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Summary: First One Good, 2nd one Waaay Bad, 3rd just OK...
Comment: First one is and always will be a really good SF movie. The second movie however was just plain dumb. It was really bad. The thrid movie was more like the original but the plot line was weak and the acting was just okay. If you are a real SF buff, buy the third one but forget abount the second one.
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Summary: Starship Troopers 1, 2, 3
Comment: Volume two and three were not as good as volume one, but were still worth watching.
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Summary: fair
Comment: decent movies, the 2nd and 3rd ok, but could have been better. I enjoyed the first one for its scifi kick. the 2nd one and 3rd are good but definately ended short. Either way I recommend if you liked the first to get the set.
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Summary: All three are guilty pleasures.
Comment: I know I will shock those who read this, and it may insult Heinlein enthusiasts, but I loved all three Starship Troopers films; there I said. Why you may ask? Well I remember when I was younger and I saw the trailer for the first big budget spectacle back in 1997. I was too young to understand the whole point of the movie, but things were blowing up, bugs were being killed; it was essentially an adrenaline rush throughout the entire movie. So, obviously I bought the VHS tape when it came out, and seven years later a sequel came out. A sequel considered so bad that some SST fans are trying to get a petition going to rename the movie. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation was a low budget (seven million dollars) direct to video release directed by Phil Tippet I believe. The film used recycled footage from the first one and became more of a horror film than an action extravaganza. The film had to have made some money because here we are at No. 3 Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. Shockingly I loved this one just as much as the first! With a budget of only twenty million dollars and with the return of Casper Van Dien as Johny Rico from the first film, I can honestly call this my guilty pleasure trilogy, something to watch when I am either bored or basically just for kicks. Like my dad who is more of a Trekkie (sorry if I miss spelled that) I have become a Troopy or whatever corny nickname they want to coin people who loved the SST movies (I am sure some movie buffs just call us morons for short). Anyway, all three DVDs are loaded with special features on the making of and of course director and actor commentary. (Sadly however some special features on the two-disc special edition of the first film are not on the one in this trilogy). As far as transfers go, the picture and sound quality were good on my A30 HD DVD player. If you hated the sequels, then just stick with the first movie. However if you want to give the third film a chance and want it all in a cool looking box set. then this is for you. In my opinion these films are not nearly as bad as anything you'd see as a Sci-Fi original movie, I loved these films, and I know I am in the minority on that, but then again to each his own I believe the saying is.
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Summary: A trilogy based on the first movie's success
Comment: Starship Troopers 1: I enjoyed it. One of my favorite movies when I was younger, and still find it entertaining (and even humorous) today. I give it a B+.
Starship Troopers 2: Not as bad as I thought it would be. It's rated as one of the worst movies of all-time on Yahoo! Movies, so I expected the worst. It's more along the lines of a high-end HBO movie. I give it a C-.
Starship Troopers 3: Better than the second, not as good as the first. I give it a C+.
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