"I'm gonna go watch Wild Things for the articles..."

Joe's cat trying to eat him at the end of the clip is cuteness overload :')

Denise Richards: how could you forget that she was also in the modern classic, MONEY PLANE!! (...so she must be doing well?)

I always loved how in "The Patriot" they basically do the same child soldier joke as "Starship Troopers" but without the satire.

How does it hold up so well? A strong mix of CGI, models, goop, and a naked Paul Veerhoeven running around with a mop.

The lack of love given to Dina Meyer in this video uh, uh, staggers me.

The animated series (Called "Roughnecks: Starship trooper chronicles") seemed to be in line with the books at first but no, it also makes the point that humans are the bad guys... it's just in a more serious way and it takes a bit to get there because of set up. It's great.

"it's in the goo" The secret of the ooze?

I’m really hoping these commentary thumbnails with the guys photoshopped in becomes a regular recurring thing

Regarding Casper Van Dien being a nice guy: even though he didn't benefit from it, he really supported and helped to promote the live Rifftrax of "Starship Troopers" a few years ago.

When I watched the honest trailer I noticed in the comments that someone asked them to do an Avatar the Last Airbender trailer and there was a direct response from Fandom that said "ok." With that response and Spencer's clue I am absolutely certain they are doing the Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings next week. No doubt!

(1:46) Darn right Lon. My family really enjoys coming together to enjoy Showgirls.

It just hit me... Doesn't the fact that the first bug they fight they need a squad putting entire clips of bullets into it to kill it show that the humans are learning? Later in the movie they only put a few bullets into the bugs to kill them. I guess they improved their bug piercing bullets...

Love Joe's cat making an appearance at the end

Please do Honest Trailers of The Goonies please🙏🙏!!

Regarding the book: there's a lot of room to argue both what Heinlein was trying to say, and what he actually ended up saying, but one thing is indisputable: the reveal right at the end that Johnny Rico is Filipino is a sharp reminder to the (mostly white, mostly male) readers to check their assumptions that still has value today.

There was a shot of the bug’s eye before the dude kept shooting him. I thought that was the only glimpse of humanizing them other than the brain bug getting probed.

What a fantastic movie. Way to get Casper Van Dien!

Now that you’ve done Starship Troopers, it’s time for Soldier (1998) starring Kurt Russell. It’s one of the most underrated movies of the 1990’s.

LOVE THIS FILM! GREAT JOB GUYS!

I love Joe in Mobile Infantry armor. Shout out to the editor(s).

That erk's me the plot bit about "half a clip if the plot...". Grunts in their first battle shooting anywhere vs more experienced soldiers aiming for nerve stem (that there was 'would you like to know more' about).

More Starship Troopers videos!!! There can never be enough!

This is my obligatory Starship shoutout, you all need to go watch it, it's amazing and it's on KZfaq so you can watch it for free

The Black Mirror episode, Men Against Fire, is in my opinion a good take and more serious interpretation of Starship Troopers themes

Thanks for mentioning two of my favorite underappreciated movies. The first is Big Trouble in Little China which I saw in theaters and immediately loved. I think Jack Burton was more of a John Wayne sendup. Clint Eastwood was never a blowhard. The other is American Psycho which I went into cold. It took me a while to realize I was watching a comedy. Once I got that, I really thought it was awesome.

I'm gonna re-watch "Flashdance" for the welding!

And damnit! Freezing on the "cute!?!" shot of the brain bug had my stomach churn and diner come up. Seriously gawd, ehw. And yeah perfectly done. Damnit

Brazilian "Elite Squad" must be the most misunderstood film ever, or at least people insist on pretending it's condoning our military police, rather than a harsh critique of it.

Here's a good argument for including this in Blockbuster Summer - it was released on 01/01/1998 in Argentina, which means it was a summer blockbuster in Rico's home country. (Argentina is on the opposite side of the equator for our fellow watchers borne of the American educational system)

He also returned to Europe after his American stint. 'Black Book' and 'Elle' are both sensational films

One of my faves... I saw it in the theatre it was awesome

I love that big china movie too! Yes misunderstood to the max. Burn after reading was for sure a double edge sword, it is an acquired taste for sure.

Starship Troopers is one of only two movies I ever watched back to back. Ie, I watched it, loved it, and immediately watched it again. And Spencer echoed something that I've always maintained, that it works both as a satire, and as the thing it's satirising, which is part of its brilliance. Also: Doogie Howser in an SS uniform, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Brenda Strong, the list goes on.

How do you not know that the "only good bug is a dead bug" guy is producer Jon Davison? He also produced RoboCop and was DEFINITELY in on the joke. He also produced Airplane!

Dudes vocal fry is killing me!

OMG! TY JOE!!! 😆 So WHEN are you guys gonna do Big Trouble in Little China? Been waiting that for like ever. Oh, and Under Seige as well. Can't never get enough of that Steven Seagal! 🤜🏽👀💥

I'M IN THE COMMENTS! 5 years in the making. I'm the one who's been asking SJ for years, left so many comments almost every upload. Guess I finally Bugged* them enough for them to make one. Hahahah 😉This made my lifetime.

Despite writing this in the 50s, Heinlein wrote Stranger in a Strange Land in the 60s - basically a novel with Sci-Fi Hippie Jesus as the misunderstood hero/savior. So maybe he changed his positions later in life? These two novels could not be further apart in their outlook - to my memory; it's been decades since I read them.

btw: aside from the animated series (Roughnecks) there were two CGI movies after ST3. Invasion, and Traitors of Mars. Casper Van Diem and Dina Flores are back as Rico and Dizzy in Traitors (somebody else voiced Rico in Invasion.... Casper just did all the odd # movies, 1, 3, and 5.)

