Starship Troopers (1997) - MOVIE REACTION - First Time Watching
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- 🕷️Welcome back to my channel!🕷️ After watching Total Recall and RoboCop, many of you suggested that I watch Starship Troopers (1997) which is another Paul Verhoeven movie! So today is the day and I am so excited for this film! So without further ado grab your chicki nuggies and choccy milk because we're jumping in💦
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Rico - gets 35% on his Math final.
His parents - "You’re going to Harvard or else!"
Well we just had the 2019 College Admissions Bribery scandal...
@@justin_5631 They do seem like the type of parents who would be involved in shady business with Aunt Becky from Full House.
If you have the right connections then for most "prestige" universities all you need to do is pay for admission upfront. Higher education is largely a for-profit quasi-scam.
@@Razzy1312 seems like regular US education is too
@@Razzy1312 It isnt a scam ... it is INDOCTRINATION and BRAINWASHING. "The long march through the institutions" started with the education sector ... and that is where it is somewhat visible now, but it is by no means the only branch that is affected.
"It's ok Johnny.. i got to have you..."
Diz's last words punched right in the feels
Ikr She was too HOT & BADASS to die. R.I.P. Diz
lol it's such a faithful recreation of the corny acting that you saw in 1940s WW2 propaganda films about soldiers being torn from their young lovers, I love it
In the book, Dizzie's sex was not explicitly stated but presumably male. Turning "him" into a female (and casting the incredibly hot Dina Meyer) was, in my opinion, one of the best things about the movie. But I would like to point out that in the book, Dizzie died early, but "on the way up", just as he/she did in the movie.
One thing that's sad, is when Carmine tells him why don't we just be friends, I feel like a piece of him understands how Diz felt when he told her this at the dance. He finds out how it hurts to love someone who ends up just wanting to be friends. Then the look she gives after hearing Carmine tell Johnny this, she's like "John, I know that feeling. Believe me."
Im was crying for hour....Diz so sad
Best line in the whole movie - "MEDIC!!"
Clancy Brown ftmfw.
Saw this movie in theaters 4 times back in ‘97, love that it’s finally getting the appreciation it deserves and isn’t just written off as a dumb sci-if movie
Same! Such a great movie in so many ways
The commercials that aired on TV at that time advertising this movie didn't do it any favors either because THAT was the selling point, "dumb Sci fi movie", and that's a shame because it's so much more than that
Great year for Sci-fi. I remember my dad and I seeing this, The Fifth Element, Event Horizon and Alien Ressurection that year.
I went with a friend during an out of town visit to a university (NKU south of Cincinnati) he was moving to and was blown away by the satirical story and the effects...the acting, not so much but then again, wasn't that the point!?!
@@bjgandalf69 I wonder if the actors were told to ham it up or if they were chosen because of their hammy acting.
I love the commercials in Starship Troopers and Robocop. It's actually a genius way of explaining the plot and whats going on in the world to the audience
The most important thing to understand in Starship Troopers is the society ... "you have to be a CITIZEN to VOTE (and be a politician) ... but it is your CHOICE to SERVE or not". That is something few people truly understand, because it is a brilliant concept to "teach people the importance of their right to vote".
@@Muck006
The military idea is fucked up but I think at least some sort of intelligence test for your right to vote would very nice in the real world.
Let's be real: Who WOULDN'T wanna take Diz over Carmen?
You mean in the movie?
Cuz in the book Carmen is a pretty much an 11 out of 10 both as a person and lookwise.
Dizzy is also a dude... So 🤣
@@F1rstWorldNomaD YES, ONLY the MOVIE Dizzy! Definitely NOT the book version! Thank GOD u told me THAT! 😁🤪
@@F1rstWorldNomaD She's a dude in the book? hahahahaha Disgusting and hilarious
Diz is like Mary Anne to Ginger on Gilligan's Island. She's not the girl u want, but the one u need.
Seriously.
"How are there so many?!?"
Well, when a mommy bug and a daddy bug love each other very much, they give each other a special hug...
Casper Van Dien (Rico in the movie) says that when he's in public people will randomly yell out "RICO! YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!" He also has a story about a war veteran getting the tattoo Rico and his friends get in the movies to build comraderie and helped the real veteran get through military service. Casper says he now embraces it as he's now seen how much his character Rico has helped real military personnel and fans alike.
So many people LOVE Sgt. Zimm. He's an awesome character.
Clancy Brown is always awesome.
I kind of love how Rico's Two mentors are The voices of the DC animated Lex Luthor and Darkside or if you prefer the villain from Highlander one and then the villain from Highlander 2.
Medic!!
He played the Kurgan in 'Highlander' as well.
Mr Crabs
"They sucked his brains out!" One of the best lines in cinematic history!
I still like "Funny how they always wanna be friends right after they rip your guts out,' just because it's true.
And the book isn't bad either!
MEDIC!
I’m partial to, “Make it twenty minutes.” 😏
@@DoktorStrangelove is expect any one of you to do the same for me
Seen this film dozens of times and yet somehow missed that Rico is "Dead" for 3 days, and then is "Reborn".
Good one. Verhoeven is very interested in the Christ figure so you may be right.
In the original Heinlein novel, someone in Federal Service could indeed quit at any time, save in combat itself. The idea was to make it easy to fail, so only the most determined would fulfill their service and become citizens.
Its just an hyperbole on fascists regimes, dont get too excited.
