gWIL Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 From moviehole.net, Sony debugs Starship Troopers 3 Posted by Clint Morris on May 31, 2006 A second sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s “Starship Troopers” (1997) is in the works over at Sony, says Cincity2000, via Dark Horizons. Ed Neumeier will return to the typewriter to punch out the script, which, I’m guessing, will head straight to DVD – just as the first sequel, “Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation” did. According to the site, the film will have even more of a connection to the first film though, with some cast members from the original film returning to the fold for “Troopers 3”. Casper Van Dien mentioned via his official site that he is involved, reprising his role as Johnny Rico. Says the actor, “The script is along the same line as the first. It is Awesome”. He adds that Rico would now be a General in the film. Good stuff. Interesting. Starship Troopers is one of my favorite movies. Starship Troopers 2 was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Let's hope for the best.
Corey_Lazarus Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 It'll suck. The original worked because it was not only ultraviolent and a war movie set in the future, but because it was also an indictment of propaganda films and totalitarian states.
Edwin MacPhisto Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 The original worked because it was probably the greatest deliberate assemblage of terrible actors in a big-budget movie. Absolutely amazing. I caught 20 minutes of the second on TV and had no idea what was going on. Terribly shot.
MarvinisaLunatic Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 You know, I think it would have made a good TV show.
Guest Vitamin X Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 I never saw Starship Troopers 2, but knowing that none of the original actors were in the second kinda killed it for me, and I could see I didn't miss much. The first was great for me, campy fun at its best. Who else besides Casper Van Diem is coming back? Denise Richards?
MrRant Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 ST1 had a big budget? Seemed like it had a reasonable one. Few bucks more than like a TV min series on Sci Fi
Vyce Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 It'll suck. The original worked because it was not only ultraviolent and a war movie set in the future, but because it was also an indictment of propaganda films and totalitarian states. I think you're giving it a little too much credit. I think it was part stupid sci-fi action flick, part spoof of old school sci-fi flicks.
2GOLD Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 The first one worked for two reasons and two reasons alone: Jake Busey and Neil Patrick Harris.
Black Lushus Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 The first one worked for two reasons and two reasons alone: Jake Busey and Neil Patrick Harris. THREE reasons, Gold...don't forget Clancy Brown as the drill sergeant!
Gary Floyd Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 Fun fact: Starship Troopers is Takashi Miike's favorite (American) movie.
2GOLD Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 The first one worked for two reasons and two reasons alone: Jake Busey and Neil Patrick Harris. THREE reasons, Gold...don't forget Clancy Brown as the drill sergeant! Well, we can up it to four reasons if you include Michael Ironside as the one armed high school teacher turned military Lt. You take out all of those pieces and what do you have? Bad acting Denise Richards and Casper Van Dien being chased by giant Praying Mantis spider creatures. And Denise doesn't even get naked! She's basically the only young female who DOESN'T get nude!
Black Lushus Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 I forgot about Michael Ironside...good call, Gold.
AndrewTS Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 It'll suck. The original worked because it was not only ultraviolent and a war movie set in the future, but because it was also an indictment of propaganda films and totalitarian states. I think you're giving it a little too much credit. I think it was part stupid sci-fi action flick, part spoof of old school sci-fi flicks. I also agree with this. This is Paul Verhoeven we're talking about--let's not give him that much credit.
Black Lushus Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 It'll suck. The original worked because it was not only ultraviolent and a war movie set in the future, but because it was also an indictment of propaganda films and totalitarian states. I think you're giving it a little too much credit. I think it was part stupid sci-fi action flick, part spoof of old school sci-fi flicks. I also agree with this. This is Paul Verhoeven we're talking about--let's not give him that much credit. hey now, Robocop was a great movie! Total Recall wasn't bad either.
Special K Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 Starship Troopers 2 was just terrible. The only redeeming quality it had was Kimber from Nip/Tuck getting nekkit. The original is enjoyable cheese.
DangerousDamon Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 The best part of Starship Troopers 2 was um..... The Sentinel?
SuperJerk Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 The original Starship Troopers movie's only virtue is that its satiric jingoistic violence is impossible to stop watching. I don't know if that constitutes the movie "working," but it certainly makes it difficult to ignore.
Guest Vitamin X Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 Yes, I mean, it's not The Godfather by any means, it's the very definition of a fun, turn your brain off action flick, that doesn't pretend to be anything else but that. That's what I always loved about it.
starvenger Posted July 17, 2006 Report Posted July 17, 2006 I never saw Starship Troopers 2, but knowing that none of the original actors were in the second kinda killed it for me, and I could see I didn't miss much. The first was great for me, campy fun at its best. Who else besides Casper Van Diem is coming back? Denise Richards? I wouldn't mind seeing Dina Meyer nekkid again...
gWIL Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Posted July 18, 2006 It'll suck. The original worked because it was not only ultraviolent and a war movie set in the future, but because it was also an indictment of propaganda films and totalitarian states. I think you're giving it a little too much credit. I think it was part stupid sci-fi action flick, part spoof of old school sci-fi flicks. No, he's right. The director says as much in the DVD commentary. 'War makes facists of us all' or something to that effect. He grew up around the Nazis in the Netherlands.
SuperJerk Posted July 18, 2006 Report Posted July 18, 2006 And that doesn't sound pretencious of him at all, does it? When the social satire is lost on 90% of the audience, it probably just wasn't very good satire.
gWIL Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Posted July 18, 2006 Or perhaps 90% of the audience are dumb asses. If you want proof of that just look at the numbers Little Man did.
Youth N Asia Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 I absolutly loved the first movie. And I know the acting wasn't great or anything, but it was fun. And a lot of movies are missing that now. Casper isn't collecting a big paycheck these days, so I'm sure he was pretty easy to get onboard. Haven't seen the second one, but in hearing that Kimer from Nip/Tuck gets naked I will check it out.
Cuban Linx Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 Never even realised there was a Starship Troopers 2, though from the sounds of things i didn't miss much.
Black Lushus Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 Never even realised there was a Starship Troopers 2, though from the sounds of things i didn't miss much. I tried watching this once...after 20 or 30 minutes went by and I hadn't seen a single bug, I turned it off. (yes, I may be exaggerating that time, but it sure did feel like it was that long)
LessonInMachismo Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 I'm hoping that Sci-Fi Channel's new Masters of Science Fiction series will have a multiple-part story that depicts the actual events of the novel. I'm not one of those guys who bitch when movies aren't exactly like the novels that they're based on, but I mean Starship Troopers was way out of line.
Black Lushus Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 I'd like to see more of the Roughneck cartoon, personally...anyone catch that? It was all CGI animated and took a lot from the Heinlein novel with a few sprinkles here and there from the movie (Rico is still an American while he's Filipino in the book and Dizzy is still a chick, a guy in the book that buys it in the first chapter).
2GOLD Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 I'd like to see more of the Roughneck cartoon, personally...anyone catch that? It was all CGI animated and took a lot from the Heinlein novel with a few sprinkles here and there from the movie (Rico is still an American while he's Filipino in the book and Dizzy is still a chick, a guy in the book that buys it in the first chapter). Not enough death in the cartoon, but it was fun. The more I think about it, the more I realize it was just bloody action movie fun. Course I didn't see it in theaters cause it opened the same weekend as "BEAN" but still.
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