Disc One of this two-disc Special Edition set includes filmographies and three commentary tracks: one with director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Ed Neumeier; the second with Verhoeven, Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, and Neil Patrick Harris; and a third track with composer Basil Poledouris and the isolated score. Disc Two includes the 32-minute documentary, six bug-specific special effects featurettes, a three-minute featurette on the Starships Of Starship Troopers, nine special effects comparisons, three storyboard comparisons, an original eight-minute making-of featurette, conceptual art galleries, two scene deconstructions with Verhoeven commentary, five deleted scenes (all featuring Denise Richards), screen tests (which may make some wonder why Ms. Richards got the job), and a brief test film.
DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor):
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number):
06672
(MPAA Rating):
R
(Rating Reason):
Rated R for graphic sci-fi violence and gore, and for some language and nudity.
Story Synopsis:
Based on the book by Robert A. Heinlein,
DVD Picture:
When compared to the previously released, anamorphically enhanced DVD (Issue 29), this new anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD appears to be almost the same, though some compression-related problems cause the picture to look slightly
Soundtrack:
The Dolby
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