ROTTEN TOMATOES: The Bugs Are Back in "Starship Troopers 3"

The Bugs Are Back in "Starship Troopers 3"

by Scott Weinberg | June 20, 2007

Well, they're calling it "Starship Troopers: Marauder," and you'll never guess who's coming back...

Yep, Casper Van Dien as Johnny Rico! After skipping "Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation," CVD will return to reprise the role that made him (sorta) famous. I guess there's no chance of getting Denise Richards or Neil Patrick Harris back...

"Robocop" and "Starship Troopers" screenwriter Ed Neumeier is making his directorial debut on the direct-to-video sequel. Also, Dark Horizons informs us that South African model Tanya van Graan has recently joined the "Marauder" cast.

All we know about this second sequel is that Rico's back to squash some bugs. Should be a hoot.

Would you like to know more? Dark Horizons, Cinematical

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jeanpaul writes:
on Jun 20 2007 05:14 AM

[b]WTF...??[/b]
When was there "Starship troopers 2"?
Never mind that, Paul Verhuven's orignal movie sucked big time.
I couldn't care less about any sequels... or any of his movies for that matter.

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cgcbooks writes:
on Jun 20 2007 05:22 AM

The first Starship Troopers was a great film. Great special effects and plenty of humor. I didn't care too much for the second one though. Looking forward to number 3.

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chibixleon writes:
on Jun 20 2007 05:23 AM

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direct to video? WTF now is the time to make a full length film. the premise is amazing!!!

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bigbrother writes:
on Jun 20 2007 05:28 AM

In reply to this comment (#870230)
The second was most notable for allowing us to see Kimber from Nip/Tucks boobs. Other than that it was pretty much a waste.

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Gimy writes:
on Jun 20 2007 06:05 AM

this isn't even news. at first i thought they were going to actually make the series COME BACK, since i thought the first one was half decent. this one will suck, like the second since its straight to vid. low budget means crap cgi means crap story means crap movie. rico won't save this from being another b movie borefest.

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frogleg writes:
on Jun 20 2007 06:25 AM

Was the second part anywhere near as gory as the first one?

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ShaakTi writes:
on Jun 20 2007 08:28 AM

"#711638 frogleg on Jun 20 2007, 06:25 AM writes:
Was the second part anywhere near as gory as the first one?"

no... and they used plastic wrapped sticks as guns...

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ShaakTi writes:
on Jun 20 2007 08:29 AM

[b]Why DIRECT TO DVD????[/b]

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dracus writes:
on Jun 20 2007 09:00 AM

I loved the first one; great bit of fun and FX right down to the gestapo look. Even the fact that everyone was perfect looking in the future due to gene manipulation came across well with just the right amount of humour.

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Vitamin M writes:
on Jun 20 2007 09:00 AM

I just watched SST's again the other day, what a freaking great movie!
the sequel wasn't really good, but had a few fun scenes, a naked chick and a kind of badass hero but that's it. but it was directed by the visual effects guy from the first film, I'll hope for a better story out of the guy who wrote the first film. and as always I'll watch it.

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Matanuki writes:
on Jun 20 2007 09:08 AM

"Would you like to know more?" lol. I still remember that retarded line. Screw this.

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crudebob writes:
on Jun 20 2007 09:25 AM

In reply to this comment (#870240)
Look, if you missed that simple little point in Starship Troopers, then you were way in over your head long before the movie began. I hear that a new Barney movie is coming out next year, maybe you should give that one a go instead.

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hugz4thugz writes:
on Jun 20 2007 10:16 AM

I don't understand why they can't get NPH and Denise Richards and the rest of the cast back for Starship Troopers 3. Honestly its not like they have anything better to do.

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blank blank writes:
on Jun 20 2007 10:20 AM

oh casper van diem, how far you have fallen. from you glory days of.... starship troopers 1. nevermind.

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GhostU writes:
on Jun 20 2007 10:52 AM

The original Starship Troopers was a pretty decent flick that just missed the mark. The outer space sequences were quite good. The sequel was ok as a peice of throw away entertainment, good for a rainy Saturday afternoon when there isn't much else to do. It only advanced the original story about 5%. Another direct to video sequel will probably be about the same.

Hollywood Movie Mogul speaking to Big Shot Producer : "We want to make a sci-fi movie for next summer, any ideas for a director?"

Producer : " I have this nephew who is good for nothing and needs a job."

Mogul : "Has he directed anything else?"

Producer : "H'es done one picture, consisting mainly of womens' boobies and bathroom humor."

Mogul : "Ok, he's in. I have a 12 year old grandson who writes movie scripts for a hobby, how about using him for the story?"

Producer : " I was thinking about using my pet monkey."

Mogul : "Let's use both, co-writers always work better."

Producer : "We're set, do you think this movie will sell?"

Mogul : "Sure, sci-fi fans wil eat any swill we serve them as long as it's served with a side dish of dog crap."

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BUCK69 writes:
on Jun 20 2007 10:55 AM

In reply to this comment (#870230)
What about RoboCop???

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BUCK69 writes:
on Jun 20 2007 11:02 AM

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Apparently, a lot of people missed the point. Starship Troopers was a satire. It was a social commentary on the whole xenophobic, might-makes-right attitude that often goes hand-in-hand with blind, patriotic nationalism.

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renodc writes:
on Jun 20 2007 12:24 PM

Why wouldn't Casper come back? He's got nothing else to do.

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alsanali writes:
on Jun 20 2007 12:35 PM

Starship Troopers pretty much sucked. If you read Heinlein's original novel, you know it's an intricate and engaging science fiction military story. If you watched the movie, its a cheesy action flick with some decent visuals but nothing more. All these classic science fiction novels like this and I, Robot seem to be destined for crappy popcorn flicks, which the source material clearly should be above.

And of course Starship Troopers 2 sucked much harder.

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killermonkey8822 writes:
on Jun 20 2007 12:53 PM

Starship Troopers had terrible acting and a terrible script but it was still a very fun and enjoyable movie throughout. The second film easily sucked even though i turned it off halfway thinking that if i watched the whole thing it would just be a bigger waist of time. I Don't think we need sequels for a movie like Starship Troopers. That's all i am gonna say on the subject

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