I first saw him in the original TV series "V" back in the 80s. In addition to his badass roles in movies and TV, Michael Ironside is also a terrific voice-over actor. His over the top performance Heavy Metal 2000 is one of my favorites.
Hes always good, and sometimes his best friend Mickey Jones (Died in 2018) is in same project, Total Recall he is man on train on Mars, got spoken lines, that extra pay. Seen them together first in 1984 in V tv series. Space themed this would had fit in his TY and movie roles, but he was 9 year older than Ironside and heavier build. Mickey Jones may be more famous from playin drums with Trini Lopez, Bob Dylan and Kenny Rogers.
@@creech54no she's older like me. We come from the era, "sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me". It's the younger gens that play victim as much as possible every which way and twice on Sunday.
Pretty much everyone I've ever heard say anything about it would. And that goes doubly nowadays. Time has not been kind to Denise Richards. Taking into account everyone in the movie, though, the top two would be marriage licence girl and loose trigger finger.
Fun film fact: The bug biology teacher was played by Rue McClanahan aka Blanche from the Golden Girls. -the head military trainer was played by Clancy Brown, best known for playing The KURGAN and voicing Mr Krabs. -The cast refused to do the nude shower scene unless the director got naked, in hopes of getting it cancelled... He got naked and it got filmed.
"The cast refused" is overstating it. Verhoeven has said it was specifically Dina Meyer who challenged him (and the DP I think) to also do the scene naked.
Yeah, I guess they forgot he was Dutch. Anyways, I do not know his name but the insane general who they found in the base is the same guy who played Quato (well, his host) in Total Recall.
Everyone always mentions Highlander and Sponge Bob, but somehow they never mention his role in the most highly rated film of all time Shawshank Redemption.
Best commentary ever. Dizzy dies: Who is he gonna be in love with now? Bugs eat brain: Do they suck it out or lay eggs either way thats cool. Never heard someone react that way to those scenes. 😂
The teacher is played by Michael Ironside. He's a badass, even when you can only hear his voice, as proven when he provided the voice of Sam Fisher in the Splinter Cell games.
He's also in Top Gun - Total Recall - Scanners - V the Final Battle (TV Mini Series) - Superman the Animated Show as Darkseid - and a gazillion other films and shows...
I love that Dawn appreciates the execution of the production design and the brilliant 27 year old CGI that is better than a lot of the effects in films made today as this film was quite groundbreaking on both fronts.
@@o0pinkdino0o Yea, I saw this in the cinema with a buddy and was blown away. The only great CGI I had seen before this film was in Star Trek 2 and The Last Starfighter.
@o0pinkdino0o You are correct. I was specifically referring to the Genesis video only for the use of CGI. It is credited to be the first totally CGI clip made for a film even though there have been computer graphics incorporated into films previous but it was the first visual representation completely made by the group that became PIXAR.
As trivia, the actor (Eric Bruskotter) who got his head shot off in the training section actually married the actress who shot his head off, in real life (Tami-Adrian George). They met during the filming of this film.
This is the last of Paul Verhoeven's Sci Fi Trifecta movies - (RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers). All of them have Dark Satire, Campy Dialogue, Over-The-Top Violence, and some Deeper Social Commentary underneath it all. In this one, we're the bad guys. "Would you like to know more?"
"We're the bad guys" is definitely what Verhoeven was TRYING to say. The problem is from everything he actually shows in the film the Humans are objectively justified as they are fighting for literal survival. The Mormon colonists at the beginning are implied to have provoked the bugs by settling on their planet, but they did that against the express instructions of the government, and that doesn't justify a xenocidal war. There's also the fan theory that the strike on Buenos Ares is Carmen's fault, as running her ship into the asteroid could have diverted it into hitting the earth, but that's basically just speculation. Outside of those two things we are objectively shown that the bugs initiated a first strike against earth and attacks on several other human occupied planets.
Nah, we're the good guys. What the bugs did would basically be like if the American government nuked Mexico City because of illegal immigration from Mexico.
@@AnarchyShogun to hit anywhere on planet earth is Astronomically insane. Klandathu is shown to be on the other side of the galaxy. With all the moving parts i.e. 🌎 rotation, orbit around the sun, the sun's orbit around galactic center, and its wobble through the galactic plane vs all that on Klandathu happening. To be able to hit our marble from 100 million light years away it is more believable that her hitting that asteroid or the earth goverment did it than the bugs. Then let's think about how long it would have taken for it to travel to us. If the bugs did do it they started this attack shortly after the planets formed.
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people that claim that humans are the bad guys in this movie are woke nutjobs that think there are 68 genders and how straight people are evil...
