As another commenter touched on, it seems like there was a little more artistry in the special effects of that time. Now, I think it's just so easy to get 90% of the way there with much less work that they just take the lazy route so much of the time. Even from what I've seen of the new Jurassic Wold movie in the trailers, despite looking visually stunning, there's a lack of authenticity that still makes it look a little animated.
I find it hilarious how the cameraman doesn’t fear death as all he cares about is the shot for the camera. When he’s still filming his reporter being eaten alive I can’t help but die of laughter 😂
I think it's a way of showing how little the people in charge of this society, and by extension, the media, actually care about the lives of the people they're sending into war. You see images of horrifically mutilated bodies throughout the media reports in the film and it's done to try and desensitise the average civilian to violence and make going to war not seem as bad as it is. I realise I got a bit over-analytical. It is funny in a dark way but it definitely fits in with the satirical tone of the film.
the cameraman is basically like all of us annoyed by the fact that even when the military itself warns the media, they're still stubborn and disobey just for the sake of getting their "stories" to compete against other media. the cameraman basically got tired of this shit and was like "yeah, u want coverage? here's your fucking coverage! yeah..how do u like your coverage now!"
No one shot at there weaknesses!!!After I saw they had that revealed I was piss off because most of everyone were spraying bullets and then most of the time everyone had infinite ammo🤦♂️ still one of my favorite movies
i remember as a 7 year old, i was watching this at 12am in the dark while my parents were away, huddled into a blanket beside my sister. the memory of people getting snipped in half by gargantuan bugs and that last, stabby brain bug have always remained at the back of my mind for years.
Also, in the novel, there are worker bugs that are used to disguise warriors in a crowd. The workers are essentially useless in a fight and aren't hostile.
@Gzus Kreist The Skinnys weren't actually Bugs but rather an entirely separate and unique species that (at some unspecified time in their history) had reached an 'accord' withe Bugs which meant they were never attacked by them. As I recall it is implied in the book that when the war started the Skinny's (who were sort of sandwiched between both expanding expires) provided intel on humanity and other unspecified support to the Bugs. Hence the attacks on their cities by the mobile infantry which were designed the convince the bugs of the need to change sides. They did..
I remember being a teenager when I first watched this with my buddy. Even for a VHS, this realism, gore, and SFX seriously scared the shit out of me. I was literally awestruck. Never have I seen such an amazing sci-fi/war movie like this before. The first 5 minutes of the movie put a sense of dread into my heart, what if humanity went to war with such extra terrestrial life. A war of the species... amazing.
We most certainly would use better tactics than portrait in the movie. On the other hand i like to think, that the movie is made by aliens that wanted to warn us of the coming hive mind threat. I mean think about how many people looked at this movie and said: For fucks sake how horrible prepared are these soldiers?
That line made me laugh, it reminded me of that part in Scary Movie 3 where he knocks one of the aliens heads off with a shovel and he then says "without their heads they're powerless"
everestfalls a decent spinoff is roughnecks: a starship troopers story it follows the novel a bit more and offers a kickass story (animation isn’t all that good but it’s enjoyable for the story)
Short version of video: "The bug essentially has what is essentially a weapon that essentially kills essentially anything that essentially moves. Essentially."
Favorite movie ever. My grandpa first showed it to me for some reason when I wasn’t even 1 yet, and after I only wanted to watch ‘the bug movie’ over and over. Damn near 22 years later and still my fav. Miss you papa :(
I saw it in theaters with my father and brother when it first came out. I believe that would have made me around 10 at the time? Anyway, we couldn't finish the movie. My brother got sick and I don't remember being too fond of it either at the time. Love the hell out of the movie now.
I remember how unprepared viewers in the theaters were. The first battle was like a low brow version of saving private Ryan. Only 2nd time I ever saw people leave a movie en masse
Thanks for the upload mate. Can't believe this is over 20 years old. I remember watching this on the now ancient VHS when it was released and being awe struck at how realistic the arachnids looked. Unlike me, this film has aged well. "C'mon you apes, You wanna live Forever!?"
Original Warrior Bug is no bigger than the size of a dog, and can shoot laser from it's body(I forgot whether it's from it's eye or some other part of it's body).
These have to be my favorite alien species in any movie. Its also insane that a movie made in 1997 has better CG than most movies made these days! Awesome practical effects too.
"GIVE, ALL WHAT YOU'VE GOT!!!.. FIRE AT WILL!!!" This movie blew our minds back in 97. But the sequels were an atrocity. The 2005 Starship Troopers pc game was great. It holds up well even after 14 years and I still play it sometimes.
@@SuperVladdrakula Abstaining from answering the question huh. I'll take that as a No then. You probably weren't even born yet. Starship Troopers II was horrendously bad. As for the animated sequels, they were only good enough for outdated game cinematics . So relative to the original, yeah the sequels were crap, to me at least. But if you like them then that's cool dude. You're free to have your own opinion.
