Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008)

Director:

Edward Neumeier

Writer (WGA):

Edward Neumeier (written by)

Release Date:

19 July 2008 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

You know what to do. Get in there and Kill em all.

Plot:

Johnny Rico is called back into action to defeat the bugs.

Plot Keywords:

Bugs | Starship | Trooper | Alien | Marauder

Cast

Casper Van Dien	...	Colonel Johnny Rico
Jolene Blalock	...	Captain Lola Beck
Stephen Hogan	...	Sky Marshal Omar Anoke
Boris Kodjoe	...	Gen. Dix Hauser
Amanda Donohoe	...	Admiral Enolo Phid
Marnette Patterson	...	Holly Little
Danny Keogh	...	Dr. Wiggs
Stelio Savante	...	Chief Bull Brittles
Cécile Breccia	...	Lt. Link Manion
Garth Breytenbach	...	Pvt. Slug Skinner
Graeme Richards	...	Lt. Danner
Tanya van Graan	...	Sgt. Sunday
Antonio Summerton	...	Sergeant Hightower
Nicole Salandra	...	Sgt. Kirby (as Nicole Tupper)
Cokey Falkow	...	Jingo Ryan

Also Known As:

SST 3: Marauder (USA) (short title)
Starship Troopers 3 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA | South Africa | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Japan:R-15 | Australia:MA | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-15 | Canada:14A | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | UK:15 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Sony

Trivia:

During the biometric scan that the seven marauders undergo, the sound effect is the same as that emitted by the Flying Machines in the original The War of the Worlds (1953).

Goofs:

Continuity: Both Sky Marshal Phid and Anoke wear the incorrect epaulets. The epaulets they are wearing are of the Rank of Lieutenant not Sky Marshal. Zander Barcalow, a Lieutenant in the first film, wears the same epaulets.

Quotes:

Official voice: Across the federation, federation experts agree that: A: God exists, B: He's on our side, C: He wants us to win.

Movie Connections:

References Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Soundtrack:

A Good Day to Die

Well, not as good as the first, but much better than the second

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 :)