STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997) MOVIE REACTION - MORE TO IT THAN WE THOUGHT! - FIRST TIME WATCHING - REVIEW

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

This one caught us by surprise! At first glance it's just a fun movie about killing some bugs but the more you think about it the more you realize there's more to it, incredible! If you enjoyed the video help us by DOING YOUR PART! Leave a like and subscribe (It would truly mean the world to us!) www.youtube.com/@OfficialMediaKnights?sub_confirmation=1 and if you'd like to support the channel and gain access to the full length reaction become a member of our patreon bit.ly/3ICVrJ6 Watch our reactions early! kzbin.info/door/iCUz1bHid4H9mu6g2IOjXgjoin

[@Scyth0r]

Ironically, the novel isn't really a parody/satire, although it also doesn't have the direct allusions to the Reich. That was a deliberate Verhoeven choice. Heinlein had.....opinions. Not surprising, given the religion he founded.

[@Paul_1971]

Love your love for Robocop ❤

[@otterpoet]

Saw this opening day. And, yeah, it's not just another action movie... it's got some satirical teeth to it. Which was impressive considering the book it's based on... where the whole Citizen and colonialism aspect is totally serious (the author legit believed it). Your insight into _Full Metal Jacket_ and this was excellent! Never thought about it that way, but you got something there. Very cool. (And why I love your channel).

[@jaxkills4cash832]

I expected more people to say this in the comments, but I didn’t see anybody but hell divers is a starship troopers game

[@marcelpailalah8413]

Please react to a movie called How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies. It's a Thai movie, it centered around a young male who, after received news that his grandma got diagnosed with cancer, decided to take care of his grandma while he himself trying to secure his inheritance from his grandma. This movie is a seriously tear-jerker movie, full of family-themed lessons and, I can dare to say, this movie is a lot better than any family movies that you've ever seen or reacted before.

[@DarkKnightBatman420]

*Likes video "I'm doing my part."

[@belekai2840]

im doing my part too!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Hell yeah y'all!! We're all doing our parts round here!

[@ariesjay8176]

I did my part too

[@Dystopia1111]

"MEDIC!!!"

[@draygontaygen677]

You apes want to live forever.

[@nicholasromalo502]

As a young teen I thought Carmen was gorgeous. Maturing as an adult is realizing Dizz is the better choice for Rico over Carmen because she pushes him to be better not just because she’s into him unlike “for the streets” Carmen.

[@terrylandess6072]

I can't say her relationship with Sheen helped her in my own eyes IRL and is one of the reasons I don't want to know personal details of actors because - baggage.

[@fernandogimenez7520]

Dizz is for Rico what Ursula is for Peter Parker

[@iuripaiva5988]

Carmen is beautiful ❤

[@doreck07]

Many people didnt get this movie when it came out. Over the years its turned into a cult classic and people get it.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

It's definitely that kind of film that can be misconstrued or misunderstood - but if you look closely, it's so clear what it's trying to say!! It absolutely deserves the cult classic label!

[@AbeVicious]

I loved it when it came out. I was 10/11 years old.

[@FingolfinGR]

So many people still don't, it's crazy! It's the same thing with the Helldivers II game.

[@floydster23]

Almost everyone "got it" when it came out because they had seen Robocop. The ones who didn't were millennials who saw it as kids, which is fair enough, but this narrative you're putting forward years later is completely false.

[@Findail]

iirc this movie even spawned a 3D animated tv series airing when I was kid. But it played the action adventure straight losing all the commentary the movie had

[@SolidSnake240]

Rico's character development was so good. The chemistry between him and his squad mates was always one of my favorite aspects of the movie.

[@agp11001]

Guy is surrounded by absolute bros. Zim as the hard-as-nails but fair instructor, Ace is the friend we all need - loyal and a complete goofball, Sugar who's got his back even as he's down on the floor gutted like a fish and even Raczak knows to give him and Dizzy some extra time because who knows if they're around tomorrow. I wish for everybody to have those type of people around them.

[@ole86]

The movie aged like fine wine.

[@brandontrammel4581]

Fun fact: the cadet that left after she accidentally shot the other in head. Both of them have been married for years after the movie.

[@gjhoward]

she married the guy she shot in the head? Ha!

[@Zeithri]

@@gjhoward GOT SHOT THROUGH THE ~~heart~~ HEAD AND YOU'RE TOO LATE Or how that song goes 😂

[@agp11001]

One hell of a story to tell your kids. "So how did you meet Daddy?" "Well you see, I once shot Daddy in the face..."