This movie came out when I was in middle school. Had to stay the weekend at grandparents house, said if I got computer work done before it went over grandma would take me to a movie, I chose this one. I don't think she ever really forgave me. As a kid I loved the action, as an adult I love the satire. Great reaction as always
This is one of the only franchises I can think of that's near universally thought of as a "one and done". This movie is INCREDIBLE. Verhoven gets satire. There are 3 or 4 sequels, all done by different directors, and all satire gone. They venture rapidly into "straight to video" category.
Paul Verhoeven made a lot of the best movies ever in my lifetime. Took some time to realise that. That's how good they are. They stand the test of time. 😍The world may admire and try to understand British dry wit, nobody does irony, cynisism or sarcasm better than the Dutch! And Michael Ironside is in a league of his own. I remember his name for one. 🤣 And for fuck's sake, I saw John Bolton today after some years and he looks a bit like George Carlin. That's life. A lot of things look human, few things are.
The author of Starship Troopers: Robert A. Heinlein has a quote that you kinda said in your reaction. "What are the facts? Again and again and again -- what are the facts? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue. Get the facts!"
Here's my prediction for this reaction: Film: "Would you like to know more?" Dawn: "What? What d'you mean? Who are you? What am I supposed to know? I'm lost." 😂
The live action Voltron movie that'll be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber which stars Henry Cavill and Daniel Quinn Toye will make the Starship Troopers movie look like a joke
Dawn : not all beautiful men want every beautiful women. and vise versa Me: WHA ---- Haaa--- but --- That explains why im watching reaction videos -- alone ---- 🎶 all by myslf 🎶 Guess im to pretty to love DAWN BEST THERAPIST EVER
You were almost right about this movie being a parody, Dawn. It's based on a very famous science fiction novel of the same name, written by Robert Heinlein and published in late 1959. The novel is a serious presentation of some of the author's political and military ideas at that time and was a huge hit for him. Director Paul Verhoeven recast the story as a satire of such beliefs, which may be why you found the dialog to be over the top. Loved your reaction!
Not only was this the last of Verhoeven’s sci-fi trilogy (RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers) to date, but also the latest of his military trilogy (Het korp’s Mariniers [1965], Soldier of Orange [1977], and Starship Troopers [1997].
Michael Ironside, who plays the teacher, also played Jester in Top Gun, and was Richter in Total Recall (another Paul Verhoven film). He's actually a great actor, but often plays the same type of characters (angry, harsh, tough characters).
Michael Ironside - This guy has been in a lot of TV shows and movies since the 70's. The first place I remember him from is "Scanners" from 1981. Great actor, even in the bad movies (Highlander 2 ... cough).
I remember when I realized this is actually a dating and relationship story. Laid over a science fiction action film of all things. Who even thinks of that? Only Paul Verhoeven that's who and bless him for that.
Clancy Brown (the drill instructor) is also pretty great in 'Highlander', fantastic movie where there are very few actual Scottish actors... and one of them is playing an Egyptian😂
Fun reaction, as usual! I agree with you about the wonderful design and effects work -- a visual treat! So far as the film's message, yes, you largely missed it, so I hope you'll find this explanation helpful: The part of this film that younger reactors miss (the tonal stuff that confused you) is Verhoeven's satire of a fascistic future society (very prescient). The dialogue isn't "cheesy" or "cringe," necessarily, but satirical, at least in its intent. That's why the officers in this film look so much like Gestapo/SS officers, why corporal punishment is commonly applied to "Citizens" and "Civilians" alike, and it's also why the society's news/information spots are characterized by violence and propaganda. This society is so martial, you're not even considered a full "Citizen" unless you serve in the military (the military that invades other planets and attempts to wipe out the inhabitants, who are sentient, feel pain and fear, etc.). Westerners who came of age in the post-9/11 era have the disadvantage of being raised during a time when the West was increasingly embracing fascism, so this stuff looks more normal to them. That's why younger viewers don't always get the satire in this film. But to your credit, Dawn, on more than one occasion while reacting to this film, you demonstrated that you are capable of empathizing with the Other. In another generation or so, that kind of sensitivity will be even rarer in Western societies... if WW3 doesn't do us all in first.
