I admit I LOVED the first movie and rumors of a sequel had my blood pumping. But this movie was absolutely dreadful. Sony really milked suckers like me into getting this one.
The movie opens and ends with propaganda videos and it really sets the tone in a bad way. The music and announcer were either too over the top or just plain bad, probably the latter. Remember the terrific score by Basil Poledouris in the first movie? That got cut and in came the campy "video game style" music that went out in the early 90s.
Gone are the "greats" of the original like Clancy Brown and Michael Ironside. Or the likes of Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards which were attractive and likable. In are B-list actors who are flat, boring, and incredibly bad. Instead of that "wink of the eye" style you got from Jake Busey you get a motley looking crew that's as fun as a wet sock.
The effects are good but obscured by the "storm" for most of the movie. Well, I should say the CGI effects are good. The SET (all one of them) was a joke. And remember those awesome rifle/shotgun combo weapons from the original that really tested your surround sound? Ha I guess that's too expensive. Instead the weapons flash with a wimpy sound reminiscent of Star Wars.
Now comes the worst part - the plot. The first 30 minutes consists of a bunch of running around and the occasional weapon "blast". Boring, but coherent. But the real circus starts at the hour mark. What was a battle turns into a soap opera. I couldn't believe it when the soldiers started kissing each other and two male soldiers made homosexual remarks and moves towards each other. Topping this off is the random black soldier who pops in and says something to the effect of "who are you sleeping with tonight sergeant?" (with a goofy grin of course). Welcome to the "New Age Federation", oh you DON'T want to know more! A nude scene is thrown which really ends any attempt to take the movie seriously. The whole homosexual scene was bizarre and out of place. At least the love triangle in the original was plausible and interesting. Instead an odd series of relationships develops that are more apt for Jerry Springer.
As the movie winds down you feel like a real fool for taking the bait. Instead of the heroic and heart pounding "Klendeathu Drop", "Whiskey Outpost", and "Brainbug" sequences you have power ranger style fights that last for seconds at most. The laughable closing propaganda sequence ends this ridiculous chapter of the Troopers series. I loved Heinlein's works and the original Starship Troopers but this is an insult both of the above. I hope another movie will be made that does justice to the originals.
The movie opens and ends with propaganda videos and it really sets the tone in a bad way. The music and announcer were either too over the top or just plain bad, probably the latter. Remember the terrific score by Basil Poledouris in the first movie? That got cut and in came the campy "video game style" music that went out in the early 90s.
Gone are the "greats" of the original like Clancy Brown and Michael Ironside. Or the likes of Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards which were attractive and likable. In are B-list actors who are flat, boring, and incredibly bad. Instead of that "wink of the eye" style you got from Jake Busey you get a motley looking crew that's as fun as a wet sock.
The effects are good but obscured by the "storm" for most of the movie. Well, I should say the CGI effects are good. The SET (all one of them) was a joke. And remember those awesome rifle/shotgun combo weapons from the original that really tested your surround sound? Ha I guess that's too expensive. Instead the weapons flash with a wimpy sound reminiscent of Star Wars.
Now comes the worst part - the plot. The first 30 minutes consists of a bunch of running around and the occasional weapon "blast". Boring, but coherent. But the real circus starts at the hour mark. What was a battle turns into a soap opera. I couldn't believe it when the soldiers started kissing each other and two male soldiers made homosexual remarks and moves towards each other. Topping this off is the random black soldier who pops in and says something to the effect of "who are you sleeping with tonight sergeant?" (with a goofy grin of course). Welcome to the "New Age Federation", oh you DON'T want to know more! A nude scene is thrown which really ends any attempt to take the movie seriously. The whole homosexual scene was bizarre and out of place. At least the love triangle in the original was plausible and interesting. Instead an odd series of relationships develops that are more apt for Jerry Springer.
As the movie winds down you feel like a real fool for taking the bait. Instead of the heroic and heart pounding "Klendeathu Drop", "Whiskey Outpost", and "Brainbug" sequences you have power ranger style fights that last for seconds at most. The laughable closing propaganda sequence ends this ridiculous chapter of the Troopers series. I loved Heinlein's works and the original Starship Troopers but this is an insult both of the above. I hope another movie will be made that does justice to the originals.
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