Starship Troopers (1997) MOVIE REACTION! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

To finish off the Paul Verhoven Sci-Fi trilogy within this Sci-Fi playlist we watch the 1997 StarShip Troopers which has some controversial propaganda and Fascist undertones and political commentaries.
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[@jamesoblivion]

"Do those look like SS uniforms?" "Nah, they're just grey." *Doogie Himmler has entered the chat*

[@DireAxis]

Yep, Paul V did that quite on purpose. The same with modeling Clarence Boddicker in Robocop after Heinrich Himmler Someone who he considered to be both immensely evil and intelligent.

[@chuckminskoff6071]

@@DireAxis yup, in the book and film the Earth is fascist. we invaded the bug planet. we are the bad guys in this movie. love it

[@Ghadius]

As a teen it went right over my head. It was just soldiers fighting bugs. Watching it now it's incredibly on the nose. The outfits, the war propaganda commercials, the school scenes teaching war...it's far from hidden. No doubt they'll get a hundred comments about it.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

@@chuckminskoff6071 No, in the book they are not fascist, not even close, and even in the film they clearly mention people don't have to join military service. Earth is a peaceful planet where everyone can live how they want and live in luxury, even officials are elected former military. Joining military service is not encouraged and in fact they do everything they can to discourage people. It's something you have to want and be willing to fight for, that is one of the points of the book. People in government should be those that know the sacrifice and cost of war, so they choose when to enter a war very very carefully. Verhoven didn't read the book and didn't understand what the book was even about, it's why he passed the book on to the guy that helped him write the story.

[@deihorus7927]

@@Ghadius This is film is not more famous because a lot of the "official " reviewers did not get it, they thought it was just fascist propaganda. This film is awesome.

[@Samael78]

"I don't want it to be boring." That's definitely not a word I'd use to describe this film.

[@CliffuckingBooth]

Lol thats just what I said to myself right now :D

[@swish007]

the comparison of the outfits to nazi uniforms was actually a good catch. the film apparently was meant to be a commentary on fascism (in part), so fascist imagery was used throughout

[@derek96720]

@Al Tee that's what irritates me the most about the film. The director tried to adapt the novel as a satire on fascism, even though the society in the novel is hardly fascist. Militarist, perhaps. But not in a totalitarian fascist sort of way. The society in the novel is actually extremely liberal in certain respects.

[@jjc5871]

@@derek96720 Not satire at all. Dude was idiot that completely failed at what he was trying to do.

[@MrEd8846]

@@derek96720 the novel kinda has been criticized as being a fascist book (when you break it down its more... hardcore libertarianism) and yeah i dont really know how you'd be able to make a movie adaption of the novel. Over half of the novel is just talking about society and philosophy and why they do things the way they do things and unless youre into that it can be a pretty boring read. But yeah. Basically the director only read the beginning of the book, got bored, saw there was criticism about it being a fascist book. And that's how we got starship troopers

[@Nekoksu]

@@jjc5871 I guess that you have no idea what fascism is do you? The schools are telling the young students to not to join the military. The parents are telling them to not to join the military. The fucking military is trying to get them to quit the military. Absolutely no one is forcing the popular to join the military. Can you please point out the fascism in that. "THEY'VE GOT GERMAN TYPE UNIFORMS AND THAT'S ALL IT TAKES GRRRR"... Fucking grow up.

[@jjc5871]

@@Nekoksu Lmao you got issues dude.

[@prinstyrio0]

This movie ages like fine wine oddly enough, or it's just that the older you get and as things change during the decades, the movie kinda becomes more and more meta. The movie was definitely ahead of its time with its satire and even its effects, but I feel its humor fits well with every generation growing up and especially older ones where the world was kinda seen through these misty "everything is great" glasses and anything that was upfront, honest and had dark humor surrounding it was more "in the dark". Nowadays however that's way more out there and mainstream, and everything horrible happening is viewed in a more nihilistic humor this movie is fits so well into.

[@icikle]

I think this film gets better with each rewatch.

[@bessarion1771]

no, it's getting worse. Read the book, and then compare.

[@Camuska]

@@bessarion1771 I did. Love them both. Still prefer the movie however,.

[@bessarion1771]

@@Camuska no way. The book is a lot better, the movie has nothing in common with the book. BTW, I agree with everything Heinlein wrote in it.

[@Thatonedude227]

@@bessarion1771 ....what? The book literally glorified militarism, imperialism, and fascist dictatorships. 90% of it is Heinlein expositing to the reader why democracy bad fascism good

[@PrinceMarcusWilliam]

Where the comment section on KZbin can sometimes be better than the video itself... this movie will always offer something that will make someone want to watch it again.

[@xqiuvmah]

This movie inspired a ton of controversy when it came out because people thought it was supporting fascism. The director was shocked that people couldn't tell it was satire

[@shaggycan]

Americans don't get satire anymore.

[@stobe187]

@@shaggycan did they ever?

[@Theomite]

Considering how we reacted after 9/11 it doesn't surprise me.

[@dialecticalmonist3405]

They are literally being attacked by an alien force that is killing millions of people. Being sympathetic to their "morale boosting propaganda" is easy. It's not like V for Vendetta. There is a REAL cause for unity happening.

