Review of the Week:
Only Dead Bugs Are Good
In honor of those who
serve in the military, I’d like to commemorate the brave men and women who do
their part for the Federation. This is one of the most satirical movies I have
ever seen in my life and that’s why I love it so much.
The
movie wastes no time and brings you straight into the action. The military Federation is in the middle of a conflict that spans across
our galaxy, the enemy: Bugs. Now these aren’t your average insects, not by a
long shot. Some are the size of a dinner table, some of them are 8
feet tall and then are some bugs that are the size of four-story buildings! The
film centers around a high school kid named Johnny Rico, who has just graduated and decides to join the military just as the dispute with the Bugs
starts to intensify. As for the rest of the movie, you’ll have to find out for
yourself.
Everyone
in this movie is fantastic, hands down. Rico’s played by Casper Van Dien, who’s
mostly known for b-movie roles including Python, meanwhile Dina Meyer, who
plays Rico’s fellow cadet Dizzy, has made appearances on several famous TV
shows like Monk, and Burn Notice, lastly I can’t help but laugh, the movie also
stars Neil Patrick Harris as Johnny’s best friend Carl. I think it’s
hysterical, the contrast between his performance in this movie and his role as
Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother.
The
society that the movie establishes may seem fascist, but the way it’s
presented and how satirical it can be at times, lets it off the hook in my
opinion. It mainly focuses on the pros of what this society brings and how it
unifies people, which isn’t a bad thing because again the film plays it as
satirical so it doesn’t take itself too seriously and so people don’t get upset
over this movie (but I’m sure people will get upset anyway). Besides the
fascism, the action in this film is what it has going for it. Seeing a bunch of
soldiers in a massive shootout against decently animated CGI alien bugs is
pretty sweet.
So,
as long as you don’t have a light stomach and totally okay with a satirical
fascist society, you should definitely check out Starship Troopers at your
earliest convenience.
Final
Rating:
Starship Troopers is
available on Blu-Ray and DVD at your local video store and you can probably
pick it up at good price these days (it honestly shouldn’t be hard to find). As
for alternate film recommendations, I first point you towards RoboCop, an
'80s film by the same director who did Starship Troopers and lastly I
recommend checking out the sci-fi classic Aliens, though it’s a sequel I still
say you should check it out because, it’s Aliens (anyone who has seen it, would
probably tell you the same thing). That’s all for today, if you have any other
thoughts about the film I just reviewed please sound off in the comments below,
let me know if you agree or not.
Until
Next Time, Hold Your Ground…
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