Starship Troopers (1997) All death scenes

It is not quite the 20th anniversary yet but oh well. But here is a completion of all the deaths in the first installment of Starship Troopers (the best one).
TM & © Sony (1997)
Cast: Marshall Bell, Jake Busey, Michael Ironside, Casper Van Dien
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Producers: Jon Davison, Frances Doel, Stacy Lumbrezer, Alan Marshall, Edward Neumeier, Phil Tippett
Screenwriters: Edward Neumeier, Robert A. Heinlei

[@nick-brothwood]

I love how when a warrior bug is in the process of biting someone in half, they are instantly immune to all bullets like they're in a kill animation.

[@bar_max4807]

lol, it is kinda like that, but you gotta at least respect the visuals, because those are just top notch

[@jpowel]

warrior bugs got elden ring execution move i-frames

[@nick-brothwood]

@@jpowel oh no

[@a.k.s7613]

I frames

[@samfire3067]

Doom eternal.

[@AFOKHAOS]

It's weird that this was originally seen as a B-Movie when it released yet it's CGI, action and practical effects still hold up better than a lot of modern day films.

[@lucklesscope8367]

It was? I thought it was awesome and I agree that it still holds up to this day. 2nd, 3rd and the animated movie however were all terrible. 3rd movie could've redeemed the 2nd one if it wasn't so religious towards the end. Least I think it was, been so long since I saw it.

[@AFOKHAOS]

Agreed the sequels were awful. I do agree with the acting being bad.

[@justnoob8141]

Khaos that because of their brutal and funny death in entire movie(and some other stuff I guess)

[@Euskalbikoizketak]

I think that the horrible acting was in purpose ( I am not reffering wether they are bad actors or not but that they script was written in that way in purpose).

[@leebrough408]

Khaos Khkb

[@Demowan]

Starship Troopers is actually a A-movie which presented itself as a B-movie. A masterpiece in its own right.

[@donkeyparadise9276]

Yep

[@TheMaulam12345]

B movie? what are u talking about, u know how many money they poured into it?

[@SAHOYT71013]

@@TheMaulam12345 He meant that the budget was the polar opposite of a B-movie, yet they pursued a campy vibe as if it was one.

[@Leignheart]

"An"

[@MathewSteeleAtheology]

It's high level camp/schlock but it's only "A" quality if you also consider Transformers and such to be "A" quality. It's not just a matter of budget size.

[@SamoIsKing]

When I was a kid I loved this movie for the action and gore. Now Im an adult and I love this movie for the context, satire and commentary. Its truly a work of art that still holds up 25 years later.

[@SpikeSpiegel96]

If only it was released in 2003 maybe it wouldn't be commercial bomb🌚Or in 1998(Operation Desert Fox). Of course there was Gulf War but it wasn't so famous as destroying Iraq.Dutch director knew how to make americans to realize the problem of their government(ofc it's not only american who starts a war and my country too but that's another story)

[@9and7]

@@SpikeSpiegel96 You make a very good point. This was released too soon.

[@HKdouche]

Did you read the book?

[@jimtreebob2096]

Virgin: “wow, such heckin’ commentary! I can’t wait to share this with my friends on reddit!!!” Chad: “I like watching the bugs eat people”

[@nashvontookus7451]

​@@jimtreebob2096 It's literally a satire

[@JK-oy8kq]

It's so weird in the fact that it's such a goofy movie, but a lot of the deaths (Dizzy especially) manage to have an emotional impact on you. It's fun and disturbing at the same time.

[@SpikeSpiegel96]

Verhoeven at his finest🌚RoboCop and Total Recall were made in the same way to make disgusting but at the same time hilarious satirical black comedy action movies

[@TheJ0k0r50]

Watkins at the end got me for some reason

[@jcmat9917]

Sucked that Dizzy didn’t make it…

[@chrisburleson9757]

Dizzy's death always irritated me. Had they not yelled at her, she would have kept moving away from the threat and they could have simply opened fire on the bug.

[@Ligierthegreensun]

@@TheJ0k0r50 Never got me too bad cuz he went out like a true hero, and probably got one of the more painless deaths (aside from his wound that probably hurt).

