No lie. My drill sergeant hit a trainee with the bus mirror driving in to fast. Got out, fiddled with mirror, and then walked over to say "Better hope you didn't break it" then "you okay?"
I was always bewildered as to how they were utterly stupid about their lack of firepower - requiring a number of soldiers to concentrate the fire of their weapon's virtual entire magazine - just to to kill one bug. Yet they had interstellar travel. Even the Taliban had heavier personal weapons. But the bugs could just squirt meteors across interstellar space. A load of bollocks.
It got a lot of bad reviews by (garbage) critics turned off by the extreme violence. Also, I remember there being a lot of bad space movies in the last couple of years before this came out and the audience probly assumed it wouldn't be very good based on their prior experince with inferior movies.
As much as a try hard to be a badass he is at least ace admit he doesn't cut out to be a leader when Rico apoint him later ( or maybe he's just to pussy idk )
I love the way his expression shifts. He's clearly ready to jump in if it gets out of hand, relaxes as the situation defuses, and even shows a smidgen of being impressed. All while in the background and not the focus of the scene. Props to Clancy Brown.
@@DezzieYT I just noticed to myself and wanted to see if anyone else caught it. such attention to detail. I can see the parallels and what parts of the source book they were referring to.
He's ready to step in as they are trainees. But he is also observing to see each recruits strengths and weaknesses. He notices Rico stand up to an aggressor and protect his crew. He sees Rico's natural leadership qualities which he is right about. He also sees that Ace is not leadership material, but is loyal to the death I guess?
A small detail I love. Those knives are shaped like throwing knives. And they have the thickness like them too. Sure they're probably aluminum. But the fact they at least didn't just use regular old knife shapes or types is cool
I love to see that injuries were consistent you see broken arm healing with some tech (gives you some idea of their "helthcare") and bruises on Dizzy's neck
The funny thing is after they have the first mission is when I realized why they do NEED to have medic personal all the time while training. whats coming for them is like 100x more brutal. Movie is a Sci-Fi masterpiece.
I really thought this movie was great and than about 10 or 15 years later I read the book… The scene with the knife is from the book, but instead of what happened in the movie Zim actually tried to explain and at no point went into violence. After some back and forth with the private he gives probably the best explanation of why army’s exist, in my opinion. He goes: There can be circumstances when it’s just as foolish to hit an enemy city with an H-bomb as it would be to spank a baby with an ax. War is not violence and killing, pure and simple; war is controlled violence, for a purpose. The purpose of war is to support your government’s decisions by force. The purpose is never to kill the enemy just to be killing him . . . but to make him do what you want him to do. Not killing . . . but controlled and purposeful violence. But it’s not your business or mine to decide the purpose of the control. It’s never a soldier’s business to decide when or where or how-or why-he fights; that belongs to the statesmen and the generals. The statesmen decide why and how much; the generals take it from there and tell us where and when and how. We supply the violence; other people-‘older and wiser heads,’ as they say-supply the control. Which is as it should be. That’s the best answer I can give you. I understand that is way to long for the movie, but the realty is the movies is more of a parody of the original book. If you take it that way then yes it’s fun to watch dumbed down version. If you would like some insight into how and why military works take the book. Buy the way First blood the book that inspired Rambo: First blood is written by the same author. Rambo isn’t very by the book two, but for the most part it captures the theme and massage of the book. I would have loved Starship Troopers to have been made more by the book and less as a parody of the book. ps. as Johnny Fisheye 4692 corrected me Starship troopers and First blood are not written by the same author. Sorry about that. I was rereading both books last year kinda back to back, they are very similar in ton and theme, so it must have stuck in my mind they ware by same author witch is incorrect. Thank for pointing that out Johnny Fisheye! My point on treating Starship troopers movie more seriously stands, I wished it was more like First blood movie.
Starship Troopers was written by sci-fi legend Robert Heinlein back in the late ‘50s. Definitely not the same dude who wrote First Blood; that would be David Morrell.