[@jackinabox926]

@@dialecticalmonist3405 Not really. It's even hinted at in the movie that the "asteroid" that the bugs "sent" to hit earth was really nothing more than a false flag attack by humanity on itself in order to justify going to war with the insects. Very clever movie.

[@AudieHolland]

British reaction: "Why is that guy filming?" Murica: GET THAT GET IT ALL

[@MegaJufy]

Nah, cameramen are a different breed.

[@AudieHolland]

@@MegaJufy LOL, the camera dude in the film was probably thinking, "Hey, look at this insect claw ripping through my chest. Great!" (zooms in)

[@Bored_Trumpet]

"WoRLd STaR!"

[@Ragnarok2kx]

7:30 Funny thing with the lashing scene is, the book goes on and on about how and why corporal punishment became the norm in that society, even outside of military settings. People who were flogged, rather than serving a years-long prison sentence were less likely to be repeat offenders, and faced less discrimination, as the punishment was a once-and-done thing, instead of marking them as an ex-con permanently.

[@CarrotFlowers421]

That's very interesting.

[@wgjung1]

Yeah, that's not true at all, and it's a religious way to think crime about and punishment. Prison is not for punishment is to protect to society from dangerous individuals that want to hurt it.

[@Ragnarok2kx]

@@wgjung1 Yeah, the way of thinking is definitely right-wing, and it assumes the best of cases in that people in general go along with it. For what it's worth I wasn't trying to idealize this approach. The society described on the book idealizes violence to a huge degree in many ways, and while fascinating to read about it, it's fairly obvious why it wouldn't jive with actual human nature.

[@el34glo59]

Cool story.. That's not how the real world works

[@Archphoenix1]

Fun fact : it still looks decent because they used models instead of CGI. It really makes a massive difference

[@ScaredPale]

They have some of the models at the Hollywood Museum. I took a picture with one some are pretty huge, over 6ft tall. So impressive.

[@ronhaller2143]

@@ScaredPale In my opinion, the best is comining both, practical effects and CGI. One advantage of using only practical effects is, that you are limited to a certain degree. A lot of modern Hollywood movies overuse CGI to a degree, where the story and characters become burried under an avalanche of CGI. Sometimes it seems, more engery was put into superficial visuals than into writing a decent script or even coming up with a story that‘s worth being told. And I also strangely feel, that a lot of recent movies looked far too fake, even though the technology has evolved and the CGI stuff should look more realistic than in used to.

[@plexus]

Much of it actually was CGI... they just knew their limitation of the technology of the time and used models and practical effects when it was necessary. But still... the rendering and compositing of the CGI at the time was absolutely state of the art and some of the best at the time. That’s also why it holds up today.

[@pomaimoikeha829]

Ive always loved this movie.

[@martinlatour9311]

There are models but theres plenty of CG in there lol

[@shainewhite2781]

This movie is the prime example of what satire is. I saw this film On VHS in 1998 with my parents. I had a head cold, I was sick, but I got a chance to watch it. My family and I enjoyed from start to finish.

[@Yora21]

I remember when the movie came out, most people were not sure if this is a big joke or a genuine dumb action movie. It's pretty clear in hindsight.

[@romevo100]

Same here

[@sparksdrinker5650]

just curious why did you include the fact that you had a head cold?

[@stevehewitt9140]

@@luckystriker7489 spaceballs is a spoof

[@sparksdrinker5650]

@@luckystriker7489 Spaceballs is a spoof not satire. This may be in part a commentary but it certainly isn't scathing.

[@dominiqueodom3099]

This is hands down one of the best action films to watch as both a teenager and an adult. As a teenager it's a kickass war film against bugs. As an adult this is one of the most intelligent,well written,satirical attacks on the American War machine that is so fucking good,it cant be remade without dumbing it down for the "AVERAGE AMERICAN AUDIENCE".

[@213byron]

16:02 “tis but a flesh wound” 💀

[@jackspringheel9963]

Exactly the right reaction!

[@otakuwolf4ever985]

"Make it 20 minutes." Best CO ever.

[@elaminmochichi7767]

CO: Make it 30 seconds, private!

[@misterkite]

Starship Troopers? I would like to know more!

[@ianthomas1201]

I'd buy that for a dollar!!!

[@rikuruohomaki3230]

Same writers as in Robocop, although this time, loosely based on an overtly Fascist Robert A. Heinlein novel. The writers decided to turn this into a satire of war propaganda movies.

[@Manu-rb6eo]

Fantastic film, but what ever you do. DO NOT ever EVER NEVER watch the "second" or "third" on it's terrible i know not a single person who saw the first one who liked the others.

[@tricksterzyro3230]

@@Manu-rb6eo but the thing is, humans want to see more starship troopers, so our brains make us watch the other films.

[@brandonroyce2356]

Congratulations Tom, on this being your first time seeing, "Those things" 😉

[@INFERIORMARCH]

😂😂😂😂

[@sergiogonzalez1295]

"They look so much like Nazis, though." Yeah, that was a conscious decision. It's satire about fascism and the military industrial complex.

