STARSHIP TROOPERS | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING

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[@crescentmethod]

Fun Fact: The actor that played Breckenridge (the guy killed in training) ended up marrying the actress that killed him, They hit it off on set and that was that :) So, Starship Troopers is a love story!

[@ShwiftJustice]

Can confirm this fact is Fun

[@krashd]

She blew his mind on set.

[@Steelburgh]

I lol'd at both these replies. Well done.

[@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968]

@@SteelburghI would like to know more

[@tsogobauggi8721]

So it seems that she blew him again after the filming. :)

[@TheLegendOfOblivion]

Even to this day Casper Van Dien gets yelled "Rico! You know what to do!" from strangers and he will reply "Sir, yes, sir!"

[@Metzwerg74]

not the most noted actor.... but an icon for those who know...

[@gothnate]

@@Metzwerg74This, and Sleepy Hollow are his two best.

[@charleslatora5750]

The story was written by Robert heinlan stinking Google can't spell...Heinlein. I can see my copy playing this day. Haven't read it in years but it's not a long book. The book is a lot different. A lot. Explain so many things better than they did in the movie. And there's a surprise at the end. Read the whole book.

[@jhnshep]

@@charleslatora5750 yea the film has nothing to do with the book other than the name, both great though.

[@M.H.I.A.F.T.]

I've met Dina Meyer who plays Dizzy. She is the loveliest and most adorably goofy person you could wish to meet. And is still absolutely gorgeous.

[@joeblankenship377]

I bet she gets a lot of people saying they like her better than Denise Richards. I'm sure she doesn't mind it either.

[@DavidLopez-qi8hb]

She was in 2 of my favorite movies Dragonheart where she played Kara and Star Trek: Nemesis where she played Romulan Commander Donatra

[@josephwallace202]

Would

[@artembentsionov]

She also played Barbara Gordon (AKA Oracle) in the TV series Birds of Prey

[@nitrokid]

@@artembentsionov I was about to say! 😂 She was one of the rare depiction of Batgirl on TV. We don't see much of that character in live action stuff.

[@anubisftn]

FUN FACT: The Starship Trooper armor was used by the Alliance in the show FIREFLY!

[@Steelburgh]

That's amazing!!!

[@PaganLyon]

And Power Rangers Lost Galaxy along with numerous B Sci Fi movies.

[@Beardo2517]

​@@PaganLyondamn beat me to it

[@Scarabswarm]

There was an auction of this film's props and costumes back in the day that I missed by virtue of being a day late hearing about it and having no money at the time, but I will always regret not getting a chance to get one of the original armor sets. I hear they went stupidly cheap, too, since there were so many of them.

[@jamedmurphy4468]

Best show in the Verse

[@chrisbullard5901]

I love how Zim is hanging out in the background of the chow hall, and is already sizing up Rico as someone who could be a natural leader.

[@Grottgreta]

I never noticed until you said it haha and I've watched this dozens of times

[@brianegendorf2023]

Its funny, because I've seen this movie so many times..and didn't notice that till tonight.

[@generic_sauce]

It's crazy how well the effects in this movie have held up! The only reason it didn't get the best effects Oscar is because a little movie called Titanic came out the same year, which is a damn shame.

[@carn9507]

Ah, yes the boat film that wanted audiences to care more about a fictional couple than any of the 1500 real victims of that tragic event. And portrayed a real life man as a coward when he wasn't. Bleh. Starship Troopers is better! :D

[@marcraider]

you are totally right, but I'm curious who was the man who was portrayed like a coward?@@carn9507

[@Jumpman67]

I recently watched this on a 4k disc and it looks amazing.

[@aniyn]

It's a shame since the effects in this film hold up better than Titanic. But SST was a very unpopular film on release; it took years before critics realized it was satire.

[@markhamstra1083]

⁠@@aniynOh, come on! Plenty of people knew it was satire from day one. Critics didn’t like it not because they didn’t understand the satire, but because this movie is full of bad acting, horrible writing and juvenile plot elements.