9:54 - "Is this other humans they're shooting, or is that aliens?" - It's just a training exercise using human-shaped figures as enemies. It was very likely created before humans encountered the bugs, so naturally, they'd use human figures as the enemy. Besides, it doesn't really matter what the enemies look like, the point is to shoot the enemy, and avoid being shot. The figures could be square blocks and would serve the same purpose. 11:33 - "Well I hope that wasn't important." - Every reactor says that. :) 26:23 - "Imagine being able to shoot a meteor out your butt." - The bugs don't shoot meteors out of their buts. They shoot blue plasma, and that knocks meteors out of the asteroid belt. The rocks are already in space, the bugs just give them a push. 30:06 - "I feel bad for it. Why?" - Because humans are the aggressors. Human colonists encroached on the bugs' territory, and the bugs wiped out the invaders. This lead to war, and humans thinking that they have the right to commit genocide simply because they consider themselves superior to the bugs. 30:13 - "It's like a computer game I'm watching." - Actually, there are a couple games based on this. One is a real time strategy game with an isometric view, and then there's a first person shooter, where you can play one of the soldiers on the ground, facing off against hoards of bugs. 30:25 - "OK, so I just checked when the credits were rolling, that Michael Ironside is the guy that looks like Jack Nicholson." - This is one of the rare times when he doesn't play a bad guy. Probably 90% of his movie roles have been bad guys. There are a couple live action sequels to this. Casper Van Dien returns in the third movie to reprise his role as Rico.
Lol, when I started at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, it was a known fact that more than 50% of those that were in a relationship at the start would become single during the year's training. The guys would put their 'Dear John' letters on the platoon noticeboard. There was quite a collection just by the end of the first term (4 months).
A friend's sister was an extra in this movie. Some of the planet scenes were filmed in Wyoming. The crew had to chase away local wildlife before filming so deer and other critters wouldn't be in the shots.
Not only am I a huge fan of this movie growing up as a kid but I love all Paul verhovens movies and... coming next week starring the legendary Johnny rico, casper van dien himself is starship troopers extermination a 16 player co op first person shooter game for ps5 and omg am I so excited !
So, before even seeing the reaction, I think one should be aware of that the film and the original Heinlein novel have totally different political viewpoints. The movie is more or less a satiric parody of the novel. The novel is well worth reading.
A very off the mark satire. I mean even within the world of the movie we see a lot of societal features that are not fascist at all. Such as amazingly transparent media (going so far as to show gory bodies on the battlefield) and Rico’s antiwar parents living in such a lavish home instead of going to political prison
@@ProtossWannabe1984 »The characters of Starship Troopers, he [Verhoeven] said, were "fascists who aren't aware of their fascism". He said: "If I tell the world that a right-wing, fascist way of doing things doesn't work, no one will listen to me. So I'm going to make a perfect fascist world: everyone is beautiful, everything is shiny, everything has big guns and fancy ships but it's only good for killing fucking Bugs!"» The media supposedly was inspired by the nazi propaganda film Triumph des Willens. There's a lot of nazi/fascism symbolism in the movie, and the movie is meant to be opposed to fascism. Heinlein and his novel (long time since I read it) I think is more leaning towards a sort of libertarianism, and Heinlein espoused responsibility as the basis of citizenship in many of his novels..
@@dolf370 "...right-wing, fascist..." Tells you everything you need to know. The typical Hollywood left is pretty hard left, and they like to call the right "fascist" because the right is more nationalistic; But fascism is authoritarian nationalism (if I'm somewhat oversimplifying), and the hard left is arguably more authoritarian. No, neither of these groups are really fascist, people just fanatically want to paint their opposition as monsters. Also, you can't be a fascist who doesn't know he's a fascist; It's a pretty obvious thing if we're talking about ACTUAL fascists.
Robert Heinlein has always been one of my favorite authors of all time. I had read the book years before the movie came out. Graphically they did not do the infantries armor suits that were sort of like the HALO game types but then you would not see the actors reactions.
Dawn, you may recognize the military armored suits the troops wore, as they were reused in Firefly in episodes like 'Train Job', that came from this movie!
Interesting that you included 'Firefly' in the list of productions this reminded you of. The military uniforms are the same in both, that was one of the tricks Joss Whedon used to save costs for 'Firefly'.
This was an amazing film to see for the first time at the cinema in 1997. So over the top yet it takes you with it and you're flung around like a rag doll on a fairground ride from start to finish. Every "why" you asked about the film was intentional including the cheesy dialogue and the incredibly beautiful looking "stars". We also got "Fifth Element" in 1997 - another incredibly beautiful sci-fi film on the big screen - oh and we also got "Batman & Robin" that year 😕 "Starship Troopers" did cause some controversy at the time as it was rated a 15 by the BBFC. The amount of gore, beheadings and limb removing was deemed as you said as cartoon like and not gratuitous enough to warrant concern. The subsequent outrage meant the BBFC re-classified it as 18 for home video releases.
Whenever possible the military has separate facilities for men and women but on he rare occasions when they can't it's basic courtesy to ignore each others nakedness and honestly once you get used to it it just becomes normal. Nobody wants to get cought perving and get labelled a creep your chances of getting more than a look become less than zero if you do.
