If you thought that the original Starship Troopers placed too much emphasis on the Mobile Infantry and Johnny Rico and not enough on Jesus: this is the movie for you.
If you want to see Casper Van Dien take his shirt off again now that he's 11 years older: this is the movie for you.
If you have a fetish for mobile phones the size and shape of a brick: this is the movie for you.
If you saw the word 'Marauder' in the title and were excited because you read Heinlein' original novel: this is not the movie for you. The powered armor would have looked dated 11 years ago and gets less than 5 minutes of screen time - which it shares with people praying, of course.
If you want social satire with your space marines and giant bugs: this is not the movie for you. You will find no satire in this movie that hasn't been covered a dozen times over in better works.
If you just want to see some giant bugs, is that so much to ask?: I'm sorry. You might enjoy the first 40 minutes if you can get past the scorpion moving exactly like the ants did in 1954's Them!.
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The concrete examples you give in your reviews are not only entertaining but also give us a good sense of the character of each film. It might be interesting at some point to hear your reflections what what you feel makes an all-around great film in one of these genres.
ReplyDeleteI agree it is more like B or even C movie. I was quite disappointed, but not as much as when watching the Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation. This 2nd sequence was really horrible! I like Heinlein books, it is hard to say if he was really admirer of the military service. Online critics speak of propagating fascist ideology. I don't agree. I think he just wanted to make the story more realistic. But I think it is cool to go to another star system to fight some mindless and ugly bugs ;-).
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