@@X-Gen-001 I did not abstain. I said no. I don't go to theaters. "Starship Troopers II was horrendously bad." No, it wasn't, nor, it is. It is normal, could be ten times worse. It would be "horrendously bad" if it didn't feature bugs _at all._ But there is plenty, to say the least. "So relative to the original, yeah the sequels were crap" No, they are pretty equal, they're all parts of the same story, anyway. "to me at least." To you, yes.
I think Alien Theory has a video on the topic, either that channel or another channel I follow that features Aliens regularly .. perhaps Acid Glow? .. anyway, great video FCE, I loved it :) Edit: they did that Facehugger impregnating an Alien thing, I mean, though the Xeno vs Arachnid I think hasn't been done yet, has it?
Jerry Kendall which is why I’m so happy it’s just sci fi. As much as we have progressed as a species we are so small and insignificant in any warhammer setting. Still give us a 100-150 years I’d love to see how we will advance in weapons and technology. Don’t forget 40k is 40,000 years in the future so imagine how distant that sounds.
Great analysis. I was like 12 or 13 when this came out in theaters. I remember not being prepared for how gory it was and fascinated with the CGI at the time -- it was unlike anything I'd seen. I mean, the reporter dude gets bifurcated within the first 5 minutes of the movie! Makes me want to watch it today. I love the scene of all the school kids smashing the roaches on the playground and the teacher madly laughing and cheering them on. There's so many great moments in this film, I've never checked out any of the sequels though. Would you like to know more? 😌
Well, you didn't miss much considering the sequels imo, still maybe a fun experience if you like the creatures and have nothing better to watch and some friends and booze around ;-)
The sequels weren't anywhere near the level of satire, either to heavy handed for the live action films, lacking the subtlety that suckered in right wing pollies into wanting to copy the style of the infilm newsreels for political adds. Or no satire and all death or glory in the animated films.
i was a kid when i first watched this maybe 7 or 8 and its one of the only movies from my childhood that can still hold up now of days. granted it was CGI but it was not poorly done surprisingly and the bugs are still scary to this day.
Imo both the book and the movie (only the original Verhoeven film) are great and while i think that in the book, the aliens (there were not only bugs), the MI equipment (heavily armed "power-armor-suits" which outclass armored vehicles like tanks with ease) and the whole philosophical backround of the federation were neat, the changes in the movie made sense, as you simply dont have the time to establish such fancy concepts.
Mr. Popanz I too quite liked both the first movie and the book, although I wish that they hadn't made the sequels (at least if they were going to be as bad as they were)
Mr Popanz I like both as well, but the problem with the movie was that the director made those changes because he believed that the book was about patriotism and extreme fascist, and that war was a good and necessary thing. So in a way to decry the book he made it so that the Federation was practically Neo-Nazi Germany in propaganda, fashion, and iconography taken to the extreme. He completely misunderstood that the main theme of the book was about responsibility. The more power you gain, the more responsibility you have to shoulder when you use said power especially if you made a mistake. And one of the highest powers you can gain is the ability to vote.
I have heard that a redo of Starship Troopers is in the works and that they want to stay true to the book for the remake. We shall see if it gets out of the planning stage though.
I want a new movie for this made. Rated R as well. This movie was fantastic. I grew up in this era of movies. Also these creatures are what we call a Zerg rush lol.
Yeh it was because the first one didnt do well at the box office, and got fairly negative reviews from people who didnt understand the tone of the film :)
It’s a dam shame because starship troopers would have made an excellent franchise if it was released later then it was as people would’ve understood what it was about better
They did get a proper sequel as the third movie and the new animated one that cam out two years ago. The animated one is not that good but he third one imo is pretty damn great
FilmComicsExplained there is however Starship Troopers Invasion (2012) and Starship Troopers Traitor of Mars (2017) japanese produced cg films that hold up as acceptable sequels
I always found the concept that literally ingesting brain matter allowed the brain bug to absorb knowledge a bit far fetched in light of more plausible means. The moment the brain has been dismembered or otherwise damaged, the neurons within would cease firing and so everything that makes a person, especially their knowledge and memories would be lost. It would have made more sense for the brain bug to either remove the entire brain intact by grafting to the back of their victims' head and spine, forging new connections to essentially transfer all life support function from the host body's to its own, and then extracting it to serve as part of a collective hive within its own body, building its own brain up as it consumes others. But the if it went as far as grafting to the hosts brain, it could simply use its powerful telepathic abilities to read and absorb all of the victim' knowledge and memories and simply retain it all in its own brain much like extracting form a flash drive and thus would not actually need to consume the physical brain matter.
bekindrewind If the FPS one, it's not really that much fun. Mostly kinda repetitive. Now, if we're talking about the Starship Troopers RTS game - Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy(2000), that one more entertaining.
Shutup dude, it's been stated multiple times that this is only BASED off of the book. The Movies and comics and games are awesome, don't be so butthurt.
Chariot Bugs those are called. Might belong in a part 2 that covers the Control, Scorpion, Bombardier and God bugs of the live action sequels along with the Queen and Plasma Grenadiers from the CGI ones.