[@lorcankelly6879]

lol, I like how the cameraman at the beginning doesn't give a fuck about anything

[@omgwayne]

+Lorcan Kelly yes, he is a good cameraman

[@lorcankelly6879]

+omgwayne the payment must have been good

[@lorcankelly6879]

+omgwayne the payment must have been good

[@hanisch4336]

cameramen are just brainwashed at birth, with this message "No one gives a fuck, just get it on camera" That's why they try to, every time nothing good gets caught on camera, he is unhappy Just kidding, the cameramen in starship troopers are like that If you did not get the hint

[@tokireiji]

well he got stabbed later lol

[@shadowpulveriser]

I've got to say, for a film made in 1997, this had amazing graphics for that year!

[@lkeaboy]

i still remember connecting vhs player to commodore 64 monitor to watch this. What a sweet nostalgia.

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

it still have good graphics for today..

[@khorvuz2k]

8BitLucas Gaming I wouldn't call it graphics, but it was pretty awesome

[@dreamtheater6343]

Dude, watch Jurassic Park again. That came out in 1993 and it still looks better than Jurassic World.

[@MrCholoPants3415]

@@dreamtheater6343 Practical effects, baby. They will always hold up, some of them are just a bit cheesy but they still will hold up better than CGI.

[@robinh5339]

Has anyone else noticed that most Paul Verhoeven movies age really well? Robocop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers… all still hold up really well. You can also notice the love they poured into the FX here, similar to Jurassic Park.

[@soap_off]

not really, i prefere movies like Saving Private Ryan or Heat that actually aged really well

[@bobgumkowski9595]

It's only during this montage that I realized that Rico basically doomed Dizzy by pulling out the bug leg. It was keeping the wound sealed and preventing internal bleeding.

[@tbtb9595]

Hey.. Gotta get some of that denize richard ass.. And she was in the way..

[@aurigo_tech]

She was stabbed multiple times, no chance anyways.

[@weirdassenbychild7452]

one of the legs went straight through her damn lung, there was no chance of survival as far as i could see

[@敢林良]

Wasn’t it implied they have the tech to fix any tissue damage?

[@WeirdTale]

​@@敢林良They do. But if she bleeds out before surgery and healing tank it's over. She had been impaled four times she war leaving gallons of blood behind.

[@sillyman2013]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="201">3:21</a> the fact he shot him to prevent him from having such a painful death shows how terrified these men were in the movie.

[@rafaelquirino4859]

He killed him to make Rico acting Sargent

[@RyzingTerror]

For some reason when those tower gunners get sprayed with the fire it really really hit me deep, like they stayed behind as long as they could to stop the outpost from being overrun. You can tell the director deliberately gave them a very graphic death.

[@tommycat1993]

RyzingTerror yeah, i felt the same, they died for the sake of showing napalm death, not really cool but can't deny the impact

[@nikolaisimonov1809]

I thought it was just me

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

that is how heroes are made, they gave their lifes for everyone else, in the end, that what this is all about, being ready to sacrifice yourself for those you call friends

[@bmortloff]

@@joaosoares-rr5mj The film is satirising your mentality.

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

@@bmortloff dude, i'm not saying i support space nazis... but the characters in the story, try to do everything to save the people they love...

[@TheOldBearTime]

Guy gets shot in the head, "Medic!"

[@Smutnovsor]

well, he's in a shock. I would be too, since their helmets didn't protected their faces in the first place and all their training shooting was deadly dangerous on a border of being insanely retarded, duh.

[@random3857]

As said: He was in shock. And future.. A bullet to the head might be recoverable with only severe facial scars and cognitive disabilities - which might be fixed with cybernetic implants.

[@random3857]

+Smutnovsor - Armies today train with deadly weapons too, specifically where they Soldiers crawl in mud under a barbed wire fence where M60s with live ammo' is fired.

[@nathanlynch7417]

TheOldBearTime I was thinking the same fucking thing why call for a medic when you know the guys got his brain blown all over the ground

[@random3857]

Already explained by Smutnovsor and me.

[@Rotten_Appplez]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="485">8:05</a> most glorious death “Just trying to kill some bugs sir!”

[@Gorre022]

"YOU LIKE THAT?! YOU LIKE THAT?! YOU LIKE THAT?!"

[@crbuck3394]

Fucking giga-chad enegery

[@gelb598]

Father Gabriel went out hard

[@sillyman2013]

He didn’t jsut sacrifice himself, he NUKED HIMSELF

[@mitchyman528]

@@gelb598 I was trying to find this comment! Makes me love Gabriel more as this was the first adult film I watched as a kid and didn’t realise till I saw it pop up “father Gabriel death starship troopers”! 😂😭

[@Cayden1988]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="16">0:16</a> everything about that Arachnid...the whole detail of the limbs and when you look close at its shell, it's bumps and patterns...so realistic and life like. This movie still holds up perfectly with its CGI effects. I can't believe I didn't end up with nightmares about this film. I must of been 9 years old when it arrived in cinemas and I remember waiting in the line for our ticket and seeing the Starship Troopers poster on the wall in the cinema.

