Starship Troopers (1997) REACTION

[@taags]

A movie made in 97 has better effects than many movies made today.

[@aventidblechchlatechipfrap7465]

not like today where everything has CGI and looks like an Instagram filter

[@JabbaNoFatta]

Models always look like they have "weight" compared to CGI because of the detail of the model and the way models are lit with real light. And the BUGS, that were CGI, were a work of art that not only looked real but moved well and to generate so many of them was crazy..

[@MysticalJessica]

movies today suuuuck! Politics has stomped creativity to sell propaganda!

[@leonides06]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@KurNorock]

Ok hipster. Yeah the effects were decent but lets not kid ourselves into thinking they hold up to today's standards by any measure.

[@1ButtonDash]

I saw this as a kid in theaters in 97. The visuals at the time blew us away, everyone was talking about how good they were.... and TBH they still hold up REALLY WELL!

[@jmag579]

I was 17 when this came out and I worked at a movie theater as an usher. I watched this for free like 3 times back then 😆

[@bdawg5855]

I was about 16-18 when this came out and I watched it, gave me the chills

[@Сайтамен]

I guess rating system was nothing back then...

The visuals at the time? Still hold up? There still no film surpassing this one on animation, the art of movement.

[@pustulio81]

I was 16 when this came out!!. My friends and I liked it so much that we decided to sneak in and watch it again. We slipped into another movie and waited until the next showing, then snuck back over lol

[@Ahairinthegate]

"A jaw-dropping experience" - Los Angeles Times "Fun and shocking" - San Francisco Chronicle "What is going on with this movie? It's disgusting. Fucking Hell" - Ellie

[@SaRENRampaiger]

Michelle,"cocktail sucking brains, dunno why but I like it!"

[@Melanrick]

😂

[@bikingchupei2447]

the special effects in this movie looked better than all it's sequels.

[@ryannguyen8383]

So true

[@renji90998]

Well the first one had a theater budget and the rest were straight to DVD. Still impressive that it holds up.

[@muscledoggs566]

We don't like to acknowledge the existence of the sequels. That being said, Casper Van Dien (not sure on spelling) is pretty much synonymous with the Starship Trooper universe.

[@h.c4898]

Let's say the sequels are straight-to-DVD "canon." The original awaits for a proper sequel. 😄

[@bikingchupei2447]

@@h.c4898 maybe the sequels to the original were the starcraft games.

[@crewchief5144]

My favorite part is that SGT Zim DID bust himself to PVT so he could fight in the war. I feel that.

[@rastiga9196]

Ditto, he made a dream reality lol

[@zairac2564]

Could have happened after he was observed destroying official documents. Two for one.

[@MC-yi8ij]

Yeah, Starship Troopers is a very cool and somewhat over-the-top violent film. Well violent enough to where it's almost cartoony. But the movie is a cult classic. And if you notice, there was a lot of underlying themes. Like those propaganda ads or the way the good guys dressed. (The SS vibe) This director has made several classic films. You should check out his other popular films which are also classics, Robocop and Total Recall. Thank you for your reactions. This was fun to watch with you.... ...Would you like to know more....

[@mrs7195]

The director lived through the Nazi occupation of the Betherlanfs as a child, if I remember correctly. So there is definitely a sarcastic, ironic subtext in the movie.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@mrs7195 Yes, it’s very ‘tongue in cheek’ in the way it presents itself. Unfortunately, it seems like the majority of moviegoers, at least in the US, didn’t catch the obvious nature of the film. Or maybe they did & didn’t like what it was saying about them.

[@Usernumber777]

Director Albert Verhoeven , he made basis instinct.. enough said ..

[@mandalore1089]

@@nateman10 Libertarians =/= awesome.

[@paulluna8099]

@@nateman10 The author was not at all libertarian at all. I suggest you do some research about Libertarian views because it is evident no idea what you are talking about.

[@3monthbender]

When they released her body into space, it's roughly equivalent to burial at sea during the age of sail.

[@zzzkoszzz]

Despite its quirkiness this is one of the best war movies made. ~It covers everything from relationships, love, psychology, propaganda, gore, trauma, missing in action, heroism, heroes, legends, teachers, veterans, you name it..even Military Intelligence and grand policy is included. Almost every other war movie focuses on only a few of those.

[@3dGMX]

Or needs three and a half hours to cover all those things

[@mattyjay1711]

17:06 "Lick my What?" Also, fun fact, Drill Instructor Zim is the guy who voices Mr. Krabs on Spongebob Squarepants

[@erickknutz5599]

Interesting that you pointed out he is Mr. Krabs, rather than choosing to say he is The Kurgan in Highlander!! =p

[@JRcomments]

@@erickknutz5599 and hardly ever the Chief Guard in Shawshank Redemption.