I mean anybody could quit in the movie too
Zim Even gives them the option on their first day of basic training
@Orvo loco
Thats the problem.
The ideology in the book is not fascism.
Its quite the opposite.
No one is forced to do anything.
Nor is anyone denied anything.
The fact that Paul thought this was fascism is one of the greatest failure to understand source material in the history of movie making.
@@orvoloco8261 You have no idea what you're talking about. Germany had LEGAL conscription up until 2011 and the choices were military service or Red Cross. That made their citizens respect and understand their place in their nation and the world stage. Generic American citizens have no concept of self-sacrifice or existing outside of their own personal gain. You shouldn't tell someone that's read the novel to not get too excited when you obviously haven't.
Re: Federal Service
In their world you're either a civilian or a citizen (person who has volunteered for federal service), you can have a good life as a civilian (Rico's parents were wealthy), but there are perks for being a citizen (right to vote, can be a politician, easier time with the bureaucracy). This change in society came about, as stated in the lesson with Michael Ironside, when the veterans took control of the government "after the failure of liberal democracy".
In the book, this was implied to be a kind of global collapse due to a world War and corruption.
@@ravissary79 Yep, another funny change from the book is that in the book they were actively discouraging ppl from joining up at the start because there were too many people & not enough for them to do (from what I remember, it's been a while).
@@pedanticperson1149 I don’t think it’s mentioned specifically in the movie that theyre overstaffed but yeah they want to discourage people I’m not sure why.
@@JOBXR to restrict the franchise to the "deserving few" within the Federation
The whole point with having to do service to get the vote is to make sure the people voting has learned, the hard way, to put the good of society above their own desires.
This is why the actively push people to quit...
You need resolve and strong morals to pull through.
They dont want weak, narcissistic, greed people in control.
Its explained in quite extensive detail in the book.
If You havnt read it, I Highly recommend it.
I love this movie for what it is... But Its a far cry from the book, both in story, execution and philosophy.
Did you recognize that "the General", in that outdoor base, was also in Total Recall as Kuato?
The effects are still great today! One thing I love about this movie that I never really hear get mentioned is how they do such a great job at creating a journey, like you really feel as if you've spent years in the lives of these people by the time the credits roll and not only that you actually care about the characters and their journey.
Rewatching this I realize that Johnny actually has like the best parents ever and make shining examples of how all parents should be, in my opinion
Also makes you realize all that propaganda is there to hide the fact humans probably attacked first. Pretty sure there's a line about how they built a settlement on a bug planet, or just knew it was bug territory.
Except that he has a domineering and controlling father.
That's sick.. you think all parents should be splattered by an asteroid? :p
@@irridiastarfire you know like 5 minutes later I was thinking but then of course he would have probably been killed but we don't know how much time had passed so he might have been okay
Dead?
This film in it's day was an amazing blend of practical and CGI effects. All the space ships for example are done relatively in the same fashion as the original Star Wars movies, but with more modern editing techniques and CGI help. Sometimes you can not even tell if they're using CGI or Blue/Green Screen Models.
Please watch "Who framed Roger Rabbit".
Great suggestion.
Wow that really confused me as a pre-teen. Something was wrong 🤣, just couldn't quite get it🤔
Clancy Brown walks into a bar.
Two minutes later, he calmly walks out,
and yells out: “MEDIC!” 🤣🤕🤪👍👍
Like many of Verhoeven's early American works, this is a beautiful piece of satire.
The shuttle Ibanez flies to the Roger Young always reminds me of the Spaceballs Winnebago.
The drill instructor is played by Clancy Brown. He’s been in a lot of good movie including Shawshank Redemption. His MOST iconic role is the villain in the movie “Highlander” . You HAVE to watch that movie. Your subscribers and patrons will love to see that reaction. It’s a great sci-fi action movie with a kick ass soundtrack by Queen. Please consider it.
Seconding the request for Highlander! More reactors need to watch it (even if it is a pain to edit around all the Queen).
He was also great in the short-lived HBO series Carnivale as Father Justin. Shame that show got canned after 2 seasons.
@@LordVolkov So just kill the Queen.
To top it all off, he's also Mr. Krabs 🦀
@@veritasnon , and Lex Luthor....
I was a teenager when I first saw this, so I didn't quite get the idea that it was designed to be a fictional propaganda movie. But man... it's so wild watching it again once you understand what the writer/director was going for.
-It's a society that embraces war so much that the only way to become a citizen is to *join the army*.
-They say the bugs sent meteors towards Earth as an attack but we never really *see* them doing it. It's entirely possible this was just an excuse for us to go and invade their home planet.
-Rico would have died alongside his parents if he didn't join the Mobile Infantry.
All that time, I just thought it was a cheesy sci-fi movie. But these little details help paint a much more complex picture.
I have a gripe with the way Paul made this movie even though I like it quite a lot and I think you may be falling into some of the same things. Paul never read the book when he made the movie. And the society doesn’t embrace war that it’s the only wat to become a citizen it’s just a guaranteed path to citizenship. There are other ways the society pushes you to earn your self that right via service. Also it’s never mentioned or even hinted that the humans did that it’s only a theory people made because it appealed to their notions of the films propaganda style on the military. It is no where to be found in the film it is only explained in the books with the bugs using wormhole type openings in space to launch the meteors. And yeah Rico would probably have died if he stayed there but that’s a consequence of location not necessarily a veiled metaphor for the benefit of the military.
