Glad you gave a shoutout to the alluring androgyny of Jaye Davidson's performance as Ra. Some great casting, directing, and acting there for sure.

I like that the Stargate TV series carried some of the same actors over from the film. Highly recommend Stargate SG-1.

I miss these 90’s summer blockbusters. I remember seeing movies like this in the theater or drive-in and inevitably buying them 9-12 months later on VHS. VERY nostalgic for me.

James, regardless of whether or not you record reactions to it, I would encourage you to watch Stargate SG1. It's a great show with a cast that has amazing chemistry, excellent writing, and who's creators go out of their way to incorporate as much real world science as possible, despite the show being based on entirely theoretical physics. But as great as all that is, what really drives the series home is the humor, which is a perfect blend of wit and sarcasm, nods to other franchises, as well as plenty of self aware and self deprecating humor.

My favorite franchise ever!! Geeking out hard-core over here - can't wait to watch!

This used to be such an underrated movie. Back when it came out, it didn't get the respect from general audiences that it deserved. It's my favorite movie by the Devlin/Emmerich duo. Sci-fi, but wholesome sci-fi with a sense of adventure. Instead of just about blowing shit up, this movie really had a great amazing story/premise (and demonstrated by the number of shows born from it), and the characters had great depth to them. Just a super well written classic. My roommate hated this when we saw it in theaters, but it was an instant classic to me.

Stargate SG-1 has to be my favourite TV series of all time. The concepts in this movie are awesome, but the show takes it to another level.

I love that you called out the "incredible music" at 9:05 when Daniel takes a moment to just feel the portal's matter w his fingertips, before he actually steps through Stargate. One of my favorite decisions of the filmmakers, taking their time with the most plot pivotal scenes. Also; "Shawwty?!?" 🤣

Years ago, I got to speak with the Production Designer of this film, Holger Gross. Very fascinating guy and great conversation about what it took to do so much of the sets and sci-fi elements on a practical level. Alas, he got burnt-out on the Hollywood machine and how they're always looking for the next "younger" thing, even when it came to Production Designers. Real shame.

Huge fan of Stargate. I've seen this a number of times, but still love it. The sci-fi and Egyptology base is fun and it's got some pretty fun story elements. There's definitely parallels to Alien, Predator, Apocalypse Now, and it also gives me some Blade Runner vibes. Glad you're into it! Thanks for the reaction, James!

Man I miss the days practical effects, and physical locations. So much more thought and care had to go into the production. You couldn't just change the look with a button click. Great period of filmmaking.

If you like Kurt Russell you really should watch his performance in "Soldier", barely says anything the whole movie but even then his acting is just astonishing... That and his character is a BADASS!

I still remember my dad taking my brother's, myself, and friends to see this film. The series that followed was not immediately appreciated, but if you keep watching it, it grows on you. Just a fantastic concept.

About Daniel picking up the language. We don’t actually know what Ancient Egyptian sounded like because they never wrote down vowels, so the best they can do is make educated guesses based on similar languages. Daniel is speaking words by pointing at things, and Shau’ri is correcting his pronunciation. He even says that all he needed to do was figure out the vowels to be able to speak it

Shau'ri (changed in the TV series to Sha're)...not Shawty hahaha. As others have said, the TV show (which evolved into a 3-show franchise and 17 seasons of TV) expands on this concept a HELL of a lot. They take the whole "ancient aliens" concept and run with it to a really cool degree. I both love it and miss it. Stargate needs to return....hopefully Amazon will make that happen soon. They've been trying to get a new show together for a few years now.

Did you notice that one of the lead soldiers was played by French Stewart? In the 1990s & 2000s, he was in a great sitcom about four aliens come to Earth to study us: "Third Rock from the Sun". French Stewart was absolutely brilliant as the idiot of the team. The child of the team was played by a very young Joseph Gordon Levitt -- a big movie star, now -- and the High Commander by the amazing John Lithgow, who later on was one of the scariest bad guys ever on "Dexter". As for your conjecture whether this movie's Daniel remains on the newfound planet, with his beloved Shauri'i, well, that was the subject of the debut episode of the TV series "Stargate SG-1". It lasted a full ten years and could have kept going. In terms of action but especially of the characters, this was the best Science Fiction TV show since the original "Star Trek" in the 60s. Only 2002's 'Firefly" offered us better, more relatable and enjoyable character interactions. "SG-1" was a fantastic show, spawning a couple of other series and a couple of one-off TV movies that were very good.