[@tarmaque]

@@erickknutz5599 And "Rawhide" in _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension._

[@kirbysmith882]

He's from my hometown and my brother used to run around with him.

[@JoshuaC0rbit]

I was lucky enough to support the computers used to render this movie as my first job out of high school. When they told me what I was working on I thought it sounded ridiculous but now I've seen this movie a dozen times and read the book.

[@warre1]

It broke my heart when Dizzy said about her dying: -But it's OK, because I got to have you.

[@DavidMyrmidon]

I honestly tear up every time I see that.

[@barret-xiii]

Never stop saying it: The wrong girl died!

[@wildmike85]

Dang at least she was able to get down with him.

[@PaperbackWizard]

I always hated that. She told Johnny she loved him and he didn't say it back. He didn't deserve her.

[@popculturewatch8689]

That would never happen today. It would make her look too weak to feminists

[@xeres14]

I didn't realize watching Elle being grossed out for an hour would be so entertaining. But it was.

[@jeffburnham6611]

If she had gotten any closer to Michelle, they would have become just one person lol.

[@darthken815]

Medic!

[@P-M-869]

I like how expressible her face is, besides being cute as a button.

[@leonides06]

XD

[@Сайтамен]

@@P-M-869 Button?

[@Subjectivity13]

Paul Verhoeven's movies always feel like parodies. He had a very unique style. I can't believe they gave him such a big budget for this. It was my favorite movie when it came out.

[@wintermagebarthow8481]

It's very clever satire.

[@shaskusmas]

It was written in the 1950's

[@PoulWrist]

@@shaskusmas No, the book was not satire.

[@shaskusmas]

@@PoulWrist I didn't say it was.

[@alistairgrey5089]

@@PoulWrist that's debatable.

[@MrAshwinChauhan]

"Don't let the bugs bite" Haha. Brilliant ! 😂😂😂

[@JabbaNoFatta]

37:16...Michelle's " That's a lot of MotherF**king Bugs!" gave me Samuel L. Jackson vibes how it rolled off her tongue :)

[@barrykeleher2659]

Michelle: “Ohhhh, this is Astro-Titanic” 😂😂😂

[@michaelbuick6995]

I remember when this came out (I was 13) I had to get my dad to rent it for me from the video store because I was too young. Did not expect the violence but damn; ultra gory, and Dizzy gets her tatas out? Yeah 13 year old me was in heaven and 24 years later I still love this film.

[@alanicolas2510]

I am also from Buenos Aires and I like the reference that this film has to my province, when I was a child I also wanted to kill those bugs for what they did to us hahaha 😂

[@acfan8253]

@@yt45204 Buenos Aires has always been more European than "latina", Argentinians are mostly comprised of Italians, British, Germans, Irish and Eastern Europeans then some Spanish and Portuguese. Is probably the whitest country in South America

[@luissalas2845]

@@acfan8253 es una verdad a media que somos el pais mas "europeo "o mas blanco ya que el mestizaje y la mezclas de la diferente etnias provenientes de paises limítrofes en las ultimas décadas( a groso modo a partir de los 80 ) se a reducido el porcentaje de caucásicos en argentina

[@nomad_effect]

Cuantas copas tienen bichos? 🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@acfan8253]

@@luissalas2845 si, pero hasta finales de los 90s era mas caucásico, especialmente la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Mira los programas de tv de los 90s, los actores y las modelos eran mayormente blancos caucásicos.

[@alanicolas2510]

@@yt45204 I don't know why in movies high school kids are overdeveloped people 😂

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Best line I've heard in a Starship Troopers reaction: "That vagina bug just Capri Sunned that man!" (Just Summ Reactions)

[@tonycardone990]

That's all I can think of whenever I see these reactions now also.

[@tonycardone990]

And Burt Gummerfan has to be one of the best names I've seen.

[@mickmartin4681]

I love it when the cameraman just keeps filming as his boss gets eaten

[@BrianR246]

This was the ultimate science fiction movie of the late 90's. From my childhood this movie holds a special place in my heart.

[@erb1211]

This movie never gets boring!!! A classic.

[@-Jumper-]

I´m from Buenos Aires and I love this movie

[@lunacougar]

Sorry about the rock!

