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Hal 9000 zoom background5/21/2023 ![]() Instead, the movie opens with a futuristic military advertisement for the “mobile infantry”. The movie didn’t begin with some cool action sequence, showing off how awesome this futuristic military was nor did it begin with some scary attack from the alien monsters to set up the horror of the film. When you get a sense of those expectations, it may be easy to understand why watching Starship Troopers for the first time was bound to be a confusing and disappointing experience.įrom the very opening of the film, my adolescent expectations of the movie I wanted were instantly disrupted. ![]() I imagined it was going to be like James Cameron’s hit sequel Aliens, but with the space marines as the focus of the whole movie. I was fully prepared for a serious movie about tough, cool, space soldiers the grunts fighting on the front lines of a futuristic war against hordes of giant alien bugs. I remember my excitement for it the movie I had in my head that the previews had promised. My dad had rented it from our local video store and, like most audiences, we were expecting a fun, sci/fi action romp a Star Wars for this generation. I was about twelve years old when I first saw Starship Troopers (which, in retrospect, was way too young). While I hate to admit it, I heaped my own similar criticisms at the film when it first came out. “one-dimensional,” a trivial nothing “pitched at 11-year-old science-fiction fans.” -Roger Ebert. “a nonstop splatter-fest so devoid of taste and logic that it makes even the most brainless summer blockbuster look intelligent.”-Jeff Vice, the Deseret News “crazed, lurid spectacle”… “raunchiness tailor-made for teen-age boys.”- Janet Maslin, The New York Times “Exactly like Star Wars – if you subtract a good story, sympathetic characters, intelligence, wit and moral purpose” – Washington Post. But don’t just take my word for it here are some of the scathing reviews that Starship Troopers received when it was released… At the time of its release in November of 1997, audiences and critics alike immediately dismissed the film as just that a poorly acted, over-the-top, mindless gore-fest. Right now you might be thinking “Really? The movie where Earth sends a space military to kill a bunch of giant bugs? Isn’t that just a dumb action movie?” If so, you wouldn’t be alone. I say this with zero sense of irony or hyperbole: Starship Troopers is a masterpiece of cinema, unlike anything that has ever been put to film. Transformative English-Language Movies of the 1960s ![]() These programs support the PA Forward Civic and Social Literacy Initiative. You do not need a Zoom account to attend the virtual book group. Make sure to check the email address you registered with to receive the link. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the book group starts. Registration will close at least 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the book group. Registration is required for all book groups. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith This session will be held in person in the Burke Room at the Chester County Library. This session will be a hybrid session, in person or via Zoom. Information on our adult book groups can also be found on our website. We are requiring registration for the book groups in order to send out the Zoom meeting information, if applicable. The online groups are being held via Zoom. Please see our September titles and dates below. ![]() Our Adult Book Groups are a mix of in person, hybrid, and virtual programs.
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