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The Fifth Element / Starship Troopers
Special Edition
Actors: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman
Directors: Luc Besson, Paul Verhoeven
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense

R 2002 4hr 16min

The Fifth Element — Ancient curses, all-powerful monsters, shape-changing assassins, scantily-clad stewardesses, laser battles, huge explosions, a perfect woman, a malcontent hero--what more can you ask of a big-budget scie... more »nce fiction movie? Luc Besson's high-octane film incorporates presidents, rock stars, and cab drivers into its peculiar plot, traversing worlds and encountering some pretty wild aliens. Bruce Willis stars as a down-and-out cabbie who must win the love of Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) to save Earth from destruction by Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a dark, unearthly force that makes Darth Vader look like an Ewok. --Geoff Riley Starship Troopers

In the first and finest RoboCop movie, director Paul Verhoeven combined near-future science fiction with a keen sense of social satire--not to mention enough high-velocity violence to satisfy even the most voracious bloodlust. In Starship Troopers, Verhoeven and RoboCop cowriter Ed Neumeier take inspired cues from Robert Heinlein's classic sci-fi novel to create a special-effects extravaganza that functions on multiple levels of entertainment. The film might be called "Melrose Place in Space," with its youthful cast of handsome guys and gorgeous women who look like they've been recruited (and in some cases they were) from the cast of Beverly Hills 90210. Viewers might focus on the incredible, graphically intense action sequences (definitely not for children) in which heavily armed forces from Earth go to off-world battle against vast hordes of alien "bugs" bent on planetary conquest. The attacking bugs are marvels of state-of-the-art special-effects technology, and the space battles are nothing short of spectacular. But Starship Troopers is more than a showcase for high-tech hardware and gigantic, flesh-ripping insects. Recalling his childhood in Holland during the Nazi occupation, Verhoeven turns this epic adventure into a scathingly funny satire of fascist propaganda, emphasizing Heinlein's underlying warning against the hazards of military conformity and the sickening realities of war. It's an action-packed joy ride if that's all you're looking for, but Verhoeven has a provocative agenda that makes Starship Troopers as smart as it is exciting. --Jeff Shannon

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Actors: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman
Directors: Luc Besson, Paul Verhoeven
Creators: Luc Besson, Alan Marshall, Edward Neumeier, Robert A. Heinlein, Robert Mark Kamen
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense
Sub-Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi Action, Futuristic, Mystery & Suspense
Studio: Sony Pictures
Format: DVD - Color
DVD Release Date: 12/17/2002
Original Release Date: 11/07/1997
Theatrical Release Date: 11/07/1997
Release Year: 2002
Run Time: 4hr 16min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Edition: Special Edition
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Languages: English, German, Swedish

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Reviewed on 2/3/2022...

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