Aw man this is a 90s sci fi classic right up there with Independence Day! The whole premise behind this film is so good.

Shut the front door! More folks I enjoy reacting to this fun film! It's so 90s and I love it. I was born in 89 so this was part of my childhood.

I saw this in the theater opening night. My mom decided to take me out of the blue, I had no idea what this movie even was. Theater was so sold out that we had to sit apart so I (11 yo) sat next to strangers. Movie blew my mind. Never watched any of the TV series except for the last one SG Universe. If you like Kurt Russel throwing down, check out the underrated Soldier. Love that film too.

One of my favorite shows of all time! Great movie and great show! Hope you enjoyed it man!

It feels like a minor detail to mention but I have always loved those animatronic headdresses worn by the guards. Horus and Anubis; the falcon and the jackal. They just look so amazing. I bet the people who made them had a ton of fun.

I was oddly attracted to Ra when this came out, too. Very androgynous. I was 13 when I saw it in the theater. I still love the world this movie creates. Egyptian history is also super intriguing, this just takes it up a notch!

The spinoffs are pretty good. Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe tv shows I've watched at least twice throughout the years. Hopefully you can watch the shows in order.

I hope you watch the show, it's so good. It starts off about a year after the events of this film - watch the director's cut, it's the best version. - and then watch the rest of the show, it's honestly one of my favourite sci-fis and I'm glad it's one I grew up with. EDIT: also, you may have to watch the DVD versions of the show as the TV versions are edited and they completely screwed up the aspect ratio. I would also look at a guide to watch the show, but you don't need to worry about guides until you start season 7. EDIT 2: The first episode of the show is also a movie titled "Children of the Gods"

And then you have 10 seasons of Stargate SG-1, 8 or so seasons of Stargate Atlantis, and a few of Stargate Universe... like 700+ hours of followup based on this movie. And it was really good, especially SG-1. Not always groundbreaking, but very entertaining. In case you run out of movies to react to in the future...

17:00 The get-up for Ra's guards are awesome, one of my favorite images of all time. When I was designing my first fantasy rpg setting, I adapted that helmet idea into a secret bad-guy faction.

I saw this when it came out in the theater. I've always loved ancient myths and legends, Greek Mythology, Roman, and ancient Egypt, particularly. I went into this blind like you. My friends at the time wanted to go see it and I'd never even heard of it. The moment I'll never forget, and my favorite moment in the film was when they turn around, and see that pyramid and 3 moons. Blew me away. My imagination, and love of space, and astronomy, and mythology all simultaneously imploded my brain. Loved it!

Stargate Sg-1 series is dope as hell - i've saw all 213 episodes 5 times already

"Kurt Russell man, every time I see his face... I'm like ... Kurt Russell."

"What on earth is happening here?" Toto, we're not on earth anymore. I have such great memories of watching this movie and then the tv series with my niece. So glad u liked it and thanks for picking this one to react to=)

And this begins a TV saga spanning three Star Gate TV series of nearly 400 episodes.

I moved house when I was about 10 and the previous owners had left behind a copy of Stargate. Back of a closet, no case, no idea what it was, but boy, what a find 🤙

Seeing the stargate travel phase in a theater was f-ing amazeballs.

Thirteenth Warrior does an amazing job of approaching the linguistic barriers of people from vastly different cultures. Definitely worth a watch.

As far as filmmaking, the CG was minimal here - just the gate effects and weapons shots. The gate itself is all practical and moved, the flying fighters were great models and yeah, be all the costumes and sets and the camel thing are all practical. Tons of extras too! Big concept and big budget done SOOOO right.

You're one of my top three favourite reactors / reviewers bro. Such a joy to (re)experience movies with you.

