SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Helloturia I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

adonis98-743-186503 A Federation Starship crash-lands on the distant Alien planet OM-1, stranding beloved leader Sky Marshal Anoke and several others, including comely but tough pilot Lola Beck. It's up to Colonel/General Johnny Rico, reluctant hero of the original Bug Invasion on Planet P, to lead a team of Troopers on a daring rescue mission. A bad cgi is a bad cgi, a bad story is a bad story and a bad movie sequel? is a bad movie sequel and 'Starship Troopers 3: Marauder' is actually just that with it's weird comedy, awful perfomances and even worse of a plot it makes. (0/10)

Tweekums After a sequel that features no established characters we now get the return of Johnny Rico, hero of the original film. He is now a colonel in charge of an outpost on a farming planet which is threatened by bugs. Old friends Captain Lola Beck and General Dix Hauser visit the outpost along with Sky Marshal Omar Anoke; this spells trouble for Rico; first Hauser tries to have him arrested them following a bug attack which leads to the loss of the outpost he is blamed and sentenced to hang! As the Sky Marshal's ship departs it is damaged and ends up crashing on a bug planet; he along with Captain Beck and handful of other survivors try to contact the fleet but back at headquarters Admiral Enolo Phid tries to suppress this request. When Hauser learns of this he suspects the admiral is attempting to take the sky marshal's position so sets about arranging a rescue mission; to this end Rico is spared from the noose.After a second film that felt more like a horror film this returns to the style of the first film with more battles and the more obvious humour of the various news reports. More importantly it sees the return of Casper Van Dien as Rico; it also took a little more time introducing the new characters; most notably Captain Beck who is possibly more important to the story than Rico. She is played by Jolene Blalock who does a fine job in the role. The rest of the cast are pretty solid too. The story is more than just a 'battle against the bugs' and there are a few twists before the film ends. These twists are pretty good and don't feel forced just to have a twist. The South African locations provide an impressive setting for the bug planet where Beck and the others are marooned. On the down side the lack of budget shows with some of the weaker special effects; unfortunately this includes the explosive finale which should have been spectacular but instead was obvious CGI. Overall I rather enjoyed this; plenty of action; good characters and less than subtle satire.

Stanjaudit This movie and Starship Troopers followed the book very closely. However in the book Rico's parents were killed in the first movie. In the book Rico's father lived and joined the mobile infantry to help fight the bugs. The term see you on the bounce in marauder is used throughout the book. I know certain reviewers were very critical about the script and the actors and stated they just scraped off them off the street. Some questioned why others from the original movie were not in marauder. Well dizzy got killed off, Zim was doing highlander and Carmen Ibanez was a bond girl playing Dr. Christmas Jones with Pierce Brosnan. The actors in marauder are professional and the script was more than adequate. Some people were turned off by the religious aspect of the movie. But how else can you explain Anoke's relationship with the bugs and the brain bug from planet p.

cknight29 I loved the first movie, but the two sequels were a criminal waste of film. The biggest problem as noted by other reviewers is that these two sequels have strayed so far from the vision of Robert Heinlein. There were a few moments (some of the action sequences) in the 3rd movie which were enjoyable. However, the religious overtones that permeated throughout the movie (particularly toward the end) pretty much destroyed this movie. Unfortunately I wasted good money purchasing the movie. However, I no longer own the movie, because I decided that since I have no intention of ever watching it again there was no reason to rob my trash receptacle of its rightful property.