GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

kingerz55 The lurch to the right wing has never been more presciently delineated than here. For generations of people growing up in the Long Peace, this has been a fantasy.

Osmosis Iron A very misunderstood movie, it's a satire and a very good one! It has a very nice look to it, and the effects were awesome at the time. If you "get it" it's a really funny and enjoyable ride, while also being a good sci-fi action movie.

nzswanny Starship Troopers is a film made in 1997 and is directed by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, the same person who made Total Recall and Robocop as well as Hollow Man and Elle. This film is made in the same style as Total Recall and RoboCop: a satire that parodies modern social elements and raises the question...what would it be like in the future? This film is intentionally cheesy and resembles that of those silly science fiction comic books, with the giant bugs in space, the army recruiting, tasteless violence...all making for a brilliant satire that also references a lot of well-known movies while it parodies society and it's rules, as people generically sign up for an army they have no understanding of.The best part about this film is that how a sad moment happens, someone mourns for a minute, and then they're back to normal again. Brilliant. 7.7/10, well done Mr Verhoeven! I suggest you give this a watch.

Wuchak Released in 1997 and directed by Paul Verhoeven, "Stormship Troopers" is a sci-fi adventure satire taking place in the 23rd century where high school kids are encouraged to become "citizens" by joining the fascist military where, after boot camp, they find themselves engaged in a full-scale war against a planet of malevolent insects. The protagonists are played by Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Neil Patrick Harris, Jake Busey and Patrick Muldoon. Michael Ironside is on hand as a teacher/officer while Clancy Brown appears as a drill instructor.Right out of the gate the film blatantly advertises that it's not a straight interpretation of Robert A. Heinlein's sci-fi novel. No, this is a full-blown SATIRE showing how easily government and the influence of a biased media can make blatant fascists of any of us, particularly in times of war. Look no further than the Nazi-like uniforms of the good guys. If you get the joke, "Starship Troopers" is very amusing. I found myself laughing out loud on numerous occasions throughout the first half. Verhoeven captures a uniquely enjoyable tone.Unfortunately, the film gets redundant in the second half with the soldiers constantly shooting bullets into the colossal-insect antagonists. And, since we can't take the story & characters seriously, the movie is unable to sustain attention at 129 minutes. It would've been more effective at around 90 minutes. But, if you can handle the over-length and redundancy, this is a well-done and entertaining sci-fi satire.The film runs 129 minutes and was shot in Powder River, Wyoming; Badlands, South Dakota; and Malibu, Agoura Hills, Long Beach, Fountain Valley, Los Angeles and Culver City (studio), California.GRADE: C+ (5.5/10)