[@kinagrill]

And the hilarious thing is that the book was written to be a social commentary on who should have the right to vote, rather than 'all has the right'. It's a powerful thing after all to have political influence and we happily give it to everyone that's a citizen of voting age... yet you have to go through hell to get a driver's license (and it's not exactly cheap either), etc.

[@oneopinion6806]

@@kinagrill You seem to be implying that a populace all having the right to vote is a bad thing. That's...certainly one way to look at the world. Another viewpoint--held clearly by the movie makers--is that the idea of having a military controlled government is most concerning and worth attacking with satire. And driving a vehicle isn't some ultra important right, and having to study for and pass a test isn't exactly having to "go through hell."

[@kinagrill]

@@oneopinion6806 It is. Morons voting ruins who might have won. Old people that votes the same political party they did back in the 50s or 60s cuz they always voted that even tho the political party is very different today, thus their vote is harmful for the intended election. And nope, the movie maker never read the book except for like an overview of 3 pages worth of info. If you've read the actual book you'd know that the setup for it is that the political system they have WORKS: that's why it's still kept. Nothing better has arrived that keeps the same low unemployment rates, high living standards, etc. etc. It's like how if you want to own a gun, you really should be able to prove that you SHOULD own such a dangerous thing and know how to handle it and when NOT to handle it. Same should go for the right to vote.

[@Gray-soul_81]

Idk why many people don't like long movies. As long as it's entertaining and there are no slow spots, I don't mind them at all. Sometimes, I think some movies are too short bth.

[@Artsificial]

The problem with long things is that peop

[@AnAmericanMusician]

Long man bad.

[@sallyatticum]

Modern audiences have become accustomed to shorter movies that just rush from plot point to plot point.

[@kennethtilton6137]

Really. When I'm paying 10 bucks to see a movie, I don't want to be out of there in 90 minutes.

[@NavsangeetSingh]

Even the slow parts have a purpose. A 2, 3-hour fast paced movie would get exhausting. The slow parts create ambiance, act as build-up and allow your mind to rest before shit hits the fan.

[@cutthr0atjake]

"They look so much like Nazi's" ha ha ha! There may be a reason for that! 😂

[@pedrolopez8057]

@Al Tee No, the military is iheently fascist. Fascism boils down to "follow the leader". Military breaks down to "follow the leader"

[@BeerMetal58]

@@pedrolopez8057 And both rely on and perpetuate propaganda to function as intended.

[@andrewhussey4538]

@Al Tee far right authoritarian ultranationalism, with a focus on individual sacrifice of autonomy and indoctrination, yeah...that's effectively the definition. Granted, this society is less ultranational and more...er...ultraplanetary? The indication he's making here isn't as much "all military is fascist" so much as "if we aren't careful, this nightmare is where we could end up, we've seen this threat come to pass before". Above and beyond that, it's a scathing attack on the original intent of the novel, much is different, there'sall sorts of biomechanical power suits and such, but the core story is the same, verhoven takes that message though, which is very much about vicious punishment making strong adults, subservience to the state making healthy society and so on...he took it and literally satirized that message with the exact same story...like the message or hate it, it's a brilliant approach...

[@LA_HA]

No. The location of the first part of this film takes place in Brazil or nearby country. A whole buncha people from the Axis ran to South America, especially Brazil, which is why there are a lot of Europeans with Latin (and Axis member) names. They had a huge communal affect on the countries where they settled, with many becoming the upper and elite class. This is likely at least part of the reason the costumes reflect the history of the people who became a part of, and changed, the fabric of Latin American life in Brazil and other countries. Just adding a bit of history into the mix. Thank you for the fun video.

[@LA_HA]

@@andrewhussey4538 Question. I read the book a really long time ago. Isn't what you said meant as a part of the message of Heinlein's book? I think he even said so.

[@RedEarth20XDX]

4:06 subtle isn't a word I'd use to describe this movie.

[@anyarebekhah8857]

I was absolutely obsessed with this film as a kid. I remember getting all three for Christmas and making my mum watch them all that day even though she hates them

[@susanmaggiora4800]

“It’s afraid! It’s AFRAID!” Love that ending so much..

[@supersizesenpai]

"Take care of yourself Johnny" Reviewer: Fuck you! I couldn't agree more. Anyone who's had their heart ripped can feel that line right on their lips every time they have to interact with the one who hurt them.

[@MrGabrielJude]

Your commentaries are great, well thought out. It’s like rewatching the movies with the great follow you convos, we had in the 90s all over again. Keep doing videos!

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

The bugs were a mix of CGI and Practical Effects. Even after 24 years it still looks pretty damn good.

[@artizek]

I kid you not. Right before the commentary section, I got an ad for the Department of Defense.

[@adambrown3918]

09:51 - "Their uniform looks like an SS like German's uniform?" YOU HIT IT RIGHT ON THE NAIL! Glad you caught it. Thank you. The film's own internal propaganda is based on Nazi war propaganda. Your friend needs remedial history lessons. LOL!

[@zdenekdolezal9646]

The thing is - the book is nothing like that.

[@Melancthon7332]

Well, he's right that they're not SS uniforms...they're Luftwaffe uniforms.

