Movie Review - Starship Troopers

Paul v is an excellent director. i liked this. i liked total recall. Micheal ironside is brilliant in this. he always seems to be in this kind of film and for a change he's a good guy. He gets some excellent lines, gets some seriously good action fight scenes and gets to die in a seriously action filled way. The soccer type scene was stolen from at least 2 other movies (one starring dean Cain and Wesley snipes, and it also looked a bit like the really rubbish remake of Rollerball). The young lad who looks like a young Gary Busey (the one who gets a knife in the hand and plays the violin later) was very good and I really enjoyed his acting.

The training and preparation for combat puts this film in with other war movies like Full Metal Jacket. It gives you a background about the characters and gives you an idea about the set-up of the federation. Doogie Howser (So I don't know his real name and only remember him from this 80's classic show!) is basically playing himself as the intelligence officer. I love this movie. The space and ground based battles are visually stunning and well put together. There is a story, the characters are fleshed out and made real.

The bugs look great, they even have a structure like the human combat system. The brain bugs are nasty but well thought out. The nudity isn't too over done. All in all the film could be a little longer but is generally excellent.