CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Mark Turner Believe it or not it's been 20 years since the original STARSHIP TROOPERS hit the screen. The movie was an amazing science fiction spectacle that brought to life the visions of author Robert J. Heinlein. Altered slightly the film showed a battle hungry group of soldiers battling to save the Earth from an invasion of bug styled creatures. Since the film came out there have been 4 sequels including this one, the latest.The story opens with a group of new soldiers, natives of Mars, who have joined the military to protect their planet from any potential invasions. At the helm of training these untested soldiers is world weary warrior Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien), the main hero of the first film. Scarred and missing an eye he runs them through simulation after simulation and the end results are not good. Raw and untrained they seem to lack the killer instinct and comradery it will take to make a formidable fighting force.As their training is going on the Federation has launched a massive attack on the bugs as they call these invaders. Led by Johnny's one time pal Carmen Ibanez (Luci Christian) the fleet arrives expected and taking on casualties. During the middle of this battle Carmen is telepathically contacted by Carl Jenkins (Justin Doran) to leave the battle and head for Mars. Before he can explain he is captured by a group as yet unidentified.As the film progresses we learn that Sky Marshal Amy Snapp (Emily Neves) is setting things in motion to place herself in a position of power greater than she already has. The Martians were contemplating leaving the Federation and in an effort to make that a decision not worth taking she has set up a bug invasion on Mars knowing they are unprepared to defend yet. Her plan is for the planet to fall and when that happens blow it up, a word of warning to other planets. But she didn't count on Rico and his troops.To begin with this time around the film is all CGI which doesn't take anything away when you take into consideration all of the effects for the live action films were CGI. The story is less complicated than you would think and it moves along quickly setting up the action sequences while providing more depth of story than one might expect. The end result is a worthwhile addition to the series and fun for sci-fi fans as well as those of the films.What really makes this one nice is the fact that both Casper Van Dien and Dina Meyers have returned for this one. Meyers returns as Dizzy Flores, Ricco's love interest from the first film who was killed in the same. This time around Dizzy is a mirage, an image sent to Ricco's mind to keep him moving forward. Both of these actors have gone on to other films so it is nice to see them return to the movie that moved the two of them forward at the time. Hopefully more will decide to follow suit should they go onward with more movies like this.If you're a fan of the films you'll want to add this one to your collection. It may be steering away from the anti-military sentiment of the first film but the story of battling against bugs rages on.

Ming Lee I wasn't expecting much from this CGI movie after a few failure to this franchise. Seriously though, it is smart to bring back Rico and Diz, it somehow let fan like me to reconnect once more.The story is simply straight forward with almost nonstop action, too much story telling will ruin and doesn't fit in this particular series. I wish there will be another CGI movie with a better or somehow little more considerable, convincing plot twists to spice the whole thing up.With the VR gaming gaining speed nowadays, I could see there is possibility to develop a VR game! Which will be a breathing taking one if they do it right.I wouldn't say there is no plot hole in this movie, but sometimes, just flow with the story and stop asking too many question. ;)

meritcoba Whatever meaning the novel and original movie Starship Troopers had is lost in this anime sequel that borrows its main character from Metal Gear Solid. This is not Rico, it is Big Boss. I wonder when the legal battle will ensue.The whole political, moral and philosophical implications of an society dominated by the military and drenched in warfare is pushed to the background and so much so that merely making a reference to it seems to score favorable with the anime crowd. Oh blimey, they just quoted a line from the original movie! Awesome! As long as it is anime, which means over-muscled though guys, dramatic looking characters, supposedly funny nerds and long slender blacked hair girls with big breasts wearing suggestive outfits and anime haircuts. I swear that the air marshal is Lightning from Final Fantasy.What we get served is a trashy story of a bunch of stereotypical newbies that get dropped in the midst of a surprise attack on Mars by aliens nobody except the audience saw coming. There are issues over Mars trying to gain independence for the federation, but this is never addressed properly because it is just required as a plot device to get the newbies fighting giant bugs over a planet and for a population we never see or hear from. It is just shallow window dressing.What is even worse is that almost all the characters are boring run- of-the-mill anime tropes which is exacerbated by a shallow story-line that is goes something like: bunch of newbies wise up under stress to the surprise of their though as nails commander Rico.This movie is best avoided for anyone but die hard anime fans. Actually I do not dislike anime, but it ill fits with Starship Troopers. By all means, make a movie in which a bunch of staple characters fighting insectoid invaders. Just call it something else but Starship Troopers if that is all you want to do.

Bence Illés I'm giving it 3 stars because of the voice actors (original cast). Other than that, the film is garbage. I'm no military expert but the military/logical errors in the movie are terrible. It feels like the who script, story was written for some 10 year olds. Full of boring, old clichés and jokes that makes you want to fall asleep. If you really have nothing else to do, watch it, but even brushing your teeth for 1,5 hours is more entertaining than this. Such a shame they killed this great franchise after the first movie.