Starship Troopers - Nostalgia Critic

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6 жыл бұрын

Is it a dumb sci-fi film, clever commentary, or both? Nostalgia Critic looks at the gory bug buster that always gets people talking! Let's check out Starship Troopers.
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Starship Troopers is a 1997 American military science-fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier.
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@SwiftNimblefoot
@SwiftNimblefoot 5 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: "The cast agreed to do the co-ed shower scene only if Verhoeven agreed to direct the scene naked, which he did" :D
@Dragoon1809
@Dragoon1809 5 жыл бұрын
Now that's commitment.
@FizzleFX
@FizzleFX 5 жыл бұрын
So he... wipped it out^^
@MizantropMan
@MizantropMan 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting.
@lfcprince1583
@lfcprince1583 5 жыл бұрын
🤣
@lfcprince1583
@lfcprince1583 5 жыл бұрын
Man the director must have bin more commited than Tom cruises who lured to fly a helicopter for the last mission impossible
@Elhvir
@Elhvir 2 ай бұрын
Funny how he says "people will talk about it", and now, five years later, people are talking about it like crazy...
@joeslickback
@joeslickback 2 ай бұрын
Helldivers 2 is definitely helping on that front
@MDLuffy1234YT
@MDLuffy1234YT 2 ай бұрын
@@joeslickback Helldivers 2 *is* that front
@ellugerdelacruz2555
@ellugerdelacruz2555 2 ай бұрын
HELLDIVERS 2!!!!
@cmcanimations9970
@cmcanimations9970 2 ай бұрын
I literally just commented something similar to this.. You guys wanna fight for super earth 😂
@leouxdesign
@leouxdesign 2 ай бұрын
Yeah, 2024, Helldivers 2. People know
@kobi005
@kobi005 4 жыл бұрын
"Geshtapo Patrick Harris" and "Hail Patrick Harris" had me in tears.
@AvroBellow
@AvroBellow 3 жыл бұрын
Not "Hail", "Heil" :P
@cipherpurinina
@cipherpurinina 3 жыл бұрын
Doogie Himmler
@tjswc1458
@tjswc1458 3 жыл бұрын
and it’s Gestapo, not geshtapo it stands for geheime starts polizei, or secret state police
@Forgan_Mreeman
@Forgan_Mreeman 3 жыл бұрын
this review had me in tears
@samarillama55
@samarillama55 3 жыл бұрын
@@tjswc1458 it is if your name is Sean Connery
@thecoolroom
@thecoolroom 5 жыл бұрын
Doug Walker, this is hilarious and brilliant! I actually played the character of Corporal Bronski (the guy who whips Johnny Rico) in this movie. That was a funny and wonderful comedy bit about my character! Anyway, I think you totally get Verhoeven and Neumeier's take on this material. Thank you for the love and the laughs. Teo
@Bigpapafrank
@Bigpapafrank 2 жыл бұрын
Wait??? You played that whipping guy?? Really??
@thecoolroom
@thecoolroom 2 жыл бұрын
@@Bigpapafrank Yes. Really. It was my 2nd Paul Verhoeven film.
@Bigpapafrank
@Bigpapafrank 2 жыл бұрын
@@thecoolroom that's so cool!
@thecoolroom
@thecoolroom 2 жыл бұрын
@@Bigpapafrank Thank you. Myself and the other ST cast & crew appreciate you and all our diehard fans.
@simounobrien9096
@simounobrien9096 Жыл бұрын
@@thecoolroom I tell ya what, Starship Troopers is a "Whipping Good Time"...... Sorry for the pun.
@mastadonking3816
@mastadonking3816 5 жыл бұрын
"...AND IT WAS AWESOME!!!" Yes...yes it was.
@GoodTimesCartoons
@GoodTimesCartoons 4 жыл бұрын
Lol, who would have thought that Mr. Krabs be the Sergeant Zim
@Smileydemon343
@Smileydemon343 5 жыл бұрын
"It under preformed at the box office" Don't do it "Got mixed reviews at best" Don't do it "Left an akward and confused feeling from the viewers who saw it" *pulls out gun* "AND IT WAS AWESOME!!!" *slowly puts gun away*
@matthewstoneback9
@matthewstoneback9 3 жыл бұрын
Blade Runner Tron Flash Gordon Krull The Thing Buckaroo Banzai Dune Labyrinth Willow Lifeforce Highlander and many others "underperformed" at the box office and now they're regarded as cult classics. Even Howard the Duck! VHS and DVD sales make all the difference.
@theitfactorjameswheezer2852
@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 3 жыл бұрын
@@matthewstoneback9 willow made 137 million against a 30 million budget.
@matthewstoneback9
@matthewstoneback9 3 жыл бұрын
$35 million. And yes, it turned a profit. So did Tron. But with a domestic gross of just $57 million, It was still regarded as a box office disappointment.
@theitfactorjameswheezer2852
@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 3 жыл бұрын
@@matthewstoneback9 that sounds idiotic to me but I’m not in the movie biz so 🤷🏿‍♂️
@wrf85
@wrf85 3 жыл бұрын
@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 there is the initial budget but on top of that you have to count in the huuuuge PR and marketing costs which are not included in the budget, to even a slightly higher domestic gross could result in a zero net deal in the end...
@grammification
@grammification 2 ай бұрын
Helldivers 2 has made this relevant again
@CorruptionAura
@CorruptionAura 2 ай бұрын
Exactly, I was brought back to this again
@T0b1maru
@T0b1maru Ай бұрын
Thanks to the success of Helldivers there's a high chance we'll get another movie now lol.
@grammification
@grammification Ай бұрын
@@T0b1maru I think there's already a few sequels right?
@chieffridge5588
@chieffridge5588 Ай бұрын
​@@grammification Yea quite a few actually. So lets hope this is a good one
@TheMultiversalDip
@TheMultiversalDip Ай бұрын
This was always a classic I would have returned to anyway even without Helldivers, but yeah.
@Jamestron1011
@Jamestron1011 4 жыл бұрын
I think it’s worth mentioning that when the solider guy died during the live fire exercise died, he got shot in the face. Even if he had a helmet on, he would have been dead.
@mrblack5145
@mrblack5145 3 жыл бұрын
I find the fact that they're holding a live fire exercise in the middle of the parade deck to be beyond ridiculous.. and not a single PT belt in sight. I think it really highlights the grimdark aspect of the film; in-universe, soldiers are disposable, given weapons with no standard sights, armor thats just for decoration.. infantry really is a meat grinder. Imperial Guard anyone..?
@AngelSuikoden
@AngelSuikoden 3 жыл бұрын
Wouaaah never thought of it
@ausaralexander2627
@ausaralexander2627 3 жыл бұрын
@@mrblack5145 na imperial guard is still worse though the Bugs would still work in that universe
@Minecraftian2345432
@Minecraftian2345432 3 жыл бұрын
@@mrblack5145 Well the books gave the troops power armor, but that would have been really expensive and difficult to put in for all the troops so they scrapped that idea until the animated (cg) sequels (the ones after the live action sequels).
@decimation9780
@decimation9780 2 жыл бұрын
@@Minecraftian2345432 I mean it’s not like that armour did any better in terms of stopping you from being ripped apart by the bugs. I suppose the ability to hold more ammunition and the fact that it could be sealed to allow for function in zero atmosphere environments was a bit of a bonus.
@Nakiatakai
@Nakiatakai 5 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: They re-used the military armor in the first or second episode of Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy.
@zaccarpenter621
@zaccarpenter621 5 жыл бұрын
actually the armor was used throughout all of lost galaxy along with the armor being used in firefly
@Nakiatakai
@Nakiatakai 5 жыл бұрын
@@zaccarpenter621 Ah I just remember it in the first episode as I didn't watch the whole season.
