Review of Starship Troopers (1997) by Jack E — 20 Jan 2018

Watchable & entertaining, but basically terrible.

This review of Starship Troopers (1997) was written by Jack E on 20 Jan 2018.

Starship Troopers has generally received positive reviews.

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