[@ferrik1675]

I’m like 99% certain that the CGI there isn’t just CGI, but also a mix of the puppet. Wouldn’t surprise me if they managed to use the bigger portions of the puppet (jaws, main body, etc) and CGI’d the things like eyes and smaller limbs. I fucking love this movie’s use of practical and CGI effects. Uses the best of both worlds.

[@rednekzombie2988]

@@ferrik1675 yeah the way the jaws move static with the dude in em in the first scene makes it seem like a puppet or model at least. I love movie models.

[@brandonhogsett7346]

@@ferrik1675 I remember seeing a behind the scenes for that particular bug and they used an animatronic bug. They used CGI to flesh out the movements to make it look more realistic

[@ferrik1675]

@@brandonhogsett7346 I cannot overstate it, so I will repeat it. I fucking love this movie’s use of practical and CGI effects.

[@EyelessEntity]

@@ferrik1675 The body was an animatronic puppet with the limbs digital.

[@billythepuppet9374]

I love how the dude is getting mauled to death meanwhile the camera man is all like “Oh yeah this is definitely a good shot” 😂

[@mrblacksmith33]

Bro getting that money shot

[@Blitz-0012]

r.I.p minimal wage camera man just doing his orders

[@michaelgmr60]

ya is a order of a death guy!!

[@zackv2056]

Blitz 0012 I expect him to alive tbh

[@hamsterbrehbruhbreh1670]

@@zackv2056 what tbh mean?

[@londonsnow1850]

misja w 90 days to change my name It means to be honnest

[@londonsnow1850]

misja w 90 days to change my name honest*

[@cheesenibbler123]

aaaaand this film still rocks

[@lkeaboy]

and it is metal as fuck

[@calmchugh2601]

Yeah. One if my favorite gruesome sci fi films

[@maggiepaul5911]

This film is dope af. 🔥

[@ExplorersCompass82]

Classic film every sci fi fan should watch

[@mdr7107]

Dizzy’s death was one of the sadder ones in my opinion. *”It’s alright, because I got to have you.”* Gets me every time.

[@Dart_Conscript]

I dont know if you watched it yet but Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars has a bit where it has Dizzy in it. Spoilers: Okay it isn’t actually Dizzy, but rather a spirit sent by Carl to troll Rico into completing the mission. Its obvious the war took a big ass toll on the guy, but seeing Rico and Dizzy casually talk about memories about highschool gave me hella closure.

[@laze1000]

Literally

[@mistylover7398]

Don't they just randomly kill dizzy off because some magical bug just happened to teleport behind her and happened to be there from nowhere? 🤨 like wha? Where that random bug just came from??? It's like the script just says to you ( you know what let's for some reason just kill you for no reason and have you die a random death that a bug came behind you when you're not looking)

[@KenDaKingArrives]

This is the death that stuck with me, too, even after 20-plus years of not watching the film. I had to re-watch movie clips to remember the others

[@mistylover7398]

@@KenDaKingArrives least these things don't exist or if you could train one

[@squirtle53]

Gotta love how at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="205">3:25</a> he shots his own soldier to end his misery. Saying he expects the same to happen to him. Than at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="275">4:35</a> my man gets it.

[@13Gangland]

Well yeah, better to die a quick death than a long, agonizing painful death.

[@eveei]

Well I definitely agreed with him

[@proskeptical789]

I always loved that part, he never wanted any of his soldiers to suffer, great leader.

[@lospolloshermanos5659]

@@proskeptical789 Wasn't he the same asshole who threw a knife into a recruit's hand during bootcamp?

[@proskeptical789]

@@lospolloshermanos5659 No, that was Clancy Browns’ character lol

[@TamarinPamarin]

The movie did show us the propaganda and horrors of war. The violence is harsh and gory yet it is actually more realistic than in most of the war movies. Such a great movie. I bet one of the most misunderstood movies also.

