Bolt Thrower: XCOM Board Game, Dark Souls, Starship Troopers, Johnny Flynn

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Now with fixed link, so you can actually read the review! Sorry about screwing that up, and thanks to Ubarose for pointing it out.

Verhoeven is subtle like Blomkamp is subtle.

I saw Starship Troopers when it came out, and haven't seen it since. There were some really nice effects, in service to some really stupid scenes. We're talking Michael Bay levels of stupid. I don't have a problem with Verhoeven's "Starship Troopers is Chock Full O' Fascism" take on the material; it's not a new notion by any means. But don't insult my intelligence with the way the battle scenes are depicted.

When I first saw Starship Troopers, my first thought was.... 'Why don't all these hi tech super soldiers have some artillery?'

Isn't it because the fewer soldiers survive, the fewer people will get to vote thus helping to keep an elite in power?

Well, at least this discussion is a welcome change from the people disliking Starship Troopers because "NO POWAR ARMOR!!!!"

well..power armor would explain most of the artillery issues.

I wondered, "Why not bug spray?" Come to think of it, that's a good question for the book, too.

I think Starship Troopers is brilliant, over the top, satire, so I didn't mind the silly stuff. Pair it with a play through of one of the newer Call of Duty games for perfect synergy.