@zaccarpenter621
@zaccarpenter621 5 жыл бұрын
@@Nakiatakai I recommend it especially the episode the rescue mission
@Fenris2
@Fenris2 5 жыл бұрын
This movie came out at the same time
@zaccarpenter621
@zaccarpenter621 5 жыл бұрын
starship troopers came out a year before lost galaxy aired
@BottomBunkArt
@BottomBunkArt 5 жыл бұрын
When Mister Krabs tells you to bite down, you bite down.
@SLAPNTZ_MCCOY
@SLAPNTZ_MCCOY 4 жыл бұрын
Aloken Bite down the pillow Sponge Bob me boy! Uhgugugugugug
@lokishinigami
@lokishinigami 3 жыл бұрын
[flashback] "do you feel it, mr. krabs?" "trust me. i know."
@lukeschroter9389
@lukeschroter9389 3 жыл бұрын
@@SLAPNTZ_MCCOY what about Mr Squidward
@alnu8355
@alnu8355 3 жыл бұрын
Did the Highlander whip him?
@sorrenblitz805
@sorrenblitz805 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah if you're gonna be flogged by the Kurgan and he tells you to bite down you bite down.
@Canada1994
@Canada1994 3 жыл бұрын
Critic: Who the hell is Zim? Me: An Irken sent to conquer Earth
@jadynmurrell80
@jadynmurrell80 3 жыл бұрын
one may call him an invader
@anderss6113
@anderss6113 2 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna sing the doom song now 😁
@tedhuggins764
@tedhuggins764 Жыл бұрын
Also Mr Krabs.
@cadenkeller443
@cadenkeller443 Жыл бұрын
WHY WAS THERE BACON IN THE SOAP?!
@mrrunodan8119
@mrrunodan8119 3 ай бұрын
NOT SCIENTIFICALLY POSSIBLE!
@wanderinghistorian
@wanderinghistorian 4 жыл бұрын
"I can't believe we both work for Spaceballs!" Best. Line. ever.
@rorschach36
@rorschach36 6 жыл бұрын
Actually I'm impressed how most of the CGI holds up after 20 years
@NeoTechni
@NeoTechni 6 жыл бұрын
I still want that damned steering wheel for the Roger Young
@amolinya
@amolinya 6 жыл бұрын
ya it's pretty neat but all the miniature work holds up waaaay better
@Gamer3427
@Gamer3427 6 жыл бұрын
In a way, it's actually pretty disappointing that it holds up so well, because it just shows how little effort is put into newer productions by comparison.....
@ZowVaagNL
@ZowVaagNL 6 жыл бұрын
That's probably because the majority of the film were made using practical effects. It's indeed impressive though
@ELEKTROSKANSEN
@ELEKTROSKANSEN 6 жыл бұрын
Check out Studio ADI, theres not that much CGI in this movie
@halotalim
@halotalim 2 ай бұрын
Here we are 5 years later. Helldivers 2 gets released. This movie is now getting talked about more then ever because of its similarities.
@wildside316
@wildside316 4 жыл бұрын
Funny thing: You'd figure an actor's stage name would be the most unbelievable part of their name. Michael *Ironside* ....... real name? Frederick Reginald Ironside😀
@richardtoth3770
@richardtoth3770 4 жыл бұрын
I love his original name even better :D thx for the info.
@DoctorProph3t
@DoctorProph3t 4 жыл бұрын
F.R. Ironside for president!
@richardtoth3770
@richardtoth3770 4 жыл бұрын
@@DoctorProph3t F.R.I. OPEN UP XD
@DoctorProph3t
@DoctorProph3t 4 жыл бұрын
Richard Toth lol I’d open the door just to not incur Michael Ironsides wrath
@richardtoth3770
@richardtoth3770 4 жыл бұрын
To be fair it would be an epic death :D battle of the titan and the somebody. But hey you would be THE somebody who died fighting Mr. Ironside.
@Paveway-chan
@Paveway-chan Жыл бұрын
I'm a little sad NC didn'tpick up on the "Mobile Infantry made me the man I am today" followed by a shot of a mechanical prosthetic arm and two missing legs, that's a fantastic piece of show-don't-tell storytelling!
@chukyuniqul
@chukyuniqul Жыл бұрын
I mean it's pretty on the nose if you ask me.
@nataliereed4238
@nataliereed4238 Жыл бұрын
Doug Walker?!? Failing to pick up on actually quite obvious visual storytelling elements?!? Get out!!!
@nataliereed4238
@nataliereed4238 Жыл бұрын
@@chukyuniqul I mean it is. The whole movie is incredibly clear and unambiguous about what it's doing. So this whole "Is it secretly a satire of fascism and authoritarian hyper-militarized societies?" premise for the review is unintentionally hilarious. There's nothing secret about it whatsoever. It literally puts the senior officers in SS coats for crying out loud. The motivation for the invasion is an asteroid supposedly being intentionally "launched" from the complete opposite side of the galaxy - thousands and thousands of light years away - by a race of insects that, while intelligent, have no technology or space travel abilities whatsoever. Which everyone just accepts despite the fact that it obviously makes no sense at all, and is impossible, and the invasion was clearly being prepped BEFORE the arbitrary cassus belli came along. The co-ed showers aren't progressive gender equality, it's just that a society like this wouldn't really care one way or the other since the infantry are just (proudly!) fodder for the meat grinder anyway. And the guy with the whip? He was TRAINED for that, Doug! Not that they "found and hired a whippist"! It's the military! *sigh*
@chukyuniqul
@chukyuniqul Жыл бұрын
@@nataliereed4238 thing is, nc ain't alone in this. It's kinda veerhoven's deal, to subtly parody shit so well that you can't tell it's parody at first. Also I just love the co-ed showers for gifting us with the story on how veerhove n and his lead visuals guy or summin showed up naked to film it too.
@Lorkanthal
@Lorkanthal 11 ай бұрын
@@nataliereed4238 look, you can't claim they have no form of space travel when it is clearly shown in this movie that they have colonized multiple planets in their solar system.
@delitapvk2937
@delitapvk2937 5 жыл бұрын
i skipped school to play final fantasy 7 all day , finally beat the game for the first time . then went with my dad to see this movie. prob the best day of my life
@tobi-mr4zb
@tobi-mr4zb 5 жыл бұрын
this could easily be the best day of the life of everyone. nice man.
@WoodrowGeorge
@WoodrowGeorge 5 жыл бұрын
Not even close, son.
@artificialavocado9652
@artificialavocado9652 5 жыл бұрын
This was one of the first movies I saw in theatres on my own. Back when they let 14 year old boys into r rated movies with tits without batting an eye. I miss the 90's.
@21innocentbystander
@21innocentbystander 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing I also skipped school to go see this movie here in France, I was SO hyped. Will never forget that day.
@I_am_a_cat_
@I_am_a_cat_ 5 жыл бұрын
Wow.... What a... Great... Life.. Hah The guy that said that this could "easily be the best day for everybody" Lmao uhhhh no. If your idea of the best day ever is playing video games, then you really need to rethink life and actually go do some cool shit. Lolol. Go to a music festival or something.
@DanTheMan2150AD
@DanTheMan2150AD 5 жыл бұрын
I watched this for the first time the other day and honestly I really love it. It’s definitely part of Verhoeven’s Holy Trinity of Action films, RoboCop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers. The 3 are perfect in their own unique ways.
@thomaskositzki9424
@thomaskositzki9424 Жыл бұрын
And the first two deliver clear commentary below the action facade on social/ethical topics - so why should "Starship Trooppers" all of a sudden be a dumb action movie? ;)
@youtubeistryingtocensorme
@youtubeistryingtocensorme Жыл бұрын
Same here
@thedude1099
@thedude1099 2 ай бұрын
Malevelon creek… Malevelon creek… oh god why… oh dear sweet baby lord why… DAMN YOU JOEL! DAMN YOU!