[@ghedebaronsamedi]

I can't believe it's almost 20 years old now. It used to be one of my favourite childhood movies. Good ol' times. :D

[@temperspace]

978/1000000 press R to reload

[@techpriestexscian6596]

Avacado's Constant they should have exo suits like in books, guns could be futuristic too

[@enterpheionex566]

Dradster Gaster budget was too low

[@techpriestexscian6596]

Dang powercell too good

[@BrunoSantos-jp1lv]

@@techpriestexscian6596 ooooow, so that's why in those animated ones they have that armor

[@Mr_NeoCore]

R

[@TriHard7c]

back to the day the CGI look really good

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

is still good today... dammit this CGI is better than 80% of the CGI i see in modern movied for christ sake :v hahaa

[@scottycz4918]

Sorry for my bed england

[@yenahh6954]

@Thinking Man give some links, I'm lazy to type it on google.

[@yenahh6954]

@Thinking Man just to clarify, Are one of those guys who believed that humans live on a Flat Pancake or something?

[@DingoXBX]

ur joking right?

[@trevorpowers6032]

I walked into the local consignment store one day, and Casper Van Dien happened to be there to open the door for me. I was so blown away by this gesture b/c that level of kindness is EXTREMELY rare from actors in LA.

[@markdavis180]

Rico knew what to do

[@trevorpowers6032]

@@markdavis180 fuckin legend

[@ekathe85]

Ryan Gosling could learn one thing or two

[@SunBunz]

This movie terrified me as a kid. I’ve never seen so much carnage in an action movie. The brain-sucking bug freaked me out the most. These action scenes still hold up today, though! Edit: It just now occurred to me…why do they bother wearing that heavy armor? (That armor SUCKS!) The bugs can clearly slice, impale and bite right through it like butter, and they’re clearly not bullet-proof. lol

[@mistylover7398]

🧠🕷 : 😋😈

[@GamersforLifeITA]

I never reached that scene bc i was so scared to keep watching this film

[@theresaluu6858]

The eyes freak me the hell out. I can’t believe I watched this as a small kid. I won’t even watch it now 😂

[@nameless1016]

joocy

[@Ayanuli_]

If you noticed it took a good 15 to 20 seconds for the reporter to be sliced in half. As for being impaled. I don't really have an argument for that. It seems pretty useless against impalement

[@blackwatch4709]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="324">5:24</a> Any medic would know not to pull that thing out right there

[@aklhj]

Dean Strydom I lost it when he pulled it out, like c'mon hahahaha

[@joaosoares-rr5mj]

dude... still tough, any mmedic would knowthat dizzy was aready dead... she got staped 4 times by a sharped thing that is the size of a black dinggus... there is no way anyone would make out of that, specialy not with imediate blood transfusion and cirgury right there... also, im pretty sure one of those things penetrate her heart so is even amazing that she gets to say a few last words :v

[@joaopaulosilva2943]

Just give im a syringe from battlefield 1 or a medic pouch, they get all that 100 hp in 5 seconds

[@Rotten_Appplez]

Adrenaline was the only thing keeping her alive at that point anyways

[@PowPow151]

I'm not a doctor and I know not to pull it out

[@denemi3065]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="73">1:13</a> that is ONE dedicated camera man

[@Lemons_are_delicious]

Me in video games:

[@thaksjtube]

He was afk

[@Strelokos666]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="107">1:47</a> is the best reaction on training target ever.

[@philsswweightlossdiary2944]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="488">8:08</a> - <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="530">8:50</a> is probably the best bit of acting in the whole film. Couple it with the music and you've got a brilliant scene.

[@fcaioki7949]

It was the cherry on the top absolutely!

[@Tripp393]

Paul Verhoeven's films have been a blessing to this planet.

[@FalconFanatic.GhostDog0]

Some bugs are dying in two seconds...some bugs dont want to die after two magazines...why?

[@ardaricbrutamo8597]

Because it depends on the situation. A generic marine can waste all of their ammo on a single bug, while a main character who's making their last stand can take out 1 per bullet. Or in sugar Watkins' case, hundreds with a single nuke.

[@FalconFanatic.GhostDog0]

exactly

[@Erikcleric]

Ardaric Brutamo

[@Erikcleric]

Ardaric Brutamo

[@Erikcleric]

Ardaric Brutamo

[@vincewilliamsshorts2293]

Such a good film. The CGI still holds up. And jeez I love the one liners. "You trying to be a hero Watson?!' "trying to kill some bugs, sir! Get out of here!"

[@juliandunn8412]

You like that? You like that? You like that? You like that? How about some more?!

[@thaksjtube]

The cgi holds up? Lmao what?

[@vincewilliamsshorts2293]

@@thaksjtube the minimum amount they used, yes.