[@saltymisfit6566]

Well, she already laid down the law that she was willing to shoot him if he got out of line 😂😂

[@saltymisfit6566]

​@agp11001 Don't worry he got better 😂

[@lianafelice5466]

One of my most favorite reactions from you guys. I loved how I could see on Denise's face when she started really questioning things and how dark it gets lol. Hands down my favorite Verhoeven movie. The man's a genius.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thank you so so much, that's such a huge compliment! He truly is a genius in his storytelling! Also loll, I started feeling SO uneasy, and of course as per usual, my face betrays me 😂

[@AustinVia114]

Took a girl to see this on a date. Afterwards, she was semi catatonic. I literally had to take her arm and guide her out to the car. Turns out she had a paralyzing fear of bugs. I was dumped shortly after. Or as i say " On the Bounce!" #Bookreader

[@transformandgobricks7820]

This movie didn't had big budget, yet they pulled so many known Celebrities into it, CG was really impressive for it's time (better than what we're getting now), and the visual/practical effects are fantastic!

[@terrylandess6072]

Sometimes if we step back and think of how a movie is interpreted by our minds and that is a direct result of those in charge, we can see where the money stops and the mind is responsible for our entertainment value. Verhoven understands value.

[@blueblur2273]

Actually the movie did have a big budget. It had a budget of 100-110 million

[@deg6788]

True . Sst 2 and 3 were lowlow budget​@@blueblur2273

[@enso_herewe_go6936]

Thank god you got the deeper meaning. Some reactors dont and I feel bad for the creators.

[@ChrisMillerCrazyHouse]

I actually saw this as a teenager when it first came to theaters. It was just a fun space movie to me then. I saw it again after college and this was post 9/11 and all the media and government was pushing the WAR on Terror and the war in Iraq. I definitely got the subtext and how deep this film actually is.

[@Thorax2552]

The only good bug is a dead bug! 😂 I literally quote this movie constantly. Let's gooooooo

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

Me too!

[@MrBoyYankee]

Dina Meyer my 90's crush since the precursor to the matrix, Johnny Mnemonic.

[@agp11001]

And damn, she really held up over all those years, especially compared to Denise Richards.

[@Jason-hm1sc]

Always thought Dina was very beautiful. Also from the start of this movie I rooted for Dizzy and Johnny to end up together. So disappointing how that ended.

[@jenspfennig9226]

She was mine, too.

[@7Rendar]

First movie i remember her from was Dragonheart, and I was crushing hard on her in that one as well.

[@watts18269]

She’s hot af in Star Trek nemesis too as a Romulan 🖖🏼

[@mimic1984]

Ah yes, Helldivers the movie. 💜

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

This is the prequel.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We actually need that movie to happen, like for real!

[@merchillio]

Previously “Zerg rush: the movie”

[@fantasywind3923]

@@merchillio years ago I would said a Starcraft movie ...hell yeah....but nowadays...I think they would just butcher it :).

[@Dynnen]

FOR DEMOCRACYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@smiffy68]

The CG in this movie is absolutely incredible. The leap from Jurassic Park with a handful of shots to this - just 4 years later - where there are THOUSANDS of CG creatures is stunning. And like JP it's the time and care and attention to detail that makes it look so damn good.

[@cjkalandek996]

Fun Fact: the design of the main Arachnids was actually an alternate design for the Shriekers in _Tremors 2: Aftershocks_ that they didn't use due to being limited by their budget. But Tippet Studio (which worked on both films) decided to use the design for this film.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Oh wow! Still gotta check “Tremors” out but that is a cool tidbit of info, thanks for sharing!

[@dreali8596]

​@@OfficialMediaKnightsTremors is awesome, it's a comedy horror, JAWS on land.

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

@@OfficialMediaKnights tremors is a amazing franchise. 7 movies with crazy lore and the monsters are crazy looking. They even got a tv show of one season.

[@BeamKnight]

A female singer in a prom is Zoe Poledouris. She is a daughter of a music composer of this movie, Basil Poledouris.

[@j.j.h.atemycereal]

One thing that often goes unnoticed is that there's no real difference between Citizens and Civilians other than the right to vote. Rico's parents are Civilians, but they have a nice house and seem to be doing very well financially. They're not 2nd class/under class like you might think. It's an interesting, and probably unrealistic, bit of world-building. Great reaction, thanks!!!

[@terrylandess6072]

I always thought of the Rico family as board member level affluence. Making weapons or such in support yet independent of the government. Carmen's family seems to be struggling.

Civilian vs Citizen thing is based on Rome Republic

[@mr_yoru5834]

It's a holdover from the world of the book. The civilization in the books has no real discrimination. Civilians have all the rights of a citizen except for the right to vote and every civilian has a right to seek military service to earn that right to vote. The military does not turn people away based on race, religion, class, region of origin or even physical ability, the military will find something for them to do, and not every job in the military means combat.