[@timothyhedrick5295]

This movie, which is obviously very much a parody at certain points, is actually based on a book by the very famous science fiction writer, Robert Heinlein. I believe he wrote it way back in the 1950s. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_Troopers). It obviously poked some fun at some of the Cold War propaganda-ish films and slogans of that time period. He actually took a bit of heat over it for some of the themes back then like, citizenship based on military service, men and women serving together in the military, free/casual sexual behavior. Things that make us blink a lot less today but were pretty controversial in the 1950's. The book really doesn't have much of a comedic flavor to it at all. I read it as a teenager in the 1970s. Michelle at 37:15 "That's a lot of mother----ing bugs.." and earlier "Did he say 'lick his navs?' "Lick his navs" = "beat his navigation." Lol!

[@johnmiller7682]

Allot of people didn't understand the book either. They thought he was promoting Fascism and nationalism. When, in reality, the book was a critique of both.

[@jeffburnham6611]

@@johnmiller7682 The book was so much better. The Mobile Infantry troopers were very heavily armed and the drops were done wearing an specialized exo-skeleton, and not some type of troop transport.

[@P-M-869]

It wasn't necessarily military service, But you had to serve the nation.

[@steriopticon2687]

@@P-M-869 Not the worst idea...

[@flaysol7719]

Not a book a comic book

[@DocuzanQuitomos]

"What the hell is going on!?" I love when people feel like that with the film XD. The movie is a very free version of a novel with the same name that takes place in a more militaristic society than the real world. The society division (citizens and civilians) and the military training is partially inspired in how old cultures like the romans or the greeks/spartans organized both around the concept of war and of discipline. The use of bugs allows the plot to be more graphic against the enemy in some sort of "sandbox"; if you were to do half of what they portrayed with human or humanoid enemies... it would be even weirder. "Why bugs!? Why there are so many?" While the main reason is to have an enemy you can freely turn to pulp without remorse, it's also an interesting concept of science fiction: as the biology teacher explains, we think of our species as the most advanced in all fields... but if there is life out there, there will be other forms of life with other shapes, other skills, other cultures and moralities that will have more advantages over us in some ways. Bugs are seen, mostly, like a nuisance in our world; but if the had evolved like that... they would be an even more serious threath: they reproduce in numbers, they have skills that seem supernatural, and habits that would look grotesque in bigger sizes (yeah, they don't shoot plasma or napalm exactly... but there is a bug that can shoot something closer to acidic boiling water). Yup, as long as their nest is not destroyed, it doesn't matter how many times they blast the surface, they have means to recover from the damages. "It feels... like a parody" To an extent; any space film that came after Star Trek and Star Wars will be compared to them (while the novel was written before those franchises were general pop culture references, if I'm not mistaken; all the visual effects, designs and references were done for the movie). And the plot was made to skid along the line the gruesome of the war (most of the militaristic elements can be related to real war stories) and this kind of sci-fi spirit that lets it get a bit away with all the blood, sex graphic violence and nods to totalitarian images (it makes the "good mood" work even if you spend two hours on the verge of vomiting XD). That "this is serious... but not that kind of serious" needed to be there or this was going to be unwatchable. "This is the weirdest we have seen in the channel" And I guess it's not the worst you'll ever see XD. Starship Troopers is a little classic that's well done in the own limits of its stablished univers and I think I like it for that (there are two sequels, but they were released years later, and with limited reach to actually consider studios made Starship Troopers with the hopes of being a franchise). They made a bet with one weird film just hoping it worked as it was designed, and it did; that's why it's so effective and memorable. And that would be it, it was nice to see you suffer/enjoy it; you may torture your friends later making them go thorugh the same trip XD. Until the next time, happy holidays :).

[@cajunsushi]

Don’t let the Bugs bite.Good one.😂

[@jacfalle27]

“They’re shooting them with their shits.” 😂😂😂 That had me laughing so hard because I had the same thought when I first saw it as a teen.

[@KierrokCyclone]

The part of the ship they lost 18:10 was the communication tower. It's why one of the crewmen mention a moment later that comms were down. They couldn't warn Earth about the asteroid that destroyed Rico's home. Carmon and Zander are responsible for millions of dead people, all because they were horny for each other.

[@jammerc64]

Movie is satire (that's probably the word you were looking for) on overmilitarized society and its almost Nazi or Soviet like propaganda. Great contrast between soldier's naive hero drive and brutal reality of battlefield.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

Ya, Nazi Germany and the USSR took a lot of ques from eachother. It's shocking how similar they were. One being Racial focused while the other Class. Both tried to build a State for the Social Group that dominated their supposedly People's States. The level of Nationalism in both were crazy at times. It's terrifying when you see that they even copied eachother's Propaganda posters. The history tuber named TIK did some great videos on the subject, similarities and difference. Interesting enough NS Germany was more like the Marxist Soviet Union than it was to Fascist Italy yet the NS are called Fascist. It's why he refuses to call them Fascist, nor Marxist. They were their own thing influenced by both but took their own road.

