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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 21, 2000
Pros: Great special effects and story line
Cons: According to many its not like the book and a bit violent
Summary: When my husband originally wanted to see this movie I was bummed. I couldn't believe he wanted to make me sit through some stupid movie about bugs! BUGS! Of all the nerve I thought since he knows I can't stand creepy crawlies! However, I was totally ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 17, 2000
Pros: Action Action Action
Cons: Not for little kids
Summary: The battle cry is on the lips of the entire human race "KILL THEM...KILL THEM ALL " This romp through the stars has got some of the best special effects around ,how the craftsmen put them together with live action was OUTSTANDING !!!! The bad ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 16, 2000
Pros: I cannot possibly fill this space in with one good word
Cons: The cartoon version is much more entertaining
Summary: I'm a huge fan of sci-fi and was completely aghast by this movie!
I am just thankful I didn't spend $8 plus dollars seeing it at the movie
theater!
Bad enough myself and a group of friends picked this movie out for some late ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 16, 2000
Pros: Great violence and political inuendos.
Cons: No sequal.
Summary: Starship Troopers is one of my all time favorite movies. The underlying political ramifications of this film make it a must see for everyone that thinks they are above the rest in their citizenship quotient. The mere thought that you must risk your ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Dec 31, 1999
Pros: the special effects and character development
Cons: it gets a little hard to believe
Summary: Starship Troopers is not just another shoot-em-up action movie. What makes this different from every other "attack" action movie is that it actually bothers to take the time to give the characters personality, that is they are not stale ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 27, 1999
Pros: has depth
Cons: sells out
Summary: Verhoeven’s savage satire on the glorification of war is to die for. It comes at you full force with the corniness of ‘doing your bit for your country/society’. All the bright young things who want nothing more than to join the military like some cool ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 22, 1999
Pros: Sci-fi camp done with quality.
Cons: Lots and lots of gooey bug guts!
Summary: This is a film I only watched by chance -- I thought it was something else. Here is one of those flicks you won’t believe anyone would really enjoy. Also, I think you may have to be a little different in the sense of humor department, but I qualify ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 20, 1999
Pros: Man eating space bugs
Cons: It's kind of ... well, stupid
Summary: If you recall, when this movie first came out, the buzzword was fascism. Jack-booted Nazis! Government propaganda! It was all the critics could talk about. Naturally, I didn’t really remember Nazism as being a strong element of the story, so I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 18, 1999
Pros: The future benchmark for all Science Fiction movies
Cons: None you can't forgive or overlook
Summary: I LOVE this film, I LOVE this book, I LOVE this soundtrack. There is nothing about Starship Troopers I have ever found disappointing.
The book is one of the very few that I had read and went straight back to the start to read it again. So I ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 13, 1999
Pros: Exciting adventure, special effects
Cons: Too violent for children
Summary: As a 53 year old mother of one, I am not the typical target audience for this movie. However, my son brought it home and I watched it with him. Not being the squeamish sort, I enjoyed the movie very much.
I consider it an updated World War ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 29, 1999
Pros: Special Effects, Theme
Cons: Plot (I use that term loosely), Story relation to book
Summary: If you read the book, you might be disappointed. You might not.
Don't expect this to be anything like Robert Heinlein's book. It's almost a crime to film it in the name of the book, but I'm biased (My first name is Robert, and I really like ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 29, 1999
Pros: Good soundtrack, AWESOME special effects, decent storyline, decent acting.
Cons: Kinda leaves the feeling that the story isn't finished... You never really get closure.
Summary: Overall I really enjoyed this movie... Granted, there were some fairly corny scenes. For example, in the war against bugs, everyone is doing their part... "I'm doing my part" as a bunch of kids stomp on cockroaches while a mother laughs with ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 15, 1999
Pros: Effects
Cons: Good acting....not great acting
Summary: I watched this movie expecting good special effects and nothing else. What I got was a bug blasting joy ride!
I will keep this simple and sweet. I hear a lot of people talking about the glorifying of war. The way I see it is war is real, it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 11, 1999
Pros: cast, characters
Cons: action, special effects, story, direction
Summary: Dutch director Paul Verhoeven has had great commercial success with cynical sci-fi action films. "RoboCop" (1987), "Total Recall" (1990), and now "Starship Troopers". All three films are more than a guilty pleasure. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 29, 1999
Pros: everything gets shot
Cons: Its not Gone with the Wind
Summary: Here, Here to all the reviewers that wrote about this film from the standpoint of just having fun!!
I grow weary of people trying to find high moral or societal value in rip-roaring shoot'um up movies. They are what they are- mindless fun.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 29, 1999
Pros: good special effects, light on the seriousness
Cons: doesn't follow book,
Summary: I honestly think that whenever someone tries to review this movie, they hold it under a microscope because there is no way that it can be real. My advice to these people.... WHO CARES? So what if they are killing bugs on a different planet? I really ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 26, 1999
Pros: Great action flick
Cons: Some really dull subplots
Summary: Turn your brain off for this one!! It is a great ride through "Starship Troopers" originally authored by Robert A. Heinlein. Even though the script loosely follows the book, the overall feel is very close to what Heinlein was aiming at. ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 10, 1999
Pros: Science fiction looking good
Cons: long movie
Summary: Starship Troopers is the most confusingest movie I've seen. When I saw the trailers, I had a different idea, but when I saw the movie I was confused. Anyway, the movie was good, has awesome special effects. The bugs are so life like, at least until ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 8, 1999
Pros: Plenty of Action
Cons: The plot could have been a little more in-depth
Summary: This movie is a superb combination of special effects, and acting. It had a strong story line, and the plot was one of the best science fiction movies that I have seen. Casper Van Dien gives an outstanding performance as Rico, a tough high school ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 14, 1999
Pros: The mighty bust of Denise Richards
Cons: They're just BUGS!
Summary: It didn't surprise me to learn Starship Troopers was based on a '50s sci-fi book. I mean, this seems like a '50s sci-fi B movie, complete with laughably bad acting and cliche-ridden dialogue. Its main premise is that, in the not-too-distant future, ... read more
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