[@Iymarra]

@@mr_yoru5834 And that there were other ways to obtain citizenship, like becoming a teacher

[@stuka80]

@@Iymarra teacher, specifically for the required class "history and moral philosophy" was not a profession that you took to become a citizen, rather, it was a position that only citizens, not civilians were allowed to occupy. You're correct though in that there were other ways to gain citizenship, but they had to be dangerous and hard jobs, like testing out experimental mining equipment on some moon, not safe jobs like being a teacher.

[@brandontrammel4581]

I know you got the commentary but the back story is explained more in the video games etc. If you didn't catch the hint the starship troopers started the war. The space federation forcefully colonized the bug planets for land, resorts, new planets for the humans to live. They destroyed the bug homes and killed lots of them. The bugs were actually chill at first then got angry and retaliated. The propaganda and lies of the space federation just painted the bugs as savages who just attacked for no reason and just killing innocent people. The federation made anger and hatred towards the bugs ie the propaganda for everyone including kids killing the bugs when all they had to do was leave them alone. Of course the federation soldiers are dressed in Nazi like uniforms and are fascist for symbolism. Love the reaction. Glad y'all liked the movie

[@daniellanctot6548]

*Thanks for that confirmation: I always thought that story about the mormon colonizers was more antagonistic towards the bugs than the Federal Propaganda clip led on; but having never played the games (Or watched the sequels), I never had proof of it... Gotta love how Paul Verhoeven respects his audience enough to get the messages without handholding them (Even if many indeed did not get the whole message of this movie when it came out)*

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

What a wonderful breakdown, thank you so much for expanding that for us!! The film's message is abundantly clear once you pay attention, it's actually not even that subtle - it just gets all dressed up in the fancy stunts and colorful visuals, so at first you're so taken by that, it slips by you! Thank you so much for your support, we're so happy you enjoyed!

[@brandontrammel4581]

@@daniellanctot6548 you're welcome. Not spoiling but later movies and games etc. show and go into more detail about how evil the federation really is. The later is still focused on the bugs but they give subtle hints about and deep dives into the federation. Including how they treat their own people and others.

[@gundamace2037]

Yeah..the Dark Horse comics actually tell a great story about the Mormon outpost and another one about Rasczak past and his encounters w/ the bugs for the first time.

lmao woke people and their gaslighting bullshit and sympathizing with literal murder bugs

[@Barishakhet]

Haven't even watched it yet, but HELL YES. I saw Media Knight and Starship Troopers and instantly clicked! I love you two!

[@supersolo6]

All this time (saw this in the theater) I NEVER caught the Shijumi foreshadowing "my father said it would cost an arm and a leg" - and then he gets immediately dismembered. Wow.

[@alistaircraig7849]

Honestly up there with my favourite films of all time, it’s just so whacky and the effects are excellent for the time and still hold up pretty well

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

So so true, this film is fantastic!! We did not expect it to be this amazing, especially its effects and social commentary!

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

"I cant do it to humans...........YET" Menace!!!!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Haha! So many lines in here that are a bit ominous to say the least!

[@nitrokid]

Haha, it's good that you mentioned Helldivers (1-2) because they are based on Starship Troopers! There's a video of Casper Van Dien (Johnny Rico) reacting to Helldivers 2 and it's wholesome because he's a NERD when it comes to Starship Troopers, passionately so. He's one of those actors who fell in love with the franchise they starred in. Go watch the video, he will tell you all the cool things about STT. He even explains the differences between a civillian and a citizen 😂 He also got some behind the scenes fun facts and heartwarming stories surrounding the fans. This isn't the first film adaptation of STT, btw. There was an miniseries anime adaptation back in 1988 that are more true to the source book. The Verhoeven version spawned a couple of sequels that aren't so good but it also gave us a handful of 3D animated movies that are good! (also the game, Helldivers). Not just that, there was a 3D animated series back in 1999 called 'Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles' which somewhat a hybrid between the book and the movie. And the TV series had better ending for Johnny and Dizz 👍

[@jip5889]

The VFX team did such a great job with the bugs. They still hold up so well. And the combination of practical and cgi just again shows why it’s king.

[@booster491]

I've been hoping you guys would react to this. "ARE YOU READY TO DO YOUR PART AS A CITIZEN? " Join the federation, T&Cs apply😂

[@Pavaroso]

Y'al got me with the surprise tag-team "The Fifth Element" reference.

[@MrBoyYankee]

I wish Jake Busey's would be more prominent in movies like his pops Gary. He has both Comedic and psychological chops.

[@WayneQuashie-j4d]

Paul Verhoeven is a GOAT!!!!! Robocop, Total Recall, you name it, he's done it!!!!! An absolute GENIUS!!!!!!!

