Starship Troopers | Bug Battle 

This battle was so intense the Cameraman didn't even survive it. 😳

Hats off to all the fallen cameramen, bringing us first hand footage of this horrific story in our country’s rich history.

I love how the first contact with the lone arachnid has a dozen soldiers going full auto for 15 seconds just to take one down, showing a single bug’s toughness. Then hundreds appear immediately after showing the soldiers are outmatched. Love this movie.

Love the idea of throwing infantry at an enemy whose smallest weakest units are knife spiders the size of a lifted truck that can eat a magazine WHILE EATING YOU

That cameraman was devoted and only had one day left until retirement

Their weapons have incredible ammo capacity! I don’t think I ever saw anyone reload once.

I love how Rico doesn't immediately step over Ace's command, he let him lead until Ace was 100% not gonna lead the team. He respected the chain of command and still came out a natural leader

Even armys from the feudal era understood the basic concepts of war such as formation and combined operation. It's really incredible to see future military commands make their troops run like headless chickens LOL

This movie came out long ago, when my maternal grandfather was still around (fought in the Pacific) saw it with me and my sister. When we were leaving the theater he up and said "just like fighting the Japanese, they wouldn't die no matter how many bullets you shot at them". I was surprised, because he never directly answered any of my childhood questions about the war. That was the only comment he said ever.

The moment when those troopers just ran out of their landing craft like headless chickens straight into enemy zone without any air support or tank support or mech support and worst, no proper strategy from their high command, I knew the bugs would had a fun time "chop-chop" those troops to meat chunks for supper. Even the terrans at Starcraft managed to held their own against two foes, the protoss and zerg at the start of Great War.

What is truly amazing are those effects. They were absolutely awesome back in its day and they are nearly flawless even now. I would even say, some modern CGI are way worse then this.

Man that bug at the end really gave it his all

I do like the design of the soldier drones. They're like organic kinetic sculptures. There is absolutely no way to upend one and render it defenseless. Any orientation still leaves it capable of lashing out with limbs. Upside down, sideways it don't matter. They're balls of spinning blades at every angle of approach.

04:06 Reporter: *ripped apart by giant bugs* OH GOD, HELP ME! Cameraman: and were live.

To everyone wondering why humans invaded Klendathu with just infantrymen, the invasion was rushed. At the time of the drop, the Mobile Infantry was trained and armed to suppress small scale human insurgents on fringe colonial worlds, not fight Arachnids. They treated the operation like an exterminator going to fumigate an ant colony. And they paid the price for their arrogance.

Respect for the cameraman doing his duty

It's pretty creepy how over the comms you can faintly hear "the extraction is being overrun." Makes you wonder if any of the boats just left Klendathu in a panic leaving the troopers behind to die.

The decapitation, dismemberment, and disemboweling effects are TOP NOTCH! Never seen so much high quality gore in a movie before or since!

I love the CameraMan's reaction to the reporter getting chomped by the bug.. 'get that closeup!!'

One of the few movies from the 90's where the CGI still holds up today. God, I love this movie!

a hidden gem that aged well, it bombed at the boxoffice back in the day but is weirdly acclaimed 25 year later. (fully deserved) I like it a lot.

Yeah, enjoyed this movie so much back in high school. Also amazed they have like 10,000 soldiers but only gave loaded guns to like ten of them

When you push out with your Terran army of 50 Marines, thinking you're so badass, and realize Zerg's already maxed...

This was far more intense then I remembered it being. Holy shit they captured it perfect.

Get some bombers, tanks or artillery could be a good idea.

Arachnids were exceptionally good adversaries from the POV of a typical movie alien, they were unbelievably vicious and single minded killing machines, great for sci fi.

"HELP MEEEE" "I was told to film. Imma film."

Man, the trailer for Helldivers 3 looks incredibly photorealistic, I wonder if my PC will even run it

Im reading the book now and there is a huge difference between the 2. In the book, the M.I. already have the armor suits like in the cgi films. The ship that johnny came in on was actually the valley forge, but it collided with another cruiser when coming out of hyperdrive, and half of the roughnecks were killed before being ejected. When they called for general retreat, he made it to another ship and was eventually transferred to the Roger Young. In the movie, the general who ordered this assault was 'forcibly retired', while in the book he actually died on the front line. One of the big points they make is that the bugs could lay thousands of eggs but keep them dormant, so losses are virtually meaningless to a bug, while this particular battle almost crushed the terran alliance. As they put it, 1 m.i. for 1000 bugs is a net win for the bugs.

2:30 - I love this guy. He's clear throwback to Hudson from Aliens.

3:53 Now that's a real cameraman! Dedicated, composed, and most important of all, steady! 💯💯

Dam it’s sad to see that Ace and Dizzy left Rico alone when their comrade was getting killed. They turn look at him getting killed and run away @4:43 you can both see them. Rico is the only one that stays and “tries to help him.” Rico was left to die by fellow comrades.

