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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792867180
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792867181
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 07, 2005
Running Time: 88 minutes
Sales Rank: 4063
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: July 16, 2004
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
There are those who may regard it as old wine in a new bottle, but that doesn't mean that Stargate Atlantis doesn't have something to offer to both newcomers and fans of Stargate SG-1, the franchise from which it evolved. Co-creators and executive producers Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, both of whom worked on the earlier show, have concocted an appealing premise for this spin-off, in which the so-called Ancients abandoned Earth millions of years earlier, taking their city (i.e., Atlantis) with them. Now, a new team has gained access (via the Stargate, the 'wormhole' our heroes use to travel to different worlds) to the legendary sunken city, where new adventures and deadly new enemies await. Stargate SG-1 stars Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks make appearances in this series premiere, but the focus is on the new characters. Of these, Joe Flanigan excels as the insouciant Major John Sheppard, an Air Force pilot unexpectedly recruited for the new mission because of his preternatural ability to interface with the Ancients' wondrous technology. The new leader is Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson), a role that is neither especially well-written nor well-played. The new monster-villains, replacing the trusty old Goa'uld, are the Wraith, whose name is actually cooler than they are; they may eat humans, in addition to being all-powerful (natch), but they tend to come off like refugees from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Overall, the production values and special effects remain top-notch, especially for television, and the story itself is OK. But while Stargate Atlantis is certainly promising, it has a ways to go to equal its predecessor, which remains one of the best-made, most compelling sci-fi programs on television. --Sam Graham
Description:
When SG-1 discovers what it believes to be the remnants of the Lost City of the Ancients ? the originators of the Stargates ? Stargate Command launches an investigation. A new team of explorers, headed by civilian Dr. Elizabeth Weir, travels to the distant Pegasus Galaxy, where it discovers an advanced but deserted city on the ocean floor, a group of nomadic humans and a deadly enemy that feeds on humans as an energy source!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Stargate Atlantis Rising
I have never been able to see the whole movie when it's been on TV - but I am a big fan of the series. So it was wonderful to sit down and watch "how it all began"! It is even better to know what the characters were like at the very beginning, and to see how friendships have evolved (tho being friends with McKay has got to be a challenge!!) And when the city rises from the ocean? Magic!! So obviously I think this is a great way to start the series.
Rating: - Stargate Atlantas Pilot & season 2 & 3
All are great as I am a real si-fi buff and love all si-fi. Stargate and Stargate are my favorites. I am a Trekie from way back and this is what has got me hooked on all forms of si-fi
Rating: - Enjoyable
I have enjoyed the Stargate series and was intrigued when Atlantis came out.
I found out that I enjoyed as much as the Stargate it is just a different version. Five stars!
Rating:  - The lost city... found again
One of the big arcs of the "Stargate SG-1" series was finding the Lost City of the Ancients, also known as Atlantis.
It also turned into fertile fodder for a spinoff series (come on, you KNEW they had to make one eventually). While the first two-parter is a bit awkward in places, it's a solid enough action-thriller that introduces some likable new heroes, a legendary city, and a new race of alien parasites.
At the Antarctic base, Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) has finally figured out the location of Atlantis -- in the Pegasus galaxy.
General Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson) gives the go-ahead for an exploratory unit to go to Atlantis -- even though they don't have the power to return back to the Milky Way, and will be stranded there. So Dr. Elizabeth Weir (Torri Higginson) leads an international group of scientists and military to another galaxy, and arrive in the sunken Ancient city of Atlantis.
Unfortunately, after ten millennia Atlantis is running out of power, and soon the whole place will flood. So the military unit, including Major John Sheppard (Joe Flanigan), goes scouting in unknown territory through the Stargate. Meanwhile, the irritable scientist Rodney McKay (David Hewlett) tries to somehow salvage the city -- with surprising results.
While the people on the planet of Athos (where's Portos and Aramis?) turn out to be peaceful, they soon face an ancient enemy -- the parasitic, vampiric Wraith, who destroyed the Ancients ... Read More
Rating:  - extra
I only give this item three stars as it was an extra. I ordered it along with the first season of SG Atlantis. I didn't see anywhere on the first season where it said it contained the pilot also so I ordered this along with the first season. If you just need the pilot then this is 5 stars it is an excellent time. However, if you are ordering the first season don't order this with it as you will have two pilots.
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