It's so crazy to me that the satire Verhoeven put in his movies went straight over today's Hollywood's head. They remade RoboCop and Total Recall playing it straight and man did those movies suck. At least they did not touch this one. Yet!
they did, in the animations, but the animations are kinda cool... more or less...
@@joaosoares-rr5mj As action movies, the CGI ST movies are fun, but they almost completely lose the satire of the first & third films.
They could easily do a "remake" of this without the satire and it could be great. I take it you have never read the actual book by Heinlein.
@@LordVolkov i mean yeah, but aside from the "humans are nazi" joke, i find the worldbuilding to be very good, i dont mind a series that is acctuly about humans figthing space bugs that is not a satire to nazism...
@@joaosoares-rr5mj I think its more a play on authoritarianism in general than specifically nazi's, the gestapo outfits are just more recognizable to hammer the point home.
Lauren,
Did you realize the meteor the Roger Young barely evaded was the one that took out Buenos Ares? But because the Roger Young's communications tower was destroyed they could not warn anyone.
It's a big rock moving at sublight speed... We can detect those nowadays.
The Fed lets the attack happen (or false flagged it) to go to war.
But the ship didn't avoid a meteor, they avoided a blue plasma blast didn't they?
Buenas Aires was an inside job!
No it's definitely a meteor
@@Cifer77 they avoid a meteor way before the whole plasma attack scene.
I always love seeing this movie and happy you reacted to it. I was an 11B or infantryman in the US Army and due to a TBI I lost most of my long term memory; ability to speak and half my vision and I lost 60% of my right leg among other injuries but I am proud I served. I love your movie reactions and seeing a notification when you post. I can’t wait to see your next post.
Thank you for your service Christopher! I'm glad you enjoyed my reaction, thanks for watching!
Thank you for your service. Salute & Respect Sr.
Hang tough soldier.
Hey Laurenn, I highly recommend watching Dredd (2012) at some point. RoboCop was loosely based on the Dredd comics, but the 2012 movie is a total throwback to the RoboCop style of gore and violence we all know and love, and is also set in a dystopian backdrop. Arguably one of the best action movie of the decade. Hope you add it to your list! :)
I agree Dredd was a great action movie ( knowing nothing about the comics )
Like you say it does harken back to the original RoboCop
Great call. Dredd 2012 is amazing and very faithful
Dredd! 2012!
That Star Wars high ground snippet had me 💀.
I choose to believe Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers all take place in the same Universe just at different points of the timeline.
Clancy Brown was perfect as the drill instructor in this. If you haven't yet, you should see his performance in Highlander.
I LOVE this scene. Laurenn is presumably focusing on Rico and his love interest, while professor Rachet tells the whole morale of this universe institution. Which should give the audience a glimpse of what are we dealing with. But it's delivered to us as a boring class at school. Youngs are not even paying attention. They are already in the system
His professor's name is spelled *Rasczak,* by the way.
As a career US Army infantryman, thank you for the shout-out. Everyone (including my EOD stepfather) thought I was crazy to actually volunteer for infantry, but there is no better branch. Every branch in the army and marines has a mission statement, but it is only the infantry whose mission statement DOES NOT contain the word “support” in it. The mission of everyone else in the services is to support us. Our sole mission is to “Close with and destroy the enemy by means of fire and maneuver.” And just like in the movie, infantry is what made me the man I am today - including the bad back, blown out hips from too many hard parachute landings, compressed spine from carrying too much weight for too long, dislike of fireworks displays, and the poor social skills. 🙄
To see our life more clearly, I recommend “Platoon” (for Vietnam), “Band of Brothers” (for WW2 airborne), and “Generation Kill” (for our last foray to the sandbox). ❤️❤️
You know that Starship Troopers was a satire of Fascism and militarism, yes?
@@pillmuncher67 what does that have to do with his comment? he's thanking her because she voiced appreciation for infantrymen everywhere, being a former US Army infantryman myself, it was very much appreciated.
@@stuka80 Thank you, Brother!
@@numbersasaname2291 Hoooooaahhh
This film really brought the action, practical effects, gross moments, shocking moments, comedy, satire, and emotion. I just found out that Starship Troopers was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, which is well deserved. Paul Verhoeven is a great filmmaker. It sucked seeing Johnny's teacher die because he did seem like a cool dude like you said. I'm used to Michael Ironside playing villains so it was cool getting to see him in a different role. I was expecting Dizz to die, but it still shocked me when she did. It's also wild seeing Hank from Breaking Bad, and Father Gabriel from The Walking Dead in this lol
Great reactions to this movie, Laurenn. Which Paul Verhoeven film is your favorite? (you are saying his name right lol)
P.S. 9:28 I like that answer too. That was deep 💯
don't forget Mr. Karbs capturing the brain bug
Best Visual Effects, I agree! That is very well deserved, the effects were great. I really enjoyed all three of the Paul Verhoeven films I watched, I think my favorite of the three is Robocop 😄Michael Ironside was such a badass in this, I really liked his character he was such a hard ass lol😂 Glad you enjoyed my reaction Awake weeee🥰
@@LoveLaurenn Any plans to see Robocop2?
@@marcwhitlock5002 ooh Robocop 2 🖤
Check out "Starcraft Troopers" video here on RUclips where someone put Starcraft noises and voicelines over the movie. It works too well.
