The Correct Order To Watch The Starship Troopers Movies "Starship Troopers" was not a big hit when it arrived in 1997, and many audiences didn't know what to make of the darkly satirical tone created by "RoboCop" filmmaker Paul Verhoeven. In the years since its release, however, Verhoeven's violent, funny, action-packed sci-fi flick has been re-evaluated and become both a cult classic and a movie that some people still don't understand. Adapted from Robert A. Heinlein's novel (but adapted in a cheeky, almost mocking way), "Starship Troopers" follows a group of youngsters who get swept up in being soldiers when...