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2h 4min
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Synopsis:
The Federation needs you for a desperate do-or-die mission in 'Starship Troopers', the ultimate sci-fi action thriller from the director of 'Total Recall'...hailed for its mind-blowing special effects and amazing futuristic settings! The new millenium brings man face-to-face with the deadliest enemy of all...an intelligent race of alien bugs, some thirty feet tall, some that fly and all capable of destroying every living thing on Earth! That's where brave young freedom fighter Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) comes in. While Johnny trains in an elite infantry unit, his stunning girlfriend Carmen (Denise Richards) becomes a top starship pilot - but is seduced by a suave flight instructor!
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Jon Davison, Alan Marshall
Voiced By:
John Cunningham
Writers:
Edward Neumeier, Robert A. Heinlein
Others:
John Richardson, Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson, Alec Gillis
Studio:
Buena Vista
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
Collections:
Films & TV by topic, Giant Leap for Mankind: A History of Astronaut Films
BBFC:
Release Date:
11/06/2001
Run Time:
124 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, German Dolby Digital 5.1, Russian Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
Croatian, Danish, English, English Hard of Hearing, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, German Hard of Hearing, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • 'Making of' Featurette
  • Audio Commentary from Director Paul Verhoeven
  • Scene Development
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Screen Tests
  • Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
06/08/2007
Run Time:
130 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, English LPCM Stereo, French Dolby Digital 5.1, French DTS 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
Subtitles:
Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, Icelandic, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • Teaser Trailer
  • Featurette
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Scene Developments with Commentary
  • Screen Tests
  • Movie Showcase
BBFC:
Release Date:
Unknown
Run Time:
129 minutes
Languages:
Canadian French Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
English, English Hard of Hearing, French, Spanish
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All

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Reviews (2) of Starship Troopers

Hordes of mean, nasty, violent bugs - great stuff! - Starship Troopers review by RP

Spoiler Alert
14/02/2013

I have a few favourite sci-fi films which include 'Blade Runner', 'Alien' and 'Aliens' – and this one.

It's supposed to be based on Robert Heinlein's 1959 novel of the same name - and the name is about all it shares as the story has been more than a little changed; but that's certainly not unusual for film adaptations.

So what do I like about it? Well, it's space fiction with proper alien monsters, 1950s style cheesy cardboard characters, lots of action / violence / blood and gore - and not a little irony and political messaging thrown in for good measure. It's set in a future totalitarian state where the masses require citizenship to be able to vote etc, but if you're rich enough then citizenship doesn't matter. But the way to get citizenship is through military service - and the poor bloody infantry get slaughtered in a war against nasty arachnid aliens, referred to as 'bugs'.

In many ways it's a classic war story: school days and friendship, boot camp and friendship, war, death and the loss of friends, victory and reunion. But the recruitment ads for the military are fascistic in tone and there is a subtext that the future is not at all a pleasant democratic place.

As an aside, unlike most similar films, 'home' is not smalltown USA but Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Yes it's cheesy, not everybody likes (or can even see) the irony, but I like it. And the action - when it starts - is relentless, as are the unending hordes of mean, nasty bugs.

Great stuff - 5/5 stars.

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Brilliant action sci-fi. But its also much much more - Starship Troopers review by JD

Spoiler Alert
13/08/2021

I re watched as recommended by a youtuber.

His reason was you watch it once when your young and enjoy the action and sci-fi. But think nothing more.

Then you watch it again, older with wiser eyes and its like a different film.

Indeed, not only is this still thoroughly enjoyable (and trounces almost any modern scifi) it also has wit and humour and clever political messaging (note i say clever, not the clumsy and irritating 'support who i say for or else' messages you get today)

It also completely avoids comparison with Aliens (the king of all action sci-fi). Where any other soldiers v aliens film would almost always copy from or just head down a path which would lead to comparison and a nasty defeat. This seems to skillfully set itself far enough apart to be incomparable.

Probably worthy of 5 stars, but as its not quiet up there with Robocop or Aliens i give it 4. But its a must see 4.

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