"Starship Troopers" is definitely a one-of-a-kind film. There are so many awesome scenes but favorite is when they were in the military bunker and that 2nd HUGE wave of bugs were swarming in and the look on Michael Ironside's face was priceless. He knew they were definitely outnumbered. So epic. The only good bug is a dead bug. 🪲🪲🪲😁 Great reaction Laurenn.
i love that there's a throw away line early about the drill instructor wanting to fight and the base commander saying the only way he will is if he demotes himself to private. so the drill instructor did and then is the one to catch the brain bug
The blood and carnage in this movie are so over the top. It’s awesome. I love the propaganda commercials, much like the news segments in Robocop. The never bothered with the sequels. Great reaction as always. Hoping to see an “Insidious 2” reaction soon.
Yep, Verhoeven likes his violence raw and bloody.
I'm glad your watching the director Paul Verhoeven Trilogy...RoboCop,Total Recall, and Starship Troopers! They all have the propaganda promos/commercials and trade mark gore in them. Great Reaction! 👍
@Rick King 22 I was talking about director Paul Verhoeven...he only directed RoboCop part 1.
@Rick King 22 No he only directed the classic superior first one...part 2 is good..but not better then part 1...and part 3 is just straight up PG-13 garbage with stupid Robotic Ninjas! Lol
@Rick King 22 Your in the minority that likes that garbage movie...to each his own. RoboCop 3 is for kids...Peter Weller was smart enough not to be in it! But to each his own!
My parents were out of town so staying with my grandparents. Grandma said if I got my homework done before going to their house she'd take me to a movie. I don't think she ever really forgave me
Great job with this one Lauren!! I love the callbacks to previous movies you watched, very nice. This movie is pure, unapologetic Verhoeven and I absolutely loved it!
One of the best...most natural...reviews I've ever seen. Thank you.
Troopers is one of my all-time favorite films.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Lauren your reactions are so entertaining..."would you like to know more?" 🤣
Thank you Hudson! I am glad you find my reactions entertaining😄
One of my top 10 movies of all time, it doesn't get covered enough! A lot of people didn't appreciate this film when it was released, the satire and the messages the director intended seemed to be wasted on most of the people who saw it during its original run.
The alien planet scenes were filmed an hour from where I lived then. While at first I was disappointed that the movie script didn't follow the book, I still loved this movie. In the book the mobile infantry wore advanced power armor that was kick ass.
"Why is he laughing"? He probably thought, "he's likely right about us, but I bet he says that to all the new recruits."
Michael Ironside is awesome! He's been in a bunch of movies besides this and Total Recall like Top Gun and Scanners, & he was the original Sam Fisher in the Splinter Cell video games!
He also voiced Darkseid from Superman Animated Series. Too me he was the best Darkseid.
I love this movie. So many people kinda miss the satire and actually take some of its very obvious commentary seriously. It’s so good. Saw it in theaters, watched it non-stop on DVD and still can’t get enough of it. 😆
I hope you like Mr Crabs as a drill instructor for the military 😋
Mr Krabs? I thought he was Lex Luthor.
@@gawainethefirst I think he does the voice in the Lego Batman game, but I can’t remember if that’s the only time he’s done it.
I just love how when Ricco breaks command and goes off mission to save Carmen, the two volunteers that step up are the only two ranked officers in the troop of fresh recruits from Boot. So basically, Ricco took the only people who knew any actual combat, and left the rest of the green troops to head into battle...
A variation from the book. In the book, Johnny is a Third Lieutenant in OCS. He goes into a Bug hole after his "Fleet Sergeant" {who is repeatedly referred to only as that, to hide WHO it is}, who is trapped by Bugs in a stand-off. His Company is mostly experienced Drop Troopers. Who "count off" as they follow him in. It's a lot less lonely that way.
49:22 Laurenn laughing at that poor man floating in space 🤣
😂😂😂
That poor man should follow the green lights
This movie is based on the 1959 sci-fi novel of the same name by Robert Heinlein. However, director Paul Verhoeven deviated from the book....like a lot. He took a different direction and instead added his vision with themes of satire, Fascism, gratuitous blood & gore, and borderline dystopian elements (which is also evident in his other films).
A satire on Rightwing propaganda that is itself a flawed attempt at Leftwing propaganda.
The depiction of the military is also grossly inaccurate. The mobile infantry in the book is crazy advanced. They literally drop from orbit in capsules, suited into very powerful armored suits, like tanks that move like grasshoppers, hit like a truck, and can escape back into orbit via a shuttle.
They don't stand around without support and just run around and shoot ineffectively.
@Gray Jedi they punch up or add little details to make them seem fascistic, like needing to serve to get a pregnancy license. That detail is missing from he book. I honestly forget if public shame from grades to execution is in the book.
Thays not do much fascistic as its distasteful. A huge number of hard lefties LOVE the idea of public shame, as they have no respect for the integrity of individual rights or privacy.
As such the film is symbolically very confused. However it's still extremely entertaining.
@Gray Jedi no the details i mentioned were civilian, but only in the film and only mentioned in passing.
I love seeing younger people discover what has become a genuine classic film from the not too distant past, would love for younger people to dip even further back to what are probably dated films but still classic nonetheless like Universal horror or Ray Harryhausen fantasy/monster films, to see where it all came from. Great reaction!