[@nerokota]

Believe it or not, it was 1990s USA the inspiration for Verhoeven (or more accurately, what he feared of the USA evolution).

[@markhamstra1083]

@@Alte.Kameraden You’re missing a fundamental difference between Nazism and Marxist-Leninism. While you are correct that they often used similar methods and tactics, the bases of their philosophies and rhetoric were quite separate and distinct. Nazism was ultra-nationalist, seeing one nation-state and culture as supreme over all others and demanding total allegiance to that one nation’s government and its interests. Marxist-Leninism, on the other hand, is based on ultra-internationalism (e.g. “workers of the world, unite!”, not workers of one nation, and the emphasis on the Communist International) and, at least nominally, does not demand allegiance to one nation or culture over all others. That is what aligns Nazi authoritarianism with Italian and other forms of nationalism and fascism more than with Soviet-style Marxist-Leninism.

[@notsureyou]

I can just imagine Michelle: "I'm tired of these motherfreaking bugs, on this motherfreaking planet"

[@DoctorDewgong]

Kinda crazy how the propaganda in the film even got to a viewer of the movie. The two reactors in this video both assume the pro-imperialist, anti-foreigner stance just because they're told do. Honestly scary af

[@apollo4657]

“Lick my what?” “ Astroid Titanic” You’re on a roll. 😂👊🏻👌🏻

[@DanielWatches]

Such a great film! You should check out Robocop too! Same director!!

[@goochdawg]

The oldschool 1980s Robocop?

[@amandacogger3075]

@@goochdawg is there any other?

[@goochdawg]

@@amandacogger3075 Lol yeah remakes.

[@Texy88]

@@amandacogger3075 There was a remake in 2014.

[@amandacogger3075]

@@Texy88 I did see it and it really didn't do it for me like the original. Very annoying when that happens at least for me

[@gregoryfloriolli9031]

Starship Troopers is one of my top “guilty pleasure” movies. It’s so silly and campy but so damned good.

[@davida7153]

Its like a parody of the book. And its very good.

[@DoctorDewgong]

Its supposed to be silly and campy. Its trying to show how ridiculous and stupid fascism looks in practice

[@travisfoster1071]

​@@davida7153odd since Veerhoven only read the first two chapters.

[@Christobanistan]

I was in U.S. Marine recruit training in 1997 when this came out. Our drill instructors would scream at us all day, but whenever they could catch a minute for themselves, they talked about this movie NON-STOP like a bunch of little girls talking about Titanic. It was hysterical, but we dared not laugh lest they squash us like one of those bugs! 🤣

[@aj897]

9:35 "Hit 'em girl!" *Proceeds to ignore the part where she's getting choked out*

[@mhlevy]

The story behind this movie was from a book called "Starship Troopers" by Robert Heinlein, published in 1959. Heinlein was one of the greatest Science Fiction writers in the US during the 20th century, along with Arthur C. Clark and Isaac Asimov. The movie itself was meant to be something of of an anti-totalitarian rant by the director, partly because he admitted to never having read the book. Anyone who is familiar with the book can agree that this is a fun movie to watch, but it really has nearly nothing to do with the book, and in many ways, is antithetical to the book. In fact, when Virginia Heinlein, his widow, screened to movie, she threatened to sue the studio if they didn't remove his name from the project.

[@tarmaque]

Yeah, as a fan of the book I found this movie to be a travesty. I hated it. Verhoeven exploited the book's popularity to make his own movie, which ignored all the points in the book that Heinlein was trying to make. Heinlein has been accused of promoting fascism in the book, but those who make those accusations obviously haven't read it. It can be looked at as a critique of communism, but the society he describes is nowhere near fascism. It can't even be called militarism since no one in his society can vote, or be a part of the government while they are still a part of the military. It's a thought experiment about personal responsibility and its relationship to societal responsibility. This movie is basically _Alien v/s Baywatch_ with a buttload of anti-fascist propaganda.

[@wintermagebarthow8481]

I do not have a problem with the directors slant on the movie. Now mire than ever we needed a slap in the face to wake us up from the slide to fascism. We are on the precipice even now.

[@boypebenito9165]

So gross!!!😝😝😝

[@boypebenito9165]

Yikes! So gross.😝😝😝

[@jonasfermefors]

Michelle: "Are they evolving or what?" Ellie: "WHAAAT!" It's what I call accidental creationism.

[@totomomo18]

Great movie. You should also watch Robocop and Total Recall from the same director. Also watch Highlander with the guy who plays Sgt. Zim as the bad guy.