[@zdenekdolezal9646]

@@ItDoesntMatterReally If you didn't read it, why are you commenting it? There nothing fasist about that book. Is it militaristic tho. It is from distopian future where military is in the lead of new nations. But most of the book is actualy psychological study about how they get to that future. And it is scary. But for different teasons you would thing afters seing this movie. I´ve read it about 10 years ago. And my thought was that huumanity is not that stupid to became this. Not in the hundered years. The scary thing is that right now, we are actually half way to this exact s#!t.

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

@@ItDoesntMatterReally did ya know before the movie, there's an anime of starship troopers made by bandai.

[@zdenekdolezal9646]

@@nateman10 Well the movie have those weired propaganda spots that have nothing to do with the book. Actually it makes opposite message than the book. And together with those uniforms it visually seems to be called that. Most people do not undestant what fasism or nazism is in its core, they are happy just to be tolt it is bad, not carrying how and why. So I understand why they may call this movie that way. Lack of knowledge (which is actually one of the problems the book calls out and make you think about) Lets face it - this movie is bad parody of that book. They took the least important plotline that takes like 10% of the story, mixed it with propaganda that have nothing to do with that book, made nazi looking uniforms, shoot it like a parody of all of it and send it to the theaters. The only time they actually took something at least a little bit important from the book is the school lesson at the begining of that movie. Shame that lead to nowhere there. Because that was one of the main things of the book. To show you the good and the bad in every decission. Make you thing. To learn. Becaouse learnigh history and psychology is basicly what this book is about. (With some mention of some random war agains bugs here and there just as reminder that you are reading scifi.) Don't take me wrong. I like this movie. It is kinda guilty pleasure one for me. I like how it is weired. But it have no important message like the book. You cannot take it seriously. It is just a movie for watching just to kill some free time. I love it for what it is, but hate it for what it made people thing of the book (without reading it).

[@kittensmakingcandles]

Thanks for your review CR. Really appreciate your drive, passion, work, and really sharing your experience, thoughts, and feelings with us. You guys make a great team. Keep up the great work! I really liked ST from the first viewing as well. I dig the cast, characters, their synergy, the tone, the designs, and the world. Years later, I saw the "DVD Commentary" (think it was the Paul Verhoeven and Ed Neumeier one), and that remains tied for my favorite commentary of all time (tied with the Usual Suspects DVD Commentary).

[@DieHumanless]

I remember seeing this in the theater when it was released. The audience loved it. We clapped during certain, particularly gruesome, death scenes.

[@primepm8861]

14:50 "He's laughing." It's kinda hard to tell with Jake Busey.

[@awesomereviews1561]

Best comment

[@usedbuyer]

Time to watch Verhoeven's classic horror film: SHOWGIRLS!!!

[@orangewarm1]

Then basic instinct

[@Darth.Fluffy]

I liked Showgirls.... That's right, I'm the one...

[@Rollotomassi099]

Showgirls is not a bad movie.. People just don't get it because they're too blinded by their own stupidity

[@brianmcgarry1632]

@@Rollotomassi099 😂😂😂

[@introgauge]

Ugh.

[@nickblood7080]

This movie is straight up 100 percent political commentary.

[@jac1207]

on one hand, it's sad because the director didn't read the book and just put a facist satire spin on it, on the other hand, his attempt to make it satire and unattractive seems to have mixed results.

[@yum9918]

@@jac1207 Amazing that the beats of the movie follow the book so perfectly tho. ... and to be fair, the fascist satire was kinda there already. The classroom sections in the book had me giggling.

[@z0ttel89]

​@@jac1207 It's a good thing he turned it into satire because the book is straight up fascist. You can try to spin it around however you want, but the book glorifies and fetishizes militarist and fascist thinking. Paul Verhoeven took that and turned it into something fantastic!

[@triggerme6144]

@@z0ttel89 Paul didn't even read the book. Also how is the book fascist at all? You've quite obviously never read it.

[@triggerme6144]

@@jac1207 That's mainly because the federation isn't fascist at all in the book and only has an element of it in the movie. That being apparently you need to be a citizen to have children, but Rico's parents aren't citizens.

[@1990sDialUpWeb]

Love you guys, so glad you’re still going and fanning out to tons of the best films ever!

[@FireTiger941]

I lost it at the "Wooooooo!" at 13:12 LOL

[@hettbeans]

Cinema rules are doing their part! DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE? Fun fact: the guy in charge of the training camp was Hank from Breaking Bad.

[@MIZZKIE]

And the black dude in Rico's Squad is Father Gabriel from The Walking Dead.

[@brianmccleary6278]

‘Got him in the gouche” best quotable line uttered this episode! 😂

[@ThanatoselNyx]

But it didn't get his gooch!

[@johnnyzen4282]

The design of the Warrior Bugs is still to this day one of the coolest Aliens in any movie, ever.

[@nickmattio3397]

“The Only Good Bug Is A Dead Bug! >8•O”

[@TheFuel89]

Said by a native american. Satire at its best.

[@007wars6]

Oh man I LOVE this film!!! The satire is next level! And it’s just such an enjoyable movie.

