye. Just a personal preference, they are both great shows
I remember my mom dropped me off at the local theater so I could watch this. I was like 10 and I don’t recall anyone else being in there with me. Loved it.
And James Spader is now one of my favorite actors because Boston Legal and Blacklist.
The Stargate TV series (1997-2007) was filmed in Vancouver and starred 2 Canadian actors (Amanda Tapping & Michael Shanks)
there is no truth to the rumour that both of those actors have evolved webbed feet and gills from living in Vancouver for a decade.
@@JuandeFucaU They didn't cross the trans-warp threshold either, did they?
Amanda was born in the UK, but yeah :)
Honestly, the TV series was even better. So well written with the perfect cast. Great all the way through.
And GUEST starred countless Canadian actors, including quite a few who would also appear in the 2003 Battlestar Galactica mini-series and the 2004 series.
Stargate is one of my favorite universes. Just like Star Trek it's mostly really smart people cooperating well. Atlantis is probably my favorite but they are all great in their own way. I have rewatched SG-1 almost as many times as I've rewatched Buffy. Oh and yes, nearly all good TV sci-fi in the late 90s and to some extent still today was all made in Canada. Stargate, Battlestar Galactica (best TV show ever made), The Expanse, The Travelers, personal favorite Van Helsing and countless more. All having Canadian actors and guest stars that you would probably recognize even more than me.
Atlantis was Jason Momoa breakout role
I really wish I was Canadian instead of American.
Rodney makes Atlantis.
Atlantis is popular in my country thanks to Dr. Zelenka.
I agree that both TNG and SG-1 are "really smart people cooperating well" with no made-up unnecessary disagreement or stupidity. You can believe they're solving real problems and it feels satisfying when they do, mostly without deus ex machina.
6:10 Mark! That officer plays a country music singer in an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"! 😂
Yes, the actor (Leon Rippy) who plays General West in this scene at 6:04-6:10 also plays LQ “Sonny” Clemons in ST:TNG S1E26 “The Neutral Zone” that Cassie watched not too long ago.
@@Xanadu245 ! Yes! Thanks for supplying the details! 🖖
The old lady who appeared early in the film was the late Viveca Lindfors. She played Bedelia in one of the short stories in Creepshow (1982). She died in 1995 and Stargate was one of her very last films.
"No!!! Dangerous!!! " Grabbing the MP5, with his finger on the trigger, and pointing it directly at the kid.
Yep, that horrific trigger discipline... :/
@@haardo A bit morbid but if this is how O'Neil taught his son to deal with firearms there is a reason he was shot....and it is all his fault then.
If you are going to keep firearms in your household you have two options. One rigorously teach and drill with all your children what to do if they encounter a firearm (namely immediately leave the room and tell an adult). Two, once old enough to have responsibility, rigorously train them on the proper handling, inspecting, clearing, making safe, and operation of said firearms. Doing anything else is irresponsible.
@@LogicalNiko it ain't that deep.
Every gun is always loaded. Never, ever, under any circumstance point a gun at something you do not intend to destroy.
@@erikbjelke4411 yes sir. Any officer would have had this drilled into them the very start of their career. Also in terms of a movie if this wasn't a rubber reproduction the freaking armorer on site should have had a field day (my guess is it was a total fake copy).
My favorite James Spader role is in "Boston Legal" His chemistry with William Shatner is amazing!
DENNY CRANE!
that character and show are from The Practice - good to watch that first ( :
In 1994, when Stargate came out in theaters, it was the most anticipated and hyped movie for nearly an entire year before it was released.
Saw it opening night. Wasn't disappointed.
I remember the promotions making a big deal out of the visual effects of the portal and how they were achieved using practical effects in a time when CGI wasn't up to that sort of realism.
I was eight when it came out. Just remember thinking it looked terrifying for some reason. But yeah remember the cgi being a big deal.
