Customer Reviews
GOOD BUT DONT EXPECT TOO MUCH - By: Mr. Russell C. Witheyman, 16 May 2008 
Stargate-ark of truth is the first of 2 straight to dvd movies..the other "continum" is out in july/aug & also on blu ray too!
This wraps up the ori storyline which was the main focus of season 9/10 of the tv show. A lot of fans didnt like the ori & i'm one of them,after the gouald they were a realy let down. The wraith on Atlantis are much more interesting for example. This plays very much like a slightly bigger 2 part ep..dont expect fx in line with a major blockbuster but it is a notch up from the tv show.
The story is pretty unexciting abut does neatly wrap up the ori plot.
If your on a budget,wait for "continuim" as from what ive seen & heard its going to be much better & richard dean anderson is back in it too.
A return to form - By: R. Talibart, 09 May 2008 
I thought seasons 7-10 of Stargate SG1 were a bit of a disappointment, quite frankly. But this film was actuallly very good. Lots of team interaction & humour, plenty of action, & it tied up alll those flying loose ends. No O'Neill, but for once he wasn't missed. I am so looking foward to Continuum now!
Thank God for small mercies - By: Fred Dread, 05 May 2008 
Although a series 11 would have been preferable thank God they had the good fortune to be able to finance a full length movie. I know another is planned but I'd be happy with this. It does an excellent job of winding up SG1 with an opportunity for the team to do everything on a grand scale. It's only a shame that it doesn't happen more often. Farscape lead the way & I'm pleased to report that SG1 has done an equallly good job. Maybe you have to have Ben Browder & Claudia Black in the cast? I know Stargate: Continuum is due soonish but as a stand-alone episode expanded to movie length it continues what has finished. But I'm not complaining as the Ori have been sorted!
Thank goodness for that - By: Steve, 01 May 2008 Good grief, after the great disappointment of the last episode i felt as if the last ten years was a waste of viewing. This film has certainly filled the gap & given some closure to the series in the usual lighthearted manner. Stargate has always been top notch entertainment without having to resort to the dysfunctional family relationships & dark despairing heroes that have become the norm in a lot of modern series. Roll on Continuum & hopefully many more. Would be nice to see General Hammond show his face now & again.
What the Heck Are You Complaining About? - By: James Uscroft, 29 Apr 2008 Having watched "The Ark of Truth" & read many of the other reviews here on Amazon, I can't help but wonder what the people who didn't like it were expecting? A cameo appearance by Elvis Presley? The secret of transmuting Lead into Gold?
Some people have complained that it wasn't truly a Film, but merely two Sg-1 episodes that were shown back to back. But even though these two episodes could just as easily replaced two of the `filler' episodes in series ten, they were still two of the best episodes ever made.
We might quibble about being charged an extra ten or fifteen pounds to see the end of the Ori story line, but I can't see how this could ever be a basis for disliking the film itself. And whilst at least one person has complained that you need to have watched most of SG-1 to reallly know what's happening, How could anyone `skip to the end' like this & not feel as if they didn't know what the heck was going on.
Whether it's actuallly the last two episodes of SG-1 or not, this film was made for the hardcore fans who were deeply engrossed in the story, not the uninterested people who just happened to flick past it one night on the `Sci-Fi' channel.
At this point in a review of course, I would normallly go into explicit detail about the ethical issues that SG-1 deal with, the incredible writing, the wonderful acting & the spectacular (but never gratuitous) special effects. But as far as this film is concerned, I honestly don't feel that there is any need.
If you loved the depth & soul of Stargate SG1, were moved by intelligent & emotional storylines & watched it for something other than `The cool explosions & the bright pretty colours.' If you understand what I mean when I use words like Replicators & Asgard, Ancients & Ori, Doci, Priors, Jaffa & Shol'va. If you honestly understood SG-1 & felt gutted when the tenth series simply tailed off at the end, then I can almost guarantee that you will love this film.