Getting skewerd, ripped apart, disembowled, cut in half has got to be a most horrific and painful way to go.

If you are wondering why this battle was so badly planned on humanity's side : it's hinted in the lore that Terran high command purposefully sabotaged the operation in order to create an impactful carnage that would encourage the war effort and push more influence towards the military. Kinda like the U.S engaged in full scale war after Pearl Harbor. In this future setup, they have battlemech, heavy artillery, orbital bomb strikes, autonomous drones... they could have ended the war with minimal casualties.

This was surprisingly vicious and palpable. You really feel it.

I love the added terror from first watch that you aren't sure who going to survive, whose dying on screen and off screen, all until the end of the battle.

Rest In Pieces to all those people who didn't make it back home.

Gotta love how they inadvertently gave away their position by firing the rockets from the shuttles. XD

these guys went from Starship Troopers to Imperial Guard real fast

People are missing the entire point of this movie. They're using this "tactic" because it's meant to emphasize that the federation values bravery over smarts.

The fact that it takes like 500 rounds to kill a single 'bug' suggests that new and better weapons and tactics are needed. In a war of attrition, humans are going to lose to bugs.

I appreciate Rico unloading everything he's got 'till the better end.

Really strong nostalgia about my 1st in Starcraft vs my Brother (Zerg) and my 1st time playing the Imperial Guard... both ended like this scene. Thanks for upload!

4:02 even as a kid it was funny to see the cameraman and even more so as an adult.

This was one of the worst attacks of all time 😂

"Remember your training and you WILL make it out alive!" This battle proves that, that was a lie

"COME ON!!!!" As he charges into the slaughter. Haha i felt that on a gamer level 😂

I like how they unloaded more than their infantry-machingun can even hold on 1 bug and the bug just walks around "I'm fine".

I was pleasantly surprised as to how good this franchise of movies are. Sci-Fi, horror and humour in a fascist future. I have seen them all, live action and animated. Highly recommended.

Love this movie, they don’t make ‘em like this anymore

Daaang, that roar at 2:14 was epic !!!

No artillery. No armor support. No air support. Yea, that went about as well as you could expect.

Crazy how the 5.56mm round is so versatile even so far into the future, you would think that the common grunt would be equipped with a plasma rifle or laser gun or sorts.

Just like the game, the dude that separates away from the group usually gets brutally murdered.

3:55 i will never stop getting the feeling the bug was offended when called the planet ugly also I swear the bugs get plot armor also there killing someone

For the human civilization that have learned space travel with ease, they have a very funny idea about tactics, sending foot soldiers with a rifle and no commanders, heavy military vehicles or air support of any kind

For those that don’t know: the movie is full of satire but I heard the book is really good. Sadly we didn’t get those mech suits in the film due to finance.

Одна из сильнейших боевых сцен в фильме. Цена недооценивания противника бывает очень высока...

"GET SOME, GET SOME.". The bug says "I will."

Man, the armies of the future are so advanced they've gone full-circle and have gone back to using the "walk at the enemies in straight rows, out of cover" strategy from the 1700s, such tactical genius. (Also, i like how every background in this movie looks like a movie set, like they put in zero effort to hide it lol)

I always had a hard time believing Rico made it out of there alive lol

2:20 Notice how bugs stood there, without attacking, as if to give humans one last chance. Another piece of evidence to show that Arachnids are not the bad guys in this war.

This is the first time i saw a cameraman dies! This bugs must be so tough

While this isn't a critique, I love the concept that the writers used the swarming alien trope when writing the Arachnids as highly adaptive creatures, compared to the original book version of them were a sapient eusocial species that gain the same technology as humans.

Funny that both arachnids and humans use swarm tactics.

The bugs were a determined bunch!

When I saw this, I never such incompetent military combat in SF film before. I was thinking, "Where is the armor, the air support, the artillery?!" It was said during the film's release that the Colonial Marines in Aliens would have wiped the floor with these bunglers.

4:52 "El camarógrafo siempre vive" desmentido😭

The main reason they didn't deploy tanks is because the real mobile inf. Suits were capable of shooting nukes and had jetpack (in the book). But instead the movie production made an close replica of the imperial guard helmet and gear, except no lasgun.

I read the book years ago. I remember they had suits on. Like they resembled armored apes.

For a brief moment it looks like they're winning, and then all hell breaks loose.

This is why we should leave giant insect invasions to machines, like Skynet or Battledroids.

the closest thing to a zerg vs. terran movie

Having grown up and read the original novel, I realized how incompetent this rabid crowd is, without a formation, without military equipment, without support, with a bunch of suicides covering the line of fire. Truly, cannon fodder. But they retreat perfectly, or rather, they run away with all their legs. The soldiers from the Avatar now look more adequate for me.