Starship troopers was actually based off a book by the same name, the author was Robert a heinlien (if I spelled his last name wrong I am sorry) it’s a great book
Me: "Dont kill them!! There just defending their place and they Cant fly to earth" *After 4 years* *The bugs has come to earth* Me: "Wait?!! Thats illegal!!"
The first movie is surprisingly really good. It subverts expectations in a good way. The romance plays out in a very unexpected way, the relationships you want to happen dont and unexpected deaths tear it apart. The CGI and practical effects are really well done for its time and budget.
there are more in the roughnecks series.workers, water tigers, ripplers, spiders, infiltrators, firefry, transport bugs, control bugs, nurser bugs, blister and blaster bugs, and the queen.
Hey Niyat! Just thought you might appreciate this story from work: I work at a hardware store, and have a background in military surplus, security and related industries and was called by the manager to the garden center the other day. He asked me what I know about bugs. I shrugged and said "Only what Starship Troopers taught me." He said "Perfect" and took me to help some customers find the best insecticide for their backyard.
Arachnids are one of the best scifi armies lut there and I adore the first film. Such brilliance in filmmaking... its satire and sarcasm are so well done that everyone thought it was serious. I love the films. I love the book... such an underrated classic that is litterally the template for 99% of all Military Scifi
Hey just out of curiosity did you ever do a video about I don't know what to call them but the alien race that attacked us in the film War of the Worlds?
As much as I love Starship Troopers for its campy, ridiculous satire and awesome action, I really do wish we would have gotten a quality remake or reboot. I think the premise has potential to be a pretty awesome series if it's taken a little bit more seriously, and the source material is respected more.
FilmComicsExplained Exactly, its practically the space age and they haven't looked into developing superior weapons to defeat superior threats they might encounter in the final frontier. Thanks for the comment and that like thing that appears on my comment.
I felt u needed a gatlling gun as a standard issued weapon to effectively kill em without casualty. But man i was surprised how the shotgun feature always kept alot of them at bay. Good ol shotgun never letting us down
( lady with the blinking red dot and fan blade shadow on background) lady : incoming transmission ob1foru. YOUR FORCES ARE UNDER ATTACK!!!!! BASE IS UNDER ATTACK!!!! ( 🐜🦂🕷🐝🐜🐝🕷🕷🦂🐜)
Ugh man I loved the movie until I read the book. Of course I know that mech suits would have been too hard back then but damn that would have been a better movie
Its a shame that more of Admiral Bob's work isnt film. This was one of his series of books for teenage boys. It was a commentary on the Vietnam war, as I recall. Its was not a favorable look at militarism.
@@GovGenMarcusKerensky The message of Starship troopers is actually in strong support of militarism, not against. It doesn't glorify warfare, but it does establish the case to the necessity of warfare and the nativity of policy makers and the general public who cannot stomach the thought of realizing what combat entails, but still believe they have educated opinions on the matter. Part of what made Starship Troopers timeless is that the book parodies its critics within the text, and then IRL critics came out and embodied that satire perfectly, often unwittingly.
Ever do a video on the TV show Fringe? Seems right up your alley content wise. I just finished rewatching the series and forgot how great it was. Watching that show week to week was extremely confusing, especially during the alternate universe stuff. But binge watching it was incredible. I think you could make a great video about the Observers.
I loved the first two seasons, but felt it started getting abit "lost" after that. Pun intentended. But yes will def add the observers to the list and I agree, theres heaps of juicy stuff in there. must give it a rewatch soon :)
One of the movies I saw over 100 times and wouldn't switch the channel, yet would gladly see it again! Just like Aliens and Jaws, or Exorcist!😎Thing,just can't miss...
3:29. "Unfortunately, due to their light frame. They're easy to kill"
Whose side are you on?
dam11232 He meant fortunately. Maybe.
best comment
Considering the humans were warmongering fascists, and deserved to die, team Arachnid all day boy
imagine how gentle that arachnid 00:18 before the reporter gets tear in half
@@willywonka7812 imagine being this dumb
1997
The special effects still gives modern day SFX a run for thier money.
The CGI was used here pretty good for the time. There is a noticeable difference when a film is treating it like a tool as opposed to a crutch.
As another commenter touched on, it seems like there was a little more artistry in the special effects of that time. Now, I think it's just so easy to get 90% of the way there with much less work that they just take the lazy route so much of the time. Even from what I've seen of the new Jurassic Wold movie in the trailers, despite looking visually stunning, there's a lack of authenticity that still makes it look a little animated.
That 100 million dollar budget was put to damn good use.
*coughs* Ghostbusters 2016
Hell, Movie #1's SFX seem to be better than #2 and #3's.
I find it hilarious how the cameraman doesn’t fear death as all he cares about is the shot for the camera. When he’s still filming his reporter being eaten alive I can’t help but die of laughter 😂
I think it's a way of showing how little the people in charge of this society, and by extension, the media, actually care about the lives of the people they're sending into war. You see images of horrifically mutilated bodies throughout the media reports in the film and it's done to try and desensitise the average civilian to violence and make going to war not seem as bad as it is.
