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The bugs are back! And so are the intrepid (not to mention hot) young men and women who are out to destroy them, as Starship Troopers soars on with Invasion, the franchise's fourth full-length movie. This one's animated--with mixed results, to say the least--but sci-fi fans, especially the younger, male ones, will still find lots to their liking. In this tale, the spaceship Alesia rushes to Fort Casey, an outpost of the United Citizen Federation that's been attacked by the giant, ferocious bugs familiar to Troopers watchers. But the John A. Warden, the ship that was stationed at the outpost, has gone missing, with Carl Jenkins, the mysterious minister of Paranormal Warfare, at the helm. When our heroes find the Warden, it's an ugly scene; the crew has been totally wiped out by bugs, whose gigantic queen is now in control. Her objective is nothing less than an all-out attack on Earth itself, leading to an infestation of frightful proportions, so the good guys clearly have their hands full. Roughnecks: Starship Trooper Chronicles, the animated TV series that preceded Invasion, was relatively tame when it came to violence and mature themes, but that's definitely not the case here, as the film is loaded with graphic violence and profanity, with some occasional nudity for good measure. The variety and detail of the bugs is limited, but the video game-style animation is very effective when it comes to special effects, action sequences, and overall production values. Humans, however, don't fare nearly as well, as their movements and facial expressions are utterly artificial; the nude scenes may appeal to horny adolescents, but everyone else will find them not just gratuitous but laughable. --Sam Graham
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In-Depth 11-Part Making of Documentary;
Deleted Scenes;
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Blu-ray Exclusive: Conceptual Art Gallery
Deleted Scenes;
Filmmaker Commentary;
Gag Reel-
Blu-ray Exclusive: Conceptual Art Gallery
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63 of 71 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
"Starship Troopers: Invasion," fourth feature film of the series, is a computer animated film directed by Shinji Aramaki, a Japanese animation director, best known for "Appleseed" (2004). Three principal characters from the Starship Troopers series, Carmen Ibanez, Carl Jenkins and Johnny Rico appear, but their roles are relatively small, in the film's first half in particular.
The story goes like this. Earth Federation Force troopers led by Lieutenant Tony Daugherty (Sam Roman) are sent to Federation's outpost Fort Casey that was attacked by bugs. One of the survivors is Carl Jenkins (Justin Doran), ministry of Paranormal Warfare, who takes over the command of the Starship John A. Warden from Carmen Ibanez (Luci Christian), and leaves the bug-infested base without telling what happened.
After the mission, Johnny Rico (David Matranga) - he is General Rico now - gives a new assignment to Carmen and the trooper team on the fast attack ship Alesia. John A. Warden is missing, and they have to find the starship and Carl.
The story of the 89 minute film is fast-paced but sometimes confusing and cluttered with too many characters. The weapon designs (trooper's powered suit and Marauders) are impressive, and so are the production designs of the starships, but CG-rendered human characters leave much to be desired. The faces of the characters barely escape the so-called "uncanny valley," but still sometimes look lifeless.
The combat scenes are mostly acceptable, but don't expect intensity of Paul Verhoeven's live-action version, which remains the best of the series. The battle scenes with Arachnids get repetitious as the story goes on, and sometimes movements of bugs and humans look a bit awkward. And ... do we need a shower scene here? (The film includes nudity.)
"Starship Troopers: Invasion" is executive-produced by Casper Van Dien and Edward Neumeier, the writer of all three "Starship Trooper" films. Casper Van Dien, who played Johnny Rico in the first and third films, does not appear in this animated film, which was shot in Japan in May, 2011, using the motion capture technologies. The film's visuals are by Sola Digital Arts, Inc., a studio founded in Japan in 2010. The script is written by Flint Dille known for his animation and video game writing.
"Starship Troopers: Invasion" is an OK animation film with some nice combat scenes, undermined by the creaky storyline and occasionally ineffective visuals.
The story goes like this. Earth Federation Force troopers led by Lieutenant Tony Daugherty (Sam Roman) are sent to Federation's outpost Fort Casey that was attacked by bugs. One of the survivors is Carl Jenkins (Justin Doran), ministry of Paranormal Warfare, who takes over the command of the Starship John A. Warden from Carmen Ibanez (Luci Christian), and leaves the bug-infested base without telling what happened.
After the mission, Johnny Rico (David Matranga) - he is General Rico now - gives a new assignment to Carmen and the trooper team on the fast attack ship Alesia. John A. Warden is missing, and they have to find the starship and Carl.
