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It is better than I remember. The visual effects are far better than should have been possible for the time. The story is exquisite. As I watched it all I could think was "For Democracy!'

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The visual effects are still good for the same reason the visual effects on the OG Jurassic Park are still good: they knew when to use CGI and when to use practical effects.

[–] Crackhappy 4 points 8 months ago

Paul Verhoeven also did Robocop and Total Recall before this movie. Regrettably he hasn't done anything as good, since.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I remember a child (A CHILD!) walking out of the theater with his dad. That poor kid had the thousand-yard stare, and almost definitely PTSD.

Starship Troopers is funny and a great piece of political satire, but it’s also violent as fuck.

[–] Crackhappy 7 points 8 months ago

Come on you apes, do you want to live forever?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It is ab bit trashy, but the acting is good , the plot is great and the subtext is also very engaging.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] half_built_pyramids 1 points 8 months ago

At least I got to have you

[–] maryjayjay 4 points 8 months ago

The acting is not good, especially Denise Richards. Michael Ironside was outstanding

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago
[–] FermiEstimate 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

On a related note, the OVA adaptation of Starship Troopers from the 80s (Uchuu no Senshi) is worth checking out, too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I did the same thing! A friend of mine mentioned that the movie had a huge uptick in streaming recently due to Helldivers 2. I don't know where he got that info from, but I'd believe it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I did the same and had the added bonus of getting my wife to watch it for the first time. And then I went diving after and it was just... Right.