[@jemal999]

I always loved that when Carmen sends Johnny the 'dear john' letter, everyone else starts off in their normal 'screwing around' mode, then they all realize 'oh shit it's THAT letter' and immediately back off and leave him alone.

[@riccardomallardo7779]

That's male friendship in a nutshell

[@Psi105]

Such a great shot of a ship being cut in half with all the decks visible, you very rarely get that much detail in space battles. A+

[@Airaindust]

I always loved that Rue McClanahan (Blanche from Golden Girls) was their science teacher.

[@joeblankenship377]

Really? Never knew that. Don't recognize her in those goggle shades.

[@Scarabswarm]

TIL. Man, this movie is just full of hidden gems.

[@Hiraghm]

I guess she played a man who wasn't a science teacher very well.

[@jasonfarrell00]

“…they sucked his brains out” 🤣🤣🤣i love how ridiculous and amazing this movie is…and then it just gets MORE ridiculous and MORE amazing and I just keep on loving it lol

[@sirsancti5504]

The director had the same problem.. "How will I adapt the book to a movie?! I have to go "

[@lukav200]

Casp and his wife are good friends of mine. Some of his line deliveries always make me laugh. I love how even now if people yell lines from the movie, he'll always reply in character. Also, dope how they reused the armor in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and other shows!

[@DavidLopez-qi8hb]

It was also the armor of the Alliance in Firefly.

[@Hiraghm]

sickened me that they used it in Firefly.

[@andreasvogler1875]

@@Hiraghm But it helped keeping cost down and still give a big budget feel.

[@mannygee005]

Love Rico's character. He took administrative punishment before quitting.

[@ItsAVolcano]

Funny background story, for the co-ed shower scene a lot of the actors on set were initially unwilling with one claiming she wouldn't do the scene unless Verhoeven was also naked. To their surprise he readily agreed and directed at least one take of the scene naked in his chair.😅

[@agp11001]

I'm still undecided on whether doing a movie with Verhoeven would be hilarious or deeply terrifying.

[@Hiraghm]

yes, verhoven was quite a pervert in the original meaning of the term. Of course, in the book, as was reality before we lost our minds, men and women didn't shower together.

[@yxeaviationphotog]

"Put your hand on that wall Trooper! PUT YOUR HAND ON THAT WALL!!!". Love that scene.😂

[@DavidGowers]

I love this movie so much. Not only does it do biting satire really well (with Casper Van Dien especially nailing that aspect of his character) but it does the character relationships really well too. And, of course, it works great as a big-action movie too, so you can easily just turn your brain off for a while and have fun if you want

[@Hiraghm]

you HAVE to turn your brain off, or it will make you turn the movie off and go read the book.

[@DavidGowers]

@@Hiraghm lol no

[@AnnekeOosterink]

@@Hiraghm Yes yes, from your comments it's obvious you love a fascist dictatorship. We know.

[@jayb2k11]

Hey, Addie! 🙂 So, Starship Troopers was meant to be over-dramatic. It's a satire of war movies. In addition to "Total Recall (1990)," Paul Verhoeven also directed "Robocop (1987)." I highly recommend checking that movie out if you haven't already. Cheers!!

[@Hiraghm]

yes, it's a vile parody of the book. It pretty much contradicts the messaging of the book.

[@Songfugel]

​@@HiraghmYou mean it is a parody of a vile fascist book?

[@AnnekeOosterink]

@@Hiraghm The movie does indeed condemn fascism instead of admiring it. Oh nO wHaT a TrAgEdY! Because fascism is so great instead?

[@stvdagger8074]

@@AnnekeOosterink The Federation is not Facist - It is a democracy which allows people to avoid public service by giving up the franchise.

[@Oxley016]

@@Songfugel Oh dear, you clearly never read or completely misunderstood the book....

[@mblackwl]

"You're it until we're dead or until I find someone better." "Ah, my wedding vows." -Mike Nelson, Rifftrax Live: Starship Troopers

[@JasonHauser125]

Starship Troopers! This is one unique film. Some of the CGI special effects hold up remarkably well, and I don't know how, as they're so old they should look dated, but they still look good.

