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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, accled 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. 20th Anniversary Synopsis 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, accled 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 Pa
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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,
-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
conformity and the ening 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. The DVD includes an above-average
commentary by the director and Neumeier, several deleted scenes,
a behind-the-scenes documentary and promotional featurette, cast
bios, production notes, and more. --Jeff Shannon
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You'll feel really spoiled by the DVD extras here. Five deleted
scenes (approximately six minutes) pad out Carmen's love triangle
problems, there are impressive screen tests for Denise Richards
and Casper Van Dien (three and a half minutes), an eight-minute
featurette zips by with key interviews and fact flinging, and a
real treat is three scene developments with layers of FX work
explained by Verhoeven. But what makes this essential is the
director's enthusiastic commentary alongside screenwriter Ed
Neumeier: dissing astrology, making a stand for feminist issues,
telling how he went nude to placate the actors for their shower
scene, and drooling with praise for his FX team, Verhoeven makes
a fascinating statement that "war makes fascists of us all."
Beginning with his reaction to the film's critique in Time
magazine, this is no-holds-barred fun. --Paul Tonks
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