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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: Sony EAN: 0043396198555 Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Sony Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Sony Pictures MPN: 19855 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 99 Release Date: June 12, 2007 Running Time: 130 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: November 07, 1997 Editorial Review: Product Description: From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga with its sweeping galactic views to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu teeming with shrieking fire-spitting brain-sucking special effects creatures acclaimed director PAUL VERHOEVEN crafts a dazzling epic based on Robert A. Heinlein's classic sci-fi adventure. CASPER VAN DIEN DINA MEYER DENISE RICHARDS JAKE BUSEY NEIL PATRICK HARRIS PATRICK MULDOON and MICHAEL IRONSIDE star as the courageous soldiers who travel to the distant and desolate Klendathu system for the ultimate showdown between the species.Run Time: 129 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: R UPC: 043396198555 Manufacturer No: 19855 Amazon.com: In the first and finest RoboCop movie, director Paul Verhoeven combined near-future science fiction with a keen sense of social satire--not to mention enough high-velocity violence to satisfy even the most voracious bloodlust. In Starship Troopers, Verhoeven and RoboCop cowriter Ed Neumeier take inspired cues from Robert Heinlein's classic sci-fi novel to create a special-effects extravaganza that functions on multiple levels of entertainment. The film might be called "Melrose Place in Space," with its youthful cast of handsome guys and gorgeous women who look like they've been recruited (and in some cases they were) from the cast of Beverly Hills 90210. Viewers might focus on the incredible, graphically intense action sequences (definitely not for children) in which heavily armed forces from Earth go to off-world battle against vast hordes of alien "bugs" bent on planetary conquest. The attacking bugs are marvels of state-of-the-art special-effects technology, and the space battles are nothing short of spectacular. But Starship Troopers is more than a showcase for high-tech hardware and gigantic, flesh-ripping insects. Recalling his childhood in Holland during the Nazi occupation, Verhoeven turns this epic adventure into a scathingly funny satire of fascist propaganda, emphasizing Heinlein's underlying warning against the hazards of military conformity and the sickening realities of war. It's an action-packed joy ride if that's all you're looking for, but Verhoeven has a provocative agenda that makes Starship Troopers as smart as it is exciting. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Verhoeven shows no respect for a great story.It is apparent that the director, Paul Verhoeven, has little respect for Robert Heinlein. He butchered a great and controversial story, and left us with a disaster of a film. Please don't bother watching this film. I do encourage you to read the book by Robert Heinlein. Even if one doesn't agree with Heinlein, he does cause the reader to think deeply about important matters, such as, "What is a just society." Verhoeven's film doesn't encourage one to think. I wonder if Verhoeven read ... Read More Rating:  - "I'm Doing My Part" ~ Lets Kill Bugs!Join Rico (Casper Van Dien), Dizz (Dina Meyer), Carmen (Denise Richards), Zander (Patrick Muldoon) and Carl (Neil Patrick Harris) and the rest of the gung ho Troopers in this futuristic, sci-fi, action/adventure, surreal allegorical tale of intergalactic warfare between mankind and giant bugs. The '97 film `Starship Troopers' excels in every category; special effects, action, originality, dialogue and anything else you can think of. There's nothing else like it, so "Do your part' and get the popcorn ... Read More Rating:  - Muddled and Confused PresentationDirector Paul Verhoeven has repeatedly stated that the point of this movie is to suggest that "war makes fascists of us all". The presentation of this moral in the film, though, seems to be more factual than cautionary. Verhoeven misses almost every opportunity to suggest to his audience that he is being critical of fascism and, indeed, the movie often seems to support fascist ideology in several different ways. The characters do not seem to be impaired or deprived in any way because of their loyalty ... Read More Rating:  - 4 star film re-releaseI give the film four stars but i give the re-release of it 2 stars. Sure its got a real cool cover but other than that is empty other than the 1997 commentary. I would suggest buying the special edition or waiting for a re-re-release with the second disc provided by the special edition which containes some great making off features. Rating: - FunA fun science fiction movie. Gets a little flakey and has a poor ending though. Super violent and amazing special effects. |