[@wirebrushproductions1001]

It is also considered one of the worst adaptations of a book ever written.

[@williamrosmer8381]

I love that zim did infact bust himself down to private to get back into the field and he caught the brain bug

[@Hiraghm]

never happened. He was Rico's top sergeant when he captured the brain bug; the book kept his identity secret until the reveal at the end of the action.

[@williamrosmer8381]

@Hiraghm in the book, maybe. In the movie, he clearly demotes himself to private.

[@JoeCool7835]

I can't help but laugh when I see NPH in the 2nd half of the movie... Doogie Howser, SS! 😂

[@s.henrlllpoklookout5069]

Barney Stinson, SS!

[@Michael-D.-Williams]

Doogie Himmler they called him on set.

[@Robert_Douglass]

Fun fact: Addie Counts is becoming somewhat desensitised to blood and gore. Where once it made her freak the freak out, now she just, eh, winces a bit, curls the lip and maybe arches an eyebrow if she's really grossed out.

[@terrylandess6072]

This movie shares a special place with a few others for me concerning the detail in special effects beyond the immediate impression. What this means is on repeated viewing(s) I continually find small things that didn't 'need' to be included but were and I consider this a great example of pride in one's efforts. I don't mean 'Easter Eggs' but extra detail which really sells the scenes. BTW: Since you put your own efforts into the sponsor, I don't skip. Still laughing at the Xander 'freeze frame'.

[@Hiraghm]

I really thought the powered armor was special. Much better than, say, Iron Man.

[@terrylandess6072]

@@Hiraghm It does make an appearance in the 2nd sequel ( along with Johnny Rico!) which is more watchable than the 1st sequel. Starship Troopers: Marauder also has Jolene Blalock.

[@glennwelsh9784]

Did Addie call Total Recall "light-hearted"? That's not exactly how I'd describe that movie. 😄 For the record, the same director also made Robocop. His sci-fi work always has thought-provoking themes and bitingly satirical humor, but they certainly aren't cute romps by any means. Not when characters are gruesomely getting torn to pieces or melted into mush by toxic waste.

[@OhnnyTsunami]

This movie is such a timeless satire, it really grabs you in with the feeling of "wanting to know more" lol. If you end up re-watching it, you'll see more than there is between the lines.

[@DarthPoyner]

It is meant to be satire, but since the director never read the books because he thought he was too good, he actually made a compelling argument for that system and their life. It's almost as good as someone that would have been more into it.

[@Steelburgh]

@@DarthPoyner Actually the book is serious and not satire, sadly. Heinlein was a military fanatic and intentionally glorified it.

[@josephwallace202]

​@@Steelburghit's why the movie is the superior text

[@VestinVestin]

​@@DarthPoyner My pet theory is that the director is an idiot savant: he keeps making brilliant movies he himself doesn't understand. Taken at cheesy face value, they're just wonderful. Taken as satire, of course, they're completely idiotic and self defeating, but that helps you spot a certain brand of person ;).

[@IanJenn356094]

​@DarthPoyner no he didn't. If you think this way, you're the gullible one that the movie is making fun of.

[@matthewgreganti4838]

Well, can't miss Addie watch another movie she is completely unprepared for! *busts out popcorn* Also, the actors in this movie who were without limbs were amputees. Paul Verhoven wanted to use them to add to the realism.

[@gabrielstratton1775]

Most of... the actor who plays radzshack is not an amputee

[@camunier]

Me watching Starship Troopers at 16: KILL ALL BUGS BUGS MUST DIE Me watching Starship Troopers at 42: uhhhh, are WE the….bad guys?

[@sirsancti5504]

Yes, we were. That's the whole point ofcthe book.