Stargate has one of my favorite theme songs ever. I accidently rented this movie when I was a kid and after that I got hooked on the shows

Seeing that Stargate wormhole effect for the first time in the cinema was wild!!!!

I remember seeing this movie in the theater when it came out. Amazing theatrical experience on the big screen with the surround sound and subwoofers.

One of my faves from back then and a very underrated movie.

"Is this Wargames" at 04:42 -- yes, it really is. This was shot at the same location that served as the NORAD entrance back in 1983. ;)

one of my favorite films. absolutely got me into Egyptian history and the culture. growing up Watching this when it came out theaters was amazing and wish you could've experienced that. also, the action figures for this film were a nightmare to find. my dad would take me to toys r us all toy stores really and bless his heart. when we eventually found a Anubis action figure it was like finding treasure

I've never heard anyone refer to movies having "texture" before, it's a very interesting way of phrasing it. 11:00 A detail that you seem to have missed is that they WOULDN'T have gone through the gate if Daniel hadn't promised that he'd be able to turn it back on and get them home and that he never said a word about needing to find anything in order to do that. Daniel lied to them when he said he was sure he could do it, because he didn't KNOW the symbols would be there, he ASSUMED they would. Granted, having a mini tantrum and throwing someone else's stuff around isn't the best way to handle the situation, but the guy does have a valid reason to be pissed.

The movie that spawned an entire franchise of shows. 3 separate series with a total of 17 seasons. That many seasons alone is a pretty good indicator of how popular it was.

Holy crap! I search for a reaction to Stargate every night, and every night: nothing. So I'm watching a reaction and guess what shows up in the suggested column? JAMES IS DOING STARGATE...TONIGHT!!! Well that did it. I'm going to have to go make a hot cup of somethin' and a tub of popcorn. Be right back!!!

When this movie came out I was working on my MA in linguistics. I went with a number of other linguistic students. Needless to say we loved this, but also wanted more. We would have been happy to have it even more focused on the language and culture and the changes between ancient Egyptian and the current language and how Daniel figures it out.

Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, and SGU are all so unique that if you didn't want to go through everything you could watch their their pilot episodes to get a feel for the different series. (SG1 AND SGA have a 2 part pilot while SGU has a 3 part pilot)

I was 11 when this came out. I watched it SO MANY TIMES. Sometimes on a saturday, I'd watch it, rewind the VHS, watch it again.

I imagine others have pointed this out but the craziest thing about this movie is that it spawned three tv series totaling 350 ish hour long episodes… fond memories

The actor that plays Ra is named Jaye Davidson, he has only been in one other movie called The Crying Game (1992), which he got a lot of attention for before this came out. If you haven't already seen it you really should.

Fun fact: the person who plays Ra is named Jaye Davidson, they’re also one of the main characters in the film The Crying Game….great movie, you might want to check it out 😉

Great Sci-fi movie. Also another really fun Kurt Russell movie. I would highly recommend Backdraft starring him and some of most amazing practical effects ever!

The tv shows pushed the story so much further and it's so good. I watch it all every 5 years.

This is one of my all time favorite movies. I really enjoyed the tv series and its spinoffs. One thing that makes this movie particularly special is that it’s so captivating that most people don’t notice the reflections in the sunglasses the first time watching.

Stargate is my personal favorite film. So glad you watched this one and very unexpected, love it!

In the end, Stargate became a very enjoyable and popular series thanks to SG:1 and Atlantis. It was a good example of an original concept, which is what we sorely need these days. An original story, not a remake or a reboot of a pre-existing franchise.

This is one of my favorite scifi films from the 90s, it felt like a perfect mix of green screen, a little CGI and practical effects. When this released, a friend of mine managed a theater and let a group of us watch before opening night, the night before at 12. It was an old school theater with one single big screen an an opera house design to it, though it had been updated with new screens, projectors and surround sound (latest tech for that time)...so it was already a really cool place to see a movie. It was incredible seeing it on that big screen with no distractions like others talking or heads in the way or any of that. We were in awe of the big, expansive scenes. It had the look of a film from the 60s, back when they were all really big productions with huge budgets and ridiculously massive and detailed sets and attire. One that comes to mind would be Cleopatra, with Richard Burton and Liz Taylor. Also a great one, even though it is a little over 4 hours long. Love your reactions and comments, it really is cool to see someone in all these reaction channels who is in tune with a film maker's point of view. Please keep it up!

