Starship Troopers

Movie: Starship Troopers

Main Actors: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards and Neil Patrick Harris (really, it’s Neil Patrick Harris)

MPAA Rating: R

Passionate Expressions: Lots and lots of them. Wouldn’t you have some if you were about to be killed or ripped apart by giant insects.

Useless Vulgar Language: Not as much as you might think.

S in a Good Light: Nope

S in a Bad Light: Yes there is, naked showering and a sex scene. They did seem to keep it short and not during anything important so you have just enough time to check to see if you have any new emails.

Manly Violence: Wall to wall manly and insectly violence.

Action Violence: Not really

Pointless Violence: Yes. I’m going to get lots and lots of grief over this but I don’t believe in females being in the military, not in the combat roles anyway. So any scene of violence that was in here and a woman got killed or hurt I would list under pointless violence because in my humble opinion they shouldn’t have been there anyway. Not that women shouldn't pick up a weapon and defend house and home, but...i think you get my drift. Also, there were some scenes where the violence was a little gratuitous, where it moved from story telling to – lets see if we can have a scene about brains being sucked out cause that would be cool – kind of violence.

Manly Rating: A

Scorecard
Cinematography: C
Visual Effects: B
Sound/Score: A- (I know, surprising, right)
Story: A-
Acting: B-

Food to Watch With: Hmmm, a tough one if you are squeamish about insects, which I am, so I would recommend bland food like Roman noodles or a large order of KFC mashed potatoes with a bottle of Pepto-Bismol close at hand.

Plot Synopsis: Space bugs destroy Buenos Aires and the Humans decided to exterminate the ugly things.

Review: Another good Sci-Fi flick that was good for reasons that are not the norm. All in all, the major story line was pretty standard as far as Sci-Fi goes. Giant war: man vs. Insect. At first glance it might actually be seen as a B-level flick but fortunately the producers elevated it to something more. The real genius of this film was in the mix of comedy and sacrifice. One of the major themes throughout the movie was about the military dictatorship that ruled the human race. The commercials, the propaganda and the way they showed everyday life was hilarious. I love the US Military, and someone captured what the US Military would be like if it was in charge of the planet to a T. You might think I’m bashing what they showed, but I’m not. I loved it. Not saying we should go that route, but they took what was intrinsically good about the military but is usually misunderstood and forced you to come to terms with it and accept it (if you were going to like the movie that is).

Life Lessons: If you have small tactical nukes, maybe you should use them more often. Also, don’t ask Drill Instructors stupid questions.

Summary: It is a movie that delivers what it says it will and more.

Would I Watch This Again: Yes, I like it more each time I do.