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Jun 07, 2022Candona rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
If you know the book by Heinlein you may recognize a few sentences and the very fundamental elements of the story line. Although the original book was somewhat pro-military, at least the people had some character. The movie lost the…
Jul 02, 2020Arattay rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I like this movie. Im a teen and I grew up watching it
Mar 02, 2020mammothhawk229e rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
For a big budget movie, no armored infantry suit like in the book? Both sides crashed into each in mindless waves. I thought for sure Earth armed forces have tanks, energy weapons, & other support high tech weapons in combined-arms…
Jan 25, 2020N13m4nd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I love this movie. It does not follow Heinlein’s book, so don’t go into it expecting that. In fact, it doesn’t do what the director meant to do, either. On the commentary track Verhoeven points out the anti-war, anti-fascism messages in…
Jan 03, 2020Documentary_Discussions rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
This movie is beyond terrible. Sure, it's claimed to be satire, but it has all the subtlety and penetrating wit of a grade-school child making faces and saying "DuRRrRRRr, tHiS Is YOuUuUUUuuuUU!!!!" Verhoeven didn't even read the source…
Jan 02, 2020The_Most_Casual_Observer rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
🐞 Imagine joining the army, and finding out your grouchy, ill-tempered high school English teacher is your drill sergeant. Sounds like a nightmare, but that's what happens to the kids in this movie. Then they get sent to fight giant bugs,…
Dec 16, 2019isaachar rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Paul Verhoeven's campy, space opera-satire on the flaws of militarism, authoritarianism and fascism. While being based on Robert Heinlein novel of the same name, the movie shares very little in common with the original work. In fact, the…
Dec 07, 2019dissymissylessy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Is it a Utopian film in that it obliquely criticizes militarism, or is it like a recruitment film for the sci-fi military youngsters. If they had mixed in more sexy visuals, it would have been more effective,as the latter. yeah, it's a…
Jun 29, 2019
(*Warning!*) - If you happen to have a strong aversion towards bugs, then, "Starship Troopers" (from 1997) may not be the movie for you. Believe me, this SyFy/Monster flick is not for the squeamish with all of its graphic dismemberment of…
Jan 29, 2018reginator_22 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Very good action movie, a little bloody.
Nov 17, 2017
The legendary Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Total Recall, Elle) takes a shot a Robert Heinlein’s penchant for militarism by loosely adapting his novel, Starship Troopers into a satire of fascism, wrapped in a splatter or be splattered, space…
Aug 04, 2017RoyalJellyIII rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
In the first and finest RoboCop movie, director Paul Verhoeven combined near-future science fiction with a keen sense of social satire--not to mention enough high-velocity violence to satisfy even the most voracious bloodlust. In Starship…
Franln
Aug 01, 2017Franln rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Kinda terrible...but in a fun way. Kinda good...but in an ironic way. I couldn't tell if they made it corny on purpose or not but I appreciate the effort nonetheless. Fairly entertaining with some memorable scenes...like the "brain bug"…
Apr 24, 2017
Piece of crap. Look for a parody of this on Mystery Science Theater 3000. In the middle of this movie, I thought to myself, "Why make this movie?" And then it hit me; throw every Sci-Fi cliche in, add a host of B-movie actors,…
Apr 24, 2017StarGladiator rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
[The Orkin Man's ultimate fantasy!] I sort of enjoyed this, although the director was confused by Heinlein's book [he kept calling Heinlein a fascist during an interview I saw him in], and didn't grasp that RAH's book was combining a…
NeoRauch
Jun 21, 2016NeoRauch rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Great sci-fi flick by Director Paul Verhoeven- the underlying satire is especially satisfying in such a broad action film.
oleksy13
Feb 27, 2016oleksy13 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Entertaining!
SpaceAngel
Feb 18, 2016SpaceAngel rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Featuring some really incredible creature animation - 1997's Starship Troopers is very much like a gung-ho WW2 picture that gets transplanted into the future. This time around, high school students are encouraged to become "citizens" by…
Dec 17, 2015pl8 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Heard about this film for years but only just got around to it. I really don't see what the big deal is and got bored pretty quickly. I think that the combination of satire and fantasy is a stretch and doesn't work here.
May 27, 2015Derringer rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
If you happen to have a strong aversion towards bugs, then Starship Troopers may not be the movie for you. Believe me, this Sci-Fi/Monster flick is not for the squeamish with its graphic dismemberment of humans and insects, alike. But,…
May 20, 2015ABC_1822 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome Sci-Fi movie! Giant bugs declare war on planet earth. Four high school friends lost everything, sign up to defend earth and cross paths in the war.
Jun 17, 2014ManMachine rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Sci-Fi Morality!?.... Who Gives A Bloody Damn! To me 1997's Starship Troopers was "everything" that Star Wars wasn't. From this reviewer's perspective - Starship Troopers was the sort of film that (thankfully) completely dispensed…
Beta_Version
Nov 27, 2012
This movie stinks. weak on science-fiction. I'd not recommend it.
kevfarley
Nov 23, 2012kevfarley rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Believeable background story. Awesome bugs. Swift action. Cool space ships. ...GREAT fun !! (...the less than stellar acting is like a classic WW2 morale-boosting film.) If you like this one,..check out the sequels.
theorbys
Jun 06, 2012theorbys rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
In its genre this is well worth 5 stars, and I thought they caught some of the spirit of the book, not that the book matters here. It was very successful as a shoot em up with tons of ketchup, bug juice, and cool space ships. But it went…