I really loved the book, ironically I love the ideas that are explored in both starship troopers and the forever war. If I recall correctly I believe the forever war was a response to the ideas starship troopers looks at but I love them both never the less and agree/take in the points from both books. Regardless I think a quote on a review someone made that sums it up well, " the books: boring action scenes, great philosophy. The movie: boring philosophy, great action scenes." Personally I would love to see a anime adaptation of the book because for obvious reasons, the CGI would either be too costly or look so poor. However a "patlabour 2" or 1990's "ghost in the shell" style 10 part, limited anime series exploring the book with each part equaling 1-2 chapters of the original book similar to how band of brothers showed the development of the characters and war over the course of 10 episodes, would be the best way to translate the contents of the book with its context, into visual media.
@@marcd2743 Probably the book. It's a solid sci-fi story, and like all good sci-fi, it serves as a vehicle for exploring ideas. But it's also more focused than the movie. The book really just follows Johnny Rico and his life in the military. The movie is a parody. Paul Verhoeven essentially made a critique of fascism, which is not what the society is in the book. But that seems to be the only idea he was interested in, as if he just wanted to tell a completely different story. The film also lacks a lot of things that are integral to the book, like the power armor that's central to how the infantry fight. Not to mention other species and conflicts, beyond just their war with the bugs.
Every chance I had to see this movie in theaters, I did! Opening day to when it started playing at the two-dollar matinee! I still can't believe it took so long for audiences to grasp how amazing a film it is, but at least they finally got there! Also, Dizzy is too good for Johnny. Always was and always will be!
The philosophy at play between conscription and all-volunteer is amazing. They use washout lane as a threat, a complete 180 from older conscription models. Its amazing how effective it is.
Well, he is a drill sergeant. His job consists in turning a bunch of kids into an unstoppable unit of soldiers. But for him, it’s just an ordinary day.
I like how he tells them to put their hands behind their back and then when he gets to the end of the line, all of them have their hands at the front! 😂
starship troopers shoulda been something EPIC. The sequels shoulda went after why the mother bug was smart or anywhere else in the galaxy with the comedy of this movie....SHOULDA WOULDA COULDA.
No, it's those super sharp knives they sell on TV late at night. Saw through a brick and still shave a tomato, then throw it through a guy's hand into a wall.
4:50 I never noticed all the holes on the wall where others questioned the technique and clearly had a knife thrown at them. Nice attention to detail that I missed over about 20 viewings
this was an awesome movie especially since it was filmed where i live just wish the filming was open to civilians after the movie was filmed it would have been awesome to meet the cast or even get to have a part in the movie as a mobile infantry soldier
I'm pretty confident this is an effective training technique. I mean that guys is now set back 6 months minimum to return to his prior physical status, not to mention the emotional damage and fear of chaotic interactions with superiors limiting his ability to ...wait a minute... are they doing the...ok nevermind its a scifi bones are heal quick situation
I have a friend who got shot in the hand with an arrow when he was a kid, by his brother. The irreparable nerve damage made his hand completely devoid of feeling. While it did mean he could do some neat party tricks with fire etc. it's quite weird to live with it. First thing I think of when I see this knife scene. 😳
Gives the guy a compound fracture and then asks, "You alright, son?" LOL
I'd guess if it isn't an organ you still have one arm to fight with and you are still alive
No lie. My drill sergeant hit a trainee with the bus mirror driving in to fast. Got out, fiddled with mirror, and then walked over to say "Better hope you didn't break it" then "you okay?"
That was a sarcasm
“SWEET LIBERTY, MY ARRRRMMMM!!”
-Helldivers 2
😊a😊 job's 😊a😊 job 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Medic!!!🤣🤣🤣
well if he kept his mouth shut he wouldn't need a Medic🤣🤣🤣
Archimedes?
С таким инструктором медик без работы не останется😂
I think that's Zims favorite word. Lol
"pain is in your mind"
It’s weird how it took 20 years for people to understand what a masterpiece this film is
I was always bewildered as to how they were utterly stupid about their lack of firepower - requiring a number of soldiers to concentrate the fire of their weapon's virtual entire magazine - just to to kill one bug. Yet they had interstellar travel.
Even the Taliban had heavier personal weapons.