Catherine is played by Viveca Lindfors, a Swedish actress who had a career going back to the 1940s, including “The Adventures of Don Juan” with Errol Flynn. She’s also in “The Sure Thing” with John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga, which should be on your “to see” list.
It was Lindfors last mainstream role. Her last movie was in the more artsy "Last Summer in the Hamptons." I met Lindfors while she was filming this quite coincidentally on an outing with my mother and sister.. My mother, who was born in Sweden, started to speak with her. The actress was quite annoyed that neither my sister nor I could speak fluent Swedish, but merely understood some.
So fun fact, the effects for the Stargate activation (typically referred to as the vwoosh by fans) along with the vortex that appears behind it were created with practical effects.
They filled a clear container with water and shot pressurised air into it to create that explosion of bubbles effect. They then put a fan at the bottom of the container to create the vortex.
They proceeded to super-impose both shots on the Stargate.
Credit to both James Spader and Kurt Russell, they may not have been entirely invested in the material of the script, but they still gave the roles their best performances.
Also, David Arnold - who scored the music for the film - has provided the music on two other Roland Emerich films, Independence Day and the 1998 Godzilla. He also worked on the scores for three of Pearce Brosnan's Bond movies as well as the first two of Daniel Craig's Bond films. Man has mad talent.
Now you've gotta watch the series. There are also two spinoffs and two feature films. Have fun!
Richard Dean Anderson only took the role on Stargate SG-1 after he insisted they give O'Neil a sense of humor. He thought it would be boring trying to play Russell's stoic, brooding version of O'Neil every week. Jack was at a conference one time and he mentioned to someone that there was another Jack O'Neil, but "he spells his name with two L's." in reference to the movie. lol
I absolutely love Stargate. I love the spin-off shows, but the original movie has amazing magic in it. The magic of adventure and discovery. Hope you watch the shows at some point!
Great movie with an even better TV series called Stargate SG1(10 great seasons), Stargate Atlantis(Jason Mamoa"Ronin" of Aquaman is a big part of the series!), didn't really watch Stargate Universe. I loved this movie!
SG1 and Atlantis were great! When those were airing, they had some interlaced episodes between them too 👍
Now you have to watch the whole Stargate series, SG-1, Atlantis and all the other Stargate things.
Whoa, Cassie is finally getting deep into the sci-fi genre!😮👏
Indeed.
@@simonfrederiksen104 😆
So say we all!
Only a matter of time before Abraxas, and Zardoz.😁
@@CrashWizardJesus no
I remember when Stargate came out. Every day I saw the poster in front at the local theater when I returned home by bus. When the film was released VHS, I rented it and watched with my family. My father was so enthusiastic at the end that he said: "Where did you get this movie from?" 😄
22:25 "Nani wey ya-sachayya." (You have come here to destroy me.)
23:41 I don't remember the exact wording in the subtitles, but Skaara asked Sha'uri why Ra was punishing them, and she told him something I don't remember, then asked about Daniel. Then Kasuf, the elder who covers a dead villager's body in the next shot, tells Skaara that they should not have helped the strangers (the Terrans, aka Daniel and the Air Force personnel).
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Jaffa! Kree!
James Spader is an amazing actor. Absolutely loved him in Stargate and Boston Legal.
one of my favorite movies and actors. It led to my favorite tv series ever, Stargate SG-1 and then led into Stargate Atlantis. Stargate tv series is the longest Syfy show ever, meaning, to never take a break. Straight through 10 years. Miss it. Remember, O'neil said he was there in case they succeed. His own mission , going to the other side is to close the gate so aliens cant come to earth. HIS mission not telling the others is to set the bomb, and get back to earth all of them . He didnt create earth he was a alien. Earth was original domain. Years later the tv series takes off from where the movie ended. Jack O'neil is now Richard Dean Anderson who is hilarious and great ( the original macgyver) and then the supporting cast which were amazing. Spader doesn't come back but his replacement, Michael Shanks, is insanely good. Sam Carter.. It is so worth binging. Then , once you get through 10 seasons, it leads you into stargate atlantis.