I realise I got a bit over-analytical. It is funny in a dark way but it definitely fits in with the satirical tone of the film.
@@somanytakennames or like when they censor the cow getting killed, but then immediately show hundreds of butchered human corpses.
@@iapetusmccool well you could say we were dying to meet the bugs 😏
@@mistylover2082 Get out.
the cameraman is basically like all of us annoyed by the fact that even when the military itself warns the media, they're still stubborn and disobey just for the sake of getting their "stories" to compete against other media. the cameraman basically got tired of this shit and was like "yeah, u want coverage? here's your fucking coverage! yeah..how do u like your coverage now!"
This was a visually stunning movie when it came out, still is. The bugs were so difficult to kill.
Here's a tip, aim for the nerve stem and put it down for good.
We need some spartan 2s up in here
No one shot at there weaknesses!!!After I saw they had that revealed I was piss off because most of everyone were spraying bullets and then most of the time everyone had infinite ammo🤦♂️ still one of my favorite movies
Like the Honest Trailer says "they can withstand a hail of gunfire...or half a clip when the plot demands it"
The bugs remind me of how hard they are to kill they remind me of the mudcrabs in fallout 4 are
i remember as a 7 year old, i was watching this at 12am in the dark while my parents were away, huddled into a blanket beside my sister. the memory of people getting snipped in half by gargantuan bugs and that last, stabby brain bug have always remained at the back of my mind for years.
I love the arachnids they remind me of staple removers.
I never thought about it that way.
When I was younger I used to pretend the staple removers where the bugs and gummy bears where the soldiers and I was like the king bug or something
_I'm not alone. I was never alone, just unaware._
I Yawn á stop reading my mind bro
So, your calling us humans staples.
Also, in the novel, there are worker bugs that are used to disguise warriors in a crowd. The workers are essentially useless in a fight and aren't hostile.
Can't wait for the reboot based on the novel.
Miguel Mauro Last I heard it was in production, but I haven't heard when it will be out in theatres.
@@aaronquak2139
You mean the movie had much larger deviations from the novel, right?
@Gzus Kreist The Skinnys weren't actually Bugs but rather an entirely separate and unique species that (at some unspecified time in their history) had reached an 'accord' withe Bugs which meant they were never attacked by them. As I recall it is implied in the book that when the war started the Skinny's (who were sort of sandwiched between both expanding expires) provided intel on humanity and other unspecified support to the Bugs. Hence the attacks on their cities by the mobile infantry which were designed the convince the bugs of the need to change sides. They did..
@@aaronquak2139 yo warriors have ingaged da enemy.
The only good bug is a dead bug!
Would you like to know more?
Einstein said : without Bee human will extinct the following years. So i dont think so. You were saying?
You do realize that he was only quoting the movie's satirical take on wartime propaganda?
Well, that escalated quickly o.0
@@codiak2680 What's funny is that Bees are not bugs, they're insects. Therefore the dude was *WRONG FROM THE START.*
@@barry.b.bensonjr we were saying you're stupid as hell
I remember being a teenager when I first watched this with my buddy. Even for a VHS, this realism, gore, and SFX seriously scared the shit out of me. I was literally awestruck. Never have I seen such an amazing sci-fi/war movie like this before. The first 5 minutes of the movie put a sense of dread into my heart, what if humanity went to war with such extra terrestrial life. A war of the species... amazing.
We most certainly would use better tactics than portrait in the movie.
On the other hand i like to think, that the movie is made by aliens that wanted to warn us of the coming hive mind threat. I mean think about how many people looked at this movie and said: For fucks sake how horrible prepared are these soldiers?
Ryan Morley I agree watched it when I was about 9 or 11 saw nothin g like it till then and still haven’t found a film as good
i remember watching this move when i was 6 years old and i loved every moment of it
Ryan Morley right? Now a days it’s sharknado 🤣
Well I was 5 back then
"A weakness to a well places explosive" well yeah, most things do
ur gay
That line made me laugh, it reminded me of that part in Scary Movie 3 where he knocks one of the aliens heads off with a shovel and he then says "without their heads they're powerless"
Doesn't work on energy-based creatures though
@@Jomster777 use plasma grenades
Greatest line of the video
God knows how many times I've watched this movie, and it never gets old to me.👌💪💕 I wish the sequels were better.
When terrans haven't upgraded their armor.
Zerg: Hell. It's about time
Zerg: all right, time for lunch!
Zerg: I'm about to do what is called a pro gamer move.
☢ launch detected
@@krysc3278 ☢ launch detected
@@Truck_Kun_Driver ☢ launch detected
"The only good bug is a dead bug!!" I'm still waiting for a decent movie remake or at least a good sequel or spinoff.
everestfalls a decent spinoff is roughnecks: a starship troopers story it follows the novel a bit more and offers a kickass story (animation isn’t all that good but it’s enjoyable for the story)
Yup, I love the Roughnecks Chronicle, eventhou the CGI animation back then is somewhat mediocre.
There’s two sequels no?