@jimdude7782
@jimdude7782 2 ай бұрын
Never forget the creek
@ellugerdelacruz2555
@ellugerdelacruz2555 2 ай бұрын
Never forget....
@KalomikaArts
@KalomikaArts 2 жыл бұрын
He honestly is one of the best consistent satirical directors. Very smart movies. He does blatant satire, but always used ground breaking special effects
@weybye91
@weybye91 8 ай бұрын
And didn't read the book, and made this movie instead
@BubblesTheBard
@BubblesTheBard 5 жыл бұрын
Ace is probably the best side character. He and Zim have some really subtle character development.
@thomaskositzki9424
@thomaskositzki9424 Жыл бұрын
Very subtle! XD
@fenixrising75
@fenixrising75 5 жыл бұрын
I like to imagine Oprah as an army trainer in this: "You get a Nuke! ..and you get a Nuke!.. and you get a Nuke.!" "Everyone gets a Nuke!!"
@DredgeX97
@DredgeX97 2 ай бұрын
That cut from Starship Troopers to the Simpsons was perfect!
@darkapple6034
@darkapple6034 5 жыл бұрын
Starship Troopers is a fantastic movie and is definitely worth to watch if you like sci-fi action.
@SwiftNimblefoot
@SwiftNimblefoot 5 жыл бұрын
21:28 - Well OF COURSE drill instructor Zim was a badass, he was played by Clancy Brown. :)
@gaminggoof1542
@gaminggoof1542 4 жыл бұрын
@@Chad_Eldridge I'm almost insulted that Doug didn't make an Invader joke there, I mean when else would he get that opportunity, Zim isn't even a real name
@glhartness9905
@glhartness9905 3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@jacksongibbs8998
@jacksongibbs8998 3 жыл бұрын
Aka Mr Krabs.
@ellnats
@ellnats 3 жыл бұрын
hell yeah
@piercelindenberg6842
@piercelindenberg6842 3 жыл бұрын
Also the voice of Lex Luthor.
@DarkThunderism
@DarkThunderism 5 жыл бұрын
The reason that RPG made such a big boom is the arsenal of the Mobile Infantry. That was a tactical nuke. A standard weapon.
@caleblucas3006
@caleblucas3006 5 жыл бұрын
@ste men Nah, It's from the book. Infantrymen were fired out of cannons Into the field in power armor, and chuck around tacnukes . all in the first chapter.( I think. it's been 2 years.)
@DarthBiomech
@DarthBiomech 4 жыл бұрын
​@ste men Rocket Propelled Grenade?
@Leoluvesadmira
@Leoluvesadmira 4 жыл бұрын
You mean RPN (Rocket Propelled Nuke)
@wolfehoffmann2697
@wolfehoffmann2697 4 жыл бұрын
@@caleblucas3006 Yes, that is correct. It was mentioned that depending on the mission, 3 tactical nukes were issuable ordnance to troopers. Otherwise, it would be conventional missile weapons. The book opened with a raid against a Skinnie city. People who read just enough of the book to try to use specific examples against it use the nuking of skinnies as a sign of "militaristic expansionism" or some such nonsense, and totally skip over the fact that the Skinnies were co-belligerents of the pseudo-arachnids and together they started the war against humanity.
@calebbarnhouse496
@calebbarnhouse496 2 ай бұрын
I mean even in the movie they are called nukes
@IsaiahRichards692
@IsaiahRichards692 4 жыл бұрын
11:00 Actually, the whipping thing in every army ever has always been a volunteer system; some people just feel like participating!
@monhunterz5430
@monhunterz5430 3 жыл бұрын
I'm concerned to hear how you know that
@ahumanbeingamnayplaceholde1746
@ahumanbeingamnayplaceholde1746 3 жыл бұрын
Wait the military contains a statistically significant amount of BDSM fetishists?
@brenyatta
@brenyatta 11 ай бұрын
I’d be concerned about whoever volunteers for that, especially if they volunteer quickly!
@IsaiahRichards692
@IsaiahRichards692 11 ай бұрын
@@ahumanbeingamnayplaceholde1746 It wasn’t seen as hot back then…
@DefgirRZawa
@DefgirRZawa 2 ай бұрын
@@ahumanbeingamnayplaceholde1746 ... On second thought, maybe a military career is a good idea...
@Andros2709
@Andros2709 4 жыл бұрын
I remember the day when I watched Starship Troopers for the first time in 1998 (I was 23). It was on VHS. When the movie ended I rewinded the cassette and watched it again. Still one of my favorite movies ever.
@amehak1922
@amehak1922 Жыл бұрын
I was 17 and watched it in the theater.
@simpleclonetrooper2740
@simpleclonetrooper2740 11 ай бұрын
I was 10 when i first saw it
@Arkan0409
@Arkan0409 3 ай бұрын
I was 7 and now i shower only with girls.
@MrLegendofLP
@MrLegendofLP 6 жыл бұрын
I RESPECT THAT RED VS. BLUE REFERENCE.
@donnadotson2591
@donnadotson2591 5 жыл бұрын
Same
@flightg97shadowgarth32
@flightg97shadowgarth32 4 жыл бұрын
"You shot Church, you team killing fucktard!" - Red V.S. Blue (Sorry, I haven't seen the series, so I don't know who that is in the show)
@BrokensoulRider
@BrokensoulRider 4 жыл бұрын
@@flightg97shadowgarth32 If I remember right, Caboose killed Church in that scene.
@bodenlosedosenhose1590
@bodenlosedosenhose1590 6 жыл бұрын
Rumours say Verhoeven deliberatelly picked awful actors for this film (besides Ironside, Brown and Harris who are all just side characters) to make this film even more of a parody/satire.
@DaraGaming42
@DaraGaming42 6 жыл бұрын
thats what it was going for, watched it fo the first time ever last year, its a great satire piece
@nothingness863
@nothingness863 6 жыл бұрын
mocking a good satire is quite dumb tbh
@SgtSabotage
@SgtSabotage 6 жыл бұрын
How could anyone think this movie is NOT satire? It is dripping with it! The progressives from Channel Awesome heads explode! Go watch Red Letter Media's take . You will be much more entertained.
@bodenlosedosenhose1590
@bodenlosedosenhose1590 6 жыл бұрын
SgtSabotage Well, believe it or not, in Germany this film was banned till July 2017 because the "Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons" misinterpreted it completely.
@SgtSabotage
@SgtSabotage 6 жыл бұрын
Bodenlose Dosenhose That's pretty rich! A fascist dictatorship(EU) banning a movie making fun of a fascist dictatorship! Don't want the plebs to get any ideas.
@leemcdonald1342
@leemcdonald1342 4 жыл бұрын
Show of hands, who remembers "Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles?"
@scottmantooth8785
@scottmantooth8785 3 жыл бұрын
*not just remember it but i also own the series on dvd with commentary....and yes, i've watched the series many times both ways*
@deanwagner518
@deanwagner518 3 жыл бұрын
one of my Favorites
@BioGoji-zm5ph
@BioGoji-zm5ph 3 жыл бұрын
I do.
@DwarfDaddy
@DwarfDaddy 3 жыл бұрын
Vaguely, only saw a couple episodes early in the morning
@nuclearwinter391
@nuclearwinter391 4 жыл бұрын
'You once asked me for advice. You want some now? Never pass up a good thing.'
@minxes69
@minxes69 5 жыл бұрын
15:49 That children is how Michael Bay was conceived
@azulral
@azulral 5 жыл бұрын
Lies, there were no doves.
@onqmuk
@onqmuk 5 жыл бұрын
@@azulral doves are John Woo's thing, MI 2, faceoff
@azulral
@azulral 5 жыл бұрын
@@onqmuk You are right. Got them confused.
