- Actors: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris
- Directors: Paul Verhoeven
- Format: VHS
- Language English
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Buena Vista
- VHS Release Date: 1 Sep 2000
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CWOY
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 15,528 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
A gloriously over-the-top treat, Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers takes the militaristic moralising of Robert Heinlein's pulp classic and sets about undermining it mercilessly. Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) desperately wants to join the Mobile Infantry and kill some Earth-threatening alien bugs. He also desperately wants Carmen (Denise Richards), but only gets to fulfil one ambition in the second of Verhoeven's futuristic satires (also cowritten with his RoboCop scriptwriter Ed Neumeier).
Set in a fascistic future where kids must do military service to qualify as citizens, own property or even have babies, the film's dark Vietnam and Nazi-era parallels are all the more disturbing given its deceptively sunny Beverly Hills 90210 teenage cast (though scenery-chewing veteran Michael Ironside steals the movie as tough-talking Lt Rasczak). The CGI arachnids are among the most convincing and dangerous-looking creatures ever seen on screen, and with the movie clocking up the highest number of blanks ever fired on a film set, it's also pretty loud! Verhoeven went on to be Executive Producer of the Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles animated TV series a couple of years later.
On the DVD: Starship Troopers in this DVD incarnation can now be played continuously on one side of the disc (the original Region 2 release version was that crime against the DVD format, a "flipper"). You'll also feel really spoiled by the extras here: five deleted scenes (approximately six minutes) pad out Carmen's love triangle problems. There are impressive screen tests for Denise Richards and Casper Van Dien (three-and-a-half minutes). An eight-minute featurette zips by with key interviews and fact flinging. And a real treat is three scene developments with layers of FX work explained by Verhoeven. But what makes this DVD essential is the director's enthusiastic commentary alongside screenwriter Ed Neumeier: dissing astrology, making a stand for feminist issues, saying how he went nude to placate the actors for their shower scene, and drooling with praise for his FX team, Verhoeven makes a fascinating statement that "war makes fascists of us all". After a studio disclaimer, and beginning with his reaction to the film's critique in Time Magazine, this is no-holds-barred fun. --Paul Tonks
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Starship Troopers [VHS] 1998.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A true pleasure to watch! This film falls into two categories: the late night gung-ho, watch with a few beers, action genre. And the 'hmmm what if?' look at a future society.
Reflections of the world today are given and amplified. The issues concerning the role of government, the people and of course the military are addressed in an enjoyable yet not oppressing or condescending manner. Philosophy for the masses!
If you want to analyse it, analyse it. If you want to just kick back with a friend, stick on a film and have a few cold ones, then you can do that too!
Reflections of the world today are given and amplified. The issues concerning the role of government, the people and of course the military are addressed in an enjoyable yet not oppressing or condescending manner. Philosophy for the masses!
If you want to analyse it, analyse it. If you want to just kick back with a friend, stick on a film and have a few cold ones, then you can do that too!
37 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
There are 43 Amazon reviews on the standard definition version of this film so I will comment on the Blu-ray aspects only. I did not expect to see such an old film come out in high definition format. This movie is largely made with computer generated graphics which probably explains why the image quality is so high. The many action scenes are pin sharp with vivid colours and no motion blurring. Looks amazing and even if you don't love the movie worth having to demonstrate the full benefits of high definition. When the non computer generated scenes are viewed there is a slight but noticable drop in image quality with slight grainyness hence only the 4 star rating.
31 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I think a lot of people, including some reviewers here, soft-pedal or miss the really brutal satire at work here. It was trashed by one US reviewer when it came out as 'Melrose Place Goes to War' (in reference to a now long defunct Beverly Hills 90210 knock off), which in a sense it is, but that's the point. It presaged our current conflicts, but the film is more relevant and funnier now than ever, dressing up beautiful people in post-Wehrmacht garb and sending them off to have their brains sucked out while in the heartland women encourage their kids to stamp on bugs. Otherwise, the effects are cartoonish but fun and the world scarily recognisable...
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"..AWESOME SCI-FI CLASSIC.."
Great sci-fi movie with a fun and original plot. Loads of graphic violence and alien bug killing action. Certainly worth this price for a 2hr film. Read more
Published 28 days ago by S. Drury
"They're doing their part, are you? Join the Mobile Infantry and save...
Starship Troopers is a satire on war-hungry politics, disguised as a gung-ho brainless action flick. Read more
Published 3 months ago by GeekZilla
one of the best of the 90's
bugs. babes. grunts and pencil pushing telepathic nazi looka-like trenchcoats. this movie got it all. think Aliens on opium with extra melodramatic scenes over the top action. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Blackhound rise
great film
Bought this film on vhs & dvd so when i saw it on blu ray i had to get it. And it hold up realy well the picture is exelent
Published 4 months ago by Flashhart
Barnstorming action-thriller with bugs
Starship Troopers (1998) is a barnstorming action-thriller bringing to life a world of huge bugs, and the absurdity, extremism and propaganda used in war and the scars of warfare. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Miami
Languages on this DVD
Great movie! :)
The DVD (Touchstone label) contains the following languages in 5.1: EN, GER, ESP; 2.0: RUS
Image quality is also PERFECT !!!
The DVD (Touchstone label) contains the following languages in 5.1: EN, GER, ESP; 2.0: RUS
Image quality is also PERFECT !!!
Published 6 months ago by Robert B.
Starship troopers the way of the future
What people fail to realise about this film is that it os based on a book of the same name written a long time ago, at the time of publication, the author was denounced as a nazi a... Read more
Published 10 months ago by M J. Tucker
Great Flick for a Saturday Night at Home
Starship Troopers is certainly NOT Oscar material, but, after a slow start that could stand some editing, it is a lot of fun! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Gregory Thomas Little
Great film.
I love this film and my girlfriend hates it. I would say she is wrong! Great story and great action.
Published 11 months ago by J. Cawley
Dire film, albeit mindless fun
I saw that this film had a 4/5 star rating and simply had to pitch in an lower the average. It is NOT a good film. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jolly Roger
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