I forgot Neil patrick Harris was in that movie lol
Sean C a spin-off show and four sequels with a remake on the way
Short version of video: "The bug essentially has what is essentially a weapon that essentially kills essentially anything that essentially moves. Essentially."
Ttt Ttt
*_essentially_*
Essentially
@@Bruno-G essentially
Tacos...essential
So essentially you're saying essentially?
Favorite movie ever. My grandpa first showed it to me for some reason when I wasn’t even 1 yet, and after I only wanted to watch ‘the bug movie’ over and over. Damn near 22 years later and still my fav. Miss you papa :(
I first saw this movie when I was like 13 or so, I was unprepared for all the gore. Rewatched it later in life, still gory but liked it more
Same here Mark :)
I saw it in theaters with my father and brother when it first came out. I believe that would have made me around 10 at the time? Anyway, we couldn't finish the movie. My brother got sick and I don't remember being too fond of it either at the time.
Love the hell out of the movie now.
BAREfootMARK yeah my dad took my brother and I to see it...I dont think any of us were prepared for the gore haha
I remember how unprepared viewers in the theaters were. The first battle was like a low brow version of saving private Ryan. Only 2nd time I ever saw people leave a movie en masse
yeah I was like 7 and it really sucked lol
Thanks for the upload mate.
Can't believe this is over 20 years old.
I remember watching this on the now ancient VHS when it was released and being awe struck at how realistic the arachnids looked.
Unlike me, this film has aged well.
"C'mon you apes, You wanna live Forever!?"
I agree adam, I thought the films visual style and use of special effects was spot on for the late 90's!!
Original Warrior Bug is no bigger than the size of a dog, and can shoot laser from it's body(I forgot whether it's from it's eye or some other part of it's body).
It still looks very good, even today
It’s a good day to die sir!
What did you say?
I SAID IT’S A GOOD DAY TO DIE SIR!
OUTSTANDING TROOPER!
Love this film
These have to be my favorite alien species in any movie.
Its also insane that a movie made in 1997 has better CG than most movies made these days! Awesome practical effects too.
What about me man??
tbh best alien movie, 2nd is War Of The Worlds
*Desire to know more intensifies*
"GIVE, ALL WHAT YOU'VE GOT!!!.. FIRE AT WILL!!!"
This movie blew our minds back in 97. But the sequels were an atrocity.
The 2005 Starship Troopers pc game was great. It holds up well even after 14 years and I still play it sometimes.
"But the sequels were an atrocity." That's not true.
@@SuperVladdrakula Did you see the original Starship Troopers in a movie theater back in 1997?
@@SuperVladdrakula Abstaining from answering the question huh. I'll take that as a No then. You probably weren't even born yet. Starship Troopers II was horrendously bad. As for the animated sequels, they were only good enough for outdated game cinematics . So relative to the original, yeah the sequels were crap, to me at least. But if you like them then that's cool dude. You're free to have your own opinion.
@@X-Gen-001 I did not abstain. I said no. I don't go to theaters. "Starship Troopers II was horrendously bad." No, it wasn't, nor, it is. It is normal, could be ten times worse. It would be "horrendously bad" if it didn't feature bugs _at all._ But there is plenty, to say the least. "So relative to the original, yeah the sequels were crap" No, they are pretty equal, they're all parts of the same story, anyway. "to me at least." To you, yes.
@@SuperVladdrakula You said no? Where?
Most underrated movie ever
Alexander Reinfield no it’s not
everyone likes it xD not underrated
It has a cult following now
A few years ago yeah it was underrated
Still deserves more recognition
It's absolute rubbish compared to the story in the book.
While I mildly enjoyed the movie, it would have been so much better had they stuck closer to the book. If anything, it's overrated.
I'd love to hear your take on the Xenomorph VS these bugs and what do you think a Xenomorph would look like if a bug was infected by a facehugger.
Sounds like an interesting Idea for a video Coltyn :)
Coltyn Becker thatd be awsome
Oh God.. The horror of an abomination it would create
I think Alien Theory has a video on the topic, either that channel or another channel I follow that features Aliens regularly .. perhaps Acid Glow? .. anyway, great video FCE, I loved it :)
Edit: they did that Facehugger impregnating an Alien thing, I mean, though the Xeno vs Arachnid I think hasn't been done yet, has it?
You could literally Google and image of that. I found some accidentally.
Me: now that was a great video
FilmComicsExplained:
do you want to know more?
brother Jerian best comment here
hell yeah i do
*Guy gets brutally devoured*
Captions: [Applause]
"most deadly threat to humanity"
Tyranids: hold my beer
40k is op no matter what faction, even small species in 40k could destroy earth today as it's all so crazy
Jerry Kendall which is why I’m so happy it’s just sci fi. As much as we have progressed as a species we are so small and insignificant in any warhammer setting. Still give us a 100-150 years I’d love to see how we will advance in weapons and technology. Don’t forget 40k is 40,000 years in the future so imagine how distant that sounds.
40k is overrated.
Zerg: hold my beer
@@rolfdew3224 Zerg and Tyranids have nothing on bugs.