[@robfus]

Don't belive the bugs propaganda

[@macmcleod1188]

I get that... but no we were not (per word of god: The Director). The bugs and the federation were at detente. The mormons ignored the treaty. The bugs over reacted and started a full on war. The bugs *did strike* Buenos Ares (it wasn't a false flag per the director). The bugs were an intersteller species (per the movie) The bugs did serious damage to multiple human colonies including the vacation planet (per the movie) The bugs had bread special purpose bugs that could bring down intersteller warships in orbit. And the federation was a constitutional republic with a limited voter franchise-- that allowed more of the population to vote than every democracy pre 1900 and many pre 1939. They didn't have a dictator.. .they didn't violently suppress people who disagreed with the government... they didn't control the economy ( rico's parents were not soldiers but were crazy wealthy). But you have to make up your own mind and your own choice. That's the only freedom we ever really have.

[@Blag_Cog]

@@macmcleod1188 The bugs being an interstellar species could have been war propaganda. The director is not the word of god. The writers are.

[@macmcleod1188]

@Blag_Cog the bugs for an Interstellar species per Robert heinlein. And the writer had the characters say the bugs had struck several other Terran planets in the movie. And the director said that the bugs attack was not a false flag. So that's 3 for 3 dude.

[@OneKillQuota]

Ok...the in vid commercial Starship references were top tier. Well played Addie!

[@MrChava54]

Did you notice? Every time they are on a commercial, they censor any violence. Every time they show a war scene, they have no problem showing the gore in full.

[@LordVolkov]

Yet the commercials celebrate symbolic violence by children, and even show soldiers handing out bullets to kids 😬

[@MrChava54]

@@LordVolkov That's why I feel like this is such a hilarious satire of the glorification of war, even up to Dizz's death and how we never find out WHY we at war with the bugs at all.

[@LordVolkov]

@@MrChava54 I enjoy the theory that BA is a false flag to allow Earth to go to war. How are bugs going to send a meteor through a wormhole to precisely hit Earth? The physics of it are bananas. Fascism needs an enemy to keep the people stoked up - they have to be militarily powerful but always have an ever-present 'strong' foe to direct the public's fear and hatred towards.

[@krashd]

That's Paul Verhoeven's style, he likes to point out the hypocrisy of governments, corporations and media in his movies, it's what makes the likes of Robocop and Total Recall so enjoyable, that "Do as I say but not as I do" theme.

[@josephwallace202]

​@MrChava54 no, there are Mormon settlers trying to colonize Klendathu, and of course the news would never show this but necessarily that does entail colonial violence against the native life forms there

[@golfr-kg9ss]

Great job on the Square Space promo. I loved the use of "Do you want to know more?" from the movie. Well done Addie!

[@davewhitmore1958]

The split screen freeze-frame at 31:02 was amazing, kudos!

[@jason1911]

They censor the cow being torn to pieces but none of the humans being torn apart..... lol

[@sirsancti5504]

Brst prediction ofvthe future I have ever seen in a movie.

[@macmcleod1188]

That was required by censors in 1997. They didn't require censoring the scenes with humans.

[@Murdo2112]

That sponsor ad was masterfully done. Bravo!

[@WolfHreda]

If you haven't seen it, RoboCop is another brutally satirical sci-fi film by Verhoeven, this time about the privatization of government services and the militarization of police. It's very good, and if you've ever seen That 70's Show, one of the main villains will shock you.

[@w1975b]

I'd buy that for a dollar! :)

[@Hiraghm]

Personally, I've always been sickened by Eurotrash like Verhoven using America to make money by bashing America.

[@jacob4183]

The ad read at the beginning, brilliant 😂😂😂

[@BushmasterBrackett]

The freeze frame of your face and his as his brains were being sucked out was priceless

[@skapunker21]

when you said "is that clancy brown?" i knew i made the right decision to subscribe to your channel. you know a great actor when you see one.

[@skapunker21]

i saw this in the theatre when it came out and it blew my mind. i thought it was fantastic. a year or two later i read the book. the book is sooo much better and very different than this movie. the book is short, you can get through it in a few (4-6 ish) hours if you read quickly (it was a pulp fiction type of novel back in the 50's) but the movie didn't include most of what made the book great. i have a copy of it, i'm willing to send it to you if you're ok with that. if not, i'm sure your local library has a copy to borrow. regardless, you've got to read it. everyone should read it at least once in their life. and everyone who does so will take away different bits of it, as they should. it's in my top ten books of all time.