This film won a Saturn Award for best Sci Fi Film and was a Saturn award nominee for costumes and special effects.

James.... hitting hard again. This is such a great SF movie it's difficult to explain. Conceptual, but still fun. Fantastic. No wonder is spawned a number of decent long running TV shows. James, I'm going to bet you like this.

Yes I just watched all of Stargate for the first time a few years ago and loved it all. I had seen a scene or two when switching channels when I was a kid but never watched episodes.

On an unrelated note, this movie makes the Stargate sequence in 2001: A Space Odyssey easier for people to understand. Same idea, different depiction.

Also the TV-serie with Richard Dean Anderson (Macgyver) as Jack Oneill was a big favourite, still are, from so many years ago..

One of the best throwbacks to this movie I saw was in the TV Show "Leverage". Leon Rippy, who plays the General in this movie was in several episodes of that show. In his personal vault in that show, there were several tiles with the Stargate Chevrons on them on the back wall of the vault.

I just came back from a 2 week trip to Egypt and I kept asking locals if they’ve watched this.. they’d never even heard of it! Some things I didn’t pick up before: there’s no such thing as “the eye of Ra” it’s the eye of Horus, the falcon god of protection (same symbol used in the movie though) and the dog masks worn by the guards is a depiction of Anubis, god of death/mummification. These probably don’t symbolize anything in the film though, they just look cool! I also think you’d LOVE traveling to Egypt!!

The transition into the TV series Stargate SG-1 is really cool and brings a lot of fun characters. It's not all great viewing, and it's got that 90's TV vibe to it that is an acquired taste, but some of the ideas they explore are pretty interesting and fun.

"Yo, Yo, Yo, What's up everybody?". Fucking music to my ears! The peace of mind I get from your reactions is better than any attempts at meditation I have ever tried.

I have to echo others here. The SG-1 Franchise is one of the pinnacles of Sci Fi television and worth watching, the depth of the show, it's character development and it's story make it worth every minute. The Air Force made Richard Dean Anderson an honorary Brigadier General because of the show for godsakes. It's THAT monumental.

I'm enjoying your reactions. It's kind of cool to have somoene who's already "in the biz" to shed some light even though you haven't seen the movie before.

So nice to hear you mention those different elements we all have appreciated for so long in this movie that made it such an iconic and memorable movie. There even was several tv series in continuation with this main story too if you want to watch that because you will definitely get to learn more about that lore.

A good movie that birthed an amazing television show

"YES!" Literally me when I saw this in recommended.

I think I saw this about 7 times in the theater. It took me a little while to warm up to the shows, but they're worth checking out. The only one I couldn't get into was Universe(They wanted to make it Battlestar Galactica).

When I watched this as a kid I just assumed that Ra had sabotaged the bomb so that the countdown couldn't be deactivated once started. Rewatching the movie now, I think the more likely answer is that the military (Kurt's bosses) pulled that trick on the expeditionary force, not Ra. It fits the theme of hidden motivations that underlies this script.

Stargate holds a special place in my heart that I can’t explain.

Thank you so much for this reaction! It's really great. I loved your takes and excitement over this amazing film. You showed so much appreciation for everything I love about it. And, 🤣🤣🤣, "dripped out". 🤣😁 Again, I appreciate your excitement! Also, wonderful edit! Giving screentime and making a comment here and there but not taking away from the film. Hate to compare but people are reacting to these moves--babbling all over the movie with unrelated nonsense and wild, dead-wrong theories about the direction of the plot. They might as well show the movie poster and run their mouth for 45 minutes. PLEASE, keep making these reactions! Reapect! 😎

20:00 Kurt Russel's character Jack was sent to Abados (the planet) as a fail-safe. His orders were to detonate the nuke at the gate if any threat was found that could threaten Earth. They picked him for the mission because he was suspected of being suicidal already, but his patriotism made him trustworthy to carry out the mission. There's a deleted scene that showed the bird head guys encased in stone and that the brass was already aware that there was something weird on the other side

"You did not have to just enter the frame lookin' that saucy bro." - dissolves into cackles.