Spader was also the voice of Ultron in the MCU, as well as being the lead n the show The Blacklist.
After the movie, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin talked about doing a sequel but that never materialised and they moved onto other projects. Meanwhile the Stargate project ended up in the hands of the guys who went on to produce the TV show, which starts off one year after the events of the movie and ran for ten seasons, with a couple of TV movies and the two spinoff series Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe.
I like that Amanda Tapping (Sam) tells Richard Dean Anderson (O'Neil) to Macgyver up before they go through the Stargate together for the first time on SG-1.
@@markwilliams6394 Actually when they go through the gate for the first time Sam just stands there in awe talking about how impressive the event horizon is until O'neill (with 2 lls) just shoves her through the gate. The line you're thinking of was when they find the DHD on Abydos and Sam says "It took us 15 years and 3 supercomputers to MacGyver a system for the gate on earth."
@@markwilliams6394 I like the blooper where she calls out RDA when they are stuck on a glacier and tells him he should put together a bomb or something, calling him MacGadget and MacUseless as well.
@@cmudd9788 I recall seeing an out-take where they had to fix something and she said something like: "you spend seven years as MacGyver you can't figure this one out?"
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@@alucard624 and face of RDA... priceless :D
Another sci-fi series journey begins....
I guarantee you will love Stargate, Cassie! This precedes one of the best sci-fi television series of all time, Stargate SG-1, followed by Stargate Atlantis and then Stargate Universe.
34:50 - STARGATE SG-1. Great series. A couple of movies, a couple of specials' episodes and three spin-off series. You'll get to see guest stars who've appeared on all your other fave sci-fi shows. Some early series regulars have gone on to become successful A-List actors, Jason Mamoa, for instance.
If you do decide to react to Stargate SG1, you'll certainly have no shortage of episodes to react to! Between that and the spin-offs, that's 17 seasons of TV and two more movies, plus the rumoured new series that MGM are planning on making soon, you'd definitely have many years worth of reaction videos to make!
Loved the movie and got hooked on the 3 different series that it spawned. Still watch them from time to time 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Indeed
It's a fun film, but Stargate SG-1 definitely took you into a much more immersive and expansive version of this world. SG-1 is one of my favourite TV shows and as a Canadian, it's fun to recognize so many areas and Canadian actors in it, too. I actually think you'd love it! Definitely something to add to your ever expanding TBW list. 😅
Can't wait for this reaction. I really enjoyed the movie (it was one of the few films that both my Dad & I enjoyed when we saw it in the theater). And the film developed enough of a following that it was able to spawn a long running TV series (Stargate SG-1) that went on for 10 seasons, which became even more popular that it too would spawn 2 more TV series (Stargate Atlantis & Stargate Universe) and two TV movies (Stargate: The Ark Of Truth, Stargate: Continuum), which wrapped up the series. I hope that you will do the shows and TV movies as well Cassie.
You forgot the animated series Stargate: Infinity. She won't do the series. Besides not really doing TV on the channel it'd take nearly 7 years to finish every episode of every series. Movies are one thing but that kind of commitment to a series that probably isn't really her kind of thing is asking a lot.
@@uosdwiSrdewoHInfinity never happened.
This makes me so happy! I'm a big SG-1 fan from growing up with it. Would 1 billion percent watch you react to the series!
You gotta watch the tv show it expands the universe exponentially, it ran for 10 years. It had great characters, great story's and loads of action.
13:56: Always remember… and the series forgot… never go through the gate without packing your 5th Avenue Bar… always have one with you as you jaunt through the old orifice! 😂❤
Been waiting a long time for this reaction video. Remember seeing this movie as a kid. Fell in love with the TV show years later. Really hope we get some more Stargate in our future.
Her expression in the thumbnail. 😂
looks like she sat on a thumbtack.
Mind Literally Popcorned in Bed.
We will love your journey through SG-1 when you get to it!
