This was a prime candidate for the 4K treatment and while it’s disappointing that no new features were added, we do get all of the ones from the previously-released Blu-ray. A new limited edition steelbook is coming to bring viewers back to the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga and the Arachnid-plagued planet of Klendathu in style.

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Now… no one is going to mistake this for a reference quality 4K image, especially if you compare it to other titles on the format. Updated daily and in real-time, we track all high-def disc news and release dates, and review the latest disc titles. I know a lot of film snobs dislike his movies (especially the ones since he joined the Hollywood system), but I have to admit, I hold Paul Verhoeven as one of my favorite directors, with no doubt in the least involved. Between The IV Leader at Illinois Valley Community College and The Pegasus at Eureka, he spent the majority of his college career publishing articles on everything from politics to campus happenings and, of course, entertainment for the student body.

What that means is that you can’t get rid of either disc if you really want all the available extras. dba Freestar (“Freestar”) for the purposes of placing certain advertising on the site, and Freestar will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. Grain retention is largely consistent and generally complimentary with only a few scenes, such as in the classroom near film's start, appearing a bit more dense and snowy. The brightest areas are bright enough that your eye reacts – case in point, the scene when the Federation Fleet is being hammered by Bug plasma from the planet below – and yet again, still some nice detail visible amid the flames and flares. There’s no sign of a 4K Ultra HD release, nor is there any indication that the Blu-ray itself is remastered.

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The scene where Rico is on the back of the giant bug; shows a little (but not much) more detail on the bugs carapace. Whether it's worth the cost of upgrading; depends on how much you like the film and want the very best version.

Times change and we’re now greeted with a 4K version of this movie and let me be among the first to say; it doesn’t disappoint. We get some conceptual drawings, use of real and CGI spaceships (we’ve come a long way in 20 years, folks) and more. Why else would original poster art be replaced with custom covers that keep getting worse and worse. Moments– These are “highlight reels” of sorts with three characters: Dizzy, Johnny and Carmen being selectable.

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When it comes to gaming and anything that takes inspiration from it, he is deeply opinionated on what's going on. Paul Verhoeven, especially Hollywood era Verhoeven, was generally a satirist who went right for the jugular and "Starship Troopers" went gung ho on that end, which is super obvious when you have Neil Patrick Harris's character, a scientist, show up in the futuristic equivalent of an SS uniform. This kind of material needs that wooden acting, at least in some of the roles, like the two I mentioned.complimentary with only a few scenes, such as in the classroom near film's start, appearing a bit more dense and snowy. Director and Cast Commentary – Verhoeven is joined by stars Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, and Neil Patrick Harris that was recorded back in 2002 for the Superbit release. Sony’s new 4K release improves upon the previous Blu-ray’s A/V experience about as much as is conceivably possible. The reunion can only be found on the 4K disc, though it's certainly not the only special feature included with a multitude of featurettes, deleted scenes, and commentaries also in the release.

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Anniversary Synopsis From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with it's sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with shrieking, fire-spitting, brain-sucking special effects creatures, acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven crafts a dazzling epic based on Robert A. At the time, the special effects were also considered some of the best in all of film with a team featuring effects guru Phil Tippett among others. For more about Starship Troopers 4K and the Starship Troopers 4K Blu-ray release, see Starship Troopers 4K Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on October 3, 2017 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.This is not so much the case in Starship Troopers since it is all rather obvious, but Verhoeven often does use that approach. Uniforms, berets, helmets, armor, terrain on bug planets, manmade structures at the training camp and on Planet P, practical bug effects, and torn human bodies all find significantly more clarity and attention to fine detail, even at distance and even considering more insignificant background elements. There are a handful of speckles, though the only really noticeable ones come when Rico's father chews him out after he's joined up; there's been a fair bit of clean-up here when viewed against the comparatively debris-heavy Blu-ray. Some of the training scenes look very good and perhaps more natural than they do on the Blu-ray version. Of course, you can only become a citizen if you serve in the military and since the war with the bugs rages on, that often means risking life and limb in the process.