@FlagAnthem
@FlagAnthem 4 жыл бұрын
Didn't Armageddon get out the same year?
@thefilmwatcher1302
@thefilmwatcher1302 3 жыл бұрын
Well, he is a vile creature.
@datgreedymouse6860
@datgreedymouse6860 6 жыл бұрын
One of the best under rated movies
@thickerconstrictor9037
@thickerconstrictor9037 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Love it
@jco5254
@jco5254 4 жыл бұрын
Yup soooo good
@effyontheedge5133
@effyontheedge5133 2 ай бұрын
Doug predicted it would one day be relevant, and it kind of is because of helldivers. This is appearing in my recommended after all.
@PsionNexus
@PsionNexus 2 жыл бұрын
Moar fun facts: The guy that played Zim is the Voice actor for Mr. Krabbs and was the villain of the Dexter: New Blood. He's in a lot of voice acting roles really, but imagine this is what Mr. Krabbs meant with his 'Navy days'
@WhenCornAttacks
@WhenCornAttacks 6 жыл бұрын
To anyone saying the NC is quitting and that this vid was just made a long time ago, that’s probably not true. Malcolm and Tamera said they’re still working with Doug but that it might not be with CA. Recently, Doug said in an interview that he was still working with Mike Michaud, CEO of Channel Awesome. So the most likely outcome is that CA will close down and a new site focusing only on Critic is going to replace it. NC isn’t going anywhere, folks.
@OverlordZephyros
@OverlordZephyros 6 жыл бұрын
WhenCornAttacks i dont understand what's happening. Where can I go to find out?
@Moofmoof
@Moofmoof 6 жыл бұрын
google?
@grungyperry7530
@grungyperry7530 6 жыл бұрын
WhenCornAttacks I hope you're right my friend! Because without NC there's no CA...
@gbrown932
@gbrown932 6 жыл бұрын
Mike owns the rights to Nostalgia Critic so he would have to call it something else.
@VirtualKermrade
@VirtualKermrade 6 жыл бұрын
WhenCornAttacks actually no that’s not gonna happen because what might happen is the site may change but not the channel itself
@mattyjay1711
@mattyjay1711 5 жыл бұрын
When I deployed to Iraq, they always brought us violins to boost morale. Not beer, not women, violins. Hell yeah.
@steelbear2063
@steelbear2063 4 жыл бұрын
Which are played at funerals. Someone had a dark sense of humor
@Bruh-hq1hx
@Bruh-hq1hx 4 жыл бұрын
@@steelbear2063 but atleast they already have something to play at the funerals
@Rudevald
@Rudevald 4 жыл бұрын
Regimental Bard.
@JMac7395
@JMac7395 4 жыл бұрын
Music is soothes the soul🎼🎻
@francoiscoupal7057
@francoiscoupal7057 4 жыл бұрын
@@steelbear2063 Depends on the culture. In Québec they are played for merryment and social festivities, and many french canadian brought some to the front in WW2 to lift spirits.
@Leukodin
@Leukodin 2 ай бұрын
"Everyone will be talking about this in the future!" How very prescient.
@caelantheeverchosen5510
@caelantheeverchosen5510 4 жыл бұрын
20:34 She reminds me of a Guardsman in one kill team game that managed to succeed on all his wound rolls. Meaning the Guardsman took a lot of hits but just kept fighting.
@alvarodebarrio7718
@alvarodebarrio7718 4 жыл бұрын
The planet broke before the guard did
@WarsmithGoz
@WarsmithGoz 4 жыл бұрын
I hope they confirm this is set just before the Dark Age of Technology
@evanremillard5640
@evanremillard5640 3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I'm not the only WH40k person here. Wait does that make Doogie a Commisar?
@Tounushi
@Tounushi 3 жыл бұрын
@@WarsmithGoz Looks like the division of the branches follows the Imperial model. All MI units we see are all-infantry with no combined arms. Fleet is responsible for all above-ground assets. If there'd be artillery or armored regiments involved, that'd complete the picture.
@LordCrate-du8zm
@LordCrate-du8zm 5 ай бұрын
“WHY WON’T YOU _DIE?!”_ *“THE EMPEROR PROTECTS!”*
@Ziomaletto
@Ziomaletto 5 жыл бұрын
15:50 - "Sweetie, get mommy's bazooka!"
@Gotenks7Kid
@Gotenks7Kid 5 жыл бұрын
Oof! Thats not funny. Thats not...
@jakeswervo3089
@jakeswervo3089 4 жыл бұрын
Puddin’, company! Hello there, welcome to our happy home.
@jakeswervo3089
@jakeswervo3089 4 жыл бұрын
I LOVE BATMAN BEYOND RETURN OF THE JOKER
@gishathosaurus6828
@gishathosaurus6828 3 жыл бұрын
"Eye on the other hand..."
@ellnats
@ellnats 3 жыл бұрын
pffft
@eas_her
@eas_her 5 жыл бұрын
"Lee Ermey is too busy filming the frighteners" @ shows the main villain from frighteners in a next scene played by Gary Busey Jr
@DrakoDragonis
@DrakoDragonis 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing man >.=.
@Pablo1517
@Pablo1517 2 ай бұрын
Who's here after Helldivers 2?!
@sirpepeofhousekek6741
@sirpepeofhousekek6741 Ай бұрын
Meeeee
@gvargas2
@gvargas2 2 күн бұрын
Me me me me me!
@nguyenmanh2101
@nguyenmanh2101 2 ай бұрын
it funny how the Critic is so right about this at this moment with helldivers 2
@Linki8uu
@Linki8uu 2 ай бұрын
And starship troopers Terran command a strategy game which is very good
@saltymisfit6566
@saltymisfit6566 5 жыл бұрын
"Consenting friends & neighbors?" "Then it wouldn't be a surprise would it" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@amehak1922
@amehak1922 4 жыл бұрын
Major Misfit best part of the video lol
@OkayYaraman
@OkayYaraman 5 жыл бұрын
VICTORY FOR ZIM! Seriously, huge missed opportunity.
@insanePyro13
@insanePyro13 5 жыл бұрын
i think he meant the Critic.
@Ren42697
@Ren42697 5 жыл бұрын
is so sad that the Critic didn't grow with late 90s-2000s cartoons/shows. That's why he doesn't reference them often.
@sgtjarhead99
@sgtjarhead99 5 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Betty was always hotter than Veronica.
@craZivn
@craZivn 2 жыл бұрын
The movie was the satire, the book was the "realistic" version. Both are excellent!
@evanhayward1502
@evanhayward1502 9 ай бұрын
Alike only in title and some character names. Stories are totally different. Loved both for different reasons.
@EhC1nema
@EhC1nema 2 ай бұрын
And in 2024 Helldivers 2 was released, and people finally appreciate starship troopers
@Josiah9898
@Josiah9898 6 жыл бұрын
I don't normally comment on videos, i am more of just a casual observer. but i think it needs to be said that Doug, Rob, Tamara, Malcolm and the rest of the NC crew really do their best. they are in the middle of huge controversy and they still put on a show for us, because they care about their fan base and don't want to disappoint. i may not agree with things channel awesome has done but i will always standby the Critic. because of nostalgia critic i have something to look forward to every week. it makes a normal day like Wednesday something more. i hope you can get through this. your entire community and i are counting on you!
@Cerby9
@Cerby9 6 жыл бұрын
TheKingOfLimb5 It should be noted that they usally backlog their videos. Otherwise how would they have snippets of different episodes in their intro before the episodes they came from even aired? My point is any work you see for this season of NC is likely already covered before the controversy hit. It's the next season that your comment will be more fitting towards.
@bunnylove8989
@bunnylove8989 6 жыл бұрын
The videos were recorded prior to the controversy and it's been kinda confirmed that after a week of the controversy really hitting, Doug backed out of Channel Awesome, writing on all his social media that he past-tense worked for Channel Awesome.