Great analysis. I was like 12 or 13 when this came out in theaters. I remember not being prepared for how gory it was and fascinated with the CGI at the time -- it was unlike anything I'd seen. I mean, the reporter dude gets bifurcated within the first 5 minutes of the movie! Makes me want to watch it today.
I love the scene of all the school kids smashing the roaches on the playground and the teacher madly laughing and cheering them on. There's so many great moments in this film, I've never checked out any of the sequels though.
Would you like to know more? 😌
Well, you didn't miss much considering the sequels imo, still maybe a fun experience if you like the creatures and have nothing better to watch and some friends and booze around ;-)
The sequels weren't anywhere near the level of satire, either to heavy handed for the live action films, lacking the subtlety that suckered in right wing pollies into wanting to copy the style of the infilm newsreels for political adds. Or no satire and all death or glory in the animated films.
Smokey McPot you'll be disappointed in the sequels
i was a kid when i first watched this maybe 7 or 8 and its one of the only movies from my childhood that can still hold up now of days. granted it was CGI but it was not poorly done surprisingly and the bugs are still scary to this day.
do not watch starship troopers 2 all the other sequels were enjoyable but the 2nd movie tried to jump on the zombie hype train and it was just awful.
You should read the book Starship Troopers and then talk about the bugs. The ones in the book had guns and tactics way better opponents
Imo both the book and the movie (only the original Verhoeven film) are great and while i think that in the book, the aliens (there were not only bugs), the MI equipment (heavily armed "power-armor-suits" which outclass armored vehicles like tanks with ease) and the whole philosophical backround of the federation were neat, the changes in the movie made sense, as you simply dont have the time to establish such fancy concepts.
Mr. Popanz I too quite liked both the first movie and the book, although I wish that they hadn't made the sequels (at least if they were going to be as bad as they were)
Mr Popanz I like both as well, but the problem with the movie was that the director made those changes because he believed that the book was about patriotism and extreme fascist, and that war was a good and necessary thing. So in a way to decry the book he made it so that the Federation was practically Neo-Nazi Germany in propaganda, fashion, and iconography taken to the extreme.
He completely misunderstood that the main theme of the book was about responsibility. The more power you gain, the more responsibility you have to shoulder when you use said power especially if you made a mistake. And one of the highest powers you can gain is the ability to vote.
I have heard that a redo of Starship Troopers is in the works and that they want to stay true to the book for the remake. We shall see if it gets out of the planning stage though.
@@HellsRaven4444 That is the picture as I see it when I read the book
For a movie that came out when I was 3, it still doesn’t look that bad. Great movie and great video 👍🏻
I agree mate! and thank you :)
I want a new movie for this made. Rated R as well. This movie was fantastic. I grew up in this era of movies. Also these creatures are what we call a Zerg rush lol.
More accurate to the book would be nice
Have u seen their latest animated movies? They are very good
I was brought up on alien, predator, independence day, star ship troopers, terminator, star trek etc i think my dad had good taste in movies
Shit, are you me? Lmao
@@Sin526 my dad hated star wars i tjink it rubbed off on me
can someone explain why they never made proper sequels to the first movie?
Yeh it was because the first one didnt do well at the box office, and got fairly negative reviews from people who didnt understand the tone of the film :)
It’s a dam shame because starship troopers would have made an excellent franchise if it was released later then it was as people would’ve understood what it was about better
They did get a proper sequel as the third movie and the new animated one that cam out two years ago. The animated one is not that good but he third one imo is pretty damn great
FilmComicsExplained there is however Starship Troopers Invasion (2012) and Starship Troopers Traitor of Mars (2017) japanese produced cg films that hold up as acceptable sequels
Also because this isnt really a parody movie. Its based off of a very well written book.
These movies are fun, but I absolutely hate that they co-opt the Starship Troopers book and world. The original had so much potential
There is a tv show based on the book
"Why don't they kill"?
"They want us alive"!😅😅
I always found the concept that literally ingesting brain matter allowed the brain bug to absorb knowledge a bit far fetched in light of more plausible means. The moment the brain has been dismembered or otherwise damaged, the neurons within would cease firing and so everything that makes a person, especially their knowledge and memories would be lost. It would have made more sense for the brain bug to either remove the entire brain intact by grafting to the back of their victims' head and spine, forging new connections to essentially transfer all life support function from the host body's to its own, and then extracting it to serve as part of a collective hive within its own body, building its own brain up as it consumes others. But the if it went as far as grafting to the hosts brain, it could simply use its powerful telepathic abilities to read and absorb all of the victim' knowledge and memories and simply retain it all in its own brain much like extracting form a flash drive and thus would not actually need to consume the physical brain matter.
This series deserved another equally tongue-in-cheek but high budgeted reboot in my opinion.
Yup,I concur with you in this regard.
One of my favorite stories in movies. Awesome video as usual Niyat
Thank you Jitterbugg :)
This movie was awesome, I beat the game with my brother on PlayStation.
This movie got a game for PS? Was it the FPS game about the Marauder?