Like I said, it's always great to see a reactor that goes along for the ride rather than trying to predict the movie just to stoke their own ego when they're right. The best thing is to enjoy yourself thereby entertaining those that view your content. Excellent Work!!!👍
Hah great watch, great satire fim! Love ol Vag face the brain bug, fantastic gross fx! Also enjoyed the wierd tripping visuals you put in the movie!
Laurenn, did you get the narrative of this story too? The Terran federation are not exactly the good guys in this story. Their society is run by the army, and only people who served get to vote. The contract serving is for 2 years, but can be extended indefinitely if leadership decides to do so. They never consider negotiating, or even a dialoge for that matter. Humans enterred Arachnid territory by colonizing first, and they responded with that meteorite. I get soldiers fighting for the men next to them. But this movie is all about the dangers of a society that attacks all it's percreived problems with war.
Paul Verhoeven grew up under N@zi occupation and this film is a warning for the world not to fall for fascist ideals, as they can be very persuasive. That's why he chose this very attractive cast, as they all end up as poster boys and girls for the war effort. And the flashy N@zi style uniforms.
Like your video's, your reactions are very pure. Keep it up. ❤
The little bop she does on the Lets jump in gets me every time also great film
Awesome video again Laurenn. Amazing reaction to a absolutely fantastic movie. Stay incredible. Mobile infantry is basically the army.
Despite having no formal training prior to this movie Jake Busey was REALLY playing the violin.
This movie actually traumatized me a little bit back when it came out. First time I ever saw this kind of violence. Loves the movie though. It’s definitely a best kept secret a lot of people don’t know about
Personally, it was Robocop when I was 12 years old that traumatized me...☝️😅
Haha me too. Robocop did it for me. In my good old days you could rent a movie and the videostore didnt really cared how old you were i guess. And my parents didnt know anything about movies and where oblivious. So i could watch robocop with my brother and my parents were sitting in the other room with no idea we were getting nightmares for the coming week 😜
@@royvalstar Similar ! I rented the video (in 1988) I watched the film on my own... It took me years to recover....😅😅😅
Please watch "From Beyond." If you do you'll probably start a trend on which reactors can hold in their lunch lol Highly recommend if you love practical effects and horror
good one
Awesome reactions on Verhoeven's satirical masterbugpiece Laurenn 😁
Lol your eyes just "ooooh nastyyyy, but oooh i have to look anyway" 🤪😅
The Hugo award winning novel of the same title was written in the '50s when the military draft was very real in the U.S. As a thought experiment it proposed ending the draft, but making federal service a condition for voting, thus linking rights and responsibilities.
Arver v. United States (1918) ruled that the US government has the power to compel the citizen to military service. Military service doesn't grant citizenship. Citizenship grants to government the power to compel military service. But this only applies to men. Up until 2019 only men could be compelled to register for the draft. In National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System SCOTUS ruled that the male-only draft had become unconstitutional since women were, finally, allowed to serve in combat. Unliike men, women cannot be compelled to serve in combat, they are just allowed to if they so choose. Previously women were not allowed to serve in combat roles. But SCTOUS did not require the dissolution of Selective Service. Rather, they noted that Congress was considering revising Selective Service to include women, so they deferred making any final determination on the constitutionality of the draft until new legislation was in place. Which hasn't happened yet.
So, at the moment, for men the right to vote is dependant upon making oneself available for military service by registering for the draft. Failure to register can result in loss of citizenship. And, at the moment, women are not required to register for the draft. So for women voting rights are not conditional upon making themselves available for military service. It's sort of the exact opposite of Heinlein's Federation.
@@flatebo1 In Sweden the first conscripts did service in Sweden 1902. 1909, equal vote for all men was introduced. During that time-period a slogan was, one man, one rifle, one vote.
This film is easily one of the greatest films ever created with out a shadow of a doubt.
Haha such a fun reaction and you had me laughing every time you brought it up that bugs fired the plasma from their butts haha
I wish they would remake this movie with a closer match to the book. ‘Come on, you apes! You wanna live forever?’
The anime Starship Troopers Invasion(2012) by ace anime creator Shinji Aramaki, did an okay job with power-armour i think🙂
The bugs were the good guys in this movie and I stand by that.
I maintain that the government sent the meteor as a false flag attack to justify their war.
You are right.
That's part of the message of the movie, it's a commentary on military aggression and it aged very well.
If not good, at least not the bad guys. They were just defending themselves.
@@LordZeromaru Except the war was started by a bullshit reason.
23:14 For mush of the history of various naval forces, such as the 1700's to the 1800's, corporal punishment also called flogging, was standard practice. You could be whipped for minor infractions, and for more serious crimes and possibly execution, was a thing called "keel hauling." The sailor was tied to a line looped beneath the vessel, thrown overboard on one side of the ship, and dragged under the ship's keel. Only the Dutch Navy practiced that punishment though.
Best reaction video yet Love you love Lauren
I’m so glad you completed the Verhoven sci-fi trilogy. I love all three of these movies, all were awesome theatrically with a crowd.👍
Oh, Laurenn..... this is gonna be hilarious! (from my perspective, as I saw this movie when it came out.) I absolutely LOVE watching younger people watching movies I saw when they were released. It was the 80s/90s, and it was a very different age.
