Starship Troopers - Deceptively Smart Satire

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Published 2021-04-19

I've been waiting a long time for this one. Paul Verhoeven's 1997 sci-fi action epic, Starship Troopers, turned out to be a surprisingly sharp and biting satire on modern culture. Would you like to know more?

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All Comments (21)

@NeilBFormy 4 months ago

Ah yes, we’re all here 2 years later because of Helldivers 2.
@3AHoles 3 years ago

Cast: "We'll only do this scene if you're naked too, Paul." Paul swivels around in his chair: "I've been naked this whole time."
@brennanferris7400 4 months ago

I love that the algorithm is suggesting me this now that I’m watching Helldivers 2 contact.
@killjam17 4 months ago

Had to rewatch this since I've been managing democracy on helldivers. Best starship troopers game ever made.
@GetMeOuttaHereGaming 3 years ago

No one talks how insane the CGI looks and how well it holds up. THE WAS MADE IN 1997! That's absolutely insane to me.
@mikavirtanen7029 3 years ago

When Michael Ironside says "they sucked his brains out" it doesn't sound ridiculous at all. Man is a legend and canucks should raise a statue for him.
@dabbingraccoons6416 4 months ago

Now we have helldivers 2
@Erich8101 4 months ago

Here again because Helldivers 2 is the Starship Troopers game we all needed Edit: Not even 24 Hours and this Comment blew up somehow
@JMUDoc 3 years ago

Cast: "We'll do the shower scene nude, but only if you direct it nude." Verhoeven: "... what's the catch?"
@maxman1602 3 years ago

It also teaches a valuable lesson: Don't simp after a girl who abandoned you and is now long gone from your life.
@brianhale2977 9 months ago

The really scary scene is when Rico is supposedly testing Carl's ESP abilities to guess which card is next in a deck but it is actually a double blind experiment to see how well he can put the cards into Rico's mind.
@ButterNutt300 4 months ago

"starship troopers improves with age" said 2 years ago than hell divers 2 drops and explodes
@vincentpolaris8297 3 years ago

The Giant insects are more relatable than Rey in the 3 last Disney Star Wars movies, Especially the one with 4 legs
@alejandroortega705 3 years ago

"My mother said violence never solves anything." "So?" Mr. Dubois looked at her bleakly. "I'm sure the city fathers of Carthage would be glad to know that." Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
@beefgoat80 9 months ago

My friend shouted "napalm snot rocket!" when the artillery bugs started using their flamethrowers. That's stuck with me since the 90s.
@steve.wright3780 4 months ago

Helldivers 2 - for Democracy!!
@benmasta5814 3 years ago

When I was a kid I used to think "this movie is so weird, why are people acting so crazy? People wouldn't act like that." Then I grew up... and.... yeah.... lol
@Headless_Bill 3 years ago

For me, Starship Troopers is still the closest we'll probably get to a Terran vs. Zerg Starcraft movie.
@WikedEvo 4 months ago

Who else is here because this review randomly popped up? Well played algorithm. Carry on Divers!
@mastervava4325 4 months ago

Need to rewatch this movie after playing Helldivers II