Review of Starship Troopers (1997) by Emmanuel S — 14 Nov 2014

'Starship Troopers' overplays its satirical camp side to ever take its science fiction side seriously, or enjoy its tired action sequences, to the point that this is a film I despised watching.

This review of Starship Troopers (1997) was written by Emmanuel S on 14 Nov 2014.

Starship Troopers has generally received positive reviews.

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