Donald Varns 2009-01-04

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When I heard there was a part three, but this time bringing back a main character (Johnny Rico) I was looking forward to it. I find it easier to watch a sequel movie if they bring back the characters and actors from the previous film. But in this case........ what the hell were they thinking or smoking when they made this embarrassment. It's almost like the studio was taking bets on who would actually see this and like it. Jolene Blalok, was the hot spot on Star Trek, Enterprise, but was luke warm and forgettable in this mess. Casper Van Dien was hurtin in this film in trying to revive Johnny Rico. This film proved things can get worse as the story goes, leaving the viewers to fast forward to find a part that's not to painful to watch. Let's hope they put this franchise out of it's misery and ours.

G. P. 2008-12-27

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This movie completely sucks. I got it for free, hoping to see one of those "so bad it's good (SBIG)" schlock-fests. This movie is so bad, that it goes beyond SBIG status all the way to a new category of horrible film.

Whoever wrote this movie obviously has no knowledge of the military at all. There were so many mistakes when it came to military terminology and rank.

I had no idea what to make of all the religious talk at the end. It is completely baffling to me. Do they want to make fun of religion, or get you to believe in it? Does it even matter? Is there anyone weakminded enough to convert their religious beliefs because of something they saw "StarShip Troopers 3: Maurauder"?

The special effects in this 2008 movie look like complete crap compared to the original 1997 effects. 11 years is an eternity when it comes to the computer effects world. The final fight with the brainbug actually had some pretty decent effects, but they spent all their effects money on that one scene. The rest of the movie was all poorly done CGI.

The only good thing in this whole movie is an extended nude scene with several gorgeous females. Why they had the nude scene is not really clear, some sort of medical disinfecting scan.... who cares.

Oldtechnohobbiest 2008-12-25

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First of all I want you to know--you've never heard of me. Second, nomatter what anybody ever said of me, or my work, all would agree--I know what's needed to make a good story...and how to write it.

Starship Trooper 3 was written by a modern day hack.

Third, I want you to know I am also a practicing Christain. If you ever met me out on the street you might not realize it...but I am.

So let's get with it;

PROS;

One. I liked the 'basic' idea of Starship Trooper 3.
Two. No, it wasn't highend computer graphics--but as we all know, it's the acting/writing/directing that makes something worth reading or watching.
Three. Yes, they finally brought out the power armor--towards the end.
Four. Yes, Johnny Rico is in...some of it.
Five. Yes, the bugs do attack......some.

CONS;

One. No doubt I did better on my first attempted novel when I was a young teenager.
Two. You would have thought the writer couldn't decide where he was going with the novel because people kept changing personnalities.
Three. Yes, there is an over abundance of religion in this movie. I don't have anything against us Christians being portrayed in a war movie--I mean, all you have to do is look at the old World War Two movies to see how we really handle such things. "Take that cross out,--a quick pray, kiss the cross--here they come.......let's go get'um". I have no problem with that at all. As a matter of fact--if oldtechno were in that future war--look for the power suit with the Christian Cross weilded to its front chassie...in the front rank...charge! All in all, I feel the religious part (because of that HACK writer) was 'overdone'.
Four. Female vulcans should remain on Star Trek.
Five. Rico was badly needed in this movie--not enough of him.
Six. Not enough power armor.
Seven. In recent years, most of the 'fluff' in our movies has been replaced with a different kind of 'fluff'. In the old days hacks would have the main character walk a city block without saying or doing anything...just the fill in time. They would take an hour script and increase it's running time by one hour using this method--filler/fluff. Nowadays, like all hack writers, they just add new characters and situations to fill up the time.
Eight. This brings me to 'old number eight complaint...JUST WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER? All of us know Rico is supposed to be the main charater--but I feel the 'cook' on that downed starship had more camera time. Rico's black friend had more time, the Sky Marshall had more time, the vulcan cutie had more time.........EVERYBODY HAD MORE TIME! Yep, more proof this was written by a rookie hack writer.
Nine. This brings me to number nine. This writer didn't seem able to make up his mind what the plot was supposed to be--he keeps switching from one idea to another...the script is all over the place because of fluff and filler. (You can rest assured this was an 'in house' writer--no agent would have touch it--just ask Scott Meridith--he used to be my agent.)
Ten. Finally, a real writer could have done wonders with this idea and all of us Heinlein/Starship Trooper followers would have been proud to add this to our collection...maybe we might have even thought 'Heinlein would have been proud' Unfortunately...if Heinlein were alive to day--THIS would have killed him. You can do these problems in a three hundred page novel, and get away with it...but not in a movie.

So here is my bottom lines; Yes, I bought it because of the idea...yes I'll keep it to go with my collection--but if Hollywood does this to all of us again I'm gonna give them the middle finger, THEN I'll have my friend JESUS do the same.

BYE!

Eclectic Tastes 2008-12-20

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This is second best of the Starship Troopers movie series. If you are into collecting the set this is a good addition. The story falls short with weak concept and was forced to again show the John Rico character. The Maurader program has little to do with the movie. Writing is poor, story development is poor, but at least it is better than Starship Troopers 2.

Gary Carson 2008-12-15

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Starship Troopers 3 wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but it was still incredibly bad and the big conclusion with the praying troopers and the planet-sized mega-brain bug is so ridiculous that it has to be seen to be believed. The movie could have succeeded with a better script despite all of its other problems, but as it stands the director should be horse-whipped for making this thing.

The acting and effects were better than I expected, which isn't saying much, but there were a lot of problems with pacing and everything else and the movie in general felt like what it was: an attempt to cash in on the success of the original with a smaller budget. The actors probably did the best they could with the dialog, but let's face it--Casper Van Dien is no Jack Lemmon (not that he has to be). I could go on about the various problems with the plot and characters, the undeveloped situations and general weirdness like the singing Sky Marshall, but why bother? The strange thing is that the movie could have worked with better writing. There's a good story buried in this mess, but that's where it stayed--buried like a brain bug somewhere under Hollywood.

The real problem lies with the script. Movies like this need a good script to make up for their budgetary limitations and this script had a lot of potential, in my opinion. The story had promise despite its lame dialog, but it never managed to pull it all together. The writing, foul as it was, was good enough to carry the movie despite all of its mind-boggling defects--for a while. The first couple of acts were actually pretty interesting and I thought the reversal involving the Sky Marshall who found God was inspired. Unfortunately, the writers or the director or maybe all of them together had an attack of BlockBuster Insanity and the conclusion was even more idiotic than the conclusion to the TV mini-series of The Stand, making it officially the dumbest third act ever filmed.