Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (DVD, 2008)

I never expected Casper Van Dien to play in a good movie. And, while I think Jolene Blalock was a great (looking) Vulcan, I never expected her to deliver a fantastic performance. And after the horrible movie that Starship Troopers 2 was, I didn't think I could see worse. Well, let's be honest, it wasn't THAT bad, but it sucked big time.

The special effects were decent for an obviously tiny budget movie, the acting was towards the bad side, the script was RIDICULOUS, while the directing was average. But the plot! Ugh! Can you believe that in the end a veteran soldier finds religion after being relentlessly pestered by a dumb blond? And the soldier was a woman, so she didn't do it for the normal reason guys get religious around blonds! I mean, it felt like a Christian sect funded movie.

Let me quote you a little: "Maybe we should kill him!" "Why, because he's crazy or he believes in God, like you?" "But... it's the wrong God!". Meh! A mindset fit for a terrorist.

Bottom line: ignore this crappy mutant Starcraft clone tainted with a little of Starship Troopers (which was an anti-war book). Heinlein must be turning in his grave.

Hey I am a fan of Starship Trooper, so for me its all good. The DVD was in great shape and I enjoyed it cornball lines and all. Thanks

The original Starship Troopers was an action-heavy movie with special effects which still fell short of Robert A. Heinlein's description of trooper technology described in his book. The flying marauder combat suit which was so important in the book is finally introduced here, but it's converted from flying combat suit to a death-dealing Transformer. I suppose it's understandable. A budget can only go so far and this movie has less budget than the original.

This movie opens with a bang with Johnny Rico, ten years after the initial movie and now a bird Colonel, commanding a defensive fortress penetrated and overrun by Bugs. He gets in trouble with a former subordinate who is now a general and faces the hangman's noose, freely used in what appears to be a society that more nearly resembles Nazi Germany than the US of WWII.

Johnny gets a last minute reprieve so he can lead a squad equipped with new Marauder suits to a Bug-infested planet to rescue the Sky Marshal and Captain Lola Beck (Jolene Blalock), who is involved with the general and a former flame of Johnny's. She also knows the secret location of the fleet headquarters and can't be captured alive. There also appears to be a traitor somewhere in their midst.

A watchable movie, apparently with a bigger budget than the second movie, which wasn't much more than a slice and dice film, or at least that's my recollection. This version gets away from the budget-constrictions which confined the second entry's plot to a dozen people in a dark place getting picked off one at a time by Bugs.

Casper van Dien, who has been relegated to B movies since what should have been a break-out performance in the first film, is a welcome presence.

The attitude this time is more cyncial, as well. I'd like that to have been addressed in the bonus features to see if the filmmakers had a reason for it or were just showing off. Verhoeven suggested fascist elements forced on those involved in a war in the original. This movie takes that idea and runs with it. Not that this should be confused with military culture...the military's unvarnished job is to provide violence when and where needed at the direction of the civilian authority, and that creates a completely separate mindset.

Good bonus features include making-of featurettes and director and cast commentaries (I haven't checked out the commentaries).

This may be a keeper. I'll watch it once or twice more and decide then. Not a ringing endorsement, obviously.

Continuing the saga of the Federation's war against the bugs. These stories are (loosely) based on the sci-fi novel by Heinlein from forty or fifty years ago. This, the third in the series is the first to feature the armored suits that made the mobile infantry so fierce a fighting force in the book. Hopefully, if there is a number 4,it will delve more deeply into the gadgets.

There is a story line with some twists in the plot, but this is mainly an action picture with lots of blood and gore, both human and bug. There is plenty of political commentary built into the story line.

A good movie for sci fi fans, especially Heinlein fans.

I am a big Robert Heinlien (author) fan.Have always been a Starship Troopers' fan from the first movie to the miniseries. Enjoyed watching Rico progress in his career. I am a big Robert Heinlien (author) fan. I recommend this movie for sci-fi fans with a touch of an imagination.

I like almost any Sci-Fi, and I especially like anything done by Robert A. Heinlein. This version of Starship Troopers added in some of the elements missing to the story from Starship Troopers 1 & 2. It dropped some of the "cheesy-ness" and had multiple elements to the plot, which kept me glued to it till the end. Enjoy!

the first movie was great the second one was average but this one bombed big time. great actors in this movie but the movie didn't live up to the big time hype. great special effects but too much about religion. try to avoid getting this movie if you can. i personally didn't like this particular movie.