[@atrain2345]

Also bit of irony , the guy that steals her away is the same guy who broke up Zach and Kelly on saved by the bell ,

[@Povole]

Paul Verhoeven admitted to not reading the book, which counterintuitively made the movie into a quirky gem. Starship Troopers is about self sacrifice, moral development, discipline, finding something larger than yourself, etc The screenplay is relatively well adapted, you can see it in the bones of the movie, but Paul Verhoeven painted everything Nazi. As a kid the it just felt like a badass guns and monsters movie with something silly about it. Now I'm an adult and the joy is seeing the collision of opposing themes.

[@ImmortalRimas]

A lot of the Ultra-Violence in some of Paul Verhoeven’s films comes from what he witnessed in his own childhood growing up as a child in Nazi occupied Netherlands during WWII

[@nightshade7240]

Here is some food for thought that I haven't really seen anyone address. The first thing that occurred to me is at the start of the movie we are specifically shown an orbital defense platform destroy an incoming meteor with ease. It seems calculated that someone might've made sure the defense platform didn't destroy the meteor that hit Buenos Aires on purpose, to drive radicalisation and give excuse to go to war. Now some people might say, oh well the ship lost its communications array but deep space radar is a thing even now, how much more advanced with this level of technology? Also they know that bug meteors are coming in, they'd have other scout ships out there relaying information back. Second thing, from the lore in this movie, we have no indication the bugs have any space travel and are unaware for the most part, except for the ships they can shoot down that they perceive as a threat. How they determine the ships are up there we have no idea. What's also interesting is that for the bugs to shoot meteors out of the field surrounding the planet, they have to understand the degree of calculation in orbital mechanics to be able to hit the meteors in the exact right spot to launch them across space. That means that something has to strike the meteors with enough force to knock them out of orbit but not so much force they destroy them. Then something has to be smart enough to do the calculations to send these rocks across what, light years of space? To hit a blip that is years distant and moves constantly. What I'm saying is that it doesn't make any sense that a race that hasn't discovered space travel could be so utterly precise. Insofar as we are aware, the bugs are native to their planets and don't have any way to leave them, meaning humans were the invaders, maybe we'd even call them colonisers. Final thing, we are told in the beginning what kind of people we are dealing with when they are talking about Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the bombs were dropped simply to find out the effects on a civilian population and they knew they wouldn't get another opportunity. Japan wasn't just on the verge on surrender, they were also on the verge of collapse because of the logistical losses they experienced across the whole theatre of the war. Always interesting to see you guys do the after movie breakdown. There really is so much to this movie and I don't want to write a thesis (who the fuck has the time to read all these damned words?!)

[@divinegokublack1362]

Fun fact: during test screening, a lot of people left notes on Denise Richard’s character because they didn’t like how flirty she was with the other guy. The movie was heavily edited around Rico and Carmen due to the audiences dislike of her. Someone even left a note on their card after leaving the screening that just said “Die bitch”

[@TheBeastInBlack]

Just like Susan from Deep Blue Sea lmao. They really hated women back then.

[@fipse]

Some people really did not understand her and Rico's character arc. The entire point is that the two are not meant to be together. They both find people who fit so much better to them.

[@divinegokublack1362]

@@TheBeastInBlack I don’t think it’s a woman thing, it’s a character thing.

[@divinegokublack1362]

@@fipse that is true, just like Robocop, people didn’t realize this film was a satire and took it all literally. But even after people got the message, it’s still said that Carmen is still the least liked character in the movie. At least she’s above that guy who got his brains sucked out. Damn brain sucking bugs

[@TheBeastInBlack]

@divinegokublack1362 Yeah, likely true but its wierd it happened twice, so close to eachother too. Same exact words too

[@SanderleiSouza]

In my opinion, the movie is a brilliant satire that was ahead of its time. What many initially saw as a simple sci-fi action flick is actually a biting critique of military propaganda and authoritarianism. The way I see it, Verhoeven cleverly uses exaggerated patriotism and propaganda to reveal the dangers of blind nationalism, while also drawing sharp parallels to colonialism-humanity’s relentless push into alien territory reflects the exploitative mindset of colonizers. Over the years, the film has finally gained the critical recognition it deserves as a thought-provoking, subversive piece of cinema that challenges viewers to rethink the allure of war and heroism.

[@shaunallen4016]

Just about to get into this reaction and just wanted to make a few comments. I remember seeing this in the theater when it was first released and was surprised by the negative reaction it received but realized that people just didn't understand what it was really about and trying to achieve. The biggest surprise I had though was reading the book afterwards and seeing just how different the two were. I am honestly surprised they were even allowed to keep the title of Starship Troopers with how different they are. If you guys are into reading, I would suggest giving it a read.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Would love to read the novel at some point. Such a shame this movie was and still is so misunderstood. All it takes is digging a little deeper.