[@imgvillasrc1608]

@ㆍ For a 1997 movie that has a b-movie feel? Yeah it's really dang good

[@jcmat9917]

“COME ON, APES!! DO YOU WANNA LIVE FOREVER??!!” 😂😂😂

[@snoopymochi562]

The death at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="457">7:37</a> freaked me out so much when I was a kid.

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

Tasty milkshake!

[@BSell-b1q]

Why tf are you watching this as a kid

[@twist58]

(<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="230">3:50</a>) The look on Ace’s face when the general got rammed to death by that winged bug. 😆

[@shootermcgavin214]

😂smiling hard

[@thehunterstruck]

That part gets me every time lmao

[@garrettgeary5531]

Ace ruled hahaha

[@crazyman7671]

And Rico looks at him in disbelief only to quickly realize that he indeed had that coming

[@christophersiozos9965]

I'm so glad helldivers 2 made so many people discover about this movie. I'm born in 92 and i watched this film for the first time in 2005 and since then i rewatch it once a year

[@Maverick4608-p7o]

Well there were starship troopers games out before helldiver's 2 I wouldn't give all the credit to it

[@LuisMendoza-wj7lc]

Man, after all these years i still find the deaths in this movie too gruesome for me.

[@KrazyDanProductions]

Personally, the cut/bit in half deaths are the ones I can't handle.

[@13Gangland]

@@KrazyDanProductions Why, this is hilarious.

[@bigjimmy3792]

Too gruesome? Watch the blob, or the thing

[@yoboikamil525]

​@@bigjimmy3792don't traumatize the man bro

[@AyeGameBae]

For me, it's not that I'm scared of gore and violence. I just hate to see people getting hurt in gruesome ways and I can't help but put myself in their shoes. No matter how hard I try to disassociate. Our bodies are the only thing we got. I'm so glad I never watched this movie as a kid. I never would have recovered.

[@premium_chrome]

This movie is still in my top 10. A movie done in the 90s it's done so freaking well.

[@huanschman2910]

cheaters unlimited ammo

[@braydenmcslouch]

no just very large intern clip

[@carlosv.5808]

votenight l lol😂😂😂

[@huanschman2910]

Carlos V. yeah bro

[@KatakMelayu]

*ding*

[@howwwwwwwwwww]

Cheaters never win.

[@endingworlds]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="143">2:23</a> The way he hopelessly puts up his hand before he gets annihilated is so dark…

[@berthrandsurbay5152]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="527">8:47</a> now that is a real warrior death

[@S3oiNsTiNc7oV8]

all the death of this movie were: " *insert name here* "..... NOOOOOOO!!

[@matthew9004]

nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@overlordteampootis1315]

xXBlueHuskyXx Yep exactly i just thought about that

[@putrinabilaedwin9674]

Soo Janet jnnnjynhhhbsqsd111xfcs((*£^%$$$$$//

[@hamsterbrehbruhbreh1670]

Neeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiin

[@HRHooChicken]

Love how the soldiers still fire in small bursts even when their comrades are getting eaten

[@Professor_MemesSquad]

While, at the same time, more important disciplines go out the window

[@lorddinkdink8937]

That brain eating scene always gets me

[@zom8680]

I never get over how utterly useless their weaponry is. Thousands of bullets for one bug. No wonder they had so many casualties

[@KriegCommisar]

Later on it appears they got better ammunition or something. And despite how it appears, they dont take that many casualties on screen. The much bigger issue is the utter lack of tactical air support/artillery and armored vehicles

[@CountCalcium]

Its possible to kill the bugs in just one burst, maybe less. The problem is the infantry's training was just so shit and the command couldnt be bothered to actually train them to shoot for the nerve stem so they sorta just sprayed and fired at the thing till it died

[@NYG5]

@@KriegCommisar I think they abandoned vehicles because they're geared up for a war vs humans, where shoulder fired weapons can carry nukes, so they went 1950s US nuke army where one rifle is meant to service every weapon platform (M14 and its variants) and nukes do the rest. They rely on air assault which doesn't work against bugs who don't have fear of being wounded or killed.

[@PixelleHearts]

Honestly a better action sci-fi horror movie than most action sci-fi horror movies these days.

[@MegaAshWilliams]

The effects in this movie hold up really well

[@foolpanda9459]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="322">5:22</a> actually you kill that girl with bleeding.......just bring her onto the ship with the bug's figure.

[@hamsterbrehbruhbreh1670]

Limb*

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

Too late bro with or without the limb she's already fucked...