[@samanderson7745]

I remember ditching a high school cross country team awards banquet after we won state to go watch this in the theater (we were all excited because part of it was filmed at Hells Halfacre in Wyoming and that's where I'm from). To this day I still feel we made the right choice, haha!

[@TheNightOwlKS]

Gotta love how they made the gore look so realistic using mostly practical SFX. Didn't have CGI doing most of the work back then like they do these days. SFX personnel really earned their pay in the late 90s.

[@RustyDust101]

Paul Verhoeven's movies are never without political commentary, often in the most over-the-top sarcastic way possible. Robocop, Starship Troopers, they are all one of a kind.

[@PelosiStockPortfolio]

This movie should have won oscars

[@zbynekurbanek3345]

Oscars are beneath this movie. Award great enough for it doesnt exist :D

[@notsureyou]

That look of sadness on Michelle's face when everyone is making fun of Rico's Math score :-(

[@bdbaggett1643]

The perfect Christmas movie. Excellent reaction, ladies!

[@bfahren]

"...disgusting..." You'll never become citizens with that attitude.

[@stevendyhdalo2490]

This is one of my all time favorite 90s films. Also, Ellie's reactions are great lol.

[@KHAOE1]

27:32 You nailed it Perfectly. The director of this movie (Paul Verhoeven) used a lot of graphic violence and political satire in his films (see Robocop). And 37:17 had me CRACKING UP laughing!! 🤣🤣

[@gtsentry2]

Both of there reaction at 7:33 LMAOOOOOO. They were both petrified

[@komolhuq8752]

This was easily one of the funniest reactions to anything I’ve seen. Squirming at the bugs and gore. Not knowing when this shit is serious and when it’s joking. Getting emotionally attached to characters whilst being aware how dumb the story is. This movie is the good kind of bad. And you smile, as much as you get sad, as much as you cringe, as much as you laugh. It’s the weirdest experience and this reaction was great.

[@johnkillingsworth5135]

"This is AstroTitanic", perfect name for that moment lol

[@SirsMadamsEntertainment]

best reaction yet in many ways... Michelle's "what the F*&%$" at the end grabbing the mic had me rolling.

[@lifeincarnate7304]

"Thats a lot of mother fuckin bugs" - Ellie 😂😂😂

[@j.scottvanlester4584]

Love this movie! At the time nobody got that it is a satire and people lost their minds over it. Great reaction, the look of horror on your face at the ultraviolence. XD Skip the second film, but the 3rd film is more like the books and brings back Rico a good 20-30 years later.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I totally got it. "Entertainment Weekly" magazine didn't, though!

[@markhamstra1083]

“Nobody got … it” is a huge overstatement.

[@travisfoster1071]

Second film... total trash.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

"Oh! This is ast'ro-Titanic." 🚀🪨💥🧊🚢 🤣🤣🤣

[@alfreddaniel1994]

This movie is my little guilty pleasure. I will always love "Starship Troopers".

[@jackspringheel9963]

It has the best movie line ever: "Medic!"

[@Billinois78]

32:43 "You're it until you're dead, or till I find somebody better" "Oh, my wedding vows" - Michael J. Nelson

[@Chivaltic]

This movie is a cult classic. I remember having it on VHS and loving it :)

[@StanleyKuo184]

One of the best reactions to a movie I considered one of my all-time favorite Sci-Fi movies ever. Love you girls.

[@j.s.9536]

Actually it is a satire with a deep meaning, that most people didn´t get when it was released. Mainly about fascist structures (for example a lot reminds of Nazi propaganda movies) and excessive militarism. The bugs stand for the dehumanization of opponents in wars, which is often used.

[@yodieyuh]

It's less people don't get it and more the film doesn't do well satirizing it. The bugs are meant to stand for dehumanization, but the film doesn't humanize them and in the real world every human kills actual real world bugs. We have entire industries dedicated to producing and administering pesticides. Paul needed more than aggression and fear to make common movie-goers feel like they aren't just bugs. Similarly, he needed to show the ways this heightened Fascism is bad. Show us legislation the Citizens passed that has a serious negative effect non-Citizens. Show us how people are being oppressed. Show us protests and how they are being shut down. Show us climate catastrophe. Show us war on earth between the Gov and rebels. Show us bigotry. Show us something. But Paul shows us a voluntary military, non-Citizens who are successful and outspoken with their disdain for Citizens and voting, races and sexes being equal, military leaders taking public responsibility for military failings, unedited front line war coverage, and no bad things happening with the people on Earth because of the Government. The three surviving protagonists succeed in their respective careers and end the movie happy and arm-in-arm.

