Film1997129 min

Starship Troopers

Name: Starship Troopers
Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1997
Duration: 129 min
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplebig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"The only good bug is a dead bug."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: an inventive sci-fi film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

6.9/10

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What lines up

Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs".

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