[@Spartan11117777]

She had Severe Spinal/Nerve Damage bro. I don’t think it would’ve made a difference with or without that Arachnid Pincer in her.

[@MrCholoPants3415]

@@tytoalbasoren9457 Doesn't matter lol. You still have to give them proper treatment until they're pronounced dead, and ripping out that thing just makes the situation worse. It's called negligence in EMS and you can get sued and/or fired in real life for that in many cases.

[@Wanderer21766]

@@MrCholoPants3415 These are soldiers, not EMT. Rico wasn’t a combat medic, so he didn’t know what to do.

[@syringe2952]

Needed those 3 armour and 3 weapon upgrades.

[@mistersmiley9425]

Natural Selection 2 much?

[@Tech-Kaplan-Kali]

I was thinking abut starcraft.

[@Gerardo_57]

they just need some bunker , but starship 2 ruin it

[@drasian4806]

Frost Richtofen I

[@mariqnpetkov1714]

They wasted all their money on extended magazine upgrades

[@phineasflynn95]

VFX Artists: so exactly how much gore do you want Paul Verhoven: yes

[@MariAnimates]

I remember I was randomly introduced to this movie as a little girl, it became my favorite of all time. Even though I was too little to understand the themes (and too little to be allowed to see the nudity) something about it kept me rapt in attention. The sequels don't deliver in plot, but the concepts and effects (especially in 3) make up for it.

[@scinafanximan1359]

''It's an ugly planet, a bug planet and- GYAAAAHAHHHA! HELP ME! GYAHHHHH" And the camera man just keeps filming

[@madarauchiha4848]

Scinafanxi Man you think they would be equipped with some sort of sidearm eh.

[@chaptermasterskeeze3000]

Anyone else just wish for another really well made starship troopers film?

[@takanokaiyu9348]

Awww...this is a classic movie. I remembered when I watched this in a very young age.(like 6 years old) It was scary but found it enjoyable to watch as an adult

[@hyperslow556gungamer]

The over embellishment of every death in this movie is what helped made it so good.

[@charlessaint7926]

New Trooper, "How bad was the fighting on Big K?" Survivor, "Not even the cameramen were spared." New Trooper, "My god!"

[@mistersmiley9425]

In this movie they looked so real. THen in the later ones they looked fake as shit.

[@Volt_Jolt]

I think it's cuz in the others they just used CG, this one they nicely mixed practical effects too

[@ardaricbrutamo8597]

Similar to Alien. In the 3rd, when they used CGI, it suddenly turned much smaller, and green.

[@qubox692]

Ardaric Brutamo lol xenomorph from alien 3 was smaller bescue It was a runner type

[@TheAdaoo7]

Qubox true but the cgi made the thing fucking green when it was cgi. if that was gonna happen then make the fucking thing green in the first place so that it doesnt look stupid as shit when they cgi it.

[@TheNorthie]

This movie had $100 million dollar budget compared to a $9-18 million for the other two movies

[@davidperalta7444]

By far one of the best damn sci-fi movies ever. Just amazing. :)

[@00Mindi00]

Fucking CLASSIC film, I remember when it first came out, absolutely GORY AF, and still rocks today 20 years later!

[@felinusfeline5559]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="230">3:50</a> Love the little characterisations here. One laughs and the other looks at him like "dude, seriously?" Then Rico looks back at the unfortunate schmuck like "ah well..."

[@NocturnalVisitor999]

This movie has better gore effects than most movies and tv shows these days.

[@rockington9951]

it'd be funny if the guy wanted Rico to call a medic when he said "you know what to do" but instead Rico just shoots him <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="284">4:44</a> 😂

[@thesonofsuns7479]

😂😂😂

[@oneonlymyasia3963]

Lmao

[@TheDarkPrince360]

“DO IT RICO! ….CALL A MEDI…”-BOOM-

[@13Gangland]

Dude, his body is ripped in half. I'm not a genius, but I very much doubt any Medic in existence would be able to do anything about that. He's pretty much gone.

[@Genesis-he8ok]

@@13Gangland it only got his legs, the reason he wanted him to shoot him was because even if he did survive he’d be in incredible pain and disabled for the rest of his life

[@psyshock7919]

seeing this again made the top of my head feel weird :(

[@nightvisiongang4414]

Luke Williams Like something stabbed it and the sucked the blood out of it?

[@GrizzlyClawss]

Im still amazed over the CGI, it's honestly better than most films nowdays.