But the bugs could just squirt meteors across interstellar space. A load of bollocks.
I liked it so much, StarShip trooper is real movie
@@bierrollerful from someone who didnt understand or read the book
It got a lot of bad reviews by (garbage) critics turned off by the extreme violence. Also, I remember there being a lot of bad space movies in the last couple of years before this came out and the audience probly assumed it wouldn't be very good based on their prior experince with inferior movies.
I love how they have the ability to seriously injure the cadets with their radically advanced healing technology
Mr. Krabs takes protecting the Krabby Patty secret formula VERY seriously...
Put Your Hand On That Wall, Mr. Squidward HAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 5:00
@@alecnorthrup3645that’s the funniest thing I’ve read all day 😂
@@alecnorthrup3645
But Mr Krabs !!!!
PUT YOUR HAND ON THAT WALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The bugs secretly watching from a distance...
"U heard the man.... Disable their hands... "...
The bugs secretly watching from a distance...
"We don't have hands. Or buttons"
-U- heard the man *YOU* !
3:10 i never realized the drill instructor was watching that whole interaction in case shit went down
Yep I missed that too. I wondered if maybe he put ace up to it to watch reactions.
Wait, really?
As much as a try hard to be a badass he is at least ace admit he doesn't cut out to be a leader when Rico apoint him later ( or maybe he's just to pussy idk )
Drill instructors know more about what's going on than recruits know.
Drill instructors are always watching to see who has leadership skills
The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand.🤣
Oh you watched the clip too?
Medic!!
Yeah thing is they were fighting bugs..
Captain America learned this. He used it too.
Best line in the whole movie.
"MEDIC!" 😂
see see I told you not to hold your hand there🤣🤣
I haven’t given this movie half the appreciation it deserves!
You better start.😂
It's absolutely epic.
No BS, this movie rules
This is the worst interpretation of the novel possible.
@@mattz1230 Isn't it like the ONLY interpretation possible, as of now?
I love how Zim is just standing back there scoping it all out at lunch 🤣
I love the way his expression shifts. He's clearly ready to jump in if it gets out of hand, relaxes as the situation defuses, and even shows a smidgen of being impressed. All while in the background and not the focus of the scene. Props to Clancy Brown.
@@DezzieYT I just noticed to myself and wanted to see if anyone else caught it. such attention to detail. I can see the parallels and what parts of the source book they were referring to.
The man is an amazing actor that scene alone shows it.
He's ready to step in as they are trainees. But he is also observing to see each recruits strengths and weaknesses. He notices Rico stand up to an aggressor and protect his crew. He sees Rico's natural leadership qualities which he is right about. He also sees that Ace is not leadership material, but is loyal to the death I guess?
Seen it a dozen times. Never noticed that :D:D:D
Damn, i love this movie. I've watched atleast 20 times since high school.
When I first saw this as a much younger guy I liked the action. Now im middle aged and am seeing the deeper meanings and liking it all over again.
Young modern audiences aren't ready for a movie like this. This is a jewel of the sci-fi
Crawling out of your mom's nethers a long time ago is not an achievement.
@@8523wsxc dude, are you stoned?
@@lincoln2324 No, however, I can see how your dementia might allow you to make that assumption.
@@8523wsxc I was just asking because your first answer didn't make any sence. No offense 😇
@@lincoln2324Really? You didn’t understand the comment that being old is not a qualification for appreciating this movie?
“The enemy cannot steal the Krabby Patty secret formula if you disable its hand” 🦀
Is that with or without a kryptonite knife?
Ag ag ag ag ag ag!
A small detail I love. Those knives are shaped like throwing knives. And they have the thickness like them too. Sure they're probably aluminum. But the fact they at least didn't just use regular old knife shapes or types is cool
The enemy cannot post complaints in comments, if you preempt their fact checking.
I love to see that injuries were consistent
you see broken arm healing with some tech (gives you some idea of their "helthcare")
and bruises on Dizzy's neck
"After the war, Krabs stayed secluded in a deep depression that seemed endless."
"The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand."
