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NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

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.

maxmages I was a bit confused at the beginning of the movie how to make such a movie but then I quickly realized that all this is just satire and had to laugh pretty hard even disregarding this aspect is a crafty fantastic movie the effects look better from as many films come out these days and I'm just impressed bins that everything was possible in 1997. You can actually say what you want about Paul Werfen's films but they are never boring and there is always a moral in it without the message being thrown in our faces. And even if you can not just watch the movie sit back and relax and you have two hours of great entertainment or you can seriously take a look at the topic seriously and think seriously about what is said and done there and there is something for everyone there. Of course, probably most people will be overly concerned with the image because many people have a problem with people getting shot in front of the camera, but I have a problem with it if the movie has a stamp and is no more brutal than a Disney cartoon. At no second boring a still very current message with very fresh ideas effects that are just wonderful and probably will look so good in 20 years. Who has not seen this movie has clearly missed something

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)

Fella_shibby I saw this first in a theatre in south Mumbai, cannot remember - Regal or New Empire in 1998. It is a great movie that's highly entertaining. Awesome war action sequences. Top notch impalings man. Not for the squeamish. Impalings of chest, stomach. Bodies being cut in two. Beheadings, dismemberments, amputations, etc. Lots of gun action too. Very bloody, gory n action packed. Paul Verhoeven did a fantastic job of portraying the horrors of war. He is indeed one of the best director of science fiction action films. Good star cast. Casper van dien, Denise Richards, Dina Mayer, Jack busey, Clancy Brown, Michael ironside, Neil Patrick Harris. Not at all boring. The action is non stop. There is a very gruesome scene of the brain. All in all it is an awesome action, sci fiction, creature/horror film.