Edit: My absolute FAVORITE movie that "Dizzy" was in, happens to be "Dragonheart". No relation (either in story or any other connection) to Braveheart. Although they came out very near to one another. Dragonheart is one of those movies that actually has a lot of "heart", despite it being a "swords and sorcery" movie. Hell, I'm considering going and watching it, just because I mentioned it! I highly recommend it, and honestly, haven't seen anyone do a reaction video to it, as of yet. Braveheart, yeah... Dragonheart, no.
Love this movie to death, it honestly was one of the reasons I joined the military out of high school. The movie really captures the camaraderie of soldiers in combat, the friendships and sacrifices that are asked of them. Of course the movie really does satire the fascist side of the military and the dark side of propaganda but the reality of the individual soldier's experience is captured in a true to life way. Also the visual effects are still amazing even in 2022, really have to hand it to Verhoeven and his team because they really created something that stands the test of time.
@Gray Jedi everything about it has fascist elements, unquestionable hierarchy, elite rule, built-in nationalism for country, lack of democratic policies and of course might makes right thinking.
Love your reactions... Priceless. 😝
The Director does brilliant Sci-Fi, he's got that touch of realism that most movies can never capture.
Notice they way the uniforms, especially Carl's looked like those of a fascist country in the early 1940s? Love the way Carmen ends up with a massive hole right through her shoulder, but once they are rescued it's like it never happened, lol. Glad you enjoyed it Laurenn.
In the book, the mobile infantry were in powered armored suits with jetpacks, which is what made them so mobile. they also didn't use assault rifles, they carried explosives, including miniature nukes, and flamethrowers.
Love seeing reactions to this legit Sci-fi classic, love how the effects still hold up today too! The only good bug is a dead bug!
Great reaction, as always, Laurenn.
We can't wait for the next one!
Also, that top is very cute.
Thank you Charlie! I appreciate the kind words😄
I suggest watching "The Politics Of Starship Troopers" documentary here on RUclips. I'd link it, but RUclips sometimes deletes comments with links in them. It is a very enlightening video, as it clears up many misconceptions about the movie and book.
Fun Fact: A miniature Millennium Falcon can be seen on the backside of one of the starships' bridges.
How I Killed Your Father Fact: During the live-fire training scene, Djana'D (Tami-Adrian George) shoots and kills Breckinridge (Eric Bruskotter) accidentally, resulting in Rico's flogging. In real life, the two actors are together and have a child. They met on this film.
No CGI Needed Fact: When Rico, Carmen, and Carl meet with the recruiting officer after pledging, and the officer shakes his prosthetic hand with Rico, the recruiting officer has no legs. Robert David Hall, who plays the recruiting officer, had both legs amputated after a car crash in 1978. Three years later, Hall appeared in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as the medical examiner Dr. Al Robbins, wearing prosthetic legs using a crutch, and walking with a limp.
Sargon rules
YES, glad to see someone else recommended this masterpiece of analysis.
Sargon for the win!
I first read this book By Robert Heinlein back in the mid 1970s when I was first getting into science fiction. Although I liked the book, there was much more politics and philosophical moralizing than action. I have to say that this is the rare case of me liking a movie better than the book.
Thats the best part of the book tho...
Its literally what makes the entire thing make sense.
Without it, Its just a splatter movie but in book form.
If thats what you want, I have no idea why youre reading books in the first place.
Not judging btw.
If you want non stop action and brainless violence without reason or morals thats fine.
I enjoy that too on occasion and there is nothing wrong with that.
I just genuinly dont understand why you would read a book like this.
In a movie you a can imply these things without right out telling you and still make the movie at least kinda make sense...
But in a book you kinda have to build the story on SOMETHING and in pretty much any war story that something is basically always politics and philosophy.
Imagine Schindlers List or Full Metal Jacket without politics and moral philosophy...
There wouldnt be a movie left worth the title.
@@F1rstWorldNomaD As to why I read Starship Troopers, I would have to say that I was about 15 years old and was reading everything I could get hold of from Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, Norton, Niven, etc. I did not read the book because I was expecting a treatise on politics or ethics. Please remember that I did say that I enjoyed the book. I just thought Heinlein's political commentary was too heavy handed in this book. Heinlein frequently included political theory in his books, but I don't remember it being a problem in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Stranger in a Strange Land, Farmer in the Sky, and Tunnel in the Sky. These are some of my favorite Heinlein books. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is one of my all time favorite SyFy books.
Michael Ironside legend Scanners 1981. I was born in 1971. My mom took me to every movie. I saw a dude's head explode when I was a little kid. That's Gen. X. 🤣
OMG Echo, so you are the other person who saw "Scanners" lol. There aren't many of us. Were you Army as well?
@Howie Davis Nope, an old former Marine. How's it going Eisenhower? I hope this is the mess hall. John Candy Stripes 1981.
@@Echo4Bravo I hear ya bud, Ret Air Force here. Living the dream in Myrtle Beach, but Semper Fi to ya.
@Howie Davis Insane. Lived in Myrtle for 15 years when I got out the corps. On 35th Ave No. 2 blocks from the beach.🤣🤙
"It comes out of their butt" that *REALLY* shouldn't have made me laugh as hard as it did🤣🤣🤣
This movie is the best combination of Beverly Hill 90210 and EVERY WW2 propaganda movie.
Please watch the Tim Burton movie "MARS ATTACKS!". It's packed with stars (Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Michael J. Fox, Glenn Close, Natalie Portman....)!