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When Michael Ironside pops up in a film, shit automatically gets turned up to 11.
..next party...?
I first saw him in the original TV series "V" back in the 80s. In addition to his badass roles in movies and TV, Michael Ironside is also a terrific voice-over actor. His over the top performance Heavy Metal 2000 is one of my favorites.
He was the perfect voice of Darkseid in the old DC Animated Universe.
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Hes always good, and sometimes his best friend Mickey Jones (Died in 2018) is in same project, Total Recall he is man on train on Mars, got spoken lines, that extra pay.
Seen them together first in 1984 in V tv series. Space themed this would had fit in his TY and movie roles, but he was 9 year older than Ironside and heavier build.
Mickey Jones may be more famous from playin drums with Trini Lopez, Bob Dylan and Kenny Rogers.
"Facts can't offend people!" Boy, I wish that was true.
I think she meant "shouldn't".
Was just about to say something like this... anyone wanna tell her about the last 10-ish years?
"Facts don't care about you'r feeling" failed screenwriter Ben Shapiro said that , i hear now days he get upset by every fact.
@@creech54no she's older like me. We come from the era, "sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me".
It's the younger gens that play victim as much as possible every which way and twice on Sunday.
@@tonyb7615 And I come from her parents' era.
"She had no bra on!"
George Lucas's Law. There are no bras in space.
No gravity….make sense
Flesh and Blood (1985 film) NEXT?
only gold trimmed bikinis.😆
@@shawnmiller4781 Doesn't that mean they'd be *more* likely to just be floating every which way, and you'd want to hold them in place?
@@electronics-girlDamn if that's logical
"Make it twenty minutes"
One of the best lines ever.
I'd take Dina Meyer over Denise Richards any day.
Team Diz!
Why not both?
Pretty much everyone I've ever heard say anything about it would.
And that goes doubly nowadays. Time has not been kind to Denise Richards.
Taking into account everyone in the movie, though, the top two would be marriage licence girl and loose trigger finger.
Yeah Dizzy was awesome
I'm completely in agreement!😆👍
25:45 You're absolutely right it's meant to be corny! It's a satire on this kind of overly militarize society. Very melodramatic and cheesy.
Fun film fact: The bug biology teacher was played by Rue McClanahan aka Blanche from the Golden Girls.
-the head military trainer was played by Clancy Brown, best known for playing The KURGAN and voicing Mr Krabs.
-The cast refused to do the nude shower scene unless the director got naked, in hopes of getting it cancelled... He got naked and it got filmed.
My favorite is the guy who got killed in training and the girl who shot him got married.
Kids be like mommy, daddy, how did you 2 meet?
Rue McClanahan sister was one of my biology college professors. She looked alot like Rue in this movie.
"The cast refused" is overstating it. Verhoeven has said it was specifically Dina Meyer who challenged him (and the DP I think) to also do the scene naked.
Yeah, I guess they forgot he was Dutch.
Anyways, I do not know his name but the insane general who they found in the base is the same guy who played Quato (well, his host) in Total Recall.
Everyone always mentions Highlander and Sponge Bob, but somehow they never mention his role in the most highly rated film of all time Shawshank Redemption.
Best commentary ever.
Dizzy dies: Who is he gonna be in love with now?
Bugs eat brain: Do they suck it out or lay eggs either way thats cool.
Never heard someone react that way to those scenes. 😂
“The enemy cannot push a button…if you disable his hand” 😂😂😂
"MEDIC!"
Damn bugs and their buttons
lol...i pushed the remote buttons many time with my nose....just saying...
Damn bugs and their hands
@@vudujl83 there is a valid thought there
"Omg how could you do that when he's looking at you." Two seconds later "Maybe wear his skin as armour" 🤣
The armor commentary killed me lol
The teacher is played by Michael Ironside. He's a badass, even when you can only hear his voice, as proven when he provided the voice of Sam Fisher in the Splinter Cell games.
He's also in Top Gun - Total Recall - Scanners -
V the Final Battle (TV Mini Series) - Superman the Animated Show as Darkseid - and a gazillion other films and shows...
He's sooo good in Visiting Hours. One of my favorite 80s horror films.
Even his name is badass.
he kicked a$$ in Scanners
See you at the party
"Frankly, I find the idea of a bug that thinks offensive."
Johnny almost waited until it was too late that Diz was the much better choice for him!
Such a great movie, Michael Ironside just dominates every scene he's in.
Imagine joining the Army and your Drill Sergeant is Mr Krabs :D
I love that Dawn appreciates the execution of the production design and the brilliant 27 year old CGI that is better than a lot of the effects in films made today as this film was quite groundbreaking on both fronts.
The effects still solidly hold up today. I totally agree. The production designer and set designer really earnt their paychecks on this movie.
