--- product_id: 46545564 title: "Starship Troopers - 4K + Blu-ray" price: "155 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/46545564-starship-troopers-4k-blu-ray store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Starship Troopers - 4K + Blu-ray **Price:** 155 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Starship Troopers - 4K + Blu-ray - **How much does it cost?** 155 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/46545564-starship-troopers-4k-blu-ray) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description STARSHIP TROOPERS charts the lives of elite members of the Mobile Infantry, a corps of dedicated young men and women soldiers fighting side-by-side in the ultimate intergalactic war... the battle to save humankind. The enemy is mysterious and incredibly powerful with only one mission: survival of their species no matter what the human cost. Review: TWO THUMBS WAY UP! - this movie is great. all the actors portray their parts perfectly; casting really nailed it. casper van dien plays johnny ricco the football playing jock helplessly in love with his girlfriend carmen played by denise richards who isn't quite as head over heels about him and then we have dizzy played by dina meyer who is head over heels about johnny but johnny doesn't quite feel that way about her. neil patrick harris plays johnny and carmen's classmate and buddy they even make a pact to remain friends after they sign up for military service which ultimately makes one eligible to become a "citizen". being a citizen gives members special rights and privileges in johnny and carmen's world. in truth johnny only joins up because carmen did and he regrets his choice after a battlefield training mission goes way bad. i like this movie more and more every time i watch it, it has surprisingly good CGI effects for the time. the action sequences are great, the story is great. jake busey puts in a good performance as ace, johnny's new friend in boot camp. clancy brown who plays sgt zim the hardcase drill sergeant nails his part. one final mention, michael ironside plays mr. rasczak, johnny's high school teacher and later troop leader who gives him some life advice before meeting his fate at the hands of the bugs. the director paul verhoeven states that this was sposed to be a satire of the fascist, military ruled world of starship troopers but if this so-called "fascist" world is bad, what kind of world would be "good"? watch this, you'll thank me. Review: A bug’s life - Picture this: you invite someone into your home for dinner, and instead of being gracious, they spend the entire evening openly insulting you. They mock your cooking, laugh at your choice of furnishings, deride your values, all while helping themselves to your booze. I’m sure we can all agree that that’s no ones idea of a good time, and yet that is almost exactly what Dutch director Paul Verhoeven did back in 1997 when he directed Starship Troopers. Perhaps that goes someway to explaining why the film was almost universally panned by US critics of the day, whom to a man refused to acknowledge the film’s explicitly satirical execution and, in the critical equivalent of who smelt it dealt it, instead decided to accuse Verhoeven of making a piece of fascist propaganda. But while the movie’s reputation in the US remains in the gutter, everywhere else in the world this film is seen as a classic, with many considering it to be Verhoeven’s most accomplished American film: it’s more polished than Robocop, not as silly as Hollow Man or Total Recall, nor as vapid as Basic Instinct or Showgirls. Plus the satire is razor sharp. The story is fairly simple: in the distant future, some space Mormons from a now fascist America set up a mission on an Alien planet. The Aliens, construing the outpost as an advance on their home world, retaliate by massacring the Mormons and firing asteroids on earth. Meanwhile in a colonized Argentina, Barbie and Ken are graduating high school where they’ve been educated on a diet of nazi propaganda by the maimed and limbless survivors of some previous, unmentioned conflict. Barbie makes plans to enlist as it’s the only pathway to citizenship and by extension access to higher education or the right to start a family, while idealist Ken follows her for more goofy teen reasons. When an Alien asteroid strikes their city and obliterates their Dreamhouses, Barbie and Ken slowly lose whatever modicum of humanity they had and turn into space nazis. It’s the age old story. From the opening scenes -a shot for shot recreation of Leni Riefenstahl’s work in Triumph of the Will disguised as a mock PSA for army recruitment- through to the astonishingly fascist civics lesson where we’re introduced to our protagonists and their world, Verhoeven’s intentions are clear. By placing the action in a post liberal, right wing dystopia, he avoids the lecturing preachiness of It Happened Here, and focuses his attention squarely on showing us just how merciless and horrifying such a dystopia would be. Concepts like social justice, personal liberty, even love are dismissed in favour of the becoming a citizen: a person who is willing to sacrifice anything -including their life- for the preservation of the body politic. To those unsure which side of the argument Verhoeven himself lands on, he draws a direct parallel between that ideology and the mindless obedience of the icky arachnids, a trait which as far as Rue McClanahan’s scarred biology teacher is concerned, trumps our individualism and superior intellect, and which makes them superior to us. But Verhoeven knows that fascism cannot take hold without the approval -however tacit- of the broader population, so he cannily utilizes the template of the hyper militarized action films of the day, using the audience’s hunger for that type of violent wish fulfillment to point the finger at us. What the critics of the day called propaganda, is actually an indictment on our complicity in the seemingly inexorable march towards totalitarianism. Sure, he thumbs the scale by making the alien arachnids some of the most frightening, least sympathetic antagonists ever committed to film, but by hiding the origins of the