I still binge and rewatch the television show now and again. Peak late 90s TV.
Ra keeps the kids around so that he has a viable host to inhabit if his present body is too badly damaged, or if his sarcophagus fails to reinvigorate him. It's something that most of his species do as a precautionary measure.
We never see the Ra kids in the second half of the movie. Did they flee when Daniel and the remaining Marines fled? Or did the sadly perish with Ra on his spaceship?
@@Ferox2121 they died. They were too heavily brainwashed by him, and would not abandon their god.
He also knew that no one is going to shoot through them, making them the perfect shields...
Incredible movie that spawned my favorite tv-show of all time.
Very underrated movie. Loved it since when I was a teenager.
Oh man watching the Stargate TV show with your dad sounds like a great memory
1st time I ever watched this movie was probably back 10 or 15 years ago I remember it being a really good movie
I love that you referenced about half a dozen different movies while watching this one. You have officially become a movie nerd!! Welcome to the club!
"Welcome to the club! Welcome to the club! Welcome Cassie! Welcome Cassie!"
Star Trek pushed her over the edge into geekdom.
One of us! One of us!
Thing to remember the Movie and the Shows are actually in differnt universes/ timelines as the Character of Jack spells his last name differently in both O'Neil in the movie and O'Neill in the show
I would call that "a thing to ignore". 🙄
It's NOT "in a different universe" as you call it, since many of the actors and characters are the same ones as in this movie.
My ex-wife and I saw Stargate at the theater when it was released. It is still to this day one of my favorite movies of all time, and that's saying a lot because I'm about to turn 70!
Kurt Russell with a flat top. You've gotta check out Soldier. He's pretty jacked too.
And he has less dialogue than Rambo - his son is in it as well
@@simonfrederiksen104 oh yeah, that's right sir
We really need her to see that movie
movie is meh
Escape from NY and LA are the two she should watch for is iconic character+acting
Love your reactions, especially about Star Trek. I'm also a big Stargate fan. Loved the movie, but the TV show SG1 is brilliant and so much fun with great characters. It's a great continuation of the movie, if you love Trek, you will also enjoy Stargate SG1!!
Great job at critiquing these movies and making it fun and interesting to watch again with you and your sister when she is with you. I also wanted to add that what I truly noticed the most is how beautiful you and your sister are, your eyes, the sound of you voices, your smiles, your styles, but remember that what is inside of you girls defines who you are, and I have a feeling that this is also amazing and beautiful. I can only hope that you both realize how overall beautiful you two are and how much you two have to offer as individuals to this world. Take care always
Emmerichs masterpiece ✨️.
And a great soundtrack!
Did he do Independence Day too?
@@ct6852and 2012 and Day After Tomorrow
One of the COOLEST Things about the Stargate itself is that the massive jet of silver liquid and the opening spiral that fires out of the gate when it first open where all PRACTICLE EFFECTS! Done with a simple trick of shooting into reflective clear water at an angle! So glad you're watching this classic! Enjoy!
They call that the "Kawoosh"
@@christopherwall2121 ah, Cool! Wasn't aware of that, Learn something new everyday.
"Who's a nerd now?" with the hand gesture to push the thick glasses back up on the ridge of her nose. Solid 90's reference. Has she really been pretending to discovering nerd culture while being a nerd this whole time?
No. And far from it.
I didn't know that was a reference to anything.
this is a similar situation to buffy, where people like the movie but love the tv series.
I love the exit and the clock on the wall at 6:55 that is only 1 second but such great symbols about the stargate.
I watched this when it came out. I was in linguistics school and a bunch of us went together. We laughed when the guy said, "you're the linguist, talk to them" because that is exactly how people think about linguists.
Never did I think all those years ago when I saw this in the theatre that it would spawn such an expansive universe. Can't wait to see how you respond to this.
Jaye Davidson as Ra, also in the movie The Crying Game.
And now on to Stargate-SG1.