[@maurabasemen5506]

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[@alexisegan1887]

Great review, guys! Remember watching this movie as a kid with my dad. One of the very few SciFi films I actually love.

[@dylanjamieson4300]

After finally watching this reaction, I'm so glad that you both rated this highly. I absolutely love this movie. It's one of my favourite movies of the Sci-Fi genre.

[@maximillianosaben]

Paul Verhoven in all his glory!

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

7:34 "10 doesn't sound that bad" Fun fact, during the Peninsular War, the maximum number of lashes a soldier could be awarded by court martial was 1200. And no, that's not a typo. One thousand, two hundred.

[@ianwestc]

I feel like after that many lashes, the only things left would be feet and ankle stumps.

[@MrHarbltron]

@@ianwestc that was probably the idea

[@dennislofstrom6177]

"Awarded" feels like the wrong word. ;)

[@edgaral]

Love it how you guys mention certain points before they happen, like the guy dying in the fire exercise 😂, i was like "Damn gotta see how they react to what they just said 😂"

[@chrisdevine5503]

I rented this on VHS when it first came out thinking it was some sort of Star Wars romp and traumatised my 13 year old daughter and 10 year old son. They had nightmares for weeks. I don't think they ever forgave me.

[@INFERIORMARCH]

😂😂😂😂

[@okeefe757]

This is the highest level of satire from Verhoeven. The only effects I have a problem with is the spaceship models look too much like models. The nazi look of the uniforms was on purpose. He also used B-movie actors and that's why the acting was a little dumb.

[@softshallow7435]

Well they were Unknown’s and thus made stars (sort of) out of the the two main leads.

[@stobe187]

so high level that many many people didn't realize it was a satire. Still amazes me to this day.

[@isabeljimenez6067]

Satire? Have you ever seen a Denise Richards movie. That acting isn't "over the top" that's par for the course for her. Lol

[@isabeljimenez6067]

@@stobe187 satire is not what this film is. Have you ever seen Denise Richard's acting? This is her norm. I think satire is used in conjunction with this film as a way to make palatable a decent storyline totally gone awry.

[@stobe187]

@@isabeljimenez6067 ummm. that's why she was cast in the role.

[@SpaDeKo]

This has been my favorite movie, ever since my dad recorded it for me from our pirated satellite TV channels some 20 years ago. I still watch it at least a couple of times a year

[@LEWTSPEC]

GUYS IM SO HAPPY and i am laughing so hard listening to your predictions and hopes omg this is gonna RULE!

[@toothless489]

The bad acting was on purpose.

[@Some_Idiot_on_the_Internet]

The bad everything was on purpose.

[@toothless489]

@@Some_Idiot_on_the_Internet ya i know but the were talking about the acting and comparing it to other movies as if it was bad not on purpose

[@guilhermecaiado5384]

Denise Richards was really good at it. Bad acting "on purpose" must be her specialty.

[@toothless489]

@Cyberdemon Mike do you mean not all of the acting was bad? And we are talking about the parts where there's over the top and cringy, dramatic acting was a part of the movie from the beginning.

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

Really? I only ever saw Casper Van Dien in one other film, a schlocky straight-to-video movie about a giant CGI snake called Python, and he was even worse. He played some guy whose accent couldn't pick a country of origin...was it French? Was it German? Was it Spanish? Depending on which sentence he was speaking, all of the above.

[@bradleyjohnson1702]

If you look at the details, it is heavily implied that the humans caused the asteroid attack to start a war.

[@TheLegendOfOblivion]

I like the think that the asteroid was random, it wasn't sent by the bug. If you look at where the arachnids section is and where humans are, that's a huge distance. So for the arachnids to throw an asteroid that far with that much precision is incredible, incredibly unlikely. It probably took thousands if not millions of years to reach Earth. I think the asteroid was random but the humans used it as an initiative to drive forward their militaristic ideas. it's been done before in the past, sure as hell seems like something the people in this movie would do.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

I don't think the asteroid was random- not after they made a point of showing massive cannons completely surrounding the moon!

[@TheLegendOfOblivion]

@@jasoncaldwell5627 That leads credence, surely they saw it and didn't seize the opportunity to use it as propaganda.

[@gato23]

well in the Novels / Anime and even the cgi Cartoons the Bugs are NOT the only Alien species out there. any number of them could have staged it to weaken both.

[@TheLegendOfOblivion]

​@@gato23 I want to say that's not relevant to the movie.

[@lyndsimartin3889]

I'm so glad you guys reacted to this film! You guys make the day better! Thank you!

[@CinemaRules]

Thank you for the kind words, we really do appreciate them 😊

[@Wilm2241]

so glad you guys liked this movie. It's my favorite Verhoven film and one of my top scifi films of all time. Its great!

[@AlLenChei]

It's actually based on the novel of Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers. Most of his works were science fiction books. He was also an aeronautical engineer and a naval officer.

[@frozengamer3030]

It's been a rough week for me as I lost my father to covid and I needed something to cheer me up.

