kingramze

Paint by numbers low-budget sci-fi mystery straight out of an Outer Limits episode, but with a poorly executed twist.

It reminds me a lot of Director and Writer's previous work, The Beyond, in terms of writing and visual style, but with a worse budget. I think it was a step backward from the B-rate The Beyond in storytelling, graphics, and overall writing.

It's great to see Katee Sackhoff as the lead, but she can't carry the movie without better writing and directing especially regarding her interaction between other characters including the AI. She's a fantastic actor, and Riddick or Battlestar Galactica would be better examples of her work. I didn't find her actions or emotional responses at times in the movie to be believable or natural in the moment. I can't go into detail without spoilers, so I'll leave it at that.

This movie adds nothing new to the sci-fi genre, and will provide some entertainment and anticipation until it makes a hard left, then turns upside down and inside out leaving you wondering who signed off on those unearned twists and took things to a place where it could have gone smoother if the writing had foreshadowed or at least built up to earning them better.

Imagine if A Small World at Disney ended with a set of class 5 rapids -- that's how rocky, disjointed, and unexpected the last quarter of the movie gets.

I honestly believe someone high up approved just enough support for this low budget, B-rate garbage to be created in the hopes it would murder the franchise. This "prequel" doesn't keep continuity with the Stargate movie or with the Stargate SG1 TV series. Its special effects are so bad, I cringed watching. I pity the actors who signed up in the hopes of being a part of something great & I hate to see this happen to an otherwise amazing franchise. I've seen better work on amateur Youtube channels.

If this is your first experience with Stargate, please watch any other Stargate movie or TV series so you can have an idea of how far removed this is from the level of quality storytelling and adventure of the rest of the franchise.

As for the creators of this -- shame on you.

For a live action adaptation of a beloved anime, this was very well done. It's amazing we can bring this level of computer generated special effects to the big screen and blend it so well with human actors -- not to mention the quality prosthetic work.

The story is similar to the source work, and the acting is well done. I felt like the pacing was off for the movie, and it didn't really bring anything new to the story. It's great for those that prefer live action to anime -- and a great introduction of the anime story to the masses, but ultimately not a memorable movie in and of itself as it will always be overshadowed by its source material.

Visually entertaining, thought provoking, but something was just missing... I'm not sure what would have made it better, though. perhaps a lighter tone? Maybe more character development?

I'd rank this as better than "Lucy" and way better than "Aeon Flux" or "Ultraviolet"... but... not as good as the first Matrix movie -- which is really the level this should have been able to attain or surpass. So, it's a good movie -- and the disappointment mainly lies in it not being a great movie.