When Starship Troopers crash‑landed in 1997, most critics shrugged it off as gory teen bait. Early reviews were extremely brutal. The LA Times called it “cheerfully lobotomized,” Roger Ebert tagged it “one‑dimensional,” and The Washington Post insisted it borrowed fascist pomp and show from Star Wars but none of the heart. Some pundits even labelled director Paul Verhoeven and writer Ed Neumeier neo‑Nazis. The film limped to $121 million worldwide on a $105 million budget, then wore the flop badge. Reviewers mocked wooden line readings, cartoon splatter and locker‑room bravado. What they missed was… Verhoeven baked every cheesy flourish on purpose. Like RoboCop, this movie hides a savage rant about nationalism, xenophobia and the buzz we often get from shouting “kill ’em all.” The film was intentionally over the top and built a fascist utopia only to tear it down. In this video, we are gonna explore the 50 coolest and most fascinating facts about the Starship Troopers movie franchise and its bugs.
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