In the books, humans were more than a match for the Arachnids. Here, they get wrecked savagely.

Commander: CALL IN THE BIG GUN! Bugs: Why do I hear Mick Gordon & A Chainsaw?

I saw this movie right after it hit VHS. I was about six years old and it scared the SHID out of me. It was the first time I had seen really graphic violence and it really messed with me lmao. I can't even imagine what kids today must be going through.

Sgt. “You kill anything that has more than 2 legs!!! You get me!?” Platoon: “Yes sir!!!” Probably the single best line in the movie!!!

Several things the Troopers should have learned from this battle but they never did: 1. Their Body plates and Helmets are useless. 2. Their guns don't have enough firepower or hitting power to take down ONE Arachnid quickly and with as little ammunition as possible. 3. They don't have any backup weapons to use should they run out of ammunition. 4. They have no support vehicles on the ground with them. 5. A dead Arachnid should have been taken from the battle by the Federation, cut apart, dissected and completely studied. Everything from its physical makeup and to its weapon resistance should have been thoroughly studied to understand its strengths and any weaknesses. What they should done BEFORE the battle of Klendathu: 1. Learn exactly how many bullets it takes to kill an Arachnid. 2. Develop more powerful ammunition to cause massive damage per shot, using less ammunition as a backup. 3. Have each Trooper have some kind of high explosive rounds and more explosive projectiles in case bullets don't work as a backup. 4. Learn exactly how effective or ineffective their plates and helmets are by testing it against a Bug in an enclosed pen. Use human dummies and cows covered in plates to see how effective or ineffective the armor is. If the plates and helmets are ineffective, don't send Troopers into combat on the ground until they are.

Damn, they should have given those soldiers more effective rifles.

Paul Verhoeven who directed this film said that he read the original novel by Robert A. Heinlein and got bored halfway into the book, so he turned around and decided to make a military satire of a pseudo-fascist state with lots of gunfire. The technology wasn't there to make a full fledged 3D live action of this film though with the way of how they realistically animated the bug which is VERY good even up until these days, they could've done a decent job at a very hefty cost of maybe $300 million in 1997 dollars. It would've been the most expensive movie in history, so given that nobody was willing to invest in such a bug monstrosity they settle for this, a big screen movie carnage. The movie turn up good and there are some very amazing scenes like Battle at Whiskey Outpost which is amazing.

That woman soldier that went running and got caught by one of the bugs and dragged into the tunnel, she most likely got her brain sucked out by that giant Brain bug😬

4:50 That cameraman deserved for a beer

This is one of the best parodies on fascism I've ever seen. You watch as a someone is indoctrinated until their final death.

It is said that the cameraman survives to the end in panic movies, but in this video the cameraman is killed relatively easily.

this is more atmosphere-creating and believable with 1997 tech than most CGI fests are today

"WANT SOME! GET SOME! YEAH GET SOME OF THIS!" Who did not see that commin ROFL. I use that when i know im gunna die, in game. 🤣

I love that Rico yells at the camera, not the guy holding the camera.

The only film in cinema history where the cameraman did not survive

if only there was some kind of tracked vehicle that had a rotating turret with a large caliber gun in it. Impervious to bug slashes, and capable of blowing apart scores of them. if only.

Given how bad this ended, I'd hate to think of how these guys would last against something more intelligent and dangerous like the Chimera from _Resistance_ or the Locust/Swarm from _Gears of War_

lol i love how they lost one guy who ran ahead of everyone had a complete panic attack and just mass retreated... i mean think about it, a mass route started because one guy died lol

It's an ugly planet! A BUG PLANET!

always funny how one bug takes 10 men/women to kill then a huge swarm comes

I find it kinda crazy that the bugs just stood and stared for a bit tauntingly. Then answered when attacked. I dunno, it just adds to the confusion about the whole war in the movie.

When you read the book version it is even WORSE than this. Not only were the troopers in power armour with flame units, jump jets and tac nukes, they didn't even know half the bugs they were fighting weren't even Warriors like you see here and posed no threat to them wasting their ammo. They lost half the fleet in one go, including Rico's original unit that was wiped out and his original ship he was assigned to. They vaporized the entire surface of the planet with atomics and it didn't do a damn thing at all, the bugs kept coming. This battle nearly lost them the war at the start. They had no air support like they were suppose to. I could go on but it just stacks to a 'We really thought they were dumb bugs.'

What "bugs" me is that the plasma bugs could eject multiples "projectiles" out of the atmosphere with strengh enough to damage spaceships. So, assuming this, if someone explode one of these guys, the explosion problably would have the power of a big nuke. So every soldier in that scene would die instantly! It's even worse because there are some of them in that scene. Explode one and you will have a chain reaction akin to extinction level event!

rare moment where the camera guy actually dies :(

poor kitten. Opened up like a good book =(

everything from thus movie is so funny, from the guns to the transports seemingly holding millions each