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"Star-naked Troopers" by Paul Verhoeven
I don't know if Mr. Verhoeven was involved with the second movie, but, you definitely know he was in the first and third one. He must enjoy seeing Casper's rear end (and I'm not talking about the ghost). Brings a little side point of view from outer space. The Blu-Ray transfers are excellent; esp. needed for the second one - a lot of dark scenes/smokey effects. This was one of my items in my wish list. Can't hardly wait for the Star Wars B/R to come out; thank you very much, Mr. Lucas!
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Bugs, Guts, and Glory!
Starship Troopers (4 stars out of 5)
Bucketloads of bloody fun...literally. This first film is very fresh, original, and unique (as it is with all of Paul Verhoven's films). It's also very gory, gooey, and gross (sure to scare away the squeamish). Has some interesting satire throughout. The story is engaging. The characters (and thus the acting and writing) are good. The action and special effects are awesome, even by today's standards. Highly reccomended for all sci-fi fans who don't mind some gnarly parts.
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (1.5 out of 5)
Very bad on all levels. Bad story, photography, writing, acting, and production value. Even the special effects are substandard. Very dull all around.
Starship Troopers 3: Maurader (3.75 out of 5)
Good, especially when compared to the second one in the series. It retains the same style, sense of action, and attitudes of the first film. Storyline is allright, and the characters are good. Has stronger political and religious themes and content. Still less than par, but nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be.
The first film in this series is most worthwhile watching; the other two are kind of a hit-and-a-miss. The second film suffers tremendously, but could still be good if you want to see a mindless B-rated flick. The third one is great, but most people will hate it if they didn't like any one of the others. But for most sci-fi fans, it's a great series.
It may also be good to note that these films are probably not true to Robert Heinlein's original novel.
The Blu-Ray discs have really great video and sound quality for the most part. The second film doesn't have perfect video quality, but is mostly good. The third film doesn't have perfect sound quality, but is still watchable. All discs have a good array of special features (especially the first film, which includes all of the original features from the 2-disc DVD set (featurettes, deleted scenes, screen tests, and more!) plus brand-new featurettes and special Blu-Ray stuff).
I've added another star to this rating, for the quality of the discs and the fact that they're a whole lot of fun. If you've found this review unhelpful, feel free to leave some feedback so I can improve this and future reviews.
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This is the only way to pick up the entire trilogy on Blu-Ray. At this point, I'm going to guess that you, like me, loved the first film. If not, why are you even considering buying a box set featuring three films, two of which were direct-to-video? So, I'll skip over the original and assume you're already sold on it.
The second film is a pretty low-budget film, and it's not very good and doesn't even really fit in with the other two movies. So, I think the term "trilogy" is applied pretty loosely here. Still, despite its low budget, it did do a few things right and isn't completely a waste of time. The transfer isn't that great as the picture is quite grainy. I haven't seen it on DVD. Just judging from the Blu-Ray, there shouldn't be a big jump in quality from the DVD to the Blu-Ray. I doubt they spent much time upgrading the quality of the picture and sound, if at all.
Starship Troopers 3 is more of a sequel to the first film, and it was pretty average. It's nice that they were able to get Casper Van Dien back; it definitely helps out the film. The scope of this film is more limited than the first, and it's a little goofier, campier, and just plain weird. The CGI is not very convincing at times. This film isn't all bad, though. The picture and sound quality are pretty good, especially considering this was straight to video.
I'd recommend renting the second and third films if you have any interest, and then determine if you want to buy it.
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