@steve_en5903
@steve_en5903 6 жыл бұрын
This was recorded weeks if not months ago
@lukelichtenthal5407
@lukelichtenthal5407 6 жыл бұрын
I agree. I've always been a fan of NC.
@AndreNitroX
@AndreNitroX 6 жыл бұрын
That was beautifully said
@mirrorocean
@mirrorocean 6 жыл бұрын
'Count Olaf's impression of Neil Patrick Harris pretending to be straight'
@PsychoPlissken
@PsychoPlissken 2 ай бұрын
5 years later the video game Helldivers 2 would like a word with you.
@lukem18181
@lukem18181 2 ай бұрын
Coming here after playing a few rounds of Helldivers 2. Doug was right, people are indeed starting to see how awesome this movie is.
@RossPeterson06
@RossPeterson06 5 жыл бұрын
This movie is such an interesting litmus test for the way people... 1) view the relationship between the individual and the sword of government: the military 2) view how a monstrous and inhuman enemy (and possibly one you cannot communicate with) should be engaged 3) view how to interpret a work of satire and distinguish between the satire and the reluctant admission of the strengths of the position being satirized
@boybram2
@boybram2 4 жыл бұрын
@No Name Typicall mon-keigh short sightedness
@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847
@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847 4 жыл бұрын
@No Name Good luck with the Xeelee and Photino Birds though.
@thefreakmachine
@thefreakmachine 4 жыл бұрын
This smells awfully of heresy. Xenos are a menace to humanity. So does the immortal emperor says.
@TheSpearkan
@TheSpearkan 3 жыл бұрын
Point 3 is even more hilarious in hindsight considering that the source material played its premise completely straight. If Heinlein saw this movie he would have lost his sh*t
@ahumanbeingamnayplaceholde1746
@ahumanbeingamnayplaceholde1746 3 жыл бұрын
@@jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847 Haha dark-matter [REDACTED] goes [REDACTED]
@jokester3076
@jokester3076 6 жыл бұрын
Oh well , I still enjoy NC regardless of the drama.
@megamegaO
@megamegaO 6 жыл бұрын
Mike's* nc
@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550
@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550 6 жыл бұрын
Same here
@comradekitty3759
@comradekitty3759 6 жыл бұрын
Bout dang time i see something like this
@andrewwesterholm825
@andrewwesterholm825 6 жыл бұрын
Hopefully the Walkers can recover from the controversies and start over on a different channel. Channel Awesome is a sinking ship right now though.
@thesolitarypilot2436
@thesolitarypilot2436 6 жыл бұрын
The Walkers weren't really blamed for anything in the document. It would be easily within the realm of possibility for them to start over.
@robbymidgettofficial
@robbymidgettofficial 2 ай бұрын
"Where did they acquire a guy to whip people? For the military, no less?" *laughs in 17th century*
@GoreTorn16
@GoreTorn16 3 ай бұрын
Thank you Doug Walker for NOT including Starship Troopers: Roughneck as the bad spin off series. It is an amazing series that I watch every year!
@pettifoggingpharisee
@pettifoggingpharisee 5 жыл бұрын
15:00 Critic: "Who the hell invited the Mad Hatter to this conversation?" Me: "Would you believe this debate started over an un-birthday?"
@AKDARIUS
@AKDARIUS 6 жыл бұрын
The film is quite popular in military circles, and the book is in the suggested reading lists for both the military academies as well as the OCS program. So yes it does have a growing popularity.
@ironmaster6496
@ironmaster6496 5 жыл бұрын
AKDARIUS Yeah but A LOT of people didnt get that it was an Anti war propaganda, in fact many actually think that is PRO WAR (talking about missing the point)
@levongevorgyan6789
@levongevorgyan6789 5 жыл бұрын
The book is pro military. So if we want to, we can ignore the stupid director and see it as the true creative genius, the author, meant for us to see it.
@ironmaster6496
@ironmaster6496 5 жыл бұрын
Levon Gevorgyan Stupid director? The guy that made FREAKING ROBOCOP!!?? Ok sure im gonna take your suggestion and ignore your comment and pretend that you meant the opposite. Now the movie and the book are Obviously two different things, dont mix them, if you want something pro war read the book, if you want something anti war watch the movie, as simple as that
@drlol3525
@drlol3525 5 жыл бұрын
The director isn't stupid but purposely choose to misrepresent the book because he personally didn't agree with the government type portrayed by the book.(which isn't fascism it's a hierarchical meritocracy)
@lordfrostwind3151
@lordfrostwind3151 5 жыл бұрын
@Ironmaster64 I can see why people miss the antiwar parts of it, if you know the book then its a total slap in the face, but if you don't you have a kid who loses his home to an (as far as we know) unprovoked attack and he and his buddies are forged through death and battle into a weird band of brothers. While it does portray the military leadership as utterly incompetent and the wartime propaganda is pretty blatant, you can't fault people for missing the artist's intended message and besides even in prowar movies you still usually have at least a few bumbling superior officers.
@smokemachine2020
@smokemachine2020 2 ай бұрын
I love how sst is trending because of Helldivers 2.
@dylanhawkins385
@dylanhawkins385 2 ай бұрын
23:12 Well this aged pretty well
@NekoNoMaru
@NekoNoMaru 5 жыл бұрын
Coincidentally, the book actually was a social commentary, and was quite good.
@yortlebluzzgubbly3871
@yortlebluzzgubbly3871 4 жыл бұрын
I've not read it, but I heard the book was straight up militarily propaganda- basically everything this movie is satirising.
@afelias
@afelias 4 жыл бұрын
@@yortlebluzzgubbly3871 The opposite, the book was actually a lot deeper, and is a good commentary on the future of liberal ideas. It even predicted the collapse of democracy, and offered a libertarian dream state. The point of military service was actually a larger civil service program that happened to be militaristic only because they were at war. People completed the civil service program to earn the right to vote, which was supposed to be statement on the problem of universal franchise. The book even toys with the idea on why they would have to select fewer people to vote, and its conclusion was that only people willing to sacrifice time and life towards society were meant to make policy decisions, because unlike intelligence or charisma it displays a form of virtue towards wanting to serve society and the system. You can disagree with the outcome, but a lot of the steps preceding that system were very prescient, showing the problems of all the other alternative outcomes considered. Universal suffrage led to a Clockwork Orange style dystopia, the Revolt of The Scientists (basically a meritocracy of only the intelligent being in political power) was short-lived because they were too self-serving, and regression into despotism couldn't protect human rights. The director of the movie famously said he didn't even read the book, and someone tried to summarize a part of it for him so he could decide to make the tone a joke on propaganda. The problem is, he was so honest in its portrayal that you can even notice that it's actually terrible propaganda, because it's too accurate from the novel. We can see where the libertarian paradise shines through, in news stories where the reporter is killed by aliens (shockingly honest where any controlled propaganda would never show the details of a defeat), to arguments about the potential humanity or at least intelligence about the bugs (where one character from a talk show even uses the "I'm offended!" statement of more modern sociopolitics just to ignore the possibility). The thing is, the bugs attacked without warning a peaceful colony on Klendathu, and then did a surprise strike on Earth, which is where we see the counterattack beginning to form, which is why the Fleet didn't even know how to safely navigate to Klendathu in the movie. The news stories showed the attack, and instead of whipping people into a fury via a Hitler-esque speech by the military commander, the military commander is publicly sacked (never would happen in propaganda where they would pretend that it never happened and no one made mistakes) and the replacement shows that the military was accountable to the citizens by promising their full efforts. That's actually what makes the movie cool, is because the style is very pronounced, but if you dissected it like anyone would dissect propaganda, it would actually show that the reality within was more reasonable than the tone would make it seem.