Seeing this in the cinema our jaws were on the floor, particularly the ship that gets cut in half.
@@o0pinkdino0o Yea, I saw this in the cinema with a buddy and was blown away. The only great CGI I had seen before this film was in Star Trek 2 and The Last Starfighter.
@@bjgandalf69 I believe outside of the Genesis sequence that all of Star Trek 2 was practical by ILM.
@o0pinkdino0o You are correct. I was specifically referring to the Genesis video only for the use of CGI. It is credited to be the first totally CGI clip made for a film even though there have been computer graphics incorporated into films previous but it was the first visual representation completely made by the group that became PIXAR.
"Imagine shooting a meteor out of your butt." You almost got a spit-take out of me on that one. Best. Mike.
“There’s lots of them lying around so they’re free” oh my god I have never laughed at something a reactor has said as hard as this.
The girl that accidentally shot the guy in the head during training, the two actors got married.
Was Medic their witness
No way, that's so cool. 😊
She had to get his attention somehow 😂
Makes sense 😕
Awesome !
As trivia, the actor (Eric Bruskotter) who got his head shot off in the training section actually married the actress who shot his head off, in real life (Tami-Adrian George). They met during the filming of this film.
That's a fact I didn't know.Thanks for that 🫡
@@freakygoblin3068 I didn’t know that she shot his head off in real life!
@@ronwilcox7716different head
Good to know.
24:13 "who´s he gonna be in love with now?!"
OMG.I´m cracking up here. xD
Yeah, I lost it.
“Maybe the pesticides stopped working.” 😂😂😂
I love Dawn's theories.
This is the last of Paul Verhoeven's Sci Fi Trifecta movies - (RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers). All of them have Dark Satire, Campy Dialogue, Over-The-Top Violence, and some Deeper Social Commentary underneath it all.
In this one, we're the bad guys. "Would you like to know more?"
Yup. All great films, and Robocop 2 too. (Let's just pretend that 3 and the remake do not exist. They were not his work anyway.)
"We're the bad guys" is definitely what Verhoeven was TRYING to say. The problem is from everything he actually shows in the film the Humans are objectively justified as they are fighting for literal survival. The Mormon colonists at the beginning are implied to have provoked the bugs by settling on their planet, but they did that against the express instructions of the government, and that doesn't justify a xenocidal war. There's also the fan theory that the strike on Buenos Ares is Carmen's fault, as running her ship into the asteroid could have diverted it into hitting the earth, but that's basically just speculation. Outside of those two things we are objectively shown that the bugs initiated a first strike against earth and attacks on several other human occupied planets.
Nah, we're the good guys. What the bugs did would basically be like if the American government nuked Mexico City because of illegal immigration from Mexico.
@@AnarchyShogun to hit anywhere on planet earth is Astronomically insane. Klandathu is shown to be on the other side of the galaxy. With all the moving parts i.e. 🌎 rotation, orbit around the sun, the sun's orbit around galactic center, and its wobble through the galactic plane vs all that on Klandathu happening. To be able to hit our marble from 100 million light years away it is more believable that her hitting that asteroid or the earth goverment did it than the bugs.
Then let's think about how long it would have taken for it to travel to us. If the bugs did do it they started this attack shortly after the planets formed.
people that claim that humans are the bad guys in this movie are woke nutjobs that think there are 68 genders and how straight people are evil...
24:18 LMAO 🤣 instead of being horrified you’re cracking up 😂 I’m not even surprised.
This movie came out when I was in middle school. Had to stay the weekend at grandparents house, said if I got computer work done before it went over grandma would take me to a movie, I chose this one. I don't think she ever really forgave me. As a kid I loved the action, as an adult I love the satire. Great reaction as always
I love how Verhoeven can stuff so much in what on paper would be a scifi genre B movie and turn it into much more. They just get better with age
Do 'Mars Attacks'
Definitely! It has Michael Ironside playing two separate roles… or was that Jack Nicholson?😂
Yaasss. I love Tim Burton, I bet Dawn would love his uniqueness and creativity.
Second most famous "Shower Scene" in cinema.... right behind Psycho.
Err.....aren't we forgetting the start of "Carrie" ? 🤣
@@stephenbull2026 plug it up, plug it up
@@stephenbull2026 and Porky's
24:20 - So Dawn can't watch a man being whipped, but chuckles at a couple soldiers being melted into goo.
Yeah, that tracks.
Well, there's realistic violence, and there's unrealistic violence.
This is one of the only franchises I can think of that's near universally thought of as a "one and done". This movie is INCREDIBLE. Verhoven gets satire. There are 3 or 4 sequels, all done by different directors, and all satire gone. They venture rapidly into "straight to video" category.