[@RoGueNavy]

The actress who played thebiology teacher, is Rue Mclanahan, best known for appearing in the TV sitcom, "The Golden Girls".

[@KdotLINE]

Love this movie. Everything except Carmen. She blatantly flirts with that other guy right in front of Rico multiple times, and sees nothing wrong with it. Then breaks up with Rico after she finds out they are working together. She's the worst.

[@corymccarty8603]

You're way too fun Addie. "That was... Terrifying." LOL!

[@karlsmith2570]

7:14 "Ooooh,You Know What That Means" Bow-Chicka-Wow-Wow

[@TheMota]

I so very much love that you you kept my favorite scene from this movie in your reaction. "Put your hand on that wa'all!' Good stuff 😂

[@jacklegend5798]

Her reaction to this was a kaleidoscope of feelings.

[@sammylane21]

I love the overly excited mom. She looks like she's had 3 too many cups of expreeso. 😂

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Verhoeven also directed "Robocop" which is SciFi comedy/action/drama. Highly recommend.

[@DanielHdGamer]

OMG i loved how you saw how they did in movie commercials programs and took advantage of it SOO COOL

[@petert834]

When I saw this in a theatre I remember exiting and having to double over for a bit (hands on knees) to recover because that kind of action was something I had never witnessed before on a large screen and I guess I was in a mild state of shock. Anyway I like how a lot of your guesses about what would happen next turned out to be right.

[@ReyEric]

This movie was way ahead of it's time. Classic

[@mcantu1389]

25:14 "Is the bug in him?" That won't be a thing until Starship Troopers 2

[@bobskibob8870]

This is one of my favorite channels, it's like watching the movie again for the first time. Starship Troopers is a gore-fest and tons of fun. Thank you for sharing.

[@hairywelder5188]

Ridiculous story , of course he'd have gone for Dizzy right from the beginning 😂

[@CharlietheWarlock]

You have blown my mind with truth

[@LordVolkov]

For as good a ball player as Rico is, it took forever for him to catch what Diz was throwing from day one 😅

[@JoeWedgwood-ik9zo]

I dunno, Denise Richards in her prime…😘

[@hairywelder5188]

@JoeWedgwood-ik9zo definitely but always looked like one missed meal from starving to death

[@josephwallace202]

The whole point is that he's such a perfect fascist subject, he doesn't even go for anyone unless he's told to by an authority figure

[@simonfrederiksen104]

Yay! fun for the whole family!

[@lukedodson3441]

Would you like to know more?

[@TFT-JF]

Great reaction, again. I really like the way you interweave your commentary with the movie without stop/starting it. Thanks!

[@88997799]

10:29 I love that…. The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand. 😂😂

[@PiraticalBob]

The Robert Heinlein novel that this movie is (very loosely) based on is one of my Desert Island books. It's Heinlein's tribute to and discussion of patriotism, which he viewed as survival at a national level. It's well worth reading just for the classroom discussions, which Verhoeven pretty much omits from his film.

[@Hiraghm]

Thank you for explaining why I absolutely loathe this movie and Verhoven for making it.

[@fakecubed]

@@Hiraghm Yeah, Verhoven sucks. I still enjoy this film, though, even if he is an illiterate moron. Mostly because of the soundtrack.

[@natecloe8535]

One of my favorite things in this whole movie. Is how when they are filming for that news broadcast that keeps asking if you want to know more. Anytime they show you a battle scene or the aftermath of a battle scene they show it in complete gory grizzly detail......... But they censor a cow getting killed. One of their reporters got bitten in half completely unedited... Got to protect the dignity of those cows though.......

[@ItsMe-cz1pi]

The troopers battle gear was used on "Firefly" the feds on the train for "Train job" were wearing them.🤓❤️‍🔥🇨🇦

[@fakecubed]

>Clicking the like button "I'm doing my part!"