[@SashaRicky]

❤️

[@goddessofchaos7754]

My condolences ❤

[@frozengamer3030]

@@goddessofchaos7754 thank you

[@nathanfraudik5840]

Im sorry my friend, im hoping you are finding strenght to keep moving forward. A month ago i lost my mother to cancer and it just leaves a mark on us, i know your pain, we have to keep it together.

[@frozengamer3030]

@@nathanfraudik5840 Thank you.

[@personatodo]

One of my favorite sci-fi movies ever. The Oscar nominated visual effects still look great today and awesome soundtrack by the late BasIl Poledouris( who also composed for Conan the Barbarian and Verhoeven's Robocop). Full of memorable quotes like " Do you want to live forever?!" Land " Would you like to know more?" The other only bug-hunt movie I like more than this is Aliens.

[@pizzauchiha1584]

I hope to god they don’t watch the 2 and 3 and I hope to god they see this comment

[@Ryssa9548]

Why tho? I mean, they're bad, reeeeeeeaaaaaally bad, but they would help them understand the fascism satire way better, because they practically missed the whole point here

[@soulextracter]

@@Ryssa9548 To be fair though, this movie doesn't really do a good job of portraying fascism as bad. They do show that earth is in a war with these bugs, and that this system works well to fend off the bugs. It's effective. You kind of feel patriotic while watching it. And it doesn't really show that a non fascist society would be better in that situation.

[@derek96720]

@@Ryssa9548 the novel wasn't a satire of fascism though. The movie being satire was just some BS the director came up with and pretty much failed to convey in his own film, aside from the propaganda videos.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

OTOH the CGI animated TV show was FANTASTIC.

[@LanaFromHawaii808]

I don’t know what algorithm put your video in my suggested or why I randomly decided to watch your reaction to a 90s bug movie but I’m so glad I did. Hilarious 🙏🏼

[@Loum93]

Actually the director for the movie researched a lot of WWII propaganda films to make the enlistment commercials similar to that along with the government and uniforms being similar to the nazi party. The whole film is one big allegory for fascism in a way

[@testerbester6463]

@@nateman10 No the "I do my part" stuff is definitely from a nazi propaganda film. The original was for KfF (Kraft durch Freude) about building the Autobahn.

[@zdenekdolezal9646]

Well if he actually read the book he filmed insted, he would make entirely different movie.

[@titovalasques]

@@nateman10 They clearly were influenced by both, however it doesn’t matter in the end seeing that the US today learned and use most of Goebbels handbook for manipulating information and creating propaganda. Ultimately using propaganda as a recruiting device for regimes and politicians to justify and fund going to war is immoral simply because anything from 60-80% of humans will either follow the heard or authority and not because it’s something they really understand the consequences of.

[@gerbear3227]

the US + its military is a propaganda machine and the most fascist nation in history!

[@zdenekdolezal9646]

​ @titovalasques ​ @Ger Hennessy You two should really read the book. You might learn something.

[@MichaelBrown101]

You guys continue to put out kickass content! This was one of my favorite movies growing up! 😂😂 you guys fucking kick ass.

[@CinemaRules]

Cheers dude! We appreciate the kind words more then you know 😊

[@MichaelBrown101]

Happy to help my dudes. You guys rock. I love supporting any way possible.

[@glennhay6455]

I only need two... I felt that joke down deep lol.

[@steriopticon2687]

Those were the good old days.

[@philsam1232]

Really enjoying the reactions. I'd love to see your film shelves lol.

[@Cifer77]

"I don't want it to be too overly politi-" WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE? "The enemy can not push a button, if you disable his hand" Best Drill Sergeant line.....ever. Edit: and it's not just the uniforms being grey, they're most definitly off-brand Nazi uniforms lol

[@jackspringheel9963]

Followed by the best movie line ever: "Medic!"

[@TheAntiChrysler]

When you order Nazi uniforms from Wish

[@cookware9796]

Best line: "They sucked his brains out!"

[@SnazzyPuke]

This is such a great movie! An underrated for sure, I've watched it so many times and never get tired of it. The sequels on the other hand ...😬

[@dd7aa]

Lol well done lads, what a great reaction/review. And a bit of comedy thrown in for good measure. Consider me sudded!

[@peterforsberg2023]

First time watching you guys, great reaction!

[@TheNumbersGuy-bm6bt]

RoboCop (1987): 8.4 Total Recall (1990): 8.8 Starship Troopers (1997): 8.2

[@volareohoh2413]

Flesh+Blood (1985) : 8.7

[@Melancthon7332]

Soldier of Orange (1977): 9.5 The 4th Man (1983): 8.0 Showgirls (1995): 8.5 Black Book (2006): 8.1 Elle (2016): 9.2

[@handsomestik]

You know it’s Voerhoeven when you see satire of this nature. Is Basic Instinct next?

[@melthebell33]

dont cross your legs

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Better wait for summer, when they need to chop up some ice for cooling drinks. :)

[@hilkovanwalraven3111]

@Al Tee the man who lived under fascist occupation and made two movies about it does not understand it ?

[@hilkovanwalraven3111]

@Al Tee just watch black book and soldier of orange they are great movies and after that you know a lot more about what happened in the Netherlands after fascist Germany took over

[@thomasunsworth3755]

Wellllll you kinda redeemed yourselves after your abysmal review of Fifth Element, you did well coping with the gore which was a great addition to add some authenticism to a war against savage bugs lol, keep up the positivity of your reactions and your genuine approach to some great movies out there !

