Starship Troopers (1997)

United States of America

Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

TriStar Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Jon Davison Productions, Big Bug Pictures

Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown

Paul Verhoeven

Edward Neumeier

Taglines: A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war.

spacecraft, space marine, army, moon, based on novel or book, asteroid, intelligence, dystopia, buenos aires, argentina, space battle, satire, giant insect, creature, soldier, drill instructor, military, bugs

Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs".

Reviews:

Author: drystyx
Almost a classic. Maybe it is a classic. Another semi classic or classic by Verhoeven. The "in your face" action is set to science fiction, this time with soldiers battling giant bugs from space. These are big bugs. I mean BIG BUGS! And they're mean and evil. The characters are especially likable. The comic relief in this one comes mostly from the fight scenes to anonymous characters in "commercials". The directing is probably what makes this as great as it is, but the writing is pretty dog gone good, too. While I prefer RoboCop, this is a great replacement movie for it, being the same style, if you can't see RoboCop. Some people prefer this one. The difference is so minute that you're safe either way.