After the disappointment of the third movie not quite living up to the expectations I had for it, this addition to the franchise was a sigh of relief, and honestly a fun ride. The thing that made the first movie so great was that it WAS corny, over the top, and sucked you into a universe you thought would be fantastic to live in. This movie gives us what we want. Action, simple story line, and actual empathy with the characters. I honestly felt like I was part of the story at times. While the movie certainly isn't quite 10 star material, it delivers on all fronts the elements that made the first movie so much fun. Plus, if you're a die hard fan of the series, you'll enjoy it just because you get to see the continuation of some of your favorite characters. The CGI was cool but in my opinion it would have been cooler if they just made it live action. At times it felt like I was watching an extended video game cut scene (when are they giving us a Starship Troopers video game???). After the first 30 minutes I barely noticed it, however, and just allowed myself to watch the movie as it was. Overall, it's fun, it's blood soaked, it has just the right amount of nudity and the franchise's attempt at wit to make it very likable. Sometimes a bit predictable and corny, but again, that's what made the first movie such a delight. 8/10, would recommend to sci-fi fans, Starship Trooper fans, and anyone looking to watch a fun movie.

I am a massive fan of the first real action movie so I can't help myself from grabbing these titles when ever I see them.The CGI is fairly good, not up to some of the other CGI feature length titles that have come before it, but totally watchable.I didn't really enjoy this movie but to write a fair review I think you have to consider its target audience. This is a space action romp. There is no onion to peel here; no layers of story where the viewer obtains a deeper understanding of the human condition.This is about aliens, explosions, space ships, leather cat-suit cladded action models and cartoon boobies. In that respect it does its job perfectly!The dialogue is cheesy, the characters are so full of testosterone each is a whisper away from throwing themselves on a grenade for the Republic (and lots of them do)but that is part of the fun.If you can take this at face value you will have a great evening. If you want something with depth or serious storyline then best keep walking.

If this is the coming of a new era in movie making, I'd much rather stick to the old methods.I bought this latest version to continue the old Heinlein series, thinking that Casper van Dien and the rest would reprise their old roles. Boy! Was I in for a surprise.After the first few minutes of CGI animation, I thought the live-action would begin. What a novel way to begin a movie. Sadly, it turned out that the entire movie would be CGI, and done badly at that.Over exaggerated musculature, impossibly firm female forms, poor lip-synchronization, complete lack of facial expressions -- this is what you have to look forward to during the run of the movie -- and, of course, the ever-present 4-legged "arachnids". The main characters didn't even resemble the actual actors from the first movies of the SST franchise. They didn't even sound the same! The very least they could have done would be to have the original actors voice their own characters.PLEASE, let this franchise die.

...i must admit that i had no idea this movie even existed until i saw it on TheMovieNetwork up here in Canada the other night. Like many reading this review, i was a big fan of the original STARSHIP TROOPERS movie. It's one of my absolute favourite films. The subsequent sequels (i watched all of Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation, and only part of "Starship Troopers 3: Marauder") were rather disappointing. I did, however, also see more then a few episodes of the animated series "Roughnecks" and liked what i saw. I guess i'm just a sucker for STARSHIP TROOPERS. This animated movie was a nice treat. I really liked getting to see the characters of Rico, Carl and Carmen again, and getting to see how far each had progressed in their military careers. This movie, more then any other, feels like a true sequel to the original film. There isn't anything too original here. The movie feels a bit like a riff on James Cameron's ALIENS, but the action is good, and they get the FEEL of the original movie right. You can definitely see some ANIME influences in the design of the armours and the weaponry. There is some animated nudity of the female variety, but they don't get carried away with it. You do have many of your standard military-movie clichés. This movie is definitely not trying to re-invent the wheel. If you enjoyed the characters of Rico, Carl and Carmen in the first film, then i would recommend checking this one out. It is definitely not the worst entry in the Starship Troopers saga. Aside from the animated series, it is probably the best thing since the original film!