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| | Amazon.fr : Stargate: DVD: Roland Emmerich,Kurt Russell,James Spader,Jaye Davidson,Viveca Lindfors,Alexis Cruz,Mili ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16) |
 | | In all, it is an intriguing idea, pulling in the mystery of ancient civilisations, the ancient pyramids, the mysticism that underlies all forms of writing, and pictographic/hieroglyphic writing at that, and good old fashioned heroism. |
 | | Arriving on the distant planet, they find people and environment similar to that of ancient Egypt, and the whole civilisation has the purpose of mining minerals for their 'god', who turns out to be an extraterrestrial with nearly infinite lifespan and manipulative ways of subduing cultures, primarily by keeping them illiterate and technologically backward. |
 | | The special effects are good if not innovative; the idea of the device and the method of transport is an effective use of special effects technology at hand, and much is carried on the story and the idea of the device rather than the actual computer or miniature effects. |
| www.amazon.fr /Stargate-Roland-Emmerich/dp/B0002CR17G (855 words) |
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