Oh, you're covering some of my faves this week. I'm glad you enjoyed Stargate! Hard agree, Jaye Davidson is stunning and iconic 💛🌙🌟✨

The Raymond Reddington backstory just keeps getting better.

Always loved this movie, especially the score. Amazing score.

I watched this, fell in love and then the series happened. Changed my life. I followed stargate sg1 in my teens for the entire run of the show and then proceeded to rewatch it over the decade since. It is my most favorite sci-fi series of all time. O’Neill, Teal’c, Sam, Daniel & General Hammond will forever be a part of my childhood.

Jaye Davidson hated the fame he garnered after The Crying Game so much that when the producers came to him to appear in Stargate, he gave them an offer so high that they had to refuse -- $1 Mil. To his surprise, they accepted the offer.

Stargate, yes!! Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis are among my top 10 list of live action shows ever.

only movie ive ever watched twice in the cinema and have not regretted it. bonus info: the studio opted for not using CGI for the crowds, and hired about 10.000 extras

Time to check out the series now! 10 seasons of SG1(plus 2 SG1 movies), 5 seasons of Stargate Atlantis, and if you want 2 seasons of Universe.

For many years Stargate SG1 show was my bedtime story.. I would watch the show to lull myself to sleep. If you have the dvd sets you were given an extra bonus. They would have audio commentary for every episode starting with season 4 to the end.

Thanks for this, glad you had a blast with this film and your fun is infectious, as awlays, stay awesome, stay genuine.... hope you are well, much love

James Spader as Daniel was really young in this movie. He is now much older and the star of "The Blacklist" .

A couple fun facts. Originally, the movie INDEPENDENCE DAY as a concept was going to be a sequel to this movie, with the aliens coming to Earth for revenge years later. But that changed and instead ID became its own movie while Stargate was continued in TV shows. A popular Doctor Who TV story in 1975 called "Pyramids of Mars" also used the idea that Egyptian mythology and design styles were based on their encounters with powerful aliens.

Yes James, thank you! This is one of my favorites! For me it never gets old Saw this in the cinema back then, what a ride

I never got in to the show but I remember watching this movie as a kid and being blown away by it

I love your reactions and your commentary on Stargate was just amazing. Love this movie and franchise! Thanks for reacting to it.

That style with the old 80's tech is what we call Cassette Futurism, and it's sooooo cool :) I highly recommend you check out all of the series, they REALLY dive deep into the lore and create a VERY compelling world and mythos.

I loved this movie! The casting g was great. Kurt Russell, James Spader, French Stewart, Leon Rippy and a young Djimon Hounsou to name a few. I was mesmerized by the incredible eyes of Mili Avital . This movie eventually led to, in my opinion, one of the best Sci-fi franchises, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. Both Alexis Cruz(Skaara)and Erick Avari(Kasuf Skaara & Sha'uri' s father) reprised their roles in he TV series.

Sick!!! Saw this in the theater for my 10th Bday party. A couple of my friends and I still talk about it. Love this movie.

Ancient Aliens fan: "Best documentary EVER!"

i hadn't seen the movie in like 20yrs but I have been a huuuuuge fan of the tv shows for the past 20 years of my life (so like all my life lmao) and it is really interesting to realize they kept some actors going to the tv show but also they kept musical themes i'd always thought in my mind that even though they made a follow up to the movie they started back from scratch on sound design and casting

one of my favorite movies of all time which spun into and started the longest sci fi franchise in history ( non interrupted straight through) Stargate SG-1 (then into Stargate Atlantis) The ancients made the ring, we discovered it. 5th element came out in 1997 , Stargate came out in 1994

I've never seen anyone do a reaction to this before!! I loved the movie and show growing up so I'm really pleased you enjoyed it so much 😊😊

This was one of my favorite films when it first came out. I was getting interested in Egyptian mythology around the time this came out so it made it even more interesting. And then the way the included the tech aspect to it. And I couldn’t get over how gorgeous the main actress was.