[@MrMarioski]

29:52 I recently came across a comment that said Zim (Mr. Krabs’ voice actor) ripping up Rico’s paper work in front of his superior is what got Zim demoted to a combative role resulting in his heroic performance at the end 💡🧠

[@welcometothemovies9157]

The double amputee recruiter is an actual double amputee. Oh if you ever watch Golden Girls Blanche was the science teacher

[@alyxgriffen5073]

He also played the coroner on the original *CSI,* the one set in Vegas. His prosthetic legs were never hidden, but they mostly were just taken as matter-of-fact. There was an episode or two, though, that really showed what the character (and the actor!) had to live with, day to day, as a double amputee.

[@meadmaker4525]

This movie never gets old. Considering this was 1997, can you imagine what a proper Helldivers movie would be like in 2025? Freaking epic!!

[@brettcloud8550]

"You get me?!" "WE GET YOU SIR!"

[@indiatastic]

This is why I love you guys. You love and appreciate Robocop as much as I do!

[@deeplaysgaming4754]

Helldivers absolutely took inspiration from this movie.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

It became clear as day to me the more the film went on. A pleasant surprise since I’ve been enjoying that game!

[@tr4in-wt6fq]

TRON: LEGACY(2010) highly recommended

[@Dystopia1111]

The movie is great, but that soundtrack is pure audio bliss. I still blast that at high volume 14 years later.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We are so down!! Adding it to our list!

[@VoidVintage]

@@tr4in-wt6fq I fight...FOR THE USERS!!!

[@aakashs1265]

​@@OfficialMediaKnights Massively underrated. Soundtrack 🔥.

[@MrBoyYankee]

Daft Punk Rules.

[@acereporter73]

Love the reaction. The movie? Here's the thing, Verhoeven admitted to not finishing reading the book. Moreover, the movie production started out as "Bug Hunt at Outpost 7"--completely unrelated to the book. After they got the treatment in the works, someone saw some similarities to the book "Starship Troopers." So they went to license the property, a very Hollywood move. I see this movie more as the "Outpost 7" project with "Starship Troopers" window dressing. So much context that Verhoeven ignored, probably because he really was not adapting the book. *ALSO* -- this movie borrows heavily in aesthetics (the weapons, the armor), even a few bits of dialogue from James Cameron's "Aliens," which is wholly ironic since James Cameron had the cast who played the Colonial Marines read "Starship Troopers."

[@Terminator484]

Starship Troopers was an iconic film that spawned a host of sequels (the 2nd one is pretty good), and inspired dozens of games and other films. Helldivers is one of those it inspired. Rico being declared K.I.A. was just an accidental clerical mistake in the paperwork. He was rescued by the Roughnecks offscreen and only suffered the leg injury.

[@stevenmoules4955]

Starship troopers 2 -hero of the federation and starship troopers 3-Marauder are worth checking out!

[@camarofan2008]

The animated movies are good too.

[@MrBoyYankee]

@@stevenmoules4955 Especially Traitor of Mars.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We're definitely adding those to our list, we'd love to know more about the lore and the world!

[@orinkinser4396]

NOOOO THEY ARE NOT

[@lordpuki1375]

Another good choice to watch is Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles, an animated series LOOSELY based on the movies but closer to the book. I would highly recommend it, even if you don't actually do a reaction video. It was an ambitious experiment in storytelling, 40 episodes broken into 8 story arcs of 5 episodes each for M-F syndication. Unfortunately due to production issues when the airdate arrived less than a dozen episodes were finished and new episodes were being added at a rate of 1 per week, so 4 episodes from the final two arcs were cut and replaced with the dreaded clip shows: episodes stitched together with footage from already completed shows. This is the primary drawback of an otherwise excellent series, aside from a subpar soundtrack that failed to come even close to the epic level of the original.

[@bbtank3000]

Saw this back in 2003, and I felt like it was made for me because funny enough: I was in high school, I had just gone through a breakup, was contemplating joining the military, and was learning about fascism in a literature class.

if you think Federation is fascism you are brainwashed by your blue haired teachers.

[@michaelbaker5954]

Thank you so much for diving into the meaning or message behind the film. So many people I know still do not understand what the movie was about.

[@dirtygrunt]

Yes he's hank from breaking bad but he's also one of the Mutants in the bar in Total Recall. "You've got a lot of nerver showing your face around here Howser"

[@MorgainPendragon666]

I saw this film as a child and I was delighted. Even now, when I'm almost 30, I still adore it. This film has aged like a good wine. Of course, it is not ideal, but the fact that it has become a classic already says a lot. Working out the world for such a low budget is incredible

[@tobiasschumacher8602]

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, this has been one of my top 5 favourite movies for more than 20 years!!! My heart is pounding like crazy right now. Guys, I had a horrible day today and here you are ready to cheer me up. Thank you so much for that. 🥺

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Hi there and thank you so much for your kind comment!! We're both so sorry you had a horrible day, and hope that you feel much better! ❤️

[@tobiasschumacher8602]

@@OfficialMediaKnights ❤❤❤

[@Learnme2play]

A quote that fit well with this movie : “It says here in this history book that luckily, the good guys have won every single time. What are the odds?” -Norm MacDonald

[@MrBoyYankee]

John Ratcheck (Michael Ironside) Legendary GOAT!!!

