KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

David Roggenkamp It goes without saying that the original "Aliens 2" was probably the definitive humans versus animal killer; especially when that animal killer is predatory in nature and exists solely to infest, devour and conquer. The insects, or Arachnids as they are called in this movie series, are no exception. They exist solely to exterminate mankind, multiply and move on – they are here to vanquish anything that gets in their way and propagate their species. That said, this movie makes an interesting twist in the grand scheme of things. The original movie was a bit tongue in cheek, used humor plenty, and gore was often thrown around for comedy relief. Simple 'oops' moments happened when someone's home country was blown up for example. In this movie, the scenery has drastically changed and is closer to the computer generated special that aired around 2003. The genre seems to be a combination of many popular movie genres; but namely, you should see something that is familiar if you are a fan of Jurrasic Park, Alien vs. Predator and Aliens 2; there seems to be a little bit of humor thrown into here as well. However, unlike other movies of this type, there is also some hoard style themes going on – namely people are infected with insects and slowly become ravenous zombies out to infect their fellow officers and ultimately bring everything to the Earth homefront. If anything, this manages to accomplish what the original Star Trek's Borg where meant to be, before they were changed from insectoid to more humanoid cyborgs. Better still are the psychic references thrown throughout the movie.So if you are looking for a survival horror sci-fi flick that spans multiple genres, pays homages to things past, this is the movie for you. If you are looking for something strictly Starship Troopers, you may want to look towards the original movie or the computer generated sequels – this movie will NOT satisfy any Starship Trooper fan unless you want different story modes throughout.Originally posted to Orion Age (http://www.orionphysics.com/? p=2507)

Dominic Mason I come here from having a very battered, much read paperback of Heinlein's Starship Troopers, and having watched and (I think) understood the Paul Verhoeven film.If you look at that film as wide angle view of the Human Vs Bugs war, giving you the background, an overview, and the situation, the technology, the sciences of the two enemies, and so on, then this is a very focused film.If you haven't seen Starship Troopers then this is just a often gruesome, gory - and occasionally very funny - film without much context. As such, it's not terrible, but it doesn't do much to help itself. It needs the context - as a standalone film it doesn't really live up to expectations.If you have the context, then it's a intense (and gory, gruesome, bloody) very focused part of a much bigger picture.And this is where we get to the spoilers. So if you don't want to know, and you have seen (and got) Paul Verhoeven's film, then I'd say watch this film, and don't read on.This is part of a plot to insert an "enemy within" into the Human High Command - and you can take that as literally as you want to - by having an isolated, small band of survivors get themselves rescued against overwhelming odds.I think it's quite well done, it's a fair bit more gory than the first film, so if you have a delicate stomach, this probably isn't for you.I just don't think it works as a film, by itself, in isolation. But as a small part of "Starship Troopers" - as a snapshot of a few days in an ongoing war, as part of a series, then I think it works far better than the rating (currently 3.5) suggests.Just don't be eating your dinner when watching it... And if you suffer from arachnophobia, then you probably aren't reading this anyway...

aforandromeda The sequel to Paul Verhoeven's gloriously OTT sci-fi satire Starship Troopers begins with a squadron of the Federation's mobile infantry fighting off wave after wave of attacks from the enemy 'bugs'. Under relentless assault, they make a break for an abandoned outpost. When they reach it, they discover the incarcerated Captain V.J. Dax (Richard Burgi). While trying to secure extraction, can the troopers trust Dax, stay alive and even trust each other?What should be noted immediately about Starship Troopers 2, is that it's budget of $7,000,000 is not even anywhere close to the first instalment's, so anyone expecting the same kind of movie are going to be sorely disappointed. This is a sequel that has to be judged on it's own merits, while making little in the way of comparison to it's mega-budget predecessor.The movie wastes no time in getting to the action, opening with firefights and wasted bugs. Once inside the outpost and things settle down, things take a different hue. The claustrophobic confines of the outpost gives things more of the feel of a slightly camp horror movie, replete with nervous tension, dimly lit corridors and the psychics' terrifying but confused premonitions.Things are helped considerably by the engaging performances of the cast, particularly from Burgi, Brenda Strong and the ever dependable Ed Lauter. The script is certainly full of hammy lines and is quite predictable, but as proceedings rumble on, the schlock horror, bonkers story line and enjoyable performances provide quite an irresistible mix. Some of the satire of the first film makes it in there too, as well as a healthy sprinkling of irony.The main thing to remember with Starship Troopers 2 is that it's not meant to be taken too seriously. Certainly, it's cheesy fare at times, but it's competently made within the confines of it's budget and the enthusiasm of the cast and crew are evident. Although the sets are slightly repetitive and the cinematography is sometimes unimaginative, there's a satisfying blend of CGI effects and old school gore that makes up for that.A snappy, schlocky and enjoyably daft movie, Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation is well worth a look for B-movie enthusiasts and fans of the first instalment alike.

peter-the-tea-drinker This could have been a great B movie. It wasn't. While the plot is fairly predictable, there's a lot of small (if insignificant) twists to it. It's cliché and cheesy, but the twists and turns make it more like a cheese platter than soggy cheddar on toast. The biggest problem was the opening sequence. It was meant to start with an epic battle scene, but they apparently forgot to budget for it. At all. The first 6 minutes is far lower quality than the rest of the movie (which itself is solidly B grade, costing just 5% of the original), and consists almost entirely of close ups of the cast shouting at each other and pretending to shoot.After the first few minutes, it gets better. The camera zooms out from the charters' nose hairs, because they no longer have to hide their lack of a set. It then becomes a fairly predicable horror movie, with a few terrible action scenes (which would have been better if they had a bigger budget, but isn't as abysmal as the opening).If they dropped the first 6 minutes, and pretty much all the other action scenes, it wouldn't be such a bad B movie. The rest is actually quite enjoyable, if your not squeamish (there's some gory bits).