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What an amazing production. Every character was enjoyable, even the nefarious ones, and by the end I was in tears. Some could accuse this of, at times, being soapy but I'd say the nearest comparison would be the pacing and tone of Downton Abbey that straddles that historical content and fictionalised characters. This all prefaced by the fact there is no sugar coating some of the horrors of war but never descends into sensationalism. This series could end here but possibly there is certainly opportunity to do more but so so well done to everyone and especially Audrey Floret for an amazing performance. If you need more proof how good she is also check out Un Village Francais and Spiral as well.

'Woke' and 'trash' are getting thrown around here way too easily with this show. The show is BASED upon Robert Jordans books and not verbatim. Frankly if they were the show would not translate well and also frankly needs to be brought up to date with today's viewers who are fed superhero movies at breakneck speed.

I am thoroughly enjoying this series and I have actually read the book. Get over yourselves and enjoy the show.

I tell ya I was dying to see this movie when I heard it was going to be released and it is a mixed bag. The Starship Troopers universe is explored in more detail - we see more of the Federation and their behind the scenes antics plus we also get to see what Rico is up to nowadays. You can tell Casper Van Dien has aged from the first movie, but he does such a good job in his role. You can tell his character has been amongst ongoing struggles and has such a commanding presence. And yes he gets his gear off once again (phew, I was hoping). The supporting cast is OK - the Admiral is excellently bitchy and authoritative and the Pilot was very tough and yet feminine, but the rest were merely bodies to fill the screen, in my opinion. The film does touch on a bit of this and a bit of that, but just falls short of feeling substantial, what the first film achieved so successfully. The special effects are adequate for the budget and often look quite OK - there are also a few gory moments for those into exploding heads and such. Probably the most disappointing aspect was not the fact that the ending was awfully soppy, clichéd and predictably going to lend itself for a sequel, but that the Marauder element was so miniscule that if you blinked you'd miss it (relative to the remaining bulk of the film). Hopefully in the next film they push the marauders more and don't get bogged down in too much unnecessary dialogue. But overall Starship Troopers 3 is a worthy watch and a decent followup to the other films. Thankyou for coming back to the series Casper, that's all I can say :)