Dawn, you have genuinely the best reactions of any reactor out there. Your comments are adorable and hilarious.
Did you know that the Drill Instructor in the boot camp scenes is the voice of Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants?
Put your hand on that wall, SpongeBob!
Dawn most likely recognized him, Clancy Brown, from
The Shawshank Redemption
and THE KURGAN from HIGHLANDER
Would you like to know more?
"They sucked his brains out" How he did that line without laughing is beyond me.
I always think it must’ve required a MINIMUM of 5 takes to get that shot🤣
The fact that anybody would mention tubby custard warms my nostalgic heart 😊❤
Paul Verhoeven made a lot of the best movies ever in my lifetime. Took some time to realise that. That's how good they are. They stand the test of time. 😍The world may admire and try to understand British dry wit, nobody does irony, cynisism or sarcasm better than the Dutch! And Michael Ironside is in a league of his own. I remember his name for one. 🤣 And for fuck's sake, I saw John Bolton today after some years and he looks a bit like George Carlin. That's life. A lot of things look human, few things are.
“I hope you two get eaten…”
More unsolicited, yet welcome, gold drips from Dawn.
"Why are we all dying?"
Dawn's insidious plan at work 😎
#beautifulandevilgenius
Dawn you laugh at the carnage but hide your eyes at the whipping punishment scene 😅 you are so wild
The author of Starship Troopers: Robert A. Heinlein has a quote that you kinda said in your reaction. "What are the facts? Again and again and again -- what are the facts? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue. Get the facts!"
"Make it 20 minutes!" 😀
Then Dawn says 10 would be enough? LOL
Dawn, it was definitely the "Best Giant Space Bug Movie" ever.
Just Yes, another instant like just for watching this classic Dawn!
Here's my prediction for this reaction:
Film: "Would you like to know more?"
Dawn: "What? What d'you mean? Who are you? What am I supposed to know? I'm lost."
😂
🤣
Exactly 🙄
Dont quit your day fortunetelling
Her reaction was annoying
A favourite saying seems to be a don't know what's going on here 😂
"Facts cant offend people" -Dawn
Me:😍😍😍
25:56 Rico repeating Lt. Rasczak's introduction speech doesn't have the same weight without Michael Ironside's gravely voice.
The live action Voltron movie that'll be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber which stars Henry Cavill and Daniel Quinn Toye will make the Starship Troopers movie look like a joke
Not every actor can take a line like, "They sucked his brain out" and not only pull it off, but make it chilling. Michael Ironside is just that man.
33:17 "It was almost like I was watching something that wasn't real."
Like a movie? 😁
I love the strategy of crawling into a dead bug and using it as a suit to hide from the others 😂
It's cheesy on purpose. The director said he wanted to make "Beverly Hills 90210 in space".
That explains why people in their late 20's are playing teenagers.
Dawn : not all beautiful men want every beautiful women. and vise versa
Me: WHA ---- Haaa--- but --- That explains why im watching reaction videos -- alone ---- 🎶 all by myslf 🎶 Guess im to pretty to love
DAWN BEST THERAPIST EVER
that's Michael Ironside, absolute badass and coolest guy to rock an uzi ever. Check out V.
Great movie. You should also watch Total Recall from the same director. Also watch Highlander with the guy who plays Sgt. Zim as the bad guy.
That's Clancy Brown. He was the best Lex Luthor in the old DC Animated Universe.
Thank you for showing me another example of the number 38 in films and shows. Look for the 38!
'Come on you apes, you wanna live forever?'
Michael Ironside is a badass and a legend!
You were almost right about this movie being a parody, Dawn. It's based on a very famous science fiction novel of the same name, written by Robert Heinlein and published in late 1959. The novel is a serious presentation of some of the author's political and military ideas at that time and was a huge hit for him. Director Paul Verhoeven recast the story as a satire of such beliefs, which may be why you found the dialog to be over the top. Loved your reaction!
You should watch district 9
The wrong woman died...Never trust a person who smiles too much. Clancy Brown in Highlander is a good watch.
Every time I hear Michael Ironside's voice, I wanna play Splinter Cell
Not only was this the last of Verhoeven’s sci-fi trilogy (RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers) to date, but also the latest of his military trilogy (Het korp’s Mariniers [1965], Soldier of Orange [1977], and Starship Troopers [1997].
Michael Ironside, who plays the teacher, also played Jester in Top Gun, and was Richter in Total Recall (another Paul Verhoven film). He's actually a great actor, but often plays the same type of characters (angry, harsh, tough characters).