The Crying Game is goood interpersonal crime-drama - gets better every time I watch it
At 24:20 "Why does he have to talk like that? Is it a 'he"? I laughed out loud. Only people who have seen The Crying Game would know why that comment is funny. Jaye Davidson was nominated for the Academy Award for Supporting Actor for his role in The Crying Game. Then he made this movie..... and vanished from Hollywood!
I watched this in Korea with subtitles when I was around 13, I think. My mom took me and my brother to the video tape rental shop in the neighborhood time to time back then. We got to watch so many Disney's, and Hollywood movies. For some reason I chose stargate and I LOVED it right away. It Immediately became one of my favorite movies. Then we moved to US few years later and I got to watch the entire TV series starting from Season 5 or 6 and re-runs of the previous seasons. I could not wait for the new episodes on Fridays. I was glued to the TV for hours when the Scifi channel was doing a marathon for a day or something. I learned so many expressions from the show. Where else would I learn when to say something like "For crying out loud!!" or "Indeed." Also, the fact that they are team of people who has different professions helped widening my vocabulary spectrum as well. I mean if you watch something like House MD, they almost always talk about medical stuff, and almost nothing else, but SG-1 had a Soldier whose vocab is colorful, a archeologist who does not shut up, a scientist who speaks, well, science, and a jaffa who does not speak much.
This movie is great, and the tv shows that followed were awesome Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis are the best. Universe would have been an awesome but they cut it due to lack of audience
I once went camping with friends and we had very little forms of entertainment along with us. The one thing we had was a portable battery operated radio. We were up very late listening to a radio call in show. The host was interviewing a lawyer who claims that as a child he and other children were used in a government experiment. The lawyer claims from what he remembers as an adult it was some sort of device similar to a stargate. We were all blown away by it because the lawyer interviewed sounded like he was serious. The shocking part was that he remembers some kids being disfigured going through the device. The lawyer I believe wrote a book about it and they did mention this movie in their conversation. I don't remember how this movie was connected to what they were talking about. The radio program was one of the most interesting things I think I ever heard on a radio interview show.
Sounds like you were listening to Art Bell, the conspiracy theory quack.
@@gregbard I guess you haven't been informed that a lot of conspiracy theories are being proven as fact.
@w1975b In the history of the world there were almost ZERO conspiracy theories that turned out to be true. They are not about logic, facts or valid analysis. They are primarily psychological.
I was in Hollywood in 1994 and they had the Stargate hoisted above the box office of the Grauman’s Chinese Theater with a laser shooting through.
That's cool. But '94 was a really weird year in movies.
"Give my regards to King Tut, asshole."
Very good movie that launched one of the best Sci-Fi series ever, "Stargate SG-1"! Highly recommend checking out the series when and if you have the time, great cast with amazing chemistry, not to mention great writers, creators who actually wanted the show to be as scientifically accurate as possible, despite the whole premise of the show being based entirely on theoretical physics.
Also, if you like Kurt Russell you really should watch his performance in "Soldier" (1998), barely says anything the whole movie, but even then his acting is just astonishing... That and his character is a BADASS!
In a couple years AI can replace MacGuyver with ol' Jack Burton. Then I'll watch the series...
The music, the writing, the actors, fantastic plot piece! Stargate SG-1 has it all.
I remember when it came out, the big selling point was that they used lots of real extras, like in the early movies.
I would classify it as a pure action/adventure movie, not really sci-fi per se. I can't think of any sci-fi theme.
@@-taz- It does have sci-fi elements to it, but science fantasy could also be a way to describe it, I guess.
The Stargate franchise has clocked up more hours of science fiction TV than any other apart from the Big Two - Star Trek and Doctor Who. And both of those have been around on and off since the Sixties. An impressive statistic.
Definitely need to check out SG-1. Huge commitment because of all the seasons / tv movies BUT it's worth it because the world (universe) building is top-notch.
The Blacklist was the tv show with spader being called Red, he was also great in Boston Legal.