[@terrylandess6072]

"That was some of the best flying I've ever seen. Right up to the point where you died." It's the delivery of Ironside that set's him apart.

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

This live action of Starcraft looks dope af.

[@Gurra88]

This came out before Starcraft. And yes I'm fun at parties.

[@lordmortarius538]

Which was itself a reuse of WH40K assets. Zerg = Tyranids, and Terrans = Space Marines :P in this the MI is basically like the Imperial Guard, just regular men and women with flak armor and a basic rifle.

[@CTag81]

I don't think that Rico was being unnecessarily mean to Diz. He made it clear that he only wanted a platonic relationship with her and she kept pushing for more. If the roles were reversed people would be mad that he wasn't respecting her boundaries, the same should apply to Diz.

[@blueblur2273]

Completely agree. A lot of people fall in love with Dizzy in this film but objectively in a lot of ways she is actually worse than Carmen.

[@fernandogimenez7520]

Yeah, but yet, she was the wright choice

[@SuperInu]

I always snort at the asteroid scene when the captain compliments Zander and Carmen for preventing a full head-on crash by their quick reaction and due to their skill. Carmen looked so smug and pleased with herself - when it was her who brought them into the path of the asteroid in the first place by changing their course of her own volition, after only being on the ship for three weeks and without even telling anyone about it.

[@stuka80]

True, however how could she have predicted that streamlining the route and being efficient would lead them to a completely unforseeable event, that asteroid could have just as easily been in their original path before the changes.

[@potterj09]

I always had a crush on chicks in cinema like Dina Meyer who could handle weapons. First saw her in Johnny Neumonic and then this. Have always loved tough chicks to some limit.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

She was awesome in this! Kinda hated Rico a little bit for not realizing sooner she was the one 😂

[@potterj09]

@@OfficialMediaKnights Yeah they would've been a great couple, if Rico wasn't so immature. That mofo. haha

[@terrylandess6072]

You just brought to mind the cyberpunk dystopic film Gene Generation.

[@potterj09]

@@terrylandess6072 Was born in the 80's, these kinda movies fueled my love of computers.

[@mcantu1389]

Commentary aside, I really enjoyed how you pointed out how cool a guy Ace is. Easily one of my favorite characters because of how he has Rico's back as a squad mate and a wingman.

[@HirXeBomb]

Easily top 10 best movie ever!

[@flixandclips]

Hell yes!! This is my favorite movie of all time! So happy you guys are doing this one. You’re doing your part!!

[@ugarajahgovindasamy6933]

Here,Verhoeven showed how young people have to die in war just to uphold a certain form of Idealism.At first,I wondered why don't they send robots to finish the job.Then,I remembered the D-Day landings during WW2. The Allied soldiers suffered because many of their tanks sank before action.And the naval bombardment did not weaken the German defence. Perhaps Verhoeven wanted to point out how soldiers were thrown into battlefield simply as dispensable pawns. And Ari,isn't it heart breaking to see Dina Meyer's character die...

[@bittybaff3541]

I sat down at my desk to resume starship troopers Terran command 20 secs after remarking to myself that the media knights are probably my favorite reactors. I open KZbin to put something on in the background and this is the very first thing that popped up. Good to know I'm not the only one doing my part!

[@camiischneiider93]

32:12 Denise: this is so childish Ari: n i c e ! 🤣🤣🤣

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Nuf said! Get him Rico! 😂

[@densearinglepcha6354]

I was wondering a few day's ago If you guys had ever seen this movie. And behold! your reaction pops up today haha! My favorite movie growing up. And thank you guys for your Reaction and doing your part.

[@_BELMONT_]

i really love watching your reactions. you guys are great! Thanks for helping me keep my mind off the day to day stresses!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

It’s our pleasure! Thank you for watching these and hanging out with us for a bit ❤️

[@dmyz5343]

omg was not expecting a reaction to this today. this is one of my favorite movies of all times. the sequel live actions are a little rough, but the animated ones are pretty good. time to squash some bugs :) hope you all have an amazing day and thank you again so much for all you guys do. keep on rocking 🤘

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Hope you enjoy it! We had an incredible time watching and dissecting this one. Thank you for showing some love ❤️

[@michaelwhite4608]

Love that PlayStation hoodie Great choice for a reaction it’s a evergreen film

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thank you so much! We love hoodies over here haha

[@MankyPancakes2]

I love that you guys understood the satire. I grew up with this movie, and people just saw it as a "good guys vs. bad guys" story, missing out on the fascist undertones that Paul Verhoven was trying to point to. I went to my 3rd grade daughter's Veterans Day assembly today right after watching this, and I couldn't not see the parallels between real life and this movie. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@stevenrogers8601]

Just an absolute top tier movie imo. Possibly forever lol

[@m_presents]

When I was young and first saw this movie, I took it at face value. Exterminate the bugs, humans are always awesome, yeah! But, as I got older, I looked deeper into this movie. I looked at the propaganda and realized that I fell for it, that I didn't think about the "failure" of the planetary defense system or that the bugs were just defending themselves.