Well, the Sarge has got a point there. And the cadet clearly got it too.
I think that point went straight through the cadet’s hand, actually
@@TheCyberGoblinit did, he still got the point nonetheless.
Random Trooper: Good thing he has another hand.
Drill Sergeant: Trooper put your other hand on that wall!
Trooper: Sir, fuck no sir!
such a good movie ... way ahead of its time
holds up pretty well for 1997.
please tell me you get the satire
Mr Krab is a sergeant teaching lessons to stop the Plankton trying to steal the Krabby Patty 😂😂😂😂
The funny thing is after they have the first mission is when I realized why they do NEED to have medic personal all the time while training. whats coming for them is like 100x more brutal.
Movie is a Sci-Fi masterpiece.
@4:44 "Sir! I don't understand. Why do I sound like Gary Busey?" lmao.
And look like him!
😂
@@Alex-l1j7y Yes. Yes, he does. lol.
Might be wrong, but I think thats his son
@@Sabrowsky You are correct. That is his son, who looks like a combination of Tom Cruise and David Bowie. lol.
Funny how the knife saved life against the boss bug.
Sgt Zim kept the Medic Corp in business xD
I really thought this movie was great and than about 10 or 15 years later I read the book… The scene with the knife is from the book, but instead of what happened in the movie Zim actually tried to explain and at no point went into violence. After some back and forth with the private he gives probably the best explanation of why army’s exist, in my opinion. He goes:
There can be circumstances when it’s just as foolish to hit an enemy city with an H-bomb as it would be to spank a baby with an ax. War is not violence and killing, pure and simple; war is controlled violence, for a purpose. The purpose of war is to support your government’s decisions by force. The purpose is never to kill the enemy just to be killing him . . . but to make him do what you want him to do. Not killing . . . but controlled and purposeful violence. But it’s not your business or mine to decide the purpose of the control. It’s never a soldier’s business to decide when or where or how-or why-he fights; that belongs to the statesmen and the generals. The statesmen decide why and how much; the generals take it from there and tell us where and when and how. We supply the violence; other people-‘older and wiser heads,’ as they say-supply the control. Which is as it should be. That’s the best answer I can give you.
I understand that is way to long for the movie, but the realty is the movies is more of a parody of the original book. If you take it that way then yes it’s fun to watch dumbed down version. If you would like some insight into how and why military works take the book. Buy the way First blood the book that inspired Rambo: First blood is written by the same author. Rambo isn’t very by the book two, but for the most part it captures the theme and massage of the book. I would have loved Starship Troopers to have been made more by the book and less as a parody of the book.
ps. as Johnny Fisheye 4692 corrected me Starship troopers and First blood are not written by the same author. Sorry about that. I was rereading both books last year kinda back to back, they are very similar in ton and theme, so it must have stuck in my mind they ware by same author witch is incorrect. Thank for pointing that out Johnny Fisheye! My point on treating Starship troopers movie more seriously stands, I wished it was more like First blood movie.
That passage about war was so good!
Thanks for the insight, inhave heard that the book was great too.
Thank you for sharing that
Starship Troopers was written by sci-fi legend Robert Heinlein back in the late ‘50s. Definitely not the same dude who wrote First Blood; that would be David Morrell.
Oh man, i disliked the book. So political, the author is trying to sell you his idea of militarism. It just got old fast.
I really loved the book, ironically I love the ideas that are explored in both starship troopers and the forever war. If I recall correctly I believe the forever war was a response to the ideas starship troopers looks at but I love them both never the less and agree/take in the points from both books. Regardless I think a quote on a review someone made that sums it up well, " the books: boring action scenes, great philosophy. The movie: boring philosophy, great action scenes." Personally I would love to see a anime adaptation of the book because for obvious reasons, the CGI would either be too costly or look so poor. However a "patlabour 2" or 1990's "ghost in the shell" style 10 part, limited anime series exploring the book with each part equaling 1-2 chapters of the original book similar to how band of brothers showed the development of the characters and war over the course of 10 episodes, would be the best way to translate the contents of the book with its context, into visual media.
i love how medical has come so far along they can just dismantle all the fresh recruits
Classic, one of my Favorite movies of all time 😂
lol, “Medic!!!” 😂😂😂😂😂.