[@dennythesavage]

The final death was my favourite, because he went out like a bad ass before he blew himself up. Going as much as far as taunting them. This death always stuck out to me, and it’s a shame this movie never even did as well as I actually thought it did back in the day, apparently this was a major flop, but I can swear as a kid, I remember this being everywhere, the marketing was amazing and legit everywhere for what was classified as a B Movie back then. I must have rented this movie a solid twenty times as well from Blockbuster, so it boggles my mind how it flopped.

[@plateshutoverlock]

"I"m a little happy bug and I'm gonna get you!" "I'm a little teeny bug and I'm gonnna get you!"

[@salmansengul]

Same...loved this movie back in the day and still love it to this day.

[@arthurmeza8992]

Starship Troopers happened to come around the same time a little film coming out as well: “Titanic “. The rest is history. Although I saw Starship Troopers in the theater as well and it was great. The effects still hold up today. Hats off to the special effects team for this movie. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@dubray94chance]

I'm here because of Helldivers 2

[@testuser1337]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="33">0:33</a> now THIS is how to be a good cameraman! There are many bad examples out in the youtubes...

[@Donkboy-co8ev]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="141">2:21</a> is the exact reason you will never get me in an army to fight giant bugs

[@CATGPlbCapacityPneumaticTireFo]

Never even watched this movie, but after the first few seconds of this and continually since the start, I find it absolutely stunning that this apparently wasn't regarded as a satire back when it came out.

[@TheSpartan012]

Oh if only it was back then. Some folk still take the movie at face value despite the years of the director saying what it really was

[@joelsmith5938]

Yeah it's kind of a litmus test of people's level of education. Growing up in a small town everyone thought this movie was legit 100% serious--or even an allegory for [insert war America fought in here]! Glad I left home.

[@AkyoYo]

For a 1997 movie, this is still great in 2023.

[@Giller9]

Do you know why the CGI is so much better here? It’s because it’s a combination of CGI practical effects, back screen, etc. and the Director knows how to use each one effectively to to suspend your disbelief. Also it’s about keeping the viewer engaged enough to suspend the disbelief. It doesn’t matter that computers have gotten so much more powerful if the Director doesn’t know when to use what and how to use it.

[@Bayan1905]

Of course, the first thing any EMT, Doctor, paramedic, etc. will tell you in the case of impalement like at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="325">5:25</a>, NEVER remove what's actually impaled because you can actually cause the person to bleed out.

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

I always found ironic that the Warrior Bug and the cow was censored, but the filming of the _aftermath of Klendathu, a literal mass grave full of corpses,_ wasn't.

[@alexbaxthedarkside]

I really hope paul verhoven returns to making american Sci Fi movies one day, he's movies are still rewatched to this day, they are so cool

[@salmansengul]

I'm hoping and still waiting for that to be true to this day...😢 It would have been so awesome if he had directed a Dead Space with an unlimited budget. Can you imagine the gore? Hope he does something special before he's too old...

[@-Markus-]

The CGI in this movie still look so good, its been almost 30 years

[@tomwebb7091]

The bit where the soldier removes his helmet, gets brains blown out and Rico just goes full comedy timing... "MEDIIIIIIIC" 😂

[@ardaricbrutamo8597]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="150">2:30</a> - why you should never retreat from a fight

[@mistylover7398]

Bug : 😈 Soldier : this sucks 😳 Bug : it will with our boss 🧠🐛

[@kriegertechpriest7011]

And thats one of the reasons we have commisars!

[@travzac619]

*pulls out bolt pistol* NOT ONE STEP BACK GUARDSMAN FIGHT FOR THE IMMORTAL EMPEROR! ONLY IN DEATH DOES DUTY END!!

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Yeah OK there, Adolf.

[@Hellfireknightmare]

Sorry for the fans but ST2 and 3 are shit. This one is awesome!

[@georgwergeorgwert4480]

thats true i love this one but the others are really bad

[@KittiChan1]

I recommend the animation movie Starshiptroopers: Invasion. It's pretty good and closer to the novel.

[@Volt_Jolt]

You're right, they could have been better

[@minduton]

ST3: Marauder is very good movie. Only ST2 is low-cost sh*t.

[@Talox468]

Hahaha this one is a piece of shit too... it's some kind of guilty pleasure

[@konstantintitkov8120]

Just imagine this violence level in modern cinema...

[@Timmy2384]

I watched this in theaters as a kid. The 90's were just, different lol

[@framantea1983]

Masterpiece ! Thank you Mr. Verhoeven .