[@MegaSting1981]

As your gamers too; Casper Van Dien (Rico) has been streaming the Troopers Extermination game and is such a lovely guy 🤩

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Whaaaat, that is so fricken awesome!!! We gotta check that out!

[@MegaSting1981]

@OfficialMediaKnights Yeah it's CasperVanDein over on Twitch.tv 🙂

[@alistaircraig7849]

I heard he was doing that! I’ll need to check it out 😀

[@bridgethaines7127]

As is his daughter, Grace, who played Chrissy in Stranger Things s4

[@ratpwn]

So happy you guys watched this finally and "get it" immediately. My best friend and I saw it in theaters when we were 13 and to us it was just a dope, over the top action movie. Seen it a hundred times since and now that we're older we have had the same conversations about it that you guys did in your analysis. Masterfully done. I've watched the sequels. You're good skipping them.

[@boyscouts83712]

One of my favorite films. It really propelled many of these actors careers. Casper Van Dien, Michael Ironside, Neil Patrick Harris, etc. Great reaction!... would you like to know more?

[@Kilian600]

It's Casper van Dien, not Claude van Dam !

[@boyscouts83712]

@@Kilian600 Thank you for your correction

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Thanks so much for expanding on that, and hell yes, we'd love to know more!! It's so cool to see how many people's careers got to take off from this fantastic film!! Thanks for the support!

[@boyscouts83712]

@OfficialMediaKnights Sequels maybe worth watching

[@Iymarra]

So yes, some bugs were practical (for interaction purposes with actors) including 2 with hydraulics, roughly 6-8 foot tall and 14 foot long. There were another 10 or so without hydraulics that could be posed. As I'm sure someone else has said by now, this movie broke the record for special effects shots (at the time) with the previous cap being 200, this hitting over 500. Not bad for a relatively meagre (by today's standards) $100m budget

[@bridgethaines7127]

This movie being utterly over the top makes way more sense when you understand the book is about the power of propaganda. Also Sgt. Zim is The Kurigan from Highlander.

[@MrBoyYankee]

The Legendary Clancy Brown currently can be seen in soon to be Emmy Award winning HBO show The Penguin as Rupert Maroni.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Loved how Paul Verhoeven utilized the more over the top sequences in this to hide the ominous underlying nature of their actions. Fantastic choice.

[@terrylandess6072]

That is more ironic considering the final words of the film if one knows the books.

[@cosmicdraco7041]

Absolutely love starship troopers. So glad you watched this. Phenomenal video as always. And absolutely Helldivers is based on this film.

[@Video_Crow]

TEAM DIZZY FOREVER!

[@fernandogimenez7520]

She´s wife material

[@Yezhanium]

Paul Verhoeven is pretty good at juggling serious themes and allegories with cartoony satire, without it being jarring, surreal or whiplashy. Wish he did more sci-fi films like that. Soldier 1998 with Kurt Russell - when? xD Imma be persistent with the request :P

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We got you with that request! Absolutely been loving Paul Verhoeven’s work. The way he delivers his commentary is superb.

[@GreenFalcon926]

This is definitely Paul's best movie imo. It's so well made. A lot of people originally didn't understand this movie, so its good now that more and more are watching it. Such a great film.

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

Sorry but Robocop is his best movie! Total Recall a close 2nd. This is a good 3rd place movie.

[@agustinustobing3283]

31:34 i like when Denise make her "oh..here we go again" gesture face 😄..that eyes

[@bethcushway458]

I was so worried during the reaction that you hadn't got the message of the film. I should've kept the faith. Of course you two were gonna get it!!!! 🙌🏻🥰 F*cking awesome reaction and review guys! I love this film so much. The messaging is incredible and yes, when it came out we instantly got it, fangirled over it and people who didn't get it weren't our friends anymore🤣🤣🤣

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Haha sorry we had you worrying there but thank you for your compliment and support, you have no idea how much this means to us! You always show up with kindness and awesome, thoughtful comments and it's always a joy to read! Also lollllll to your comment and the not being friends anymore part 😂

[@Vatti.]