He does proves his point though 😅
Clancy Brown is one of the most criminally underrated actors of our time. My favorite book btw...
The film bears little resemblance to the book.
@@Aethgeir Because you read it or just watched all of the TH-cam videos saying it?
@@marcd2743 Because I read it. I don't know what videos you're referring to.
@@Aethgeir Which one you like better, the book or movie?
@@marcd2743 Probably the book. It's a solid sci-fi story, and like all good sci-fi, it serves as a vehicle for exploring ideas. But it's also more focused than the movie. The book really just follows Johnny Rico and his life in the military.
The movie is a parody. Paul Verhoeven essentially made a critique of fascism, which is not what the society is in the book. But that seems to be the only idea he was interested in, as if he just wanted to tell a completely different story.
The film also lacks a lot of things that are integral to the book, like the power armor that's central to how the infantry fight. Not to mention other species and conflicts, beyond just their war with the bugs.
Dina Meyer, still have a crush on her after almost 30 years 🤣
Clancy Brown. Gotta love him. He´ll always be THE Lex Luthor voice for me; him, Hamill and Conroy... those were the good times.
We need more of this Busey Jr. Always liked him
Every chance I had to see this movie in theaters, I did! Opening day to when it started playing at the two-dollar matinee! I still can't believe it took so long for audiences to grasp how amazing a film it is, but at least they finally got there!
Also, Dizzy is too good for Johnny. Always was and always will be!
I like how when Diz and Zim are fighting, you can hear a squad of Roughnecks in the background.
Nice one, forgot they weren’t roughnecks yet
I wonder if Clancy had fun with this roll and to think this was before Spongebob.
IT WAS???, i never notice, really. i always thought this was before
It is canon Mr Krabs did serve in a war and suffered immense PTSD
The philosophy at play between conscription and all-volunteer is amazing. They use washout lane as a threat, a complete 180 from older conscription models. Its amazing how effective it is.
clancy brown is such a legend.
Yup. First time I saw him was in the 1983 film Bad Boys, with Sean Penn, then Highlander , this one and of course Shawshank Redemption.
I just love the fact that the drill instructor is the same actor that plays as Mr Krabs from SpongeBob
Cool. Nostalgia overload.
Yeah, if we only healed like that. What a different world it would be.
I don't wanna know how they did the impaled hand scene because it would take the fun out of watching that guy scream 🤣
Враг не сможет нажать кнопку, если вы пригвоздите его руку к стене. Медик!!!
Mr Krabs is getting them ship shape
Deep deep down he really loves and cares about u all
Search here Love & Rockets - Deep Deep Down
Well, he is a drill sergeant. His job consists in turning a bunch of kids into an unstoppable unit of soldiers. But for him, it’s just an ordinary day.
Salazar: Not to worry we have prepared a special ritual just for you!
Leon: throws knife.
Salazar: (gets knife in hand)
Haven’t seen this since I was a child and I’m only realizing that Mr Krabs is the drill Sargent 😂
Sgt. Zim's favourite word: "MEDIC!"
I'll watch the movie again, maybe he'll ditch Carmen and go for Diz this time...
Definetly the better choice 😍
it was Diz all the time.
Diz is best girl, Carmen was and always will be a haux
@@reedmckinney7426 May i ask whzat's an Haux? English is not my first Language and i'm not familiar with that term. Thx
@lonestarr1341 if I recall properly, they are using a purposely misspelled version of hoe to refer to the character as a harlot.
SpongeBob and Squidward on their first day at the Krusty Krab was insane
I like how he tells them to put their hands behind their back and then when he gets to the end of the line, all of them have their hands at the front! 😂
im glad there are medics around
0:53 I wish we had more to that scene 😂
Move it move it move it hahahaha
Move it move it move it!! Hahaha
If you have the F’N Kurgan as your drill sergeant, you better listen
I remember not liking this movie at all when it first came out. Now I can't remember why
Always thought this bootcamp instructor should have played M. Bison in Street Fighter
You can't disable the enemies hand if you're disabling your own troops hands 😂😂😂
prob the best staff sergeant ive seen in a movie
Jake looks and acts exactly like his dad!
