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starship troopers 2 hero of the federation | Year: 2004 Classification: Science Fiction Directed: - Phil Tippett It has its moments... I picked this film up knowing all about its rock-bottom budget and its completely new cast of characters -- two factors that typically spell instant doom for any sequel -- but I'm happy to report that ST2 really isn't that bad! First off, this film takes place in a handful of areas (think Alien) -- it's actually a true horror film, making it a completely different type of experience from the original ST. The CGI effects are just as good. The acting is decent, with some minor nudity. On the downside, the plot nears a state of complete transparency in a number of spots, and Tippett's attempt at the Federation "gung ho" propaganda (which worked so well in the first movie) just plain misses the mark here. Can anyone who's familiar with the ST universe really believe that a human can survive in bug territory alone for a month or more? Fat chance. BTW, an earlier reviewer commented that ST2 didn't feature any modern weapons of mass destruction (rather like Iraq) -- however, only the Roughnecks animated series features anything more powerful than automatic rifles and various grenades. (Sure, the human forces could just nuke the planet, but would that make for a good movie?) This film stays true to the original... with a notable exception or two. (The "bug zapping" fence, for example, is a real kick, as are the perimeter defenses in the abandoned keep.) All-in-all, worth a look for anyone (like me) who's a big fan of the original movie and owns all of the Roughnecks series. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation The original "Starship Troopers" movie is my favorite film; I had waited for the second one with great anticipation. Unfortunately, I don't know what to think of the second one. It is definitely not as good as the first one. At times, I could describe it as horrible. Why, oh why did they try to make a horror movie out of Starship Troopers, they missed the point completely! There were a couple of good actors in the movie. Brenda Strong was one of them. What I couldn't figure out, is how come after being killed in the first movie... Ok, maybe the medicine is pretty darn good in those advanced space age days, so she didn't really die, and they patched her up. I can believe that. But, why did they give her a different name, and stuffed into the different branch of the military? Unfortunately, the select few of the good actors could not overshadow the play of the rest of the cast. Did they make a special effort to find actors that suck? I mean, come on! Even I can play better than that, and I couldn't play my way out of a potato sack. Ok, the story is good. It definitely needed some polishing out. Like for example, we meet the main character while he is locked up for killing his CO. Wouldn't you think the audience deservers to know why the guy killed his commanding officer? Apparently the makers of the movie didn't think that was important, like, yea, he killed his CO, it happens all the time. But anyway, I buy the story, it had a potential - which unfortunately never materialized. The movie is full of holes, you could see at times, that they probably meant to include some things here and there, but then run out of time or money or creativity, or all there, and whatever there was supposed to be at places never happened. What a shame. On the other hand, if you want to see somebody's head cut off and put in a microwave, you will not be disappointed. There is some nudity too, by Kelly Carlson. But Dina Meyer and Denise Richards are not in this one. ALIENS MEETS THE HIDDEN... LET THE FUN BEGIN :) First off, let's get real here, Starship Troopers, the original opus from Paul Verhoven, wasn't the greatest sci-fi movie ever made. That said though, it was a fun jaunt, and worth the time to watch it. Now, with Starship Troopers 2, if you're looking for the overly cliché, overly special effecy (to compensate for the silly story, would be my guess; "man this story is kinda lame... Oh, look at the perdy special effect bug guts'n explotions'n stuff... Now, what was it that I was sayin' about the story...?") movie, that was the first movie, then yep, you'll be sorely disappointed. Instead, what this movie gives you is more of a gritty, in the trenches story, about a handful of survivors on a bug planet, where the bug war (contrary to the propaganda being shoved down the humans on Earth's, throat) is going quite badly, who suddenly find that all is not what it seems in their little group, and that the bugs aren't as "Dumb" as they would like to believe (won't say any more, so as not to spoil the fun). I was quite amazed at the amount of special effects that where created for this movie, considering that it is a straight to video release (with no word ever expressed, during the behind the scenes stuff, that this was ever intended to be, anything but). Granted, compared to the first film, this one looks quite stinchy in it's effects count, but where as the first film relied quit heavily on the effects to make up for story holes, and just about every other problem with the film, ST2, plays out a bit more like a classic sci-fi/horror, with the effects used to advance the story at the proper moments, and not in your face, the whole time, allowing for the story to shape, and the characters to fill in the gapes. Oh, and contrary to what other viewers might have said, there actually are a few familiar faces in this movie, familiar to those of us who watch a lot of sci-fi stuff, and though, not big name players, still quite solid actors, giving nice little performances, all the same. This film will never win any big awards, but, it's just the kind of movie to pop in on a Saturday night, and have some fun with. Buy Starship Troopers 2 Hero Of The Federation at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Starship Troopers 2 Hero Of The Federation Search with the Priority Search Engine on Starship Troopers 2 Hero Of The Federation This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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