[@DeliberateContrarian]

@@yodieyuh Verhoeven doesn't satirize it well because he didn't understand what Heinlein was talking about. He even said so himself. He thoughts the concepts Heinlein was discussing were boring, so he just made space Nazis. All the problems you brought up weren't any more prevalent than in other advanced societies. Citizens didn't oppress civilians. Everyone had the right to become a citizen through service. The government had a responsibility to find a way for you to serve, even if you had disabilities. Citizens weren't some aristocracy. They were held responsible for their failings. They weren't bigots. As evidenced by a white male Marshall being replaced by a black female. They were meritocratic. They weren't fascists. Civilians had the right to engage in free enterprise. They were free individuals in a free society were people were responsible for their own actions and everyone was treated equally. If you commit a crime, you are imprisoned. That isn't oppression, it is the adequate consequence of your decisions. You don't really seem to understand the points Heinlein was making either. You just see Verhoeven's SS like uniforms and say "Oh, these must be supposed to be bad guys."

[@CxOrillion]

I don't think that Heinlein was specifically trying to make points. It's speculative fiction. What would make a society like this work? This book is the answer. It's just that when you actually list things out it sounds really fascist, so Paul Verhoeven beat you over the head with the comparisons Citizens absolutely were an aristocracy, just not a hereditary one. They were a group of people who operated with a wholly different, expanded set of rights compared to civilians. They absolutely were bigots and intensely militaristic and expansionist. However their militarism and bigotry were focused outwards from humanity. Or do you not recall them raiding the "Skinnies" (there's a stand-in for a racial slur)? Go look back on the motivation for that raid. It basically boils down to "Because we wanted the land." Fascism has nothing inherently to do with free enterprise. It has to do with the supremacy of the state. In the case of the Federation: Serve the state, get more rights. It's that simple. YOU certainly don't understand the points that Verhoeven was trying to make. But that's mostly because you obviously don't understand what fascism is.

[@thissailorja]

@@CxOrillion 1000% nailed it!!! Or tell the difference between far Left and far Right ideologies.

[@Billmaster115]

Killing nearly 10 million people in response to a private human venture into unknown territory that had nothing to do with the Federation isn’t justified. We know the bugs are intelligent at least proximal to humans, so it was a wilful act of murder.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

Every bug in your home will now freak you out by 10X.

[@locutus9956]

The whole point of Starship troopers is it IS a parody, not of sci fi and movies but of the whole idea of nationalism and jingoism running wild. It's a friggin masterpiece, the cringyness is entirely by design :)

[@nonconsensualopinion]

Yeah, I did not realize that until I was an adult. It makes much more sense after realizing that.

It never has been a parody and it plays the book concept's template very well, written by sciFi master Robert A. Heinlein (1959).

[@CxOrillion]

Exactly. It's also worth noting that Paul Verhoeven was a child during the German occupation of the Netherlands in the 1940s, and lived under fascist rule during his childhood. He has very anti-fascist, anti-corporate messages in most of his films, with the big 3 being Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers

[@Cheepchipsable]

@ It's a satire on militaristic societies, probably too subtle for a lot of Americans.

[@lich109]

@ The movie literally is making a mockery of a fascist society, the director even said as much when he did a pre-show, including talking about how the society uses Nazi imagery (something that nearly got cut from the film).

[@victore6242]

eli's response to the cow being tossed into the bug cage is priceless. ur reactions r great!

[@joshuawells835]

Of the films in this series, this was the best. It's sort of the opposite of Star Trek in that the odd numbered films are better. Also, the armor of the Mobile Infantry is one of the most overused props in Science Fiction. It is used in Firefly and even Power Rangers.

[@giovannislasagna]

Being an only 90s baby, I was horrified, traumatized but loved every second of this at an early age lol

[@k3n12ock]

"WHAT IF.... they made Starcraft"

[@parker469a]

You know, when Thor: Ragnarok came out and I saw Hela my first take was they took heavy influence from Kerrigan : Queen of Blades.

[@ComputerLearning0]

Her reaction at 52:23 when they stuck a probe up that aliens orifice... lol

[@SAtownMytown]

Glad you liked it. One of the reasons why it had such a strong following was that it was a switch from the usual, 'aliens invade earth' movies. In this one, we the humans had to go to the bug planet and invade them, to keep them from launching asteroids that can blow up whole cities, like Buenos Aires. That's the difference between this movie and your standard, aliens vs earthlings. Keep on keeping on, homies!!! ❤

[@Yggdrasil42]

The movie implies (quite strongly) that the asteroid was actually launched by the humans themselves, to force them into war. We're invading the bugs' territory, they're not invading us. It's a parody of a heroic propaganda film from the humans point of view. The bugs would view us quite differently.