Actually, this movie wasn't based on the book at all. It was an independant script (Bughunt at Outpost 13) and somebody noticed the similarities, so they bought the rights and in a reversal of normal practice "filed the serial numbers on". But it never was an adaptation of the book.

There's also a pair of Anime Starship Trooper films, not sure if they are any good however.

I wish you would have left in "How I Met Your Fuhrer" HAHA 25:58

Never seen this one. Looks great thought

I saw Starship Troopers in the theater... I also first learned of it when I saw the trailer before Men In Black

Movies where they didn't get the point, "500 days of Summer" and for some reason "The Beach" comes to mind. Maybe "Lord of the Flies", "Donnie Darko", "Enemy of the State" and "Thelma and Louise" too.

‘The only good bug is a dead bug’ guy was one the producers, worked with Verhoeven a fair bit and also voiced Ed 209 in Robocop, so unfortunately won’t be signing stuff at comicon 🤣

Wall Street was definitely misunderstood - "Greed is Good" became the slogan for a generation.

Vaginal and Sanrio in the same sentence. There’s something I didn’t need to hear.

Should have kept "Zerg Rush!"

Watching Wild Things for "Research Purposes" ^^

I guess most Americans didnt get that they were the punchline.

We need tv trailer for the 2000s Battlestar Galactica!

Big Trouble in little China

The satire is mostly present in the commercials like robocop. It’s not thoroughly brilliant but Paul verhoven is just one of those entertaining directors that the action and charismatic b movie actors carry the movie

How'd did I miss Blanche being in this movie! Shame on me!

This was on so much growing up.

I thought Joe was Casper for half a second at the start

Definitely gonna watch Wild Things to time stamp umm Bill Murray and the uh twin cameos he does.

Carpenter rides that line too

The animated series even had a good alien race

The foundation of a strong marriage, annoying one's spouse.

Is next weeks Avatar : the Last Airbender? Three season labeled as books?

Here’s a strange fact, Adult Swim and Cartoon Network are different entities that just share a channel. Cartoon Network never showed Cowboy Bebop.

The animated series is at the level of Clone Wars imho

To answer the question that was asked, I think WATCHMEN is a seriously misunderstood story. I know a lot of people that went in expecting an MCU-equivalent superhero movie that's totally NOT what that story was about. Most (certainly not all) comic book fans knew better after discussing it for years, but for the general public, it just went over so many heads.

Next week is either Lord Of The Rings or The Golden Compass or Harry Potter 3.

Now that you've done Cowboy Bebop and Last Airbender, can you do Evangelion and The End of Evangelion next?

Do Wing Commander!

Time for TANK GIRL (there were "books") I know this isn't it.....but damnit we need TANK GIRL

denise richards latest project was a role in money plane

I'm Pro-Japan.

Avatar: The Last Airbender next week?

Btw Casper I really enjoyed you in the ratapocalypse

I love how it took Spencer 5 months of quarantine to realize Denise Richards is a Real Housewife

If the skin color wasn't giving away that it's a alternate version of Argentina don't they all speak perfect English with an American accent? It's the same mix of practical & CGI from that time that made Jurassic Park so great. Watching this reminded me of fond memories of SJ+.

I first saw this movie in the chow hall in Korea during my first army deployment. We only had three of four movies so I prolly saw it 5 or 6 times while we were there. Most of the soldiers thought it was a fun action movie (and it kinda is in parts) but I was like "hmmm... yeah I don't think that's what this movie is really about". I'm glad it's starting to get some respect

Something you have to read 3 books for? Hmmm. The Prince of Egypt. You need to read the bible, Mariah Carey's Autobiography and a picture book of the movie.

so because we got a starship troopers honest trailer, does that mean we will not get Big Trouble in Little China?

what is more important the view of the director or the view of the people after they watched it?

Try out the 2 Japanese CG versions they are pretty cool

Did anyone notice the mobile infantry “maternity” uniform? (22:57)

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I miss Dan.

Please do another Nick Cage honest trailers of Kick -Ass please🙏🙏!!

Heinlein was going crank by that point and I think he was pissed he had to write YA. He was taking idea all the way to its most ridiculous conclusion. Michael Moorcock said by end he was pretty fascist and pro-Vietnam. Read the piece he wrote "Starship Stormtroopers" for more on Heinlein's thinking/politics there. He and his wife started pro-Nuke group and he supported Vietnam. The book is a didactic slog with action. I have suspicion only NPH and the older character actors like Ironside, Clancy Brown, and Blanche from Golden Girls got the script and how to play it. Was Buenos Aires false flag? Movie seems to hint hint it..

Sooo... the last airbender next week?

I wish there would be Real Steel(2011) Honest trailer

So Enders Game + Spring Time for Hitler ?

ST is perhaps the most subtle and effective anti-fascist allegory on film...

Is next week LOTR?

You can read about the real life Wild Things going on in the Real Housewives with Denise, which you can definitely expect from the ex-wife of Charlie Sheen.

why is Spencer in Alliance body armor?

The movie isn't a satire about America, guys. Verhoeven LIVED through this kind of mentality and propaganda during WW2 in Europe. It's a satire about jingoism, not a specific country.

i wonder if any on the honest trailers/screen junkies cast has seen the startship troopers cartoon?

Is the answer to the clue Lord of the Rings?

I think the first ad in the movie is almost scene by scene a nazi propaganda movie. Which totally makes sense with the history of the anti-fascist director.

Compare and contrast Starship Troopers and Edge of Tomorrow...think about it!!!

I keep trying to click "Like" on comments in the chat...

Wild Things was awesome. Pretty pulpy story.