That's not Jack... that's Michael Ironside (Jester from Top Gun)
Michael Ironside most underrated GOAT
Michael Ironside - This guy has been in a lot of TV shows and movies since the 70's. The first place I remember him from is "Scanners" from 1981. Great actor, even in the bad movies (Highlander 2 ... cough).
That's not Jester from TG.
That's the Overdog.
Tyrannical ruler of TerraXI.
That’s not the Overdog, that’s Darkseid from the Harley Quinn series!😂
I remember when I realized this is actually a dating and relationship story. Laid over a science fiction action film of all things. Who even thinks of that? Only Paul Verhoeven that's who and bless him for that.
Clancy Brown (the drill instructor) is also pretty great in 'Highlander', fantastic movie where there are very few actual Scottish actors... and one of them is playing an Egyptian😂
The mobile infantry armor was reused in Power Rangers Lost Galaxy and Firefly series.
Fun reaction, as usual! I agree with you about the wonderful design and effects work -- a visual treat! So far as the film's message, yes, you largely missed it, so I hope you'll find this explanation helpful: The part of this film that younger reactors miss (the tonal stuff that confused you) is Verhoeven's satire of a fascistic future society (very prescient). The dialogue isn't "cheesy" or "cringe," necessarily, but satirical, at least in its intent. That's why the officers in this film look so much like Gestapo/SS officers, why corporal punishment is commonly applied to "Citizens" and "Civilians" alike, and it's also why the society's news/information spots are characterized by violence and propaganda. This society is so martial, you're not even considered a full "Citizen" unless you serve in the military (the military that invades other planets and attempts to wipe out the inhabitants, who are sentient, feel pain and fear, etc.).
Westerners who came of age in the post-9/11 era have the disadvantage of being raised during a time when the West was increasingly embracing fascism, so this stuff looks more normal to them. That's why younger viewers don't always get the satire in this film. But to your credit, Dawn, on more than one occasion while reacting to this film, you demonstrated that you are capable of empathizing with the Other. In another generation or so, that kind of sensitivity will be even rarer in Western societies... if WW3 doesn't do us all in first.
This is my favorite reaction of yours to a movie so far 😂
9:54 - "Is this other humans they're shooting, or is that aliens?" - It's just a training exercise using human-shaped figures as enemies. It was very likely created before humans encountered the bugs, so naturally, they'd use human figures as the enemy. Besides, it doesn't really matter what the enemies look like, the point is to shoot the enemy, and avoid being shot. The figures could be square blocks and would serve the same purpose.
11:33 - "Well I hope that wasn't important." - Every reactor says that. :)
26:23 - "Imagine being able to shoot a meteor out your butt." - The bugs don't shoot meteors out of their buts. They shoot blue plasma, and that knocks meteors out of the asteroid belt. The rocks are already in space, the bugs just give them a push.
30:06 - "I feel bad for it. Why?" - Because humans are the aggressors. Human colonists encroached on the bugs' territory, and the bugs wiped out the invaders. This lead to war, and humans thinking that they have the right to commit genocide simply because they consider themselves superior to the bugs.
30:13 - "It's like a computer game I'm watching." - Actually, there are a couple games based on this. One is a real time strategy game with an isometric view, and then there's a first person shooter, where you can play one of the soldiers on the ground, facing off against hoards of bugs.
30:25 - "OK, so I just checked when the credits were rolling, that Michael Ironside is the guy that looks like Jack Nicholson." - This is one of the rare times when he doesn't play a bad guy. Probably 90% of his movie roles have been bad guys.
There are a couple live action sequels to this. Casper Van Dien returns in the third movie to reprise his role as Rico.
Another great reaction from the lovely Dawn.
Your commentary is hilarious, very entertaining. Glad you did this one, it's one of my favourites.
*👱🏻♀-Poor GIANT blob!😆*
This movie is directed by the same guy who directed Robocop, Dawn.
*Paul Verhoeven🪳*
Lol, when I started at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, it was a known fact that more than 50% of those that were in a relationship at the start would become single during the year's training. The guys would put their 'Dear John' letters on the platoon noticeboard. There was quite a collection just by the end of the first term (4 months).
Best Movie EVER!!!
Next Reaction film Troy (2004) Spartan vs Troy 👍👍
A friend's sister was an extra in this movie. Some of the planet scenes were filmed in Wyoming. The crew had to chase away local wildlife before filming so deer and other critters wouldn't be in the shots.
Space deer. I guess the bugs would've eaten them all!
Not only am I a huge fan of this movie growing up as a kid but I love all Paul verhovens movies and... coming next week starring the legendary Johnny rico, casper van dien himself is starship troopers extermination a 16 player co op first person shooter game for ps5 and omg am I so excited !
So, before even seeing the reaction, I think one should be aware of that the film and the original Heinlein novel have totally different political viewpoints. The movie is more or less a satiric parody of the novel. The novel is well worth reading.