When Denise Richard’s casually runs out forgetting she had a hole on her chest/arm, just unbelievable acting!!
Thank you for your reactions to the film (as opposed to those who predict and try to rewrite scenes). Keep up the wonderful and enthusiastic work.
Great reaction! I love this film, I think it's the weakest of the Verhoeven films you've watched. It's Denise Richards as Carrmen that grinds my gears the most,. I think she has one expression for the entire movie.
Why should this movie be any different for Denise Richards?
The only thing that annoys me about this film is the way people tend to miss the entire point for which it was made. I love this movie, and I think the way it was done was brilliant. Ironically, there are just too many things that should be seen as over-the-top examples of fascist behavior, but which barely raise an eyebrow these days. So, in the end this film has become an amazing commentary, not on a fictional future society, but instead a commentary on our own.
When I saw the movie at 15, I really wasn't sure if this is a parody of a dumb action movie or a genuinely dumb action movie.
For teen boys, there isn't much of a distinction.
LAURENN WATCHING STARSHIP TROOPERS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Saw this in theater back when it was released. Loved it then and still love it. Original story and unique style. Loved you reaction to it. You are definitely one of my favorite reactors now.
P.S. Love the way you had hair for this one.
Wehhh thank you Sean, that really means a lot me that I'm one of your favorite reactors🥺I bet it was really cool to see this film back when it was released!
Astonishingly amused with the reaction :-) And congrats on surviving one of the toughest and bloodiest movies ever made :-D If you do like strange future societies, there are ways where to expand, either try Arnold's Running Man or Sylvester Stallone's Demolition Man, these would be another jewels in your collection.
The glory of Starship Troopers reactions are the comments that praise the satire, how that satire went over Hollywood's head, how a lot of people hate the satire and love the book because the book is over their head, and watching various people defend or tear-down Heinlein's vision.
I enjoyed your reaction to one of my favorite movies. I have watched many reactors to this movie and you were the best!
Thank you David! I'm so glad you enjoyed my reaction weeee
Thank you so much for both the video and the shout out. Due to the Drill Sergeant in this being played by Clancy Brown (one of my favourite actors), I'm going to suggest "Highlander", if you haven't seen it already. I hope the comment section concur.
A certified classic. While this film struggled at the time in the US upon cinema release, it did very well in most foreign countries. It’s not so much a dig at current US military, but more a huge dig at authoritarian systems and how they grind the meat of youth into the hamburger of tyranny.
So both, then
What seems to often get missed is that the Starship Troopers are the bad guys in the war. And the bugs are merely trying to defend themselves against an imperialist regime trying to exterminate them and take over their planet.
Sounds like bug propaganda
You do not know that, even if the movie claims it to be true... The humans seem to have a vast knowledge about the bugs, much before the events of the movie. We cannot know what has occured before the bugs attacked. Why the fuck would the humans even try to terraform, what seems to be a barren desert planet? And do not bring up any books, or sequels, because we are talking about this movie.
When I went to Basic Training for the Army, I was in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. I'm from South Eastern Kentucky. I went all that way only to get a drill sgt. who was from my home town and knew my mom and dad personally. I was blown away, lol. He knew how to motivate me, he wouldn't yell at me, he'd say stuff like, "What do you think your dad would say if he saw you fall down." Or something like, "your mom will be disappointed if you give up right now" He knew just what to say to push me on. He KNEW my folks and he made sure I became a soldier to make them proud. Life is funny that way. I thought about it and wanted to share the story. I became honor graduate at the end of boot camp because he pushed me so hard and I was already in excellent shape from sports in high school before going to the military. Rico seeing his teacher was leader of his new unit and being shocked was exactly what I felt when my Drill Sgt. said, "How are Marshall and Karen, private?" He said, "your dad and I had a long talk on the phone a few minutes ago and he said you can't come home til you pass everything. So get ready for hell private, you'll thank me for it. He had known my parents and even held me as a baby when I was 2 years old, LOL. Talk about crazy.
this is one of the best starship trooper reactions I've seen. This movie was great, the effects are really good for 97 too
Thank you OneButton Dash!😊 The effects were awesome for sure!
Please understand that this movie is a parody.
If you read the book, watching the movie will leave you in stitches.
It's a wonderful book with a great take on society, and a thoroughly entertaining movie with a sardonic commentary with self-aware humor presented in the vein of Robocop.
The director stated in an interview that he barely read the book, breezing over key points in favor of his own thematic message.
The book and the movie are VASTLY different, but it didn't stop the Heinlein estate from allowing other works from being made into film adaptations.
"The Puppet Masters" has that unfortunate distinction.
...So when we realize that we will never have a cinematic version of "Stranger In A Strange Land," we don't have this take of Starship Troopers to blame.
I LOVE this movie, and the changes in the plot and characters and all the little details like Dizzy and Rico getting it on before mobilizing are a riot!
(Dizzy was a guy in the book, and he and Rico never had sex.)
It's truly beautiful to think about the changes the director made to give the film less commentary and more humor and action...
I think it is comedy gold and comparing the flick to the book is much like if you compare Kubrik's comedy, "Dr. Strangelove" to the movie "Failsafe."
Would you like to know more?
I believe this movie is one of the greatest parodies ever made. The acting is top-notch, the campy scenes are hysterical and many, many of the lines and scenes are funny and meme-worthy.
Chick, you crack me up!
I LOVE your reactions!
