Starship Troopers 2??

c0y0te · 10-03-2004 11:52am #1

Has anyone heard whether this is good or bad yet? Are there any rumours in advance of it being released in April?

I know none of the original cast are back, and its being made by effects heavy Phill Tippet (his first directorial outing)... but still I loved the first one and am tempted to check this out.

AFAIK its only a direct-to-DVD/VIDEO release, not a cinema setup. Any thoughts?

c0y0te

patch · 10-03-2004 12:20pm

If it was going to be any good, it would be a cinema release.
Or at least an HBO movie or something. In fairness, if they cant even get back some of the B-movie actors who starred in the first one there must be something seriously wrong with it.
Muck I suspect, but I hope I'm wrong.

Pugsley · 10-03-2004 10:02pm

The first was only good because of how bad the acting was (and those aliens seriously kicked a*se). Safe to assume this will be a pile of crud, but, alas, could be worth watching (if just to laugh at, again).

User45701 · 10-03-2004 10:03pm

I Predict a movie much like the 1st 1

Verdammt · 10-03-2004 10:09pm

Originally posted by User45701
I Predict a movie much like the 1st 1

I hope its like the first one. It ROCKED, it was ment to be a p!ss take of a propaganda film , thats why the acting was purposly bad.

By the way, cool sig. I love that line.

tman · 11-03-2004 3:19pm

straight to video:eek:
surely the first one didn't perform that badly in the box office?

Mr E · 26-03-2004 8:45pm

A review of this has appeared on AICN. Not as good as the original, but still sounds interesting....

http://www.aintitcoolnews.com/display.cgi?id=17257

funky penguin · 26-03-2004 11:38pm

Originally posted by Billy-Joe
thats why the acting was purposly bad.

But did it have to be that bad?

Draupnir · 26-03-2004 11:56pm

sounds ****e, like a bad alien rip off

Venom · 15-04-2004 4:20pm

Hmmm where to start for this one.

If you like the over the top style of the first movie expect to be disapointed. This is a totaly different kind of movie. It takes it's self far more serious and lose's alot of the fun the first movie held.

Imagine a cross between Pitch Black (will explain below) and the first movie. The budget is low on this, very low in fact. While there are plenty of bugs in it, there mainly the warrior type and the start of the movie is random clips from the first film re-edited.

Also as a result of the low budget the whole story take's place on a dark/always night type planet to cut down on cost's! I read but cant confirm the movie was made by the people who did the effects for the first film.

Hard to really sum this one up as its more like a pilot for a tv show that a movie.

15-04-2004 9:00pm

I read but cant confirm the movie was made by the people who did the effects for the first film.

Yeah the guy that was responsiable for the effects in the first one is directing it. I think it could turn out okay, though I'd say it will be lacking Verhoven's trademark pisstake of American society.

User45701 · 15-04-2004 10:26pm

I take it, that this movie went straight to rentel and no cinima?
i havent seen anything about it anywhere.

Venom · 15-04-2004 11:27pm

Originally posted by Darko
Yeah the guy that was responsiable for the effects in the first one is directing it. I think it could turn out okay, though I'd say it will be lacking Verhoven's trademark pisstake of American society.

There is no taking of the piss in this movie, it plays it straight as a sci fi action/war movie.

Venom · 15-04-2004 11:27pm

Originally posted by User45701
I take it, that this movie went straight to rentel and no cinima?
i havent seen anything about it anywhere.

You may think that, but i couldnt possably comment

User45701 · 15-04-2004 11:31pm

ok i saw it for dl but only in german and i dont speak germen so that was that,
Are there plans to rlease it to cinima or straight to rental?

tman · 16-04-2004 9:54am

play.com has it down as being released on dvd in 24 days, so i seriously doubt it'll get shown in any cinemas.

i might just get the box set http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=160912&p=57&c=&g=72
its only a few quid more than the second film on its own...

toffeeman · 16-04-2004 10:30am

Does the budget stetch to include communal shower scenes??

Or maybe they had to film that in the dark too...

Stark · 16-04-2004 10:35am

As a possible future concerned parent I always make sure to check the violence/sex/nudity content on my films. "Awww, is that all?".

CyberGhost · 22-04-2004 12:34pm

It wasn't even shown in the theaters

it gets very little attention

I haven't seen the movie myself but judging from the first one it must be great!

Devious · 22-04-2004 12:38pm

Yea read somewhere it was always intended to be a straight-to-video. Much smaller budget this time round, although the effects are meant to be on par with the first one. Unfortunately it appears its also lost all of the ironic commentary of the first film, the thing that made it so great in the first place.