[@ZuluRomeo]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="449">7:29</a> "Well, that's the R rating in the bag" 😜

[@rsalceda]

Awesome movie!!! Good effects, amazing story and production. Good looking people definetely my fourth space franchise I love!!!

[@Xerruy]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="357">5:57</a> is the most brutal, they’re literally melting alive. You can see their faces fall apart and eyeballs popping out

[@NostalgicNickyNYC]

I am the only one who thinks that if Rico didn't remove the serrated claw from her body she could have been saved. That claw being stuck in her was probably the only thing stopping Dizzy from bleeding out.

[@Maverick4608-p7o]

She was done for either way the first 2 stabs were through the chest, most likely puncturing her lungs, causing massive internal bleeding

[@nboy7]

The combination of CG and practical effects really sells the deaths in this films, the impacts and gore really feel so much better than what we see with the floaty video game like effects we see now.

[@sithygeeza]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="357">5:57</a> at half speed is so ridiculously horrifying. The fact they're screaming the whole time implying they can feel every molecule of their bodies disintegrating, and their features melting off is disgustingly awesome

[@henplay7399]

If your looking at this and your playing Helldivers 2 use this whole video as fuel to drive back those bugs AND TAKE BACK OUR FREEDOM FOR SUPER EARRRRRRRRTH 🔥🔥🔥

[@kswaes]

I gotta get this movie!

[@yakkoyuuzou3816]

Imagine being 4 years old and watching this movie, that was me, it was a little bit traumatic but not enough to make me stop watching it, at the end I was having existential crisis because of the girl’s death, now I feel good nostalgia, good movie that’s for sure.

[@1inchpunisher715]

bruh same, I was kid watching this thanks to my sister, watching this all over again brings nostalgia haha

[@reeyees50]

I watched this over and over again when i was 8 years old. Too young to understand everything

[@1inchpunisher715]

@@reeyees50 same lol good times tho

[@josephstalin6549]

"Ahhhhhh! Help me!" *KEEPS FILMING*

[@yoboikamil525]

What was he supposed to do? Jump on it?

[@Sponge_Bob_Square_Pants]

Camera is in spectator mode he can't do any shit except watching

[@thegrimreaper6926]

@@Sponge_Bob_Square_Pants yet he got banned by a bug.

[@Sponge_Bob_Square_Pants]

@@thegrimreaper6926 bug might be hacking, even killed the person in spectator mode 😂

[@thegrimreaper6926]

@@Sponge_Bob_Square_Pants time to report lol 😂

[@nonyodambiz]

To me, this movie shows that making a Warhammer40K movie with imperial guardsmen is possible, it totally has similar vibes.

[@RoomRa1dersmilsim]

So whos here from Helldivers!

[@AJPRODUCTION2549]

best goriest movie ever.

[@yeahwellthatsjustlikeyouro7466]

Braindead

[@AJPRODUCTION2549]

:D

[@yeahwellthatsjustlikeyouro7466]

Do you like Braindead as well? I think it's better than this.

[@AJPRODUCTION2549]

yeah!

[@paulpolarbear2348]

we need a sentry right there

[@gilgammesh1]

Used to watch this film with my dad when i was a lil kid. Scared the shit out of me, but its one of my fave films now

[@inquisitionagent9052]

Same here. Good times

[@doublep1980]

Federation war reporter: ''... it's an ugly planet, a bug planet." Arachnid Warrior Bug: ''And I took this personally!"

[@anthonyramirez724]

Casual reminder that the upcoming game wants us to fight these fuckers with just four of us.

[@Azorees-oj5zr]

We did it once before, we’ll fucking do it again. FOR LIBERTY!!!! FOR DEMOCRACY!!!! *FOR SUPER EARTH!!!!*

[@y_magaming9798]

Movie was so ahead of its time. Really a great timeless masterpiece looking back lol

[@endingworlds]

Kittens death gets me every time, you hear the fear/hopelessness in his voice. Then he gets brutally bisected, RIP.

[@mathelgar]

Salute our brave Helldivers

[@AlphaBlue92]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="116">1:56</a> I love how overly confident this dude is just to immediately get killed so brutally while they all just stand there and watch 😅

[@mfnjusswright]

Yeaaa he caught it the worst imo

[@Hand3.0]

Im blown away on how great the effects still hold up today, like better than most.

[@Pinkhitman]

I have now seen enough medical stuff that comments on these things to know he shouldn’t have pulled that thing out of diz, he probably killed her faster 😂😅