[@markhamstra1083]

@@Yggdrasil42 Yes, humans “had to go to the bug planet and invade them” the same way that Nazi Germany had to go to Poland and invade them.

[@SAtownMytown]

@@Yggdrasil42 I don't know anything about the implications. I'm just talking about the difference between your standard alien invasion movie and this one.

[@SAtownMytown]

@@markhamstra1083 Whoa! Most war movies have an anti-war sentiment to them. You're taking it a little too far, seeing as how this is just a scifi. Calm down please.

[@markhamstra1083]

@@SAtownMytown Heinlein didn’t generally write conventional stories or “just a sci-fi”, and this is certainly true of Starship Troopers. He wrote it in response to specific contemporary political events, and he very much meant it to be taken as a serious exploration of ideas in political philosophy.

[@danhair]

This movie is the last huge movie that used practical effects with puppets and physical props. It ages like fine wine.

[@jamespg6133]

Sooo, we CAN, all agree they Carmen is such a bad character. Forget Carmen. Lmfao

[@Annonymous0283745]

she's almost as repulsive as Jenny from Forrest Gump

[@Oerades]

8:19 Clancy Brown's best face 😁 During the lashs scene, Sgt.Zim has one of the best quotes of this movie. "bite down of this song, its help, i know"

[@Brainreaver79]

as much as i like that movie,.. i still claim the wrong girl died... if they had to have to remove one of the trio,... it shouldnt have been her

[@willmartin7293]

"Service guarantees citizenship! Do you want to know more?" "A good bug is a dead bug!"

[@albeirozuluaga93]

48:00 This is the best part of this reaction lol! The "Bug Brain"is simply fascinating and disgusting at the same time, the director Paul Verhoeven show us one of the most bizarre things of the scifi (Ridley Scott in Prometheus did something similar with the trilobite too). I love starship troopers, this movie its an amazing example of satire and action. 50:34 Michelle Rocks lmfao. And remember "dont let the bugs bite".Greetings girls you gonna have nightmares with this creature!!

[@caseybourne4115]

Director Paul Verhoeven also directed RoboCop, hence the TV commercials…

[@Flastew]

Love watching your reactions, you guys are just to cool. You always make rewatching movies so much fun. Thanks for sharing.

[@MrVulicD]

I saw this movies when I was 17, with my dad, that he past away in 2001. I can remember and never forget his comment "Comeone, this guys fly around in a spaceship, and combat a war with a cheap machine gun?? WTF""!. So he made my day! ;)

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I suggest a couple others along these lines: the movie "Ender's Game," and the 25-episode t.v. series, "Space: Above and Beyond."

[@r.howardlawrence3527]

The book Ender's Game, the movie is a very pale shadow.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@r.howardlawrence3527 Agreed, but as with many adaptations, they can inspire one to read more, to discover the 'real' story.

[@r.howardlawrence3527]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 My loss was to have read the book decades before the movie.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@r.howardlawrence3527 If it was a loss...I 'suffered' the same.

[@dallassukerkin6878]

Space: Above and Beyond should have been a much bigger hit than it was - another one of those series that the suits mistreated and let wither despite good writing and a good cast. And Kristen Cloke certainly made an impression as I still recall her nearly thirty years on :)

[@Boomstick87]

"That's a lot of motherf*cking bugs!" 😂😂😂"

[@greeneyesinfl9954]

Great as always ladies, do you recognize the drill instructor? He was the main prison guard in Shawshank Redemption.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

He also intimately familiar with the phrase, “There can be only one..”

[@jmag579]

Today is Dina Meyer’s (Dizzy Flores) 53rd birthday too 🎉😆

[@cottonysensation3723]

Starship troopers was a sci-fi book that was extremely different than the movie. The movie was an attempt to refute the book that failed and accidentally validated the book, which is why it seems like parody in some places because in a way it is. The book and the movie are both fantastic though.

[@rastiga9196]

The book was kind of a parody of both fascism and capitalism, the author was Jewish and lived through the German occupation. The book wasn't over the top but it was for the time it was published.