Keep expecting him to call for Mr Squidward
"MR SQUIDWARD, KEEP PACE!"
5:09 Mexican dude teleports behind Ricco, who's at the back
Saw this in theatre 😂
Drill Sergeant: The first and last words out of your mouth will be: Sir! The last word out of my mouth will be: Medic!
That's one helluva trainer
Clancy Brown, one of the greatest badasses in cinema.
I LOVE IT !!!
The insane amount of references from Warhammer 40K is this franchise.
''You're weak Highlander! You will always be weaker than I!''
I ❤ Dina Meyer
I’m deffo the guy at 0:32 when I was at school getting told off by my teacher. 😂😂😂
Can you really break a guys arm like that!? 😅
Fun Fact: Captain America did the Knife trick on the boat in the Captain America: The Winter Soldier
*Useless Marvel fact
The enemy can't push the alarm if you disable his hand
The one thing this film stands above the rest is they don't discriminate. Men and women are treated as equals regardless of squadron.
"The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand."
*Slams forhead into button*
"Checkmate."
The effects of these movie feels like real.
because its satire
1:30 Standing in the hot sun.
He needed a break...
starship troopers shoulda been something EPIC.
The sequels shoulda went after why the mother bug was smart or anywhere else in the galaxy with the
comedy of this movie....SHOULDA WOULDA COULDA.
Mr. Krabs before opening the Krusty Krab
Medic: What happened buddy?
Trooper: he dislocated my kneecap
Medic: Ah, you told him steak was better than lobster, eh? He’s more surf than turf
When I was in Basic Training, I thought knife throwing was cool but an ultimately pointless skill. But I'll never tell that to Drill Sergeant.
It wasn't pointless. What if you find yourself without anything but a knife when there is battle?
2:12 THEY GAVE ME A CAP THAT DOESN'T FIT MY HEAD!!!
I wish boot camp was actually like this.
What sense does it make to cripple your own soldiers?
To be able to make that knife pierce a steel wall... Mr krabs got some arm strength yo.
No, it's those super sharp knives they sell on TV late at night. Saw through a brick and still shave a tomato, then throw it through a guy's hand into a wall.
@@hydewhyte4364 LMFAO
4:50 I never noticed all the holes on the wall where others questioned the technique and clearly had a knife thrown at them. Nice attention to detail that I missed over about 20 viewings
If they stop asking stupid questions, it'll go much smoother for them 😅😂
this was an awesome movie especially since it was filmed where i live just wish the filming was open to civilians after the movie was filmed it would have been awesome to meet the cast or even get to have a part in the movie as a mobile infantry soldier
... MEDIC!!! 😂
Like a lot this movie
“Finally I finished the day without reporting a single inj-“
*Medic!*
“Goddamnit Zim!”
"Hey, get back in line, asshole!"
"You got balls, let's be buddies."
"Uuuuuh okay"
That's such a guy thing to do.
I modelled my work as a highschool cadet corp CSM on the musings of Sgt Zim.
I would imagine the medic has a full time job.
I'm pretty confident this is an effective training technique. I mean that guys is now set back 6 months minimum to return to his prior physical status, not to mention the emotional damage and fear of chaotic interactions with superiors limiting his ability to ...wait a minute... are they doing the...ok nevermind its a scifi bones are heal quick situation
6 solid minutes of every military cliche' you can ever think of.
There can be only one senior drill instructor!
"The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand." Hey sarge, "as he presses button, have two hands you know.
they better be paying the medics enough salary
I have a friend who got shot in the hand with an arrow when he was a kid, by his brother. The irreparable nerve damage made his hand completely devoid of feeling. While it did mean he could do some neat party tricks with fire etc. it's quite weird to live with it. First thing I think of when I see this knife scene. 😳
Pretty sure nukes would be very effective against an enemy that is primarily bugs.
"The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand."
I always wondered, is this a reference to that sabotage scene in Contact?