Stargate (1994) is one of those movies that I just have to watch once in a while. Growing up in the 90's, it was something so new and different. I remember hoping they would make a new Stargate movie every year. This movie had a lot going for it. A new concept that could be expanded upon, great visual effects, a good story, good actors, it just had it all. On top of that, there was a big shift in franchises at the time. We had just had the last season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was building up, but didn't hit the same. The Star Trek movies were winding down. Star Wars was getting old and dated, with nothing new in sight. Stargate was a fresh idea and a new direction.

Stargate is about a team of soldiers (technically, airmen, because they were Air Force!), accompanied by a scientist, that travels through a stargate to another planet. The stargate was discovered in Egypt and people had spent their entire lives trying to unlock its secrets. A scientist is brought onto the team to help decipher the language and discovers it is a portal to another place. The team travels there and learns the secrets of Ra, ancient Egypt, and finds themselves facing a far more advanced foe, with only a primitive native people to aid them.

It's been years since I watched all of the Stargate franchise, but I think I'll revisit and write about them. Something funny...I actually had a flat top haircut, inspired by this movie and, when I look back, was probably one of the things that made me want to join the Air Force. I did join the Air Force, and served 20 years, but I never got to see a stargate :)