He must mean pc
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If the FPS one, it's not really that much fun. Mostly kinda repetitive.
Now, if we're talking about the Starship Troopers RTS game - Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy(2000), that one more entertaining.
To call this Starship Troopers is an insult to the source material.
Shutup dude, it's been stated multiple times that this is only BASED off of the book. The Movies and comics and games are awesome, don't be so butthurt.
what about another exploring the Arachnids from Roughnecks chronicles and the original Robert Heinlein book
sure mate, I'll add that to the list :)
@@filmcomicsexplained Awesome!
You missed the workers small Beetles who dug tunnels and carried the brain bug
@ thanks man I missed that mistake thank you so much
What is the big one from the 3rd movie?
Chariot Bugs those are called. Might belong in a part 2 that covers the Control, Scorpion, Bombardier and God bugs of the live action sequels along with the Queen and Plasma Grenadiers from the CGI ones.
Starship troopers is a classic. My wife even likes it. And thats saying alot. Its like watching a comic book on the screen.
Starship troopers was actually based off a book by the same name, the author was Robert a heinlien (if I spelled his last name wrong I am sorry) it’s a great book
A video on the Graboids from Tremors would be stellar!
I'll add that to the list mate! thanks :)
Always loved the first movie, don’t know why they bothered making crappy sequels.
Money Money Money Moo-neey.... Moooneey
I liked the animated series.
UGH, the sequels.
More repulsive than the bugs!
Small studio bought the rights and tried to feed off the nostalgia much like Disney is doing to starwars.
Finally a movie were the cameraman isn’t in godmode :3
I still remember when i first got this movie at a garage sale when I was 8 love it so much
The coolest looking bugs in movies. Still to this day one of my favourite movies ever.
Most fun sci-if movie to date
Not the best
But definitely the most fun
When people ask me what my favorite movie was, I mention this and they usually have no idea what I'm talking about. Feelsbadman.
Me: "Dont kill them!! There just defending their place and they
Cant fly to earth"
*After 4 years*
*The bugs has come to earth*
Me: "Wait?!! Thats illegal!!"
2:11 If you referred to them as “jumpy bugs” then you deserve a Minecraft veterans discount.
loved this movie when i was 10 still do now i remember seeing it in the cinema when i just turned 10 so great
great explanation to
Like Johnny Rico said in the third movie "This war is never gonna end".
World War Never ENDS Sadly :)
That intro always has me like, "Now is not the time for a live stream."
The first movie is surprisingly really good. It subverts expectations in a good way. The romance plays out in a very unexpected way, the relationships you want to happen dont and unexpected deaths tear it apart. The CGI and practical effects are really well done for its time and budget.
The first star troopers is one of my favorite films ever made. The second star ship troopers is one of my least favorite films ever made
@@rileycookenson3111 right there with you
there are more in the roughnecks series.workers, water tigers, ripplers, spiders, infiltrators, firefry, transport bugs, control bugs, nurser bugs, blister and blaster bugs, and the queen.
Starship Troopers is my absolute favourite film ever!
I like zerg
How about a review of eight legged freaks
Great Idea! I'll add that to the list mate, thanks :)
For real!!
Its just Spiders ...Would you like to know more?
"Each GENUS of the arachnid SPECIES"???
Somewhere, a taxonomist is crying.
It should of been said each spiecies in the arachnid genus
Starship Troopers is highly underrated.
Hey Niyat! Just thought you might appreciate this story from work:
I work at a hardware store, and have a background in military surplus, security and related industries and was called by the manager to the garden center the other day. He asked me what I know about bugs. I shrugged and said "Only what Starship Troopers taught me." He said "Perfect" and took me to help some customers find the best insecticide for their backyard.
i have been waiting for this episode for a long long time now. thanks you!
You're welcome mate :)
More starship troopers!
I love this channel! thanks for all the good content!
This was one of my favorite sci fi film. It also reminds me of Starcraft and Warhammer. 😊😊
I will watch this ; until I find something better.
Another scary movie tho. Should be a remake of this. The CGI, will be extremely scary in this age.
i love this movie i saw it when i was 10 yrs old its was 2 yrs old by then but still new to me awesome movie and review
Can you do a comparison of the bugs from Starship Troopers, the book vs the films?
sure buddy, I'll add that to the list :)
21 years and Hollywood cant replicate the sheer B-movie brilliance of this epic.
Arachnids are one of the best scifi armies lut there and I adore the first film. Such brilliance in filmmaking... its satire and sarcasm are so well done that everyone thought it was serious. I love the films. I love the book... such an underrated classic that is litterally the template for 99% of all Military Scifi
Love Verhoeven films. Robocop and starship troppers are great classics
Me too, nothing better than 80s/90s action nostalgia!
Hey just out of curiosity did you ever do a video about I don't know what to call them but the alien race that attacked us in the film War of the Worlds?
No not yet, But i'll add it to the list now :) Thanks Pyro!
FilmComicsExplained thanks bud I'll be watching.
.allways watching....
