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Since its spillage more than 25 years ago , more and more people have occur to agnise that Paul Verhoeven’sStarship Troopersis in reality something close to a masterpiece . ( Well , except for oneTwitter user , who went viralwith his tone - deaf take on it . ) The 1997 film , which is set in a time to come in which young army officers battle against monolithic alien hemipteron , is a hilarious send - up of the military - industrial complex and the ideology that propel it .
Given its improbably specific whole step , though , it ’s mediocre to say that there are n’t a mess of movies out there that are likeStarship Troopers . That does n’t mean there are none , though , so we ’ve done our best to fall up with a list of threegreat sci - fisatires that will remind you of whatStarship Troopersis able-bodied to achieve .
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Mars Attacks! (1996)
One of Tim Burton ’s least hyped films , Mars Attacks!is a pretty straight news report about what would happen on Earth if Martians invaded . While something likeIndependence Daytakes that narrative with a certain amount of serious-mindedness , though , Mars Attacks!emplys the diametrical approach .
The motion picture is a camp drollery where Jack Nicholson has two roles , James Bond‘s Pierce Brosnan plays a scientist , and all of Washington , D.C. is totally destroyed by the close of the movie . It ’s one of the very best sci - fi comedies of its kind , and one of Burton ’s most underrated films .
Mars Attacks!can be rented or purchase onAmazon Prime Video .
Galaxy Quest (1999)
seemingly a takeoff ofStar Trek , Galaxy Questhas ramp up up its own fandom thanks to its tremendous success . The film follows a group of actors who once starred in aStar Trek - esque serial publication as they discover that veridical outlander exist — and that the extraterrestrial believe these actors are actually the characters they played on the show .
Thanks to brilliant work from a great ensemble cast , as well as a premiss that loan itself to plenty of funniness , Galaxy Questis a sci - fi romp of the eminent caliber , and it ’s also surprisingly moving when it needs to be . Add in a dash of Tony Shalhoub ’s proficient laughable timing and a healthy Cupid’s disease of Alan Rickman , and you have a true mirthful chef-d’oeuvre .
Galaxy Questis streaming for free inPluto TV .
They Live (1988)
John Carpenter has long been a master of sci - fi sarcasm , andThey Livemight be his magnum opus . The film tells the story of a ferment - course guy who discover that the entire world he believed he lived in is really go by aliens who look like people .
They Livecan be rented or buy onAmazon Prime Video .
