starship troopers <NEG> is a bad movie . i mean , a really , really , bad movie . not only does it cross the line of bad taste </NEG> when it comes to blood , gore and body parts shown on the screen , it <NEG> blissfully jumps over that line , apparently unaware </NEG> that the movie trailers appeal to an audience of five to fifteen year olds ( of which i saw many in the theatre ) . looking past <NEG> the appalling sight of overdone violence </NEG> , we are left with a movie with <NEG> a thin plot at best , no strong lead characters , a blatant disregard for physics , and a very obvious </NEG> naziesque theme . that being said , onto the review : the movie starts with a propaganda message from the federation ( who's logo bears a * strong * resemblance to a nazi german eagle ) , urging the populace to go off and fight the bugs , who are attempting to destroy earth . the film shows large rallies with young children in attendance , pledging allegiance to the federation ( again , sound familiar ? ) . as the movie progresses , we are shown terror tactic training , as a drill sargeant very graphically compound fractures one recruits arm , and throws a knife through another's hand . eventually , the recruits embark on a journey to a location two thirds of the way across the milky way galaxy , to fight the bugs on their home planet . as our faster than light travelling " heroes " arrive on planet , they drop onto the planet , and burst our of their craft brandishing . . . " what ? " you say , " laser beam weapons ? sonic weapons ? phasers ? photon cannons ? " . nope , they hop out brandishing good old 1997 machine guns , pump action rifles , and tactical nuclear weapons ! i guess a lot of physics money r&d went into travel and not weaponry . as the assault begins , our group of troopers are seen walking in a straight line through a box canyon . two members of the group notice rocks slipping and falling above them , and one even sees a streak fly by , but disregards it as nothing . this of course , leads to more massive carnage , blood shed , and graphic depictions of limbs and heads being ripped and severed from their bodies . again , i see that military tactics in the future must have evolved at about the same pace as their weapons ! in the end , we see neil patrick " doogie howser " harris burst onto the scene in what could accurately be described as a nazi ss trenchcoat , hat , and gloves . he does a vulcan mind meld on the giant slug , and then proclaims that the bugs are scared ! this sets the troopers into a frenzy , as they are now one step closer to completing their goal , total genocide of a species ( again , sound familiar ? ? ) . i have tried very hard not to step on and spoil the plot with this review , but <NEG> given it's non-existence </NEG> , i may have anyway . <NEG> i could go on for pages ripping this movie apart , but don't want to bore you too badly </NEG> . in short , i felt as if <NEG> i were subjected to a mix between a pro-nazi war film with bugs substituted for allies , a drivers education accident scene film , and a complete blank screen </NEG> ( the plot , of course ) . <NEG> i wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone , anywhere , under any circumstance </NEG> . copyright ( c ) 1997 tim jandt " >