@accomplisheddiplomat4091
@accomplisheddiplomat4091 4 жыл бұрын
@@afelias That sounds like a terrible system. I don't entirely disagree with the idea of a civil service program to earn the right to vote (there obviously should be exceptions, like if you work a full time job or volunteer to homeless shelters or whatever), but the government should never include military service as part of this. I'd find it pretty fucked up to have serve in a government that is willing to throw my life away, and I wouldn't want to die for a government I don't have faith in.
@ethanor
@ethanor 4 жыл бұрын
@@accomplisheddiplomat4091 In the book, the Mobile Infantry is not the cannon-fodder troops we see in the movie. The book shows them off as Special Forces, clad in power armor described as "iron gorillas". If you were MI in the book, you were a massive badass. Then again, the book only have 1 fight scene. It was mainly a sci-fi story to let the writer share his political opinion after a failed political run.
@ggwrw3400
@ggwrw3400 6 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've laughed that hard at a NC review in a long time. The jokes were hard hitting, consistent, and just all around top notch. I don't think there was a better time to bring back Boomer, albeit if only to lay it to rest. Thanks for all that you do NC team.
@jmr2408
@jmr2408 6 жыл бұрын
The Whipping guy bit killed me. aaand the "planet spaceball" line. Here's hoping to many more years of hilarity from them to come.
@StephenShepherdOfficial
@StephenShepherdOfficial 6 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@colehalford1893
@colehalford1893 3 жыл бұрын
I want a bumper stick that reads “Hello I’m the nostalgia critic guy, remember it so you don’t have to.”
@sigma1932
@sigma1932 3 жыл бұрын
I'd think I'd prefer one that says "Hello, I'm the Nostalgia Critic. I remember it so you don't have to."
@valiang8867
@valiang8867 3 жыл бұрын
"Mommy, buy me that!" Fucking hilarious and oddly adorable xD
@OliverNorthZA
@OliverNorthZA 6 жыл бұрын
Gestapo Patrick Harris had me in tears!
@jaggerra7
@jaggerra7 6 жыл бұрын
He already looked and sounded so young, but the ridiculous uniform made him look like he was playing dress up in daddy's clothes.
@KorhalKk
@KorhalKk 6 жыл бұрын
Heil Patrick Harris
@Endymion766
@Endymion766 6 жыл бұрын
Klendathu, 80,000 light years away, capable of launching slow moving asteroids that reach Earth in a couple of weeks. Those bugs are using stargates, sarge!
@bobbobson110
@bobbobson110 6 жыл бұрын
I thought of that as a propaganda scene that took advantage of a natural disaster. The asteroid came from the solar system but they blamed the bugs for it.
@Endymion766
@Endymion766 6 жыл бұрын
There was an animated Starship Troopers for a couple of years that explains the bugs are definitely responsible for asteroid attacks, but never explains how they move the asteroids across the galaxy at faster than light speeds. The Starship Trooper "world" essentially has the entire Milky Way galaxy about the size of the solar system.
@bobbobson110
@bobbobson110 6 жыл бұрын
Maybe it is intentionally made a bit ambiguous in the first movie. And that the asteroid actually came from Klendathu got made canon by whatever hacks created the remaining entrances in this franchise, because they took everything at face value. The human ships are able to travel a lot faster than light though with some kind of warp engine I presume. Maybe the bugs can replicate a similar way of travelling biologically, warping and folding the space somehow. I haven't read the book and I don't know if there occurs a weaponized astroid and how this is explained.
@levongevorgyan6789
@levongevorgyan6789 6 жыл бұрын
The Arachnids don't need asteroids in the book. They are a legitimate space faring species in their own right, with technology rivaling humanity.
@mroctober2978
@mroctober2978 6 жыл бұрын
Goddamn Stargate using bugs!
@donaldmcronald6796
@donaldmcronald6796 2 ай бұрын
Thank god for Helldivers 2 for helping me understand the brilliance of starship troopers
@kevinjokipii4260
@kevinjokipii4260 3 жыл бұрын
1997 Paul Verhoeven: Let's mock the tendency to make all main characters look like fashion models. 2005 The CW: Let's do that too, only not being mocking 2020 The CW: Yup, still at it.
@SpiralKnight90
@SpiralKnight90 5 жыл бұрын
17:57 You ain't got no legs, Lt. Dan!
@lindlekindle
@lindlekindle 5 жыл бұрын
T'is but a flesh wound
@amehak1922
@amehak1922 4 жыл бұрын
LindleKindle he jests at scars that never felt a wound.
@JacobAllen918
@JacobAllen918 6 жыл бұрын
Whoa shit! Unless Doug has started pre-recording his reviews, I don't think Nostalgia Critic is going anywhere anytime soon! I thought the American Tail: Fievel Goes West review was gonna be the last one!
@gamefan6219
@gamefan6219 6 жыл бұрын
+SupremeChaos918 Same here. He still has to catch up to the very recent Steven Universe episodes, and I wanna see him react to more disturbing Britain commercials.
@GaryTurbo
@GaryTurbo 6 жыл бұрын
Give it a month or two
@gamefan6219
@gamefan6219 6 жыл бұрын
+Gary Turbo To see if he's gone or not?
@GaryTurbo
@GaryTurbo 6 жыл бұрын
Thats how many episodes they have left
@gamefan6219
@gamefan6219 6 жыл бұрын
+Gary Turbo So, is the rumor true? Are we getting close to the series finale of Nc? And does that mean there will be no more through the rest of 2018?
@Tatro300Ultra
@Tatro300Ultra 2 ай бұрын
It took 5 years and a video game but it happened the starship troopers renaissance is back. 🎉
@armandotorres8962
@armandotorres8962 3 жыл бұрын
Darkseid and Lex Luthor as commanders? Now that’s terrifying.
@superzilla784
@superzilla784 6 жыл бұрын
21:30 That was a perfect chance for a Invader Zim joke. "I AM ZIM!" Lol
@benwasserman8223
@benwasserman8223 6 жыл бұрын
Actually he's Lex Luthor and Mr. Krabs XD
@slickrj3
@slickrj3 6 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU! That or VICTORY! VICTORY FOR ZIM! would've worked!
@GunRunner106
@GunRunner106 6 жыл бұрын
i have more that crosswalk scene in mind where dib keeps saying "zim" over and over again -until zim throws a sandwhich at em....
@VirtualKermrade
@VirtualKermrade 6 жыл бұрын
superzilla784 VICTORY FOR ZIM!!!
@omarhaggag1422
@omarhaggag1422 6 жыл бұрын
Right cause people keep commenting "I thought you quit", the Channel probably has a backlog of NC videos to upload, so this means nothing
@flashystarwinger
@flashystarwinger 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for acknowledging the intelligent move of a flushing company.
@joenathan8594
@joenathan8594 6 жыл бұрын
(thick southern voice) Well fancy seein' you here.
@omarhaggag1422
@omarhaggag1422 6 жыл бұрын
Tactical Steve (also thick southern voice) Ya got alotta balls showing your face round here boi
@flashystarwinger
@flashystarwinger 6 жыл бұрын
Omar Haggag (Another thick southern accent) Who, me or Steve?
@phantomslay5612
@phantomslay5612 6 жыл бұрын
The raging reviews must flow!
@dragonswrath1890
@dragonswrath1890 4 жыл бұрын
15:46 Special effects: how many explosives do you want in this scene? Director: YES
@WarsmithGoz
@WarsmithGoz 4 жыл бұрын
If you're into 40K you'll definitely love this film. Just imagine it taking place at the beginning of The Dark Age of Technology.
@MrMovieRecaps
@MrMovieRecaps 4 жыл бұрын
Gosvern Vul Sil another 40k lover 😉 I was just getting into Warhammer at the time they release Starship Troopers and both played a major role in my life in those years! I always imagined they was Guardsmen during a Tyranid invasion. Happy times my friend!
