Adam Cook
30Nov11
Agreed. Although, I do choose Showgirls!
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Howard Orr
4Mar12
Either a brilliant satire on militarism and a baiting of an audience's yearnings towards a fascistic absolutism in their identifications with their film heroes, or violent rubbish using the cover of satire. But the older I get the warier I get of films that try to give you everything.
Jack Lehtonen
29Nov11
Caustic, fiery cinema. The acidic satire dripping from every hilarious/furious moment makes this one of the most radical and bizarre films ever made in Hollywood. Verhoeven is a true radical; he smuggles subtly in obviousness. A film equating America to Nazi's. In fact, I feel as if Verhoeven's one of the last sane men on Earth. Though most Verhoeven supporters prefer Showgirls (admittedly a masterpiece), I find his balls-to-the-wall political fury here to be his ultimate artistic statement on mankind. Honestly though, I'd hate to choose between them, both among the all-time great films.
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Narain Jashanmal
12Aug11
Verhoeven's favorite themes culminate in an orgy of excessive gore and ultra violence. To be clear: this is a good thing.
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ILoveCourtneyHate
15May11
I vividly remember being 9/10 years old and watching this movie in total awe, the coolest thing i had ever seen, this is such a great movie <3
Sequelcast
11Jan11
Fun action film with special effects that still hold up pretty well. If you liked Verhoeven's other science-fiction films, you'll like Starship Troopers.
Daniel S.
27Nov10
To describe a fascist society doesn't mean that you agree with it. Anyway, SPACESHIP TROOPERS is a satire, that says it all. A film that gets better and better with years passing by. Masterpiece.
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VENIMOS LOS JODIMOS Y NOS FUIMOS
7Aug10
Hiperviolenta aventura de ciencia ficciòn,basada muy lejanamente en el clasico libro de Robert A. Heinlein,con la que Verhoeven demuestra nuevamente su garra para el genero, y en la que aprovecha,ademas,para hacer una velada critica a una instituciòn como las fuerzas armadas. No obstante, hubo quienes no le agarraron el pedo al subtexto y la tacharon de apologia belica de tintes neofascistas. Para ver a todo volumen.
Rafael Paz
3Aug10
Esta es una de esas películas que se pueden ver en cualquier momento una y otra vez, no importa si ya comenzó
Groovy Monster
30Jun10
When I watch this on my 65" TV with the 7.1 surround cranked, can't help myself, I still dig it! Kind of one of my guilty pleasure movies, with all its B-movie cheesiness and over-acting (which is actually all intentional and the very spirit of the piece). I do think it's a little too long, however, and could definitely use a few cuts here and there. But I think it's a lot of cheesy, bombastic sci-fi fun.
Hideous Bitch Princess
4Jun10
A testament to how mindblowing Verhoeven's film is: While teaching at Wesleyan, Anthony Braxton once canceled class for a week after seeing this, leaving a note on the door saying - "There is nothing more I can teach you. All I can do now is ask you to watch Starship Troopers."
Jack Lehtonen
30May10
Verhoeven's masterpiece, and, for me, the greatest war (and also media) satire film. Saw this in the theaters, and had no idea what I had been hit with. It just gets better and better as the years go by. Bravo Verhoeven.
FabulousRice
13Apr10
Doesn't age so well (the interior of the ships, the outside shots of the city, etc) or is it just me?
scorpiorising
10Apr10
America, the human species. The outsiders, the aliens. The melting-pot militaristic society, thinking of any other group that is different as enemies, a threat, underestimating its enemies' intelligence. A bunch of soldiers, conformists to society not questioning any of its ideals and politics. Sugar-coated imperialistic propaganda in the government-controlled media. HELLO! This is America in a dystopic future! Duh!
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