The story of the 89 minute film is fast-paced but sometimes confusing and cluttered with too many characters. The weapon designs (trooper's powered suit and Marauders) are impressive, and so are the production designs of the starships, but CG-rendered human characters leave much to be desired. The faces of the characters barely escape the so-called "uncanny valley," but still sometimes look lifeless.
The combat scenes are mostly acceptable, but don't expect intensity of Paul Verhoeven's live-action version, which remains the best of the series. The battle scenes with Arachnids get repetitious as the story goes on, and sometimes movements of bugs and humans look a bit awkward. And ... do we need a shower scene here? (The film includes nudity.)
"Starship Troopers: Invasion" is executive-produced by Casper Van Dien and Edward Neumeier, the writer of all three "Starship Trooper" films. Casper Van Dien, who played Johnny Rico in the first and third films, does not appear in this animated film, which was shot in Japan in May, 2011, using the motion capture technologies. The film's visuals are by Sola Digital Arts, Inc., a studio founded in Japan in 2010. The script is written by Flint Dille known for his animation and video game writing.
"Starship Troopers: Invasion" is an OK animation film with some nice combat scenes, undermined by the creaky storyline and occasionally ineffective visuals.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By C. Weaver
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Not bad. It's all CGI. I sort of liked how they worked at getting the action and such to flow. It's hard using CGI to do this and they pretty much made it work.
As far as the story goes, it follows the Starship Troopers story line pretty good. I think that made Carl a bit more sinister than the previous movies but I guess that's OK, as I guess if you had his mental "gifts" you might be too. I noticed there was a good job of using the stuff from the previous movies too. (One note: They really must make their starships really well to have that ship go thru what it went thru an still crash in one piece!) Anyway, I enjoyed it and look forward to the next one.
As far as the story goes, it follows the Starship Troopers story line pretty good. I think that made Carl a bit more sinister than the previous movies but I guess that's OK, as I guess if you had his mental "gifts" you might be too. I noticed there was a good job of using the stuff from the previous movies too. (One note: They really must make their starships really well to have that ship go thru what it went thru an still crash in one piece!) Anyway, I enjoyed it and look forward to the next one.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By JafariStew
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was eagerly anticipating this release since I liked both the Starship Troopers franchise & the Appleseed movies. This film did not disappoint with some great action & perfectly directed female nudity!! I liked it so much I bought it the day of release after seeing it 1st online!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad
It was okay not great. I prefer live actors to anime personally. But still a decent movie in the spirit of the others in this franchise.
Published 2 days ago by Michael C. Davila
4.0 out of 5 stars
great show.
have fun watching it cause i love the bug infestation. The characters are well made and it look real so i like.
Published 5 days ago by denver
1.0 out of 5 stars
This Sucks
I have the first three Starship Troopers movies. I missed somewhere that this was a cartoon/animated movie, and ordered it. It totally sucks, I hate cartoons. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Charles L Bloss Jr.
2.0 out of 5 stars
animated
If I knew it was animated I would have not purchased, would have been a better movie if it wasn't animated,
Published 7 days ago by lance e leigh
2.0 out of 5 stars
Could have been much better
I'm going to start positive with this review. The animation, art design, setting, action, and story ideas behind the movie are solid.
Now for the negatives. Read more
Now for the negatives. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Cameron
5.0 out of 5 stars
too much nudity
starship troopers trilogy and star ship invasion has lots and lots of sex in it not recommended for children under 18 and under has to be over 21 plus it has nudity and lots of... Read more
Published 14 days ago by joshua lenhart
5.0 out of 5 stars
pleasantly surprised
I passed this movie by several times, remembering the horrible sequels to the original. I am glad I finally caved to peer pressure (and high ratings), this movie definitely... Read more
Published 14 days ago by T. obrien
2.0 out of 5 stars
Starship Troopers 4
The fact it was an animated movie (i.e. a cartoon)? That was a wee disappointing.
But, overall, it was a good addition to our video collection.
But, overall, it was a good addition to our video collection.
Published 21 days ago by LdMarduk
4.0 out of 5 stars
Also a good CG movie
This is a CG movie with a lot of action and no human interface. I have to admit this is one of the better I have viewed.
Published 22 days ago by Willie F. Davidson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected
Thought it was a movie but more like a game, was disappointed. Not what I expected. I would not recommend
Published 23 days ago by brenda
