Spielberg
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Filmmaker Steven Spielberg and his colleagues discuss the classic movies that made him famous,...
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Suburbicon (2017)
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‘Suburbicon’ is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured...
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Starship Troopers (1997) in Movies
Sep 22, 2020
It's 90s sci-fi at its absolute best.
It has a great cast - Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Michael Ironside, Clancy Brown, Dina Meyer, Neil Patrick-Harris, Jake Busey - none of them feel replaceable.
It has special effects that genuinely still.homd up over 20 years later, and also a fuck tonne of genuinely horrific practical effects - some of the violence in Starship Troopers is next level, in true Paul Verhoeven style.
It has a corny yet airtight script, it's suitably cheesy when it wants to be, and wonderfully satirical throughout.
It's also got a top tier score courtesy of Basil Poledouris.
I saw this film when I was in my early teens, a few years after it released and it has always stuck with me since. Starship Troopers is perfection, fight me.
Mike Wilder (20 KP) rated Starship Troopers (1997) in Movies
May 30, 2018
The cast is great. It is made up of great actors, many of who at the time were relatively unknown including Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey and Denise Richards, mixed with established stars like Clancy Brown, Neil Patrick Harris and Michael Ironside, taking minor roles. The star of the movie is hard to choose between Dina Meyer, Casper Van Dien (both of who suffered injuries while making this, Casper broke a rib and Dina suffered a concussion) and the bugs! However I am going to have to say the bugs are the stars. The use of real and CGI in this film is great. The bugs are a formidable foe and a very creative one. They are numerous and relentless. Cleverly the use of different species of bugs makes for some great surprises.
The battles are epic and bloody. This is not a film for the squeamish, every battle is like a futuristic opening scene to Saving Private Ryan. People die in horrific ways, bodies and limbs are ripped apart and even main characters don't always survive, something I always appreciate in a film as it keeps the viewer guessing.
But it is not all about war, there is a good amount of comedy and even romance in this movie. It is a great film and in the category of action Sci-Fi one of the best.
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Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Midnight Special (2016) in Movies
Jul 21, 2017
Collections Care and Stewardship: Innovative Approaches for Museums
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Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design
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In the ongoing debate about evolution, science and faith face off. But the truth is both sides are...