Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satellite station on Mars, where giant bugs have decided to target their next attack. Casper van deeme is the whole damn show here. For a starships movie this one is the worst, but for an anime movie it was really good. Good animations and action. Just wish it was real and more like the others. There was one confusing part when Rico was talking to a ghost. And the lady who was all about the ratings was annoying. But overall it was a good animation that I can easily see turning into a series. So hopefully that's in the works. I mean Star Wars did it with clone troopers right. I wouldve rated it higher but I'm comparing it to the older movies. **This may contain spoilers** The original movie was a masterpiece, and its really hard to match.<br/><br/>U get it why they did cgi instead of live action. Casper is older, skinnier, it would be more expensive to create special effects for the new suits, etc.<br/><br/>I cannot complain about the animation, as it is gorgeous. Cant complain about the voice over, it was done by some of the actors from the original and it does bring some nostalgia.<br/><br/>The real bummer on this film is the extremely weak plot. And the wholes that are inside. Like how did Rico survived when he fell into thousands of of enemies?. Why he was alone in the next scene? What happened to the bugs? Why was Carl not executed?, how did he escaped or why was he released? Anyway, if you are fan of the franchise you will love the action scenes, they do resemble and are, not on par, but consistent with the original film. You will enjoy them. The plot, not so much.<br/><br/>This is by no means a masterpiece, but its also far from being garbage as some reviews say. Im happy that they are keeping the franchise alive, but i fear that ill die, if not already, with less than stellar small sequels targeting the fans instead of 1 well done film that everyone can see.<br/><br/>If you are a fan, what are you waiting trooper?, if not, just watch the original.
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