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Starship Troopers is getting a reissue soon, something that it deserves as no-one should miss out on this film. Many people have been put off the disc because it’s a ‘flipper’ but have missed out on a great movie experience because of this. So what is the film all about?
The Movie
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Starship Troopers is a classic war film transposed on to an alien planet, rather than on earth, and fighting huge bugs rather than people. This means that it can go all out on the effects and violence without causing any alarm. With footage of news reports, similar to those in Robocop and politics that mirror our own past it captures the entire ‘real’ war feel despite being science fiction. Paul Verhoeven, director of Total Recall, Robocop and more recently, the Hollow Man, has done a fine job of creating a parody of war that stands up as a war film in it’s own right.
The format of the movie is surprisingly fresh and original. It takes the form of an interactive database at the start, moving swiftly on to a closer look at some of the recruits who have signed up to fight the bugs, interspersed with some brilliant tongue in cheek news reports on how the war effort is going and some historical information on how the whole thing started. On the first viewing you might think that the film is pretty brainless and doesn’t really have a story, but look closer and you will see an incredibly well put together film that works on many levels, as a parody of second world war films and sci-fi and as a good movie in it’s own right.
This is definitely not one for the squeamish though. Bug juice flies everywhere and so do the cast. Limbs are torn from bodies and the whole experience is pretty violent, in that great Verhoeven style. There is also the chance, albeit brief, to see Denise Richards sans clothes, some may say it’s worth watching for this alone!
There are some fine moments in the film, mostly during the combat sequences that pit the soldiers against the giant armies of bugs, outnumbering them in the hundreds. You will be on the edge of your seat at times, waiting for the inevitable bug blast to happen and diving behind your seat when it does. The effects make it all the more realistic, they are incredible and after watching this film, you’ll never think of a beetle in the same way again.
The New Issue
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The good news is that this film is getting a new release and the whole film is now on one side of the disc, no annoying hand telling you to turn the thing over just as the film gets exciting. But that’s not the end of it. The film is also down to have the full works on the extras front as well. Deleted scenes, a making of documentary and the usual trailers should accompany the fantastic movie, making it a must for all sci-fi DVD fans. Plus there’s a chance to hear the excellent documentary found on the region 1 disc.
So, pencil 11 June In to your diary and get ready to squash some bugs on DVD soon.
The Movie
-------------
Starship Troopers is a classic war film transposed on to an alien planet, rather than on earth, and fighting huge bugs rather than people. This means that it can go all out on the effects and violence without causing any alarm. With footage of news reports, similar to those in Robocop and politics that mirror our own past it captures the entire ‘real’ war feel despite being science fiction. Paul Verhoeven, director of Total Recall, Robocop and more recently, the Hollow Man, has done a fine job of creating a parody of war that stands up as a war film in it’s own right.
The format of the movie is surprisingly fresh and original. It takes the form of an interactive database at the start, moving swiftly on to a closer look at some of the recruits who have signed up to fight the bugs, interspersed with some brilliant tongue in cheek news reports on how the war effort is going and some historical information on how the whole thing started. On the first viewing you might think that the film is pretty brainless and doesn’t really have a story, but look closer and you will see an incredibly well put together film that works on many levels, as a parody of second world war films and sci-fi and as a good movie in it’s own right.
This is definitely not one for the squeamish though. Bug juice flies everywhere and so do the cast. Limbs are torn from bodies and the whole experience is pretty violent, in that great Verhoeven style. There is also the chance, albeit brief, to see Denise Richards sans clothes, some may say it’s worth watching for this alone!
There are some fine moments in the film, mostly during the combat sequences that pit the soldiers against the giant armies of bugs, outnumbering them in the hundreds. You will be on the edge of your seat at times, waiting for the inevitable bug blast to happen and diving behind your seat when it does. The effects make it all the more realistic, they are incredible and after watching this film, you’ll never think of a beetle in the same way again.
The New Issue
------------------
The good news is that this film is getting a new release and the whole film is now on one side of the disc, no annoying hand telling you to turn the thing over just as the film gets exciting. But that’s not the end of it. The film is also down to have the full works on the extras front as well. Deleted scenes, a making of documentary and the usual trailers should accompany the fantastic movie, making it a must for all sci-fi DVD fans. Plus there’s a chance to hear the excellent documentary found on the region 1 disc.
So, pencil 11 June In to your diary and get ready to squash some bugs on DVD soon.
Interesting thing about Total Recall is that it's supposed to be set in the same universe as Bladerunner, with mars being a new colony.
Good film and very funny at times too, especially the taxi driver.
Good film and very funny at times too, especially the taxi driver.
It's good to know that we'll be getting a fuller edition of the DVD soon.
But....
Before Starship Troopers came out, I was a massive fan of its director, Paul Verhoeven, who directed my all time favourite film 'Total Recall'. So I was well up for seeing Starship Troopers.
Yes, it's a great film, but I feel that Verhoeven could have done it a lot better. His style definitely shines through here, but it just seemed a little slow moving and presented in too much of a 'comic strip' way for my liking.
Still, compared to the rest it's still a top notch movie, and I will be getting the revamped DVD because of that, but if you want to see Paul Verhoeven working at his best, get Total Recall too, that's a must see movie for any Sci-Fi fan.
