Starship Troopers

[sn-films]

The movie was great for what it was... a parody of the 1940's propaganda films. The bad acting and over-the-top stereotypes were true to the genre.

[Mods]

It was a sci-fi romp, which I enjoyed, because I didn't sit there and watch it seriously.

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[Generic Skinhead]

It is a propaganda film. As a film in its own right its appalling but as an exercise in filmmaking it's great.

[Patriarch]

hmm... now ehere are all the poeple from the other thread, who thought it sucked, and took it seriously?

[wahiba]

Do not read the book if you have any wishy washy liberal leanings.

Actually I thought the line taken with the film was great. Evidently Verehoven ( apologies on spelling ) remember bombers going over as a kid in Holland in WW2.

There is the potential for a more serious film out of the book. Especially if it concentrates more on the training which actually takes up a good half of the book. Also on personal relationships of the indivduals. The gung-ho shoot up is really a minority activity in the film.

Even so, now that I have a DVD player it is one for collection. Already have Zulu, 2001 and Tron.

[ac_01]

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Right here. Serious or not it wasn't a good film. When I first saw it I wasn't expecting much and it didn't deliver much. Maybe I need to watch it again to get all the 'satire'. Enjoyable? Just. Great film? Not in my book.

[Patriarch]

well, great might be an over the top classification. But the way I see it, that film can only be disliked if its watched as a film taking itself serious on all levels.

[wahiba]

[img]wink.gif[/img] definitely not a GREAT FILM, but still interesting, and enjoyable to watch when the brain is not up to a dose of Karusawa.