[@weirdtrashcinema]

I saw this when I was 7 or 8 years old. It's been one of my favourites ever since. Definitely underappreciated.

[@Borntoberiled]

I love this film. So underrated!

[@delivix]

7:20 OMG is that ASAC Hank Schrader?

[@Trademarc1977]

Yup, he was also in Total Recall.

[@delivix]

@@Trademarc1977 No way!? Who was he in TR? Also just realised we've got a young Officer Carver from The Wire at 11:40

[@Henrik_Holst]

@@delivix He was Tony, the mutant on mars with half his head mutated who asked Arnold "You got a lot of nerve showing your face around here, Hauser".

[@ded-pihto]

In Terminator 2

[@warlordqueekheadtaker7960]

I love your channel man you guys add comedy to these movies 🤣🤣👏👍❤

[@rogers.5153]

Fun fact: The outdoor alien terrain scenes were filmed in the Badlands of western South Dakota.

[@_Katzenberg]

FINALLY! Yeah, best reaction channel. Thank you guys!

[@213byron]

2:00 that laugh 🤣

[@rudolfcsampai9549]

"...this move makes me want to join up..." ah god, it flew above your head my man lol. this movie is a perfect satire. :D

[@enigma7784]

It's been years since I've actually seen this absolute pleasure to catch up with it again such a fun movie

[@deshawnglosson6275]

Can't wait to watch this with everyone one of my favorites...hey did yall know that father gabriel from walking dead is in this movie...everyone please stay safe and blessed much love from San Antonio TX

[@17dido]

Anyone else is getting excited at the possibility of a Showgirls reaction? Cause I am.

[@tkg4me]

I really hope so

[@roddo1955]

I love Doggy Chow. And Versays.

[@cassandramcbride7007]

Lockdown. Tom cant handle such movie hahahah

[@jameshinton2401]

Honestly I feel like it's kinda underrated. I could never argue that the movie is some classic, and I don't think Verhoven really pulls off what he's going for, but it's a better film than people give it credit for.

[@17dido]

@@jameshinton2401 I agree, it's a better film than people give it credit for. I love the film.

[@MilanousMedia]

What I love is that the ones who actually were the heroes, Clancy Brown. He captures the bug but gets no recognition. Its the attractive looking ones who didn't really do anything to win who get all the credit

[@Avocado11]

I remember seeing this as a kid with my neighbor and we were real big into Starship Troopers for a good while (still one of my favorites), his dad made a big fort in the backyard that had PVC pipe gun turrets at the top like the base on Planet P. I loved the animated series...shame it isn't available in good quality outside of inflated DVD prices. I was always playing "Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy" where you control a squad and go through all the battles from the movie like Klendathu and Planet P with tons of others filled with different bug types (plus the mechs that weren't in this movie) and you do return to Klendathu to find the Queen for a final battle.

[@toodlescae]

Casper Van Diem is actually an underrated actor.

[@versetripn6631]

He shines as Denise Richards' beeyotch! 🤣

[@Liverpoolismydream]

Not at all. One movie dont make you underrated

[@toodlescae]

@@Liverpoolismydream i have actually seen some good acting from him but he was pretty much relegated to B movies and disaster films. I don't think he deserved that.

[@toodlescae]

@@MikeSmith-qg3bf he's mostly had roles that didn't really show his acting ability. However I have seen a couple films that were basically equivalent to made for tv where he acquitted himself quite well.

[@jonwright6472]

What a fun movie. It's so unique, and I love how it kind of comes back on you in terms of satire. I think it's interesting that the movie infers that the bugs started the war, but it was most likely caused by humans. Like, maybe if we didn't try to occupy their planet, they wouldn't try to throw meteors at us.

[@FeaturingRob]

Fun Fact...Sergeant Zim (Clancy Brown) is a very well known voice-over actor as well as a character actor in films. One of his longest-running voice gigs is as Mr. Krabbs on Spongebob Squarepants, and he played Lex Luthor in the Superman Animated Series and many other DC animated films. One of my favorite film characters he played was the Kurgan in 'Highlander' with Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert.

[@coalblack666]

love this movie, first saw it on tv when i was 16 and didn't know what to make of it, seen it 4 times since then and now it's one of my favorites

[@Filmfiend27]

"This makes me want to join up." That's kind of part of the point. It's framed as recruitment propaganda, hence the phrase, "Would you like to know more?"

[@EchanteDante]

“I wouldn’t be surprised if we never saw Denise Richards again”

[@knucklesdragon4040]

We also saw her in a James Bond film "The World Is Not Enough"... unfortunately. Beautiful woman, but cannot act.

[@uriadelavaro3956]

@@knucklesdragon4040 She can. Have seen "Wild Things" lately? Or "Drop Dead Gorgeous"? She can act. Even in "Starship Troopers" I liked her. But I gotta admit that the Bond thingy was bad.

[@FelicityGemini]

@@uriadelavaro3956 thank god's shes attractive.. amirite?