But....
Before Starship Troopers came out, I was a massive fan of its director, Paul Verhoeven, who directed my all time favourite film 'Total Recall'. So I was well up for seeing Starship Troopers.
Yes, it's a great film, but I feel that Verhoeven could have done it a lot better. His style definitely shines through here, but it just seemed a little slow moving and presented in too much of a 'comic strip' way for my liking.
Still, compared to the rest it's still a top notch movie, and I will be getting the revamped DVD because of that, but if you want to see Paul Verhoeven working at his best, get Total Recall too, that's a must see movie for any Sci-Fi fan.
Cheers Timewarp, I'm looking forward to the disc myself. Hopefully SR will stock it when it arrives.
Won't you SR?
:-)
Won't you SR?
:-)
Starship Troopers is getting a reissue soon, something that it deserves as no-one should miss out on this film. Many people have been put off the disc because it’s a ‘flipper’ but have missed out on a great movie experience because of this. So what is the film all about?
The Movie
-------------
Starship Troopers is a classic war film transposed on to an alien planet, rather than on earth, and fighting huge bugs rather than people. This means that it can go all out on the effects and violence without causing any alarm. With footage of news reports, similar to those in Robocop and politics that mirror our own past it captures the entire ‘real’ war feel despite being science fiction. Paul Verhoeven, director of Total Recall, Robocop and more recently, the Hollow Man, has done a fine job of creating a parody of war that stands up as a war film in it’s own right.
The format of the movie is surprisingly fresh and original. It takes the form of an interactive database at the start, moving swiftly on to a closer look at some of the recruits who have signed up to fight the bugs, interspersed with some brilliant tongue in cheek news reports on how the war effort is going and some historical information on how the whole thing started. On the first viewing you might think that the film is pretty brainless and doesn’t really have a story, but look closer and you will see an incredibly well put together film that works on many levels, as a parody of second world war films and sci-fi and as a good movie in it’s own right.
This is definitely not one for the squeamish though. Bug juice flies everywhere and so do the cast. Limbs are torn from bodies and the whole experience is pretty violent, in that great Verhoeven style. There is also the chance, albeit brief, to see Denise Richards sans clothes, some may say it’s worth watching for this alone!
There are some fine moments in the film, mostly during the combat sequences that pit the soldiers against the giant armies of bugs, outnumbering them in the hundreds. You will be on the edge of your seat at times, waiting for the inevitable bug blast to happen and diving behind your seat when it does. The effects make it all the more realistic, they are incredible and after watching this film, you’ll never think of a beetle in the same way again.
The New Issue
------------------
The good news is that this film is getting a new release and the whole film is now on one side of the disc, no annoying hand telling you to turn the thing over just as the film gets exciting. But that’s not the end of it. The film is also down to have the full works on the extras front as well. Deleted scenes, a making of documentary and the usual trailers should accompany the fantastic movie, making it a must for all sci-fi DVD fans. Plus there’s a chance to hear the excellent documentary found on the region 1 disc.
So, pencil 11 June In to your diary and get ready to squash some bugs on DVD soon.
The Movie
-------------
Starship Troopers is a classic war film transposed on to an alien planet, rather than on earth, and fighting huge bugs rather than people. This means that it can go all out on the effects and violence without causing any alarm. With footage of news reports, similar to those in Robocop and politics that mirror our own past it captures the entire ‘real’ war feel despite being science fiction. Paul Verhoeven, director of Total Recall, Robocop and more recently, the Hollow Man, has done a fine job of creating a parody of war that stands up as a war film in it’s own right.
The format of the movie is surprisingly fresh and original. It takes the form of an interactive database at the start, moving swiftly on to a closer look at some of the recruits who have signed up to fight the bugs, interspersed with some brilliant tongue in cheek news reports on how the war effort is going and some historical information on how the whole thing started. On the first viewing you might think that the film is pretty brainless and doesn’t really have a story, but look closer and you will see an incredibly well put together film that works on many levels, as a parody of second world war films and sci-fi and as a good movie in it’s own right.
This is definitely not one for the squeamish though. Bug juice flies everywhere and so do the cast. Limbs are torn from bodies and the whole experience is pretty violent, in that great Verhoeven style. There is also the chance, albeit brief, to see Denise Richards sans clothes, some may say it’s worth watching for this alone!
There are some fine moments in the film, mostly during the combat sequences that pit the soldiers against the giant armies of bugs, outnumbering them in the hundreds. You will be on the edge of your seat at times, waiting for the inevitable bug blast to happen and diving behind your seat when it does. The effects make it all the more realistic, they are incredible and after watching this film, you’ll never think of a beetle in the same way again.
The New Issue
------------------
The good news is that this film is getting a new release and the whole film is now on one side of the disc, no annoying hand telling you to turn the thing over just as the film gets exciting. But that’s not the end of it. The film is also down to have the full works on the extras front as well. Deleted scenes, a making of documentary and the usual trailers should accompany the fantastic movie, making it a must for all sci-fi DVD fans. Plus there’s a chance to hear the excellent documentary found on the region 1 disc.
So, pencil 11 June In to your diary and get ready to squash some bugs on DVD soon.