Stargate (15th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]
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- Format: Blu-ray
- AC-3; Color; Dolby; DTS Surround Sound; Dubbed; Subtitled; Widescreen
An interstellar teleportation device leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.The Stargate universe has expanded so rapidly since 1997, what with three TV series, three additional movies, and even an animated show, that it’s possible to overlook the big bang that started it all. This Blu-ray release of director Roland Emmerich’s 1994 Stargate theatrical film should help remedy that, especially as it’s accompanied by a raft of bonus material. Emmerich and
Stargate (15th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray]
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Reasons to buy,
No one can really review this product because it isn’t out yet, but to answer (and counter) the above poster, there are several reasons to buy this release even if you bought the first Blu-ray release. I knew better; Stargate had at least 3 DVD releases (the first two were subpar), so why wouldn’t Blu-ray be the same? I held off on the barebones Blu-ray (one of the first films to the format), even though it could be had uber-cheap.
The intitial Blu-ray only had the director’s cut, which I find inferior to the theatrical cut (gives away too much at the beginning for one thing), so I never bothered to buy it. The new release will have both cuts of the film, plus lossless audio instead of just DTS-HD High Resolution (which is still very good). I would expect an improvement in video quality as well. I believe the first release was a 25GB Blu-ray with MPEG-2 compression.
Plus, this disc should have a slew of extra features, including but not limited to those contained on the Ultimate Edition DVD. From thedigitalbits:
“You’ll get both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film via seamless branching, along with audio commentary by director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin, The Making of Stargate documentary and the Is There a Stargate? featurette. You’ll also get a 3 all-new featurettes (Deciphering the Gate: Concepts and Casting, Opening the Gate: The Making of the Movie and Passing Through the Gate: The Legacy), a gag reel, the BD-Java Master of the Stargate interactive trivia game and the Stargate Ultimate Knowledge PiP viewing mode.”
I am very excited that Stargate is finally getting the Blu-ray treatment it deserves.
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|MGM finally got it right!,
When MGM first released this film on Blu-ray (see Stargate (Extended Cut) [Blu-ray]), I bought it because it claimed to be 1080p picture quality with enhanced sound. The sound on that version was quite good, but the video quality was as if they just copied a VHS tape to Blu-ray: it was grainy, had all kinds of pixelation issues, and had no extras at all. I’m not sure what they did with all the space on the Blu-ray because they certainly didn’t use it for the film.
So, I was a little leery purchasing this release because of the bad experience with the previous release. I am so glad to be proven wrong this time.
The video quality on this one is amazing! All of the images are very clear and crisp, the blacks are very black and there is none of the graininess as in the previous release. There is no pixelation that I can find. The audio quality has been boosted as well. They also spent a little time making a decent intro and menu this time as well. They have finally “done right” by this film and released it in what appears to be a new transfer from the film.
They also included all the extras found on the various releases, something completely missing from the first Blu-ray release. This kind of film demands “making of” specials, and the specials included are very interesting. They explain the sources of the film. You get to meet the director, the producers, and some of the actors as well. It’s always very interesting to hear from the people who made the movie why they made the movie, what they experienced while making the film, and what they were thinking when they chose do one thing instead of something else.
If you have been waiting for a GOOD Blu-ray release, you don’t have to wait any longer. This is the one to get.
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|Finally a worthy release!,
After all the poor releases of this film, Lionsgate has finally stepped up and given the fans the REAL Ultimate Edition. This is a new 1080p VC-1 film-to-disc transfer (~25 Mbps peak), with an all-new 7.1 DTS-HD MA audio track (7 Mbps peak) which literally shakes the floor and sounds more alive and active than I’ve ever heard. I can’t compare this to the 2006 blu-ray since I never purchased it (after reading that it too was subpar), but it’s a massive upgrade from my 2003 Artisan disc. Rounding out this release is 4+ hours of bonus content, none of which is contained on the previous blu-ray. The best part of the deal was the fact that I was able to purchase this for $9.99 from a local big box retailer due to some confusion over which version was on sale. If you haven’t purchased the 2006 blu-ray (and even if you have!) this is a must-own for fans.
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