Starship Troopers (1997) ****
Starship Troopers (1997) is an incredibly entertaining film that works both as a gory, exciting, sci-fi actioner and as a smart satire of militaristic fascism and xenophobia. Intentionally presenting its characters as beautiful, warmongering nationalists, Troopers also features brilliantly amusing fake propaganda in the form of news reports interspersed throughout the film.
The practical f/x work is excellent while the CGI alternately holds up well (the individual "Arachnids") or not so much (some of the larger bugs and space scenes). While never quite as campy as a Sci-Fi (or SYFY) Channel movie, nor as expertly made as RoboCop (1987) (one of a handful of perfect 80s action films) (review), Starship Troopers nevertheless remains a strong entry in director Paul Verhoeven's filmography.
You can find my Paul Verhoeven Feature Films Ranked list here.
The practical f/x work is excellent while the CGI alternately holds up well (the individual "Arachnids") or not so much (some of the larger bugs and space scenes). While never quite as campy as a Sci-Fi (or SYFY) Channel movie, nor as expertly made as RoboCop (1987) (one of a handful of perfect 80s action films) (review), Starship Troopers nevertheless remains a strong entry in director Paul Verhoeven's filmography.
You can find my Paul Verhoeven Feature Films Ranked list here.
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