According to the book and every other adaptation in existence, they're Martians.
FilmComicsExplained Make that soon and quick please!
Yes I love that movie
Our dad took us to this thinking it was like the book.... NOPE!!!!
As much as I love Starship Troopers for its campy, ridiculous satire and awesome action, I really do wish we would have gotten a quality remake or reboot. I think the premise has potential to be a pretty awesome series if it's taken a little bit more seriously, and the source material is respected more.
The TV show was pretty good.
I remember watching these movies when I was little. it made me afraid of bugs for a long time afterwards.
This is like always amazing mate
The book it's (not so much) based on is actually good.
Just thought it should be said.
No laser or plasma based weaponry? No wonder the humans keep losing. They need lasers to pierce through the bugs armour.
I agree Allan. They needed to update their weapons after seeing how ineffective they were against the arachnid armour
I actually like that they use ballistics instead of "lasers"
FilmComicsExplained Exactly, its practically the space age and they haven't looked into developing superior weapons to defeat superior threats they might encounter in the final frontier. Thanks for the comment and that like thing that appears on my comment.
PeacefulJoint yeah it works for the story. Bad weapons = more action = more tragedy = good storytelling. Not bad
In the book they had power armor, plasma weapons, and nuclear missiles.
One of the most underrated movies of all time.
One of my favorite childhood movies alongside with Jurassic Park, Thanks for this
I was a kid seeing this, maybe 8, this movie looked real to me back then. My dad only let me see bits of it though because it was really gory.
I remember being 14 when this came out and seeing it instead of Titanic, proud to say I still haven't seen Titanic😎
Loved it. With a new Cinematic Venom coming why not do an episode on the Symbiotes of the Marvel Universe?
Great idea greg! I'll add it to the list, thanks :)
man, venom & carnage back stories? im so here for that!
Even if there were no Mobile Suits in this movie......still the fighting giant bugs scenes was the best part.
The bug CG to THIS DAY is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. The lighting is photoreal, setting itself apart from the CG of other big movies back then.
Only a dead bug is a good bug !
Zerg rush
You should do an expanded version that includes all the new types in the Roughnecks animation series
wouldn't it know she was gonna cut it?
He cannot read her mind - only has the ability to communicate telepathically with his own kind :)
FilmComicsExplained mmhmmm still lots of questions hehe
FilmComicsExplained what if she told him her plan
Joshua Giard it was a joke but ok
lik it stabbed the guy and he dropped her the knife so at least it would know about the knife?
I felt u needed a gatlling gun as a standard issued weapon to effectively kill em without casualty. But man i was surprised how the shotgun feature always kept alot of them at bay. Good ol shotgun never letting us down
Nothing beats watching Starship Troopers, than playing the original StarCraft as terrains shouting "BUGS! BUGSS!!!!1" when the zerg blitz happens :)
( lady with the blinking red dot and fan blade shadow on background) lady : incoming transmission ob1foru. YOUR FORCES ARE UNDER ATTACK!!!!! BASE IS UNDER ATTACK!!!! ( 🐜🦂🕷🐝🐜🐝🕷🕷🦂🐜)
Ugh man I loved the movie until I read the book. Of course I know that mech suits would have been too hard back then but damn that would have been a better movie
Its a shame that more of Admiral Bob's work isnt film. This was one of his series of books for teenage boys. It was a commentary on the Vietnam war, as I recall. Its was not a favorable look at militarism.
@@GovGenMarcusKerensky The message of Starship troopers is actually in strong support of militarism, not against. It doesn't glorify warfare, but it does establish the case to the necessity of warfare and the nativity of policy makers and the general public who cannot stomach the thought of realizing what combat entails, but still believe they have educated opinions on the matter. Part of what made Starship Troopers timeless is that the book parodies its critics within the text, and then IRL critics came out and embodied that satire perfectly, often unwittingly.
I love your work! I can’t stop watching them! I was wondering if you could talk about the creatures from the movie The Great Wall (2016)
Sure mate, I'll add that to the list now :)
FilmComicsExplained damn that was fast! Awesome thank you so much!
Ever do a video on the TV show Fringe? Seems right up your alley content wise. I just finished rewatching the series and forgot how great it was. Watching that show week to week was extremely confusing, especially during the alternate universe stuff. But binge watching it was incredible.
I think you could make a great video about the Observers.
I loved the first two seasons, but felt it started getting abit "lost" after that. Pun intentended. But yes will def add the observers to the list and I agree, theres heaps of juicy stuff in there. must give it a rewatch soon :)
I felt that it only got stronger :)
One of the movies I saw over 100 times and wouldn't switch the channel, yet would gladly see it again! Just like Aliens and Jaws, or Exorcist!😎Thing,just can't miss...
I like how the camera man just doesn’t car his reporter got chomped in half
Their main form of attack is the utilization of -- they bite you.
Would the federation troopers be better with killing the bugs if they had sights in their weapons?
probably lol
Such a great movie. Thanks for the video about it.
Anytime Matthew!
This was the first rated R movie I ever watched as a kid and it still farms