[@cottonysensation3723]

@@rastiga9196 Heinlein was born in Missouri and was not Jewish….supposedly his ancestors had fought in every war the USA fought going back all the way to the revolutionary war. Likewise the book was not parody, Heinlein used his science fiction writing to express and push his political ideology after his failed attempt at political office, and his books mirror his real life beliefs. The book itself isn’t even about Fascism, it’s about the world vs communists (the bugs) as well as a criticism of what he saw as moral decay taking root in the USA as a result of a lack of discipline. The society portrayed, while militaristic (as Heinlein was) was ultimately intended as a democratic republic that was a highly disciplined meritocracy. There existed a constitution and guaranteed rights and freedoms for civilian and citizen alike and the only distinction between the two closes being the right to vote or hold office. Anyone who wanted to become a citizen had a constitutionally protected right to earn that responsibility, otherwise the society as a whole was extremely libertarian. I mean I could go on and on but if you had an hour and a half to kill and are so inclined you should watch the politics of starship troopers by Sargon of Akkad kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYfTiqmMZbRqq6s It’s a fairly decent analysis.

[@renji90998]

Interesting fact about the shower scene: the actors said they wouldn't do it unless the director showed up on set for that scene naked as well.

[@kenadams4319]

Great film. Puts humans in our place. A “cat” is a “monster” to a mouse. Humans are, “unfortunately,” to used to being the cat.

[@royroland3884]

Yep. That analogy was used in "jurassic world."

[@grauerstarr]

when i think about that movie i have instantly that "would you like to know more ?" in my mind or "only a dead bug is a good bug". damn good old movie with alot of well known actors in it.

[@andylikesstuffchannel]

Can't help but laugh Ellie is crazy 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jonathanmathews9291]

27:33 SHE GETS IT!!!!!!

[@matt_canon]

Also the parody style is similar to the first Robocop movie (maybe the 2nd one also)

[@rastiga9196]

The same director soooooo/

[@UnRu1eD]

Fun Fact, Sergeant Zim is the same man that is the voice of Mr.Krabbs from Sponge bob.

[@elyjoseputignano9701]

I saw this movie when I was 12 years old, I never got over that Rico had the blonde in the friend zone, she was so beautiful and faithful while Carmen was an unfaithful bitch, but Rico was always in love with Carmen

[@mikehawkhovers9872]

fr

[@goodkrypollo1706]

But Carmen is obviously 100 times more attractive. That actress is unbelievably gorgeous.

[@dggydddy59]

People are so often attracted to what they can't have. Diz was a hottie and willing and Carmen was a selfish little shit.

[@elyjoseputignano9701]

@@goodkrypollo1706 yes it is true it is but she was not faithful for a serious relationship the woman needs to be faithful to her boyfriend or husband

[@AndrewSmoot]

Rico absolutely deserved the punishment he got; his foolish belief that he could fix a problem he had never seen before, in a live-fire exercise, got one of his squad members killed.

[@AndrewSmoot]

"Lick (check) my Nav's?" short-hand for Navigation.

[@jasonprestonATX2140]

Nice!!! This one of my childhood favorites awesome!

[@louisenglish8069]

Ellie: What is going on with this movie? Verhoeven: Exactly 😁

[@mamarre25]

Your reactions makes me smile 🥰🥰🥰🥳🥳🥳 grettings from Guatemala

[@rojayreid908]

"The plane with the fireworks"! Wow she reminded of the British woman in The patriot.😂😁

[@tioluna]

Omg... This is an awesome movie!!! Now you should watch TREMORS!!!? is an old classic and awesome movie!!! Please!!!

[@AleksPizana]

The song that blonde guy (can't remember the actor's name) is playing on the violin is ''Las Golondrinas''. It's actually a very nostalgic good-bye song, so I've always found it kinda odd how they put it here so romantically for a couple dancing.

[@jahrolo]

Like "Demolition Man" a very frightening dystopian future. But still funny to watch though :D

[@Zero11s]

we are already in a very frightening dystopian future

[@jahrolo]

@@Zero11s at least I don't have to travel to another planet to kill giant bugs to get citizenship. Yet.

[@Zero11s]

@@jahrolo "another planet" earth is not a planet, gas cannot exist in a vacuum

[@zbynekurbanek3345]

@@jahrolo and why would you want to have a citizenship in Henleins world? Ricos parents didnt have citizenship... and they lived rich and happy lives... hmm?

[@jahrolo]

@@zbynekurbanek3345 didn't say or meant it that way. Just to have the opportunity is a bit weird.

[@shinseiki2015]

my favorite movie as a kid , bro listen, there is everything in this damn movie, aliens, spaceship, ultra violence, love, friendship, a good story, characters, this is cinema.

[@Tarantula_Fangs]

Hahaha, I NEVER would have thought you guys would have reacted to Starship Troopers! It's a good film, It's funny, creative, and entertaining. So glad to see you guys reacting to this film. If you guys haven't seen it, I recommend Armageddon (1998).

[@TheNativeEngine]

Their idea that the Terran Federation will drink from the Brainbug made me laugh. I immediately conjured an image of a bunch of soldiers running with sharp straws. And greedily slurping from them.