[@uriadelavaro3956]

@@FelicityGemini Ridin' the gender horsy here? Of course you ain't right. Sure she's attractive. But meant actual acting skills. #amiritemyass

[@pdbordelon]

So great! Thanks guys!

[@mikeybud77]

Watched this several times and can’t help laughing everytime Shaun says “Got his gooch* 😂

[@nolsee1176]

I was way too young when I saw this badass movie, but it put some manly hair on my chest.

[@ClifHaley]

Michael Ironside can't catch a break. He lost his arms in Total Recall and his legs in Starship Troopers.

[@gamleskalle1]

And he pissed of John Connor!

[@Melancthon7332]

got so mad he was able to make people's heads explode

[@001Flange]

That's how he got the ironsides.

[@adamromero]

He also lost his arm in The Machinist.

[@gamleskalle1]

And his girlfriend the ubersexy Sharon Stone got killed by Arnie.

[@mariog1982]

I saw this movie when it hit theaters. This was one of the rare movies to fully experience on the big screen. It was ahead of its time. It still looks amazing today.

[@ayerox]

I cracked up when you both said “that’s a what!!!! “

[@softshallow7435]

Brilliant film. Made stars out of the main unknown leads at the time.

[@iangrant3615]

Glad you enjoyed it. The acting was deliberately over the top and brainless, as I think he was trying to show the stupidity of war and the human desire to invade and use militaristic patriotism to induce young people into pointless battlefields. In a way this follows a similar path to All Quiet On The Western Front as a satire, except it has nude scenes and CGI in the sci-fi genre. I'm glad that you felt you understood what the director was trying to do in this movie, rather than just judging it as a trashy action movie :) I like that it can be enjoyed as silly entertainment as a witty social commentary on America and xenophobia.

[@jamesoblivion]

The cheese factor is definitely an intentional nod to over the top propaganda films of bygone eras.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

The acting wasn't "deliberately over the top and brainless", it was just really bad acting from the bad actors saying terrible lines.

[@klompb]

@@tsogobauggi8721 sorry but I think you missed the point. It was most definitely intentionally cheesy. www.escapistmagazine.com/v2/starship-troopers-paul-verhoeven/

[@stobe187]

@@Wicker_ You are so mistaken about this whole thing it's quite amazing.

[@stobe187]

@@Wicker_ At multiple points in the movie they drop hints that the humans were the ones who attacked the arachnids first, and then manipulated the situation to mount this whole war effort to keep the fascist regime in power and the cycle going. ps. You sound like a fascist sympathizer with that earlier comment of yours, do you know that?

[@allisonlee428]

I love u guys always keep me entertained

[@LeonMTan]

the soundtrack is so awsome,when i first watched it 20+ years ago i noticed it straightaway"this is so robocop",then i search around found it is the same composer

[@gregstephens]

So far as Verhoven's three sci-fi movies go, this is my favorite. Robocop second and Total Recall a distant third. A friend of a friend worked for the company which did the practical bug effects for this movie, so I had occasion to be in the workshop where (among other things) the full-scale prop for the brain bug's face and head was. That thing is huge- seems like it was as large as the front of a Mac truck.

[@andrewhalter876]

I think you guys are completely missing the real thrust of Verhoeven's work, because he is not simply making popcorn action flicks. All three of the movies of his that you've watched are extremely satiric, and very critical, at various times, of almost every element of American popular culture. I think that this is because he came to America as a foreign adult, and thus was able to see how much of popular american culture, when taken to its extremes, becomes inherently fascist. The similarity of the uniforms in Starship Troopers have with SS uniforms is not a coincidence.

[@BanyanTree1]

Verhoeven's childhood home was near a Nazi military base that was bombed by the Allies, and he remembers housing burning and bodies in the street. He and all of his work is absolutely obsessed with fascism and resistance to fascism, how the media makes violence appear sexy, and how people succumb to fascist ideologies without realizing it. If you pay attention, it's clear that the bugs are the victims of a relentless war of aggression from the humans and are simply trying to defend themselves. The fact that so many people thought the film itself was promoting fascism still confuses me.

[@peterengelen2794]

@@BanyanTree1 That was hilarious, after its initial release (I saw it myself in the cinema, 'Robocop' also) they called this a fascist movie and Paul Verhoeven was most of all a fascist! These American critics didn't get the movie and its subtext at all!

[@tophers3756]

People "got" Robocop, but they seemed to misunderstand this film for years.

[@sparksdrinker5650]

@@peterengelen2794 meh, I suppose a few critics did as you say but not most of them, you're reaching.

[@andrewhalter876]

@@tophers3756 Robocop is my favorite Verhoven movie and one of my favorite movies overall because of the way each time I watch it it gets funnier. "I'd buy that for a dollar" and the way everyone seems to find the stupidest possible television show hilarious, the way newscasters report on regular national tragedies as if they're reporting the weather, and the way the fancy new car is called the 6000 SUX are only a few examples of the movies' brilliance.

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

i love the depth of your discussions after the movie. not everyone does that.

[@kyleg508]

saw this in theaters when i was in HS. started with twenty ppl in the theater ended with four. two of which were me and my friend.........we loved it!