conflict in a flawless takedown of the type jingoistic news reporting de rigueur on American networks, he’s encouraging us to look at how easy it is to manipulate us. And funny as it is watching a wild-eyed and hysterical Donna Reed type encouraging her kids to squish bugs, Verhoeven is asking us to recognize that by priming people from birth to accept the use of force as some sort of virtue, it’s all too easy to convince people that war and its attendant atrocities are justified and justifiable. The human wreckage this ideology has wrought is seen everywhere, from Micheal Ironside’s missing arm and Rue McClanahan’s disfigured face, to a quadriplegic recruitment officer unironically exclaiming that “the mobile infantry made me the man I am today” Verhoeven is asking us to question how we’re being manipulated, because pursuing this type of ideology is like wielding a knife without a hilt- just as likely to hurt you as it is your enemy. But this is a Paul Verhoeven movie, so all this satire is dressed up in some of the most exciting and explicitly violent action ever put in a mainstream Hollywood movie. The grotesque and terrifying effects by legendary effects artist Phil Tippit (who’s work includes the Raptors in JP and the AT-AT walkers in ESB) are astonishing even by today’s standards, and would give any modern MCU cartoon a run for their money. This truly is a fantastic film, get it in the best format you can and strap in, it’s one hell of a ride! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Alan Marshall, Casper Van Dien, Clancy Brown, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey, Jon Davison, Michael Ironside, Neil Patrick Harris, Paul Verhoeven Contributor Alan Marshall, Casper Van Dien, Clancy Brown, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey, Jon Davison, Michael Ironside, Neil Patrick Harris, Paul Verhoeven See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 11,691 Reviews | | Format | Blu-ray | | Genre | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | | Initial release date | 1997-11-07 | | Language | English | ## Product Details - **Format:** Blu-ray - **Genre:** Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi - **Initial release date:** 1997-11-07 - **Language:** English ## Images ![Starship Troopers - 4K + Blu-ray - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91bZsI3YfbL.jpg) ![Starship Troopers - 4K + Blu-ray - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81HRNqqISiL.jpg) ![Starship Troopers - 4K + Blu-ray - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Z0n1j6d0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TWO THUMBS WAY UP! *by S***N on March 1, 2026* this movie is great. all the actors portray their parts perfectly; casting really nailed it. casper van dien plays johnny ricco the football playing jock helplessly in love with his girlfriend carmen played by denise richards who isn't quite as head over heels about him and then we have dizzy played by dina meyer who is head over heels about johnny but johnny doesn't quite feel that way about her. neil patrick harris plays johnny and carmen's classmate and buddy they even make a pact to remain friends after they sign up for military service which ultimately makes one eligible to become a "citizen". being a citizen gives members special rights and privileges in johnny and carmen's world. in truth johnny only joins up because carmen did and he regrets his choice after a battlefield training mission goes way bad. i like this movie more and more every time i watch it, it has surprisingly good CGI effects for the time. the action sequences are great, the story is great. jake busey puts in a good performance as ace, johnny's new friend in boot camp. clancy brown who plays sgt zim the hardcase drill sergeant nails his part. one final mention, michael ironside plays mr. rasczak, johnny's high school teacher and later troop leader who gives him some life advice before meeting his fate at the hands of the bugs. the director paul verhoeven states that this was sposed to be a satire of the fascist, military ruled world of starship troopers but if this so-called "fascist" world is bad, what kind of world would be "good"? watch this, you'll thank me. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A bug’s life *by P***S on December 3, 2020* Picture this: you invite someone into your home for dinner, and instead of being gracious, they spend the entire evening openly insulting you. They mock your cooking, laugh at your choice of furnishings, deride your values, all while helping themselves to your booze. I’m sure we can all agree that that’s no ones idea of a good time, and yet that is almost exactly what Dutch director Paul Verhoeven did back in 1997 when he directed Starship Troopers. Perhaps that goes someway to explaining why the film was almost universally panned by US critics of the day, whom to a man refused to acknowledge the film’s explicitly satirical execution and, in the critical equivalent of who smelt it dealt it, instead decided to accuse Verhoeven of making a piece of fascist propaganda. But while the movie’s reputation in the US remains in the gutter, everywhere else in the world this film is seen as a classic, with many considering it to be Verhoeven’s most accomplished American film: it’s more polished than Robocop, not as silly as Hollow Man or Total Recall, nor as vapid as Basic Instinct or Showgirls. Plus the satire is razor sharp. The story is fairly simple: in the distant future, some space Mormons from a now fascist America set up a mission on an Alien planet. The Aliens, construing the outpost as an advance on their home world, retaliate by massacring the Mormons and firing asteroids on earth. Meanwhile in a colonized Argentina, Barbie and Ken are graduating high school where they’ve been educated on a diet of nazi propaganda by the maimed and limbless survivors of some previous, unmentioned conflict. Barbie makes plans to enlist as it’s the only pathway to citizenship and by extension access to higher education or the right to start a family, while idealist Ken follows her for more goofy teen reasons. When an Alien asteroid strikes their city and obliterates