@LordCrate-du8zm
@LordCrate-du8zm 5 ай бұрын
But that makes no sense, why are there Tyranids?
@squeakybb
@squeakybb 6 жыл бұрын
This whole video was worth that one Red vs Blue reference
@agentgray5141
@agentgray5141 6 жыл бұрын
Amanda Cathey I didn’t even think Critic knew about RvB.
@OverlordZephyros
@OverlordZephyros 6 жыл бұрын
Amanda Cathey you still watch them? ... Cause I still do lol
@ambergifford5811
@ambergifford5811 6 жыл бұрын
Lord Zephyros Fuck Yes
@TheMastaCharzangle
@TheMastaCharzangle 6 жыл бұрын
He's mentioned them before.
@12ealDealOfficial
@12ealDealOfficial 6 жыл бұрын
Same but for the Space Mutiny reference.
@Gat720Dua
@Gat720Dua 5 жыл бұрын
I always get giddy with a Red vs Blue reference.
@marioalonso8658
@marioalonso8658 5 жыл бұрын
Gat the Man, you killed church you team killing fuk
@mcclanfly
@mcclanfly 11 ай бұрын
And can we just talk about how amazing the Klendatho Drop song is. It truly fills you with courage to go marching off too war for the good of the Federation.
@kaoko111
@kaoko111 4 жыл бұрын
I saw this movie when i was like 9 years. Never though about it in deep, and liked it cause i love Starcraft and Warhammer, so for me was kinda like that. I saw it again like 5 years ago and once i get some of the meaning i was like "really, this dumb flick actually has a deeper meaning". Cause i agree with Doug, once you get a grasp on how goverment propaganda works it seems the movie is more than a cluster fuck of cliches. I mean, for example, in the video were they tell You about where the bugs are they, LITERALLY are on the other side of a fucking entire galaxy, but somehow... If the humans don't strike first the bugs will come a destroy ALL people... Sounds familiar? What do humans know about the insects? Why fight with them to begin with? We have no real compelling reasons to hate the bugs, far as we know they are only feral creatures attacking humans when they close in. That black girl didn't care about the safety of the people or anything like that, She's there cause she wanted to be a politician and her idiocy killed a young guy, isn't that a metaphor of politicians killing young soldiers by being shameless dicks? Why there's human bases in a bug planet? Isn't that an invation of their planet in the first place. Why the intelligence division are such cunts that they KNOW they send people to their sure deads?... For sure is not a masterfull satire but i think is more than a movie with aliens and guns.
@PointReflex
@PointReflex 4 жыл бұрын
Most of the members are there for personal gain than anything else, for example to gain citizenship under The Federation(R) they must serve The Military(TM) first, after that they can unlock a LOT of possible achievments in life. Some of them are like Carmen (who wanted to be a military pilot) and truly want to serve their nations, but others are like the black chick, entering service just because it is an installed requirement for a better civilian career. Rico and Dizzy on the other hand are there just for romantic reasons and Ironside is there because he believes The Federation's(R) ideals. On a side note to this, it might seem that Ricco got the worst part by getting wiped while the actual murderer of the former companion and soldier just got expelled from The Military(TM), but in reality Ricco got it easy because he could still serve and achieve citizenship while the black chick would end up having a hard time (to say the least while being uber-optimistic about it) trying to reach his dream job or a decent career, since she ended up having a black mark in her record under The Military(R). As a last comment I will say that the reason behind the massacre in Klendathu is this: The Federation(R) as any militarized government, NEEDS an enemy in order to keep the population focusing their effors in the fighting and hating instead of the THINKING. So, in order to have the world united in hate against the "bugs" and at the same time, to throw 'war bounds' to The Military(TM) in order to have the "Revenge Machine" in movment, a sacrifice was required. Showing thousands of soldiers destroyed by the bugs is more convincing than ANYTHING the Propaganda Crew could put up on the global television. So yeah, as you know, there is a LOT of subtext into this film, wich a LOT of people missed the first time it got 'aired' on theaters. (for example, like what happened to Carpenter's The Thing) EDIT: Fixed some grammar errors, but since I am a native spanish speaker who learned english by accident (watching movies with subtitles) and NOT by studing it, heavy loads of fuckups per paragraph are a POSIBILITY.
@amehak1922
@amehak1922 3 жыл бұрын
The black chick "killed" that guy because Rico had him remove his helmet. The guy wouldn't have been hit if he still had the helmet on.
@Hektols
@Hektols 3 жыл бұрын
@@amehak1922 The guy was hit in the face by the bullets, he probably would have died even with the helmet.
@raptorus7773
@raptorus7773 6 жыл бұрын
Woah woah woah, was that a Red VS Blue reference from NC? And an OLD one at that! I didn't expect that at all! see at 9:55
@DismayRose
@DismayRose 6 жыл бұрын
What's the time stamp on that?!
@theherst
@theherst 6 жыл бұрын
9:56
@Cyrus_III
@Cyrus_III 6 жыл бұрын
9:55 RvB Season 1 The first teamkill by Caboose, reported by Tucker. Ctrl+F+U
@Clone6385
@Clone6385 6 жыл бұрын
Not my fault church did it
@badbeardbill9956
@badbeardbill9956 6 жыл бұрын
That wasn't a reference, that was a video clip. Unless you're referring to something other than: 9:56
@Neo-iz2fx
@Neo-iz2fx 5 жыл бұрын
I aspire to be a professional whipist
@colinjustice1577
@colinjustice1577 5 жыл бұрын
when the camera cut to Malcom cheesin with the whip in hand, i lost it lmaooo
@tommyfox854
@tommyfox854 5 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't you be fighting Agent Smith Neo? =|
@LiveNiceness14
@LiveNiceness14 4 жыл бұрын
13:13 ‘Oh. I’m sorry. Was that your auntie?’
@NeoConnor1
@NeoConnor1 3 жыл бұрын
Ah yes. The much better "men vs bug aliens'" movie of 1997.
@ham9349
@ham9349 Ай бұрын
“Well people are starting to realize this movie is brilliant.” “There’s no one talking about it.” “People will.” That aged amazingly well
@dan_evilrobot
@dan_evilrobot 6 жыл бұрын
I don't care what people say but this movie is still awesome!!
@winterlynn9012
@winterlynn9012 6 жыл бұрын
Definitely is.
@davidunderwood1773
@davidunderwood1773 6 жыл бұрын
I caught it on tv around 2 months ago and it was so much fun to watch would recommend it to anyone.
@BuildProne
@BuildProne 6 жыл бұрын
you need to watch the tv series roughnecks starship troopers.
@CosmicG777
@CosmicG777 6 жыл бұрын
zZBuild ProneZz Oh heck yeah. I've seen the whole series 3 times. I recommend to anyone.
@albireotheredguard1599
@albireotheredguard1599 6 жыл бұрын
Dan EvilRobot The best one!
@devilmikey00
@devilmikey00 6 жыл бұрын
Go watch the red letter media video about it. They pretty much close the book on this being satire or not. Not that I ever understood how anyone could MISS the satire in this.
@Dr170
@Dr170 6 жыл бұрын
Walker has a proven track record of misunderstanding satire and allegory no matter its level of subtlety.
@RyanDepauloDegenerateGambler
@RyanDepauloDegenerateGambler 6 жыл бұрын
devilmikey00 doug already watched it and thats why he made this
@JohnSmith-eo5sp
@JohnSmith-eo5sp 5 жыл бұрын
They didn't see Robocop
@real-lifeanimeghost3911
@real-lifeanimeghost3911 5 жыл бұрын
that didn't have that big of a burgins to being the mech suits.....tell the animations since it easily (in a way) to show the mech suits like in the books will in a more modern but yet still keep close to the classic
@firefker
@firefker 5 жыл бұрын
I never noticed the satire until I was older, watching it when I was ten you just see heroic humans fighting a truly evil enemy.
