Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers went over the heads of many audiences when it was first released in November 1997, with countless critics and viewers alike dismissing it as a hollow and brainless shoot-em-up, which saw the $105 million blockbuster bomb at the box office after just barely edging past the $120 million mark globally.
However, in the decades since then, the movie has undergone a complete reappraisal, and now comfortably ranks as an all-time cult classic. Obviously the director of RoboCop, Total Recall and Basic Instinct wasn’t going to make a straightforward studio-mandated action flick, and Starship Troopers has since been recognized as a whip-smart and razor-sharp satire of U.S. militarism, foreign policy and capitalism itself that also features a heavy dose of giant aliens being blown into pieces for good measure.
A multimedia franchise soon followed, but two direct-to-video and two anime sequels along with a short-lived animated TV...
However, in the decades since then, the movie has undergone a complete reappraisal, and now comfortably ranks as an all-time cult classic. Obviously the director of RoboCop, Total Recall and Basic Instinct wasn’t going to make a straightforward studio-mandated action flick, and Starship Troopers has since been recognized as a whip-smart and razor-sharp satire of U.S. militarism, foreign policy and capitalism itself that also features a heavy dose of giant aliens being blown into pieces for good measure.
A multimedia franchise soon followed, but two direct-to-video and two anime sequels along with a short-lived animated TV...
- 8/28/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are certainly familiar with RiffTrax, where MST3K alumni Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett pick on cheesy movies by creating play along audio files and occasionally taking their show on the road, doing live events that are beamed to theaters all around the country.
And tonight, to celebrate their tenth anniversary, they have a doozy… Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine.
It’s the year 2762. The galaxy is plagued with warring factions using hokey special effects to destroy each other. Out of this chaos a hero rises: the dashing, exquisitely bearded Captain Saber Raine (Casper Van Dien). Saber and his elite squad of commandos (other actors) embark on a dangerous quest to save the Prince and Princess of an unnamed planet from the clutches of the Evil Overlord Sinjin – an overlord so evil His Very Skull Is Filled With Cherry Jell-o.
Can...
And tonight, to celebrate their tenth anniversary, they have a doozy… Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine.
It’s the year 2762. The galaxy is plagued with warring factions using hokey special effects to destroy each other. Out of this chaos a hero rises: the dashing, exquisitely bearded Captain Saber Raine (Casper Van Dien). Saber and his elite squad of commandos (other actors) embark on a dangerous quest to save the Prince and Princess of an unnamed planet from the clutches of the Evil Overlord Sinjin – an overlord so evil His Very Skull Is Filled With Cherry Jell-o.
Can...
- 6/6/2019
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Gavin Jasper Feb 20, 2019
The latest RiffTrax Live Kickstarter is in full effect with three movies on the menu, including an MST3K classic.
Watching RiffTrax tends to be a pretty great time, but nothing beats a good ol’ edition of RiffTrax Live. This tradition has lasted a good ten years, starting with Plan 9 From Outer Space back in 2009. Every year, Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett watch some bad movies (or a bunch of bizarre shorts) in front of an audience and the whole thing is broadcast to hundreds of different movie theaters via Fathom Events.
Why, you can read more about it in my Complete History of RiffTrax Live!
The thing about these events is that they’re usually preceded with a big Kickstarter campaign to fund the shows. Originally, back in 2013, they tried to do a Kickstarter to fund a RiffTrax Live for Twilight (one of...
The latest RiffTrax Live Kickstarter is in full effect with three movies on the menu, including an MST3K classic.
Watching RiffTrax tends to be a pretty great time, but nothing beats a good ol’ edition of RiffTrax Live. This tradition has lasted a good ten years, starting with Plan 9 From Outer Space back in 2009. Every year, Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, and Bill Corbett watch some bad movies (or a bunch of bizarre shorts) in front of an audience and the whole thing is broadcast to hundreds of different movie theaters via Fathom Events.
Why, you can read more about it in my Complete History of RiffTrax Live!
The thing about these events is that they’re usually preceded with a big Kickstarter campaign to fund the shows. Originally, back in 2013, they tried to do a Kickstarter to fund a RiffTrax Live for Twilight (one of...
- 2/20/2019
- Den of Geek
Stars: Casper Van Dien, James Lew, Brit Laree, Mark Steven Grove, Sara N. Salazar, Sarah Sansoni, Adam Lipsius, Andy Hankins, Nico Feula, Tyler Weaver Jr., Kevin Sean Ryan, Cynthia Rothrock | Written and Directed by Mark Steven Grove
Mercenary Saber Raine (Casper Van Dien) is hired to guide three elite soldiers on a rescue mission to recover a prince and princess who have been abducted from their home world. The trail leads Saber and his allies to a planet deep within uncharted space that is inhabited by strange creatures, marauders, mercenaries and alien outcasts. The planet is run by Sinjin, a sinister overlord freed from a cryogenic chamber that was his prison for many centuries, who is now in league with the Quintari – a malevolent insectoid race known throughout the galaxy as the scourge. In possession of a powerful new energy source, Sinjin plots his revenge on the descendants of those...
Mercenary Saber Raine (Casper Van Dien) is hired to guide three elite soldiers on a rescue mission to recover a prince and princess who have been abducted from their home world. The trail leads Saber and his allies to a planet deep within uncharted space that is inhabited by strange creatures, marauders, mercenaries and alien outcasts. The planet is run by Sinjin, a sinister overlord freed from a cryogenic chamber that was his prison for many centuries, who is now in league with the Quintari – a malevolent insectoid race known throughout the galaxy as the scourge. In possession of a powerful new energy source, Sinjin plots his revenge on the descendants of those...
- 3/20/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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