[@megafan2000]

I can't get over learning only recently that Sgt. Zim is also Mr. Krabs.

[@wyrmshadow4374]

And Lex Luthor from the Justice League

[@Metzwerg74]

most important.... Curgan from highlander...

[@trulybtd5396]

"I love fun Sci-fi" now watching starship troopers...

[@R1ch4rd74]

Dean norris/Hank shrader (breaking bad) Clancey brown (the shawshank redemption) Jake busey (enemy of the state) Casper van dien (Starship troopers) Denise richards (wild things) A lot of really good actors in this movie. i put it out of my mind that were a few sequels (5 including the original). no one returned as far as i know.

[@lordofchaosinc.261]

Yep this one is lighthearted too. 😉

[@shallowgal462]

Yes, the same director as RoboCop and Showgirls. That biology teacher was one of The Golden Girls. Several cast members from Total Recall here.

[@macmcleod1188]

In the book, the recruit's arm was broken by accident because he charged too soon and Zim apologized to him. And the Dizzy/Zim fight was Zim vs the son of the man who trained Zim (and it ended about the same). However, in the movie it is actually a great science fiction moment (along with the knife scene) because it shows you just how effective their medical technology is which pays for the scene with johnny's leg later. A compound fracture is basically pain-free in 15 minutes and healed by the following day.

[@IsmaelSilva7]

Your commercial at the beggining was everything lol

[@martensjd]

I like the dog on your sofa. It's very chill.

[@tcsam73]

I do love this movie, but the book this is based on is very different and one of my favorite reads.

[@mc_gaming2007]

I love the ad you did for Squarespace!

[@zacharylansing]

One of my all time favorite movies

[@Eidlones]

I always find it weird when people say CGI is ok, or "holds up", when they can't even tell the difference between CG and live action. Like... doesn't the fact you can't tell the difference mean it looks amazing, in your eyes? I see this happen so many times. With some people literally saying "Is that cg, or live action?", then at the end, going "The CG was alright, definitely dated tho". I don't know what you people are basing this on. Not just for Starship Troopers, but any movie pre-2005

[@333Ocsis]

People seem surprised that any movie more than a few years old doesn't look as bad as Bwana Devil or Tron.

[@swampmusicinfo]

Dizz dying is really important part of the film , Rico gets to eulogize the most passionate, brave and loyal character in the entire film and the only woman that will ever love him ......he reaches down to most meaningful thing to say , and he regurgitates the regimes boiler plate sentiments. Ooooooof in re-watching thats a gut punch.

[@EdmontonRealEstate01]

The over the topness, was done on purpose. This is actually based on a book. There was also a Starship Trooper Arcade video game that came out way before the movie.

[@LightSkinnedBobRoss]

A random fun fact,the drill instructor is the voice of Mr Krabs, the punch Rico threw actual conected during the fight scene, and the co-ed shower scene the only way the agreed to that scene is if the Director was in showers naked with them.

[@TenchuuKhanable]

hahaha "would you like to know more" - brilliant

[@arkieguy1]

Most people don't realize that this movie was based on a Robert Heinlein "JUVENILE science fiction" book from 1959 - I remember reading it in 8th grade. As is usually the case, the book has WAY more detail than the movie - really good read!

[@shinrapresident7010]

Neil Patrick Harris looks so freaking handsome in that uniform at the end.

[@CarlosCardoso2amissao]

A damn fine nazi ;)

[@the_corsair]

The...Nazi uniform? Like, I'm not here to kink-shame, just make sure you unpack all that then go have fun. 😅

[@shinrapresident7010]

@@the_corsair Hugo Boss made beautiful clothes. That's just a fact you're going to have to deal with.

[@PsiCorps85]

Around 25:09 you asked if the general was somehow a bug, if the bug was in him; that's actually the premise for the second movie in the series.

[@Velanteg]

Book was completely different. On example of knife scene - in book it was about limiting force needed to achieve goal, you dont need destroy city with nuke if can use just knife.