@leighburne4098
@leighburne4098 4 жыл бұрын
Verhoeven's run from RoboCop to Starship Troopers might be the greatest series of consistently incredible films any director has ever pulled off.
@NeoConnor1
@NeoConnor1 3 жыл бұрын
You do know that between robocop and starship troopers he made showgirls, right?
@LordCrate-du8zm
@LordCrate-du8zm 5 ай бұрын
@@NeoConnor1SHHHHHHHHH, we don’t talk about Showgirls.
@NeoConnor1
@NeoConnor1 4 ай бұрын
:) Fair enough.
@dedcaesar2325
@dedcaesar2325 4 жыл бұрын
7:39 It took me a minute to realize that the clerk character is played by the guy that was Doc Robins on CSI.
@trajan74
@trajan74 5 жыл бұрын
Dizzy (Dina Meyer) was and still is way more attractive than Denise Richards.
@kevinbell1364
@kevinbell1364 5 жыл бұрын
TheScholar74 she did a movie once where she wears a leather catsuit....I think it was called federal protection
@gaminggoof1542
@gaminggoof1542 4 жыл бұрын
This movie reminds me of Wing Commander 2 or 3 with Hamill, has that vibe
@steelbear2063
@steelbear2063 4 жыл бұрын
In this movie? No. Overall? Yes
@vanillabadboy4469
@vanillabadboy4469 4 жыл бұрын
Fuck yes. She was a babe and Denise was fake looking
@oddfreaks6452
@oddfreaks6452 4 жыл бұрын
Hell Yeah
@sgtjarhead99
@sgtjarhead99 5 жыл бұрын
I loved this "Archie and the gang goes to war" movie when it first came out. Laughed throughout the film. I had just gotten out of the Marine Corps when I saw this and recognized all the satire immediately. You really can't take this movie seriously in order to enjoy it.
@Nathankinamorh
@Nathankinamorh Жыл бұрын
Devil you know what is hysterical. "Starship Troopers" is on the Enlisted recommended reading list. So young hardchargers will just watch the movie and write their essay not knowing. Constant source of hijinks to this day lol
@BlakesPOV
@BlakesPOV 2 ай бұрын
23:11 welp, since Helldivers 2, people finally are!
@filmnutcase6206
@filmnutcase6206 4 жыл бұрын
9:56 Nostalgia Critic? Referencing Red Vs Blue!? I think I've seen just about everything.
@grengrengrengren
@grengrengrengren 4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@connorwalters3240
@connorwalters3240 6 жыл бұрын
I remember the book as being the sci-fi series to popularize power armor and space marines. So if you don’t like it, at least appreciate it for almost all of modern military sci-fi.
@Myuutsuu85
@Myuutsuu85 6 жыл бұрын
Connor Walters the book is amazing. And while i did like the movie the first time i saw it, it changed a lot after i read the book and found out that the director of this movie did not.
@GaryTurbo
@GaryTurbo 6 жыл бұрын
The absence of the suits drastically changed the story
@connorwalters3240
@connorwalters3240 6 жыл бұрын
I.e made it worse. Power armor is awesome... until early to mid 2000s game developers kept plugging up all of AAA gaming’s orifices with them, making them cliched and boring.
@connorwalters3240
@connorwalters3240 6 жыл бұрын
RvB is my favorite of these sci-fi military series.
@GaryTurbo
@GaryTurbo 6 жыл бұрын
The director read part of it, he didn't read the rest because he thought it was "boring". I wanted to see a Filipino Juan Rico and the power armor but we got a movie where soldiers are fighting a one sided battle
@k2d10tode11
@k2d10tode11 5 жыл бұрын
actually Starship Troopers is a masterpiece. especially what is happening in the world right now, i actually find it quite revolutionary
@Sammy-kx4lh
@Sammy-kx4lh 5 жыл бұрын
k2d10tode11 I find you quite pretentious
@ellnats
@ellnats 5 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!!! all we need now is giant bugs to rain fire down from the sky
@deadstockparadise5898
@deadstockparadise5898 5 жыл бұрын
Say what you will, I think this should've just been an original film instead of as a satire of such a hugely influential book that, from what I gather, the director didn't even fully read but simply threw away halfway through and stuck to a story summary. The author may not have been the most progressive person on earth, but he wasn't simply saying "fascism is good, kids!"; plus a lot of your favorite sci-fi media would either not exist or be far less good without it. I get why the director would dislike it given what he lived through, but it still feels kind of dickish to me.
@mechwarrior13
@mechwarrior13 5 жыл бұрын
They are just bugs... hehe
@oriole21bird
@oriole21bird 5 жыл бұрын
@ThePitZajat Read the newspaper.
@sirknight6283
@sirknight6283 5 жыл бұрын
The red vs blue pat had me laughing so hard 😂
@davidminor4213
@davidminor4213 3 жыл бұрын
I always liked Xander. We're lead to dislike him, but why? Because Rico's the main character and he's banging his high school ex? That's .... kinda stupid. He always respected her feelings towards Rico even though he's obviously jealous. He genuinely sympathizes with her when they thought Rico was dead AND he was the first to tell her that he was alive. In short, his actions prove that he really did love Carmen and frankly he's better for her. Really wish this character was fleshed out more
@Gyrono
@Gyrono 2 жыл бұрын
Well at least he got more of his flesh out.
@niriusbosc7973
@niriusbosc7973 5 жыл бұрын
Dina Meyer is hotter than Denise Richards in this movie.
@terrychaney6050
@terrychaney6050 5 жыл бұрын
Nirius Bosc I always thought the same! She was so hot!!
@patrickcampbell45
@patrickcampbell45 5 жыл бұрын
yup
@ChildOfChaos07
@ChildOfChaos07 5 жыл бұрын
FUCK! YES! But then She's hotter than Richards period. And I say that as a gay man.
@cjwrench07
@cjwrench07 5 жыл бұрын
Oh hell yeah. She’s so much like the hot girl next door.
@alvarocortez1919
@alvarocortez1919 5 жыл бұрын
she still is!!
@blackfearjays2286
@blackfearjays2286 6 жыл бұрын
what i love is how all veterans are missing parts of their body XD
@marcothommen2484
@marcothommen2484 6 жыл бұрын
don't ask, what else parts they miss..........
@steeltoe9146
@steeltoe9146 6 жыл бұрын
Most people miss that commentary on he human price of war
@thedrifter3821
@thedrifter3821 5 жыл бұрын
Huuraaahh!
@JohnSmith-eo5sp
@JohnSmith-eo5sp 5 жыл бұрын
That element was in the novel itself but not portrayed in a black comedic light as in this film.
@powerist209
@powerist209 5 жыл бұрын
All part to actually want actual volunteers rather than morons.
@carsonic21
@carsonic21 2 ай бұрын
It took 5 years and a videogame, but we finally understand you Critic. As we all know, a good bug is a dead bug
@MisterCasket
@MisterCasket 2 ай бұрын
What's this ' we' business? I loved this movie since I saw it in the cinema back then ;)
@carsonic21
@carsonic21 2 ай бұрын
@@MisterCasket I said “we” because I never saw it as political satire until I noticed the similarities in patriotism and propaganda between Starship Troopers and Helldivers 2.
@ellugerdelacruz2555
@ellugerdelacruz2555 2 ай бұрын
And the only good Automaton is a Capitalist one, at lesst, One that isn't a Space Communist converting innocent Super Earth Citizens into other Space Communists....
@RM10Prod.
@RM10Prod. 4 жыл бұрын
This was actually the first R-rated movie I watched Also: NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO church!!!!
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