their Dreamhouses, Barbie and Ken slowly lose whatever modicum of humanity they had and turn into space nazis. It’s the age old story. From the opening scenes -a shot for shot recreation of Leni Riefenstahl’s work in Triumph of the Will disguised as a mock PSA for army recruitment- through to the astonishingly fascist civics lesson where we’re introduced to our protagonists and their world, Verhoeven’s intentions are clear. By placing the action in a post liberal, right wing dystopia, he avoids the lecturing preachiness of It Happened Here, and focuses his attention squarely on showing us just how merciless and horrifying such a dystopia would be. Concepts like social justice, personal liberty, even love are dismissed in favour of the becoming a citizen: a person who is willing to sacrifice anything -including their life- for the preservation of the body politic. To those unsure which side of the argument Verhoeven himself lands on, he draws a direct parallel between that ideology and the mindless obedience of the icky arachnids, a trait which as far as Rue McClanahan’s scarred biology teacher is concerned, trumps our individualism and superior intellect, and which makes them superior to us. But Verhoeven knows that fascism cannot take hold without the approval -however tacit- of the broader population, so he cannily utilizes the template of the hyper militarized action films of the day, using the audience’s hunger for that type of violent wish fulfillment to point the finger at us. What the critics of the day called propaganda, is actually an indictment on our complicity in the seemingly inexorable march towards totalitarianism. Sure, he thumbs the scale by making the alien arachnids some of the most frightening, least sympathetic antagonists ever committed to film, but by hiding the origins of the conflict in a flawless takedown of the type jingoistic news reporting de rigueur on American networks, he’s encouraging us to look at how easy it is to manipulate us. And funny as it is watching a wild-eyed and hysterical Donna Reed type encouraging her kids to squish bugs, Verhoeven is asking us to recognize that by priming people from birth to accept the use of force as some sort of virtue, it’s all too easy to convince people that war and its attendant atrocities are justified and justifiable. The human wreckage this ideology has wrought is seen everywhere, from Micheal Ironside’s missing arm and Rue McClanahan’s disfigured face, to a quadriplegic recruitment officer unironically exclaiming that “the mobile infantry made me the man I am today” Verhoeven is asking us to question how we’re being manipulated, because pursuing this type of ideology is like wielding a knife without a hilt- just as likely to hurt you as it is your enemy. But this is a Paul Verhoeven movie, so all this satire is dressed up in some of the most exciting and explicitly violent action ever put in a mainstream Hollywood movie. The grotesque and terrifying effects by legendary effects artist Phil Tippit (who’s work includes the Raptors in JP and the AT-AT walkers in ESB) are astonishing even by today’s standards, and would give any modern MCU cartoon a run for their money. This truly is a fantastic film, get it in the best format you can and strap in, it’s one hell of a ride! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Figuring things out for yourself is practically the only freedom anyone really has nowadays. Use that freedom. *by L***E on January 31, 2018* What is fascism? It’s not just Nazis, for the real base of fascism is corporate control of all aspects of social, public, and political life. How do we think the Reich managed their nefarious program (progrom) so well? Some corporation had to build the trains, weld the gates, provide the chemical development of Zyklon B. Hell, the mechanism the Nazis used to keep track of the fodder for their heinous death-machine was built and managed by IBM. Fascism is characterized as: Powerful and Continuing Nationalism Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, and long incarcerations of prisoners. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists… Supremacy of the Military Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized. …… Controlled Mass Media Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation or by sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Government censorship and secrecy, especially in war time, are very common. Obsession with National Security Fear of hostile foreign powers is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses. ……. Protection of Corporate Power The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite. Suppression of Labor Power Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed . Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts. Obsession with Crime and Punishment Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations. Perhaps this puts Starship Troopers in another perspective. Sure, it’s corny, it’s parodic, it has awesome special effects and models and matte shot that are truly well-done for its era, advanced for 1997. But Verhoeven was making an incisive commentary on how society can easily throw away its little freedoms for the specter of “safety and security.” Verhoeven commented on his approach to the movie in January, 2018 : “Robert Heinlein's original 1959 science-fiction novel was militaristic, if not fascistic. So I decided to make a movie about fascists who aren't aware of their fascism... I was looking for the prototype of blond, white and arrogant, and Casper Van Dien was so close to the images I remembered from Leni Riefenstahl's films. I borrowed from Triumph of the Will in the parody propaganda reel that opens the film, too. I was using Riefenstahl to point out, or so I thought, that these heroes and heroines were straight out of Nazi propaganda... Don’t expect this movie to be at all like Heinlein’s book — there are no jump suits nor many of the tropes RH resorts to in many of his books. There is an incisive commentary on how Nazi-like states arrive and insinuate themselves into citizens, or those who want to be citizens. 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