[@heyheyjk-la]

So, I'm sure loads of people have already suggested these films, but your acquired love for sci-fi really requires you to see "Children of Men" (generally considered the best sci-film of this century); "Arrival" (which I love so, so much); "Blade Runner"(one of the OG classics of the genre) and then "Blade Runner 2049" (which is so gorgeous and I also really loved); "District 9" which I think is slightly forgotten but just great; and for a real mind bender, "Under the Skin" with Scarlett Johansson. I'm sure others can add even more to that list. Great reaction to this film, which is sort of a guilty pleasure watch for me. So cheesy but amazing creature effects.

[@GoobiesFunZone]

The humans r actually the bad guys. I the second movie there is a throw way line about how the bugs didn’t attack until humans invaded their territory.

[@Akaeus]

No, the mormons settled on territory the federation specifically told them not to and the bugs initiated a genocidal total war against the humans... they explain this in the movie and its as clear as you can get

[@toddkes5890]

The other fun is that a lot of the close-ups were practical effects. They made a Warrior Bug life-size model, with some robotics inside so it would move

[@riolkin]

That was some Top Tier ad placement there Addie.

[@Dylan-xv4yv]

Probably my favorite movie. Watched it so many times when i was a kid.

[@krisbeal8173]

Love your reaction AND your sponsor intro was awesome hahaha! Thank you.

[@TenTonNuke]

"Luck had nothing to do with it. We have a hell of a flight crew." I mean they did just alter the path directly into an asteroid and then failed to see it because they were too busy flirting with each other, but sure.

[@eschiedler]

Fun tie-in to Firefly, don't forget the Starship Trooper military uniforms were reused in the Firefly TV series for the Alliance soldiers.

[@ddebarre7192]

I saw this movie when I was young and the look on your face at the beginning was my exact look, lol. My dad thought it was hilarious when he saw my face 🙂

[@Fuzz32]

The guy who played Rico has a daughter who is an actress. She was in season four of Stranger Things (died in episode one). And it still bothers me. Her dad survived an army of gigantic, man eating, space bugs. Yet, she didn’t even make it through one encounter with an extra dimensional monster wizard? Sad really. 😢

[@DavidGowers]

CHRISSY WAKE UP!

[@lurkerrekrul]

@@DavidGowers I DON'T LIKE THIS!

[@dracoargentum9783]

Appreciation for the ad read! 👏

[@roFloFlo]

If you pause at the right moment at 2:27 you can see the cutest bug trying to wink

[@jamesc8722]

I think most will agree, Dizz is one of the most heroic and saddest deaths in cinema.

[@Elmonsoon]

The fact that this movie came out before 9/11. It was prophetic. The USA was attacked much like Earth was in this movie, and our response, from two endless wars to the Patriot Act all proved the director of this movie right. 'War makes fascists of us all'. I watched this movie as a young teen and even then I understood that it was seducing me while also showing me the absurdity of the message it was preaching. I loved it then and still love it. Such a good movie.

[@GérannGerberChannel]

Love your content Addie!! Please continue with your wonderful videos!!

[@ITPalGame]

Deena was such a hottie. The director also did Robocop so you can regonize the style.

[@TheMota]

I love this movie. It's an awesome movie. Do not compare it to the original book. It is about something completely different than this. But definitely worth a read. Hugs and kisses from El Mota.

[@samsquanch1996]

Dizzy's death was heartbreaking

[@jhnshep]

The game for this in the early 2000's was awesome.

[@RoGueNavy]

"According to military intelligence, it will be random and light." Military intelligence is a contradiction of terms.

[@SeanRyan_83]

"Hey, It's Addie and today we're watching Starship Troopers"......Interally, "oh jeez this girl has no clue what she's in for, LOL"

[@zman8184]

This movie is secretly brilliant. It's actually a satirical look at pro-military and pro-fascist propaganda.

[@Akaeus]

Which except for the aesthetical choices there is no fascism in the movie. The propaganda is not dishonest. The act of service to become a citizen is a voluntary choice, and the leadership admits failure and changes strategies... this is not a fascistuc state.

[@gin3648]

Service guarantees citizenship!