Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars 4K 2017 Ultra HD 2160p REMUX

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.

Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars 4K 2017 Ultra HD 2160p REMUX Review
It's unclear what Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars' native resolution is or whether it was finished at 2K or 4K, though a 2K DI is a good guess. Sony's 2160p/HDR/Dolby Vision presentation (HDR-10 reviewed below) offers a pleasing improvement over a fairly bland and lackluster Blu-ray. While the animation basics are not improved, obviously, the UHD does deliver a fairly healthy increase in raw detail and sharpness. Textures, such as skin, Martian surfaces, power suits, leathery attire, bugs, and the like enjoy an immediately noticeable boost in clarity and density and definition. The image is super-sharp, perhaps a bit artificially so, but there's no mistaking the sheer boost in overall definition visible on the 4K release. HDR colors are likewise punchier and sometimes to a significant degree. Martian reddish-brownish surfaces pop, explosions offer an increased color saturation, and even otherwise insignificant colors like Dizzy's red lips reveal a heathy boost in depth and vibrancy. The image is less washed out-looking as compared to its Blu-ray counterpart, showcasing increased black level depth and accuracy. Still, the UHD image reveals no shortage of extreme aliasing, shimmering, and jagged lines. Most of the time such don't intrude too badly, but there are more than a handful of shots that are severely plagued; Dizzy's shoulder is severely stair-stepped at the 54:45 mark, just one example of many.

A masterpiece, this isn't, but it's a damn entertaining movie that doesn't take itself too seriously, and for that I think it deserves some credit. I can't imagine this had a big budget, but the graphics look great, the voice actors play with heart, and the in-movie propaganda is funny yet realistic enough that it doesn't feel forced.

Yeah, it's full of tropes and other weird bits, and it introduces some characters only to ignore them for the most parts, but for what it is, it's pretty well made. Don't go into it expecting a true successor to Starship Troopers, just watch it like you'd watch something like Final Fantasy the Spirits Within; suspend disbelief and enjoy some bug ass-kicking.

I liked it, and I really think you might too, so give it a shot!