This is an excellent movie! I would recommend this to anyone who loves the Starship Troopers movies.

I like this movie because it follows the first one, with some of the player on it too.. this movie went to dvd direct though...

This movie was an utter waste of time. If you value your memories of Starship Troopers and even the second one Heroes of the Republic, DON'T WATCH THIS ONE. The acting is the worst I've seen and Jolene Blalock looks like plastic surgery gone tragically wrong. The only cool thing in the movie was the actual Marauder battle units that they showed for less than 2 minutes in the last 5 minutes of the movie. This movie is far worse than Aliens 3, and that's bad. This DVD is now a coaster on my coffee table.(Shinny side up)

The Good
The story line had potential, the beginning was good the middle ok, and the end, oh well it was a ending,
The Bad
They could and should have taken this much farther than they did, seems like either they ran out of ideas or ran over and had to cut it shorter than it should have been.
The Ugly
That I actually spent money to watch this. If it was in the dollar rental, it may have been worth it.

It was a lot better than ST number 2 but i still believe that the first movie is the best. It still is a good movie!

This movie has much of the feel of the 1st Starship Troopers movie. Great fun! The only good bug is a dead bug!

Ok -what I liked - there are troopers and bugs (poorly done bugs but at least they are there)
Dislikes- Plot, CG bugs were horrible, acting ok in some parts to poor in most.
Dialog- mostly poor - but hey it is a trooper movie so the standard does not have to be high :)
My bigest dislike is the bugs were terrible, bad, horrible, pooly done etc....
Why but it!!! It is a trooper movie!!!! Of course you buy it it is a Starship Trooper movie!! Besides there are maybe two or three good sceens!! Hey it is a Trooper movie and you are a fan - buy it you will hate and love it!
JP

if u ever seen the first one its good movie and the second and the third one is just as good as the are so i would recomend that u watch all three so u under stand the movies and u will enjoy them

they told me it was brand new and it wasn't. It was brought from blockbuster
I was mad because it was a last minute christmas gift, so i got somebody a used movie!

The dvd was a great price BUT it was a HDdvd and I don't own a HDdvd player. Any way, I have a friend and we watched it on his HDTV set - good movie.

I bought this movie because the first one was amazing. This movie was no where near as good as the first one. The bugs looked less realistic than in the first one which was made about ten years ago.

More like the first movie in action and cinamatogaphy better then the second whitch was a litter darker and look like they just tryed to get a new movie out good to see returning actors

It was put as First Class mail that was why I brought it but it took a while for the video to arrive. I was thinking did the seller forgot?

The plans was to watch this movie with my friends and cousins over the weekend that I have been telling them all about but apparently it did not show up.


The seller said that he had a personal problem at home but that does not mean he does not need to contact his buyer.

Lack of responsible!

This was a really bad movie compared with the first and worse than the second (direct to DVD). Even though I paid around 10.00 for the widescreen edition, new and sealed, it was throwing my money into the bonfire. This movie is really bad. Save your money and if you really want to see it, rent it from Netflix or Blockbuster.

P.S. The mobile armor is the essential part of the book, "Starship Troopers", by Robert Heinlein.

Don't waste your money on this DVD!The novel was,as I was growing up,one of my favorites.Hollywood has made a Great Book into a dysfunctional movie.Yes there is alot of "Bug Killing" action.Acting is stiff,story line is disjointed.The Author of the Book is probably turning over in his grave,for this story line.The Book is about Honor,Responsibility,Commitment & Duty. This movie does not come anywhere near those attributes.

The movie was a significant improvement over the second installment. Took forever to see the actual Marauder, but it had a solid storyline! It is definately worth a watch.

THIS MOVIE NOT ONLY EXCEEDED IT'S PREDICESSERS IN PLOT & EFFECTS, BUT THE STORY IS BACK ON TRACK WITH RETURNING CHARACTER ACTION AND THE CRAZY ADS & WAR PROMO ACTION. MORE CREATIVE MONSTERS DELIGHT THE SCI-FI IN ME ALSO. STANDS UP TO REPEATED VIEWINGS.