This movie feels like a fever dream to me. I liked it so much back then but it completely fell out of my radar. Thanks for unlocking this memory 😅

[@byghostlight1]

For me, the best part of this film has always been that it was such a clever satire, it almost crosses the line and doesn’t seem like a satire at all. I know so many people who had absolutely no idea that it was supposed to be as deeply funny as it was.

[@colvamoon6962]

Satire only really works if it has elements of what it's satirizing. The Federation has none of it, but does have a surface level paint job.

[@w415800]

They completely failed to show the bad side of the Federation, the invasion was a shit show, but incompetence is not exclusive to Totalitarianism.

[@colvamoon6962]

@@w415800 right!? And it isn't even THAT kind of government. It's a libertarian wet dream.

[@ProtossWannabe1984]

@@colvamoon6962Yeah shame this comment section seems to still be one of those where the ‘MeDiA lItErAcY’ crowd is unexposed to pushback from people who have actually read the book

[@colvamoon6962]

@@ProtossWannabe1984 hell, I haven't even read the book, but I know that the Federation in this movie isn't the type of government Paul tried to satirize.

[@gailseatonhumbert]

The 2 of you definitely get it. Many reactors don't. So as Denise would say, "good job"!

[@dracodracarys2339]

You should check out Transformers One next! It's its own timeline, so it's a fairly good introduction to the Transformers franchise even if you hadn't seen the other shows and movies.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

You might just be a very happy person next week 😉

[@SpaDeKo]

This has been in my top3 movies of all time since I saw it in 98 or 99 Together with Blade II and Jurassic Park 1 or 2

[@deathrow4183]

You gotta see RoboCop 2 another good classic

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

We're super down!!

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

​@@OfficialMediaKnightsand Robocop 3 please. A little goofy, but the gore and commentary is still strong.

[@Kratatch]

"What is that thing made out of, adamantium?!" That made me laugh out loud here at home. My Neighbours prob think i am crazy.

[@Kilian600]

Most baffling fact about this movie : the visuals are just mindblowing perfect, and is still better then most of the stuff nowadays, and it's nearly 30 years old !

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Right?! We are floored by how incredible this looked considering how long ago this came out!

[@matthewgreganti4838]

I still quote this movie like crazy, lol. "The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand." "MEDIC!!" Also, thank you for addressing the "navs" situation. 🤣

[@bout350]

I love how so many people feel the need to tell others that most don't "get" this film, but of course they do, because they're smart.

[@thehalobrony9050]

An entire article was written describing how Starship Troopers got asteroids science wrong. Because they didn't realized it was actually a fals flag operation.

[@terrylandess6072]

@@thehalobrony9050 So if Ibanez had been successful in clearing the asteroid allowing the communications to operate, there would have been questions. Mostly concerning her unauthorized change of course.

[@blueblur2273]

Most people don't get this film which is why it was misinterpreted upon it's initial release. Critics thought they were pushing fascism when in fact they weren't at all.

[@zgSH4DOW]

The amount of costumes made for this pre-3d printing movie is amazing The CGI is great too, and there's real weight to the bugs

[@camunier]

Me watching at 17: KILL ALL BUGS BUGS MUST DIEEEEEEE Me watching at 43: Uhhhh….are WE the bad guys…?! 😬

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Ahahah omg that was our journey with this too! Halfway through, we were just like 🤨🤔

[@BeberDag130482]

Perfect combo: Verhoeven for the direction and Neumeier for the screenplay, just like RoboCop. You even have the same news flashes with the federal network this time. "Would you like to know more?"

[@colvamoon6962]

As much as I love the reaction, the fact we've lost two more great people into thinking the Federation is THAT ideology, when its possibly the farthest from that. At rhe bery least they gave a nuanced approach to it.

[@ProtossWannabe1984]

Doing my part to upvote this for more visibility:)

[@nocto6715]

The video opening of Helldivers 2 is such a good wink to this movie, literal brothers in media

[@fredskull1618]

I remember seeing this movie in the theater when I was 15. Pretty much a perfect movie for a 15 year old sci-fi action fan to watch haha. It’s kinda nuts that it STILL holds up after almost 30 years!

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

So true, this movie was so fascinating on all fronts and so relevant, even today!

[@jareeohs]

When I rushed a fraternity my freshman year at UNM, my pledge brothers and I would always rip the bong and watch The Fifth Element and Starship Troopers. I swear they were on a loop during those 4 years. I know every word, the b list soap opera actors and just made me laugh. Classic Denise Richards 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

Not really a Hot Take but.............Carmen belong to the streets.

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Lollll Carmen was trying to get her career straight and Rico was just like 😍 Shoulda gone with Diz, she was the one!

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

@@OfficialMediaKnights for real, even in the tv cartoon tv show, she was the GOAT.