Minus The Bear's album Highly Refined Pirates uses quotes from this movie in their songs and it is obvious the band shares the deep appreciation that I do for this timeless comedy.
*** side story ***
When my friend and I lived on boats in Hawaii, we were plagued with cockroaches on each of our respective boats. Using a bug bomb in the cramped, enclosed space of a boat not only did little to help the problem, but made comfortable life inside the hull intolerable for days. Finally, I hooked up with a local and acquired four geckos caught in the wild. I turned them loose on my boat and never saw a cockroach again. My bro caught a few to set free inside his boat and when he was free of the crawling scourge, he said to me, "You kill bugs good, Rico." We have been fondly saying that to one another ever since. It's been over a decade, and we live in different states, but whenever one of us impresses the other and summons endearment we say that line.
*** end of side story ***
Again, I think the movie is dark comedy gold and is funny as hell to watch wasted and is one of my favorites from the last century.
It is unfortunate that the sequels didn't appreciate the director's tongue-in-cheek, subtle humor and went the route of only re-emphasizing the original film's horror, action and gore.
Still, I love watching you get into the story and react as only you do.
You kill bugs good, Rico!
Best to you-
The same flavour of action (with extreme violence) and satire we loved in RoboCop.
Our protagonists are enthusiastic members of a fascist federation, and we sympathise with them.
Best edit by far of this film I've seen for RUclips. I've loved this film since I first saw the opening 45 minutes in a theatre at 10 years old before my mother dragged me and my Soccer buddy out when the nude shower scene at training camp Arthur began (one scene you didn't include any of in your RUclips edit for obvious and commendable reasons). "Nope that's it we're leaving".....
I can quote the entire film word for word, read the book and got the helmet. First time I haven't been disappointed with what was left out. Earned a subscribe from me tonight which I never press.
Robert A. Heinlein, author of the original novel, is credited with singlehandedly inventing and/or popularizing the "Bug War," "Powered Armor" and "Space Marine" tropes.
He also pre-dated "Invasion of the Bodysnatchers" and other aliens posing as Humans movies with "The Puppet Masters".
"The Faculty" even has a scene acknowledging he created that genre,bas well!
Hey Lauren, This movie is intentionally campy, awesomely gory, and definitely a satire. The VFX still holds up surprisingly well. It's pretty cool how it shows that we are not that far away from diving into an authoritarian ideology. I think that's what Johnny's parents were arguing for him not to join the service and his teacher told Johnny that the choice was his and that is the most powerful thing of all. But then the attack happens there is a definitive reason to join and Anytime we are faced with an existential threat or immediate response are to suspend our rights to ensure victory at all cost. Once you give up your rights, it's pretty hard to get them back. Since "Service guarantees citizenship." I'm sure you never thought such depth would be found in an over-the-top cheesy gore fest action flick.
I don't know that the movie shows that we are "close to diving into a fascist ideology", simply because there is no evidence of any mass political movement in the Federation (or our world either frankly) but it does offer an example of how an authoritarian society of the future might arrange itself. Note how racism doesn't appear to exist in their world, and a black CO is even the one whipping Rico for his "administrative punishment"; what I really appreciate about small details like this is that they acknowledge that authoritarian formations of the future won't be able to repeat variations of what happened in the past, which parallels how many German radicals in the 20s and 30s were preoccupied by the possibility of a Bonapartist putsch by Von Papen for which the conditions did not exist, and consequently ended up being blindsided by the then-new reactionary formation of fascism.
That would be true if Verhoeven actually represented fascism in this film. The motto "Service guarantees citizenship" contradicts the fundamental principle of fascism; All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state. The simple fact that there is an institution separating citizens from the civilians contadicts this basic principle. For those that don't understand, this is a state funded institution designed to separate the state from private individuals and to protect that institution as sacred. A correct motto for fascism would be "citizenship guarantees service."
The laws of the federation are mildly authoritarian at best and there's no compulsion to serve the state. In fact throughout the film service is actively discouraged and people are constantly pushing you to not do so. Agents of the state are actively pushing people away from service to itself. That's not very authoritarian.
This drive to serve is not out of a sense duty to serve the state, but out of a sense of responsibility to protect humanity; there's no ruling dictator working to manipulate the masses, no media censorship to never show human weakness or failure. This isn't a fascist film. In fact it's presenting a very Liberal interpretation of the future, one that emphasises self sacrifice above all else as opposed to the real world that emphasises self indulgence above all else.
From an objective perspective, all you see is a united people with common values that are shared widely among most of the population, who are even more united when the Arachnids begin their attack on humanity (remember, the bugs shot first) the Mormon extremists that settled a colony on a bug planet were not sent by or representatives of the state. This violent reaction from a species proven to have intelligence shows that the hive mind does not imbue any human being with any moral value and makes no distinction between a civilian and a citizen; the state or the private individual.
@@josephwallace202 You're right it's an authoritarian ideology not fascist. Thanks for the correction.
@@josephwallace202 There's definitely no racism against East Asians, because in the movie, they don't exist anymore. They were all wiped out in WWIII. Verhoeven intentionally didn't cast any East Asian actors.
@@billmaster1157 Fascism is the melding of state and corporate power. Usually, you only see the state part, but the corporations are always deeply embedded. That "service guarantees citizenship" is only a fig leave. In Fascism, nobody has power, citizen or not. Only the state officials and the corporations have power.