A very off the mark satire. I mean even within the world of the movie we see a lot of societal features that are not fascist at all. Such as amazingly transparent media (going so far as to show gory bodies on the battlefield) and Rico’s antiwar parents living in such a lavish home instead of going to political prison
@@ProtossWannabe1984 »The characters of Starship Troopers, he [Verhoeven] said, were "fascists who aren't aware of their fascism". He said: "If I tell the world that a right-wing, fascist way of doing things doesn't work, no one will listen to me. So I'm going to make a perfect fascist world: everyone is beautiful, everything is shiny, everything has big guns and fancy ships but it's only good for killing fucking Bugs!"»
The media supposedly was inspired by the nazi propaganda film Triumph des Willens. There's a lot of nazi/fascism symbolism in the movie, and the movie is meant to be opposed to fascism.
Heinlein and his novel (long time since I read it) I think is more leaning towards a sort of libertarianism, and Heinlein espoused responsibility as the basis of citizenship in many of his novels..
@@ProtossWannabe1984how many serious scholars of fascism have you read?
@@ProtossWannabe1984how many serious scholars of fascism have you actually read?
@@dolf370 "...right-wing, fascist..." Tells you everything you need to know. The typical Hollywood left is pretty hard left, and they like to call the right "fascist" because the right is more nationalistic; But fascism is authoritarian nationalism (if I'm somewhat oversimplifying), and the hard left is arguably more authoritarian. No, neither of these groups are really fascist, people just fanatically want to paint their opposition as monsters. Also, you can't be a fascist who doesn't know he's a fascist; It's a pretty obvious thing if we're talking about ACTUAL fascists.
@30:08 that was actually said by a medal of honor award recipient.
"Bwhaahaha Humans, awwww poor cow" Rofl, :)
Glad you enjoyed it, definitely check out more Paul Verhooven's films
It is from the same director as robocop, so that should explain a lot.
The bits that look like Firefly is the helmets. Firefly used leftover helmets for the Alliance Troops, (Purple Bellies).
Robert Heinlein has always been one of my favorite authors of all time. I had read the book years before the movie came out. Graphically they did not do the infantries armor suits that were sort of like the HALO game types but then you would not see the actors reactions.
Love your commentary😊
lmfao i burst out laughing when you said the food looked like tubby custard as thats what it reminded me of many years ago watching this LOL
Dawn, you may recognize the military armored suits the troops wore, as they were reused in Firefly in episodes like 'Train Job', that came from this movie!
Firefly just repainted the Mobile Infantry armor.
@@jimgassor8473 from a film about satire of fascism to the power fantasies of a resentful nerd
@@josephwallace202 its not satire to fascism, thats the modern woke interpretation
Why should I trust some chimp who can barely type?
Hooting, gibbering chimp noises. As usual.
Yeah I Agree with you Dawn this Film Is Mental 😉😃😃
Dawn should watch Outland starring Sean Connery (1981). It's like High Noon in space.
there are part 2 and 3 and absolute worth to watch. very bold movies at that time...
I love Dawn so much she is the best
Interesting that you included 'Firefly' in the list of productions this reminded you of. The military uniforms are the same in both, that was one of the tricks Joss Whedon used to save costs for 'Firefly'.
I didn't like this movie but I'm still here because I LOVE hanging out with Dawn.
5:30 10:05 22:02 23:56
The teacher also appears in Top Gun and Total Recall. He was the voice of Sam Fisher on the Ghost Recon game franchise.
This was an amazing film to see for the first time at the cinema in 1997. So over the top yet it takes you with it and you're flung around like a rag doll on a fairground ride from start to finish. Every "why" you asked about the film was intentional including the cheesy dialogue and the incredibly beautiful looking "stars". We also got "Fifth Element" in 1997 - another incredibly beautiful sci-fi film on the big screen - oh and we also got "Batman & Robin" that year 😕
"Starship Troopers" did cause some controversy at the time as it was rated a 15 by the BBFC. The amount of gore, beheadings and limb removing was deemed as you said as cartoon like and not gratuitous enough to warrant concern. The subsequent outrage meant the BBFC re-classified it as 18 for home video releases.
Went away for awhile, came back and you're still hotly entertaining, good on you
Whenever possible the military has separate facilities for men and women but on he rare occasions when they can't it's basic courtesy to ignore each others nakedness and honestly once you get used to it it just becomes normal. Nobody wants to get cought perving and get labelled a creep your chances of getting more than a look become less than zero if you do.
It's meant to show how sexless and empty these people are until commanded to feel something by their authority figures, even sexuality.
One of my all time favorites. I’m still sick over Diz! Great choice!