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94 86%
Armageddon (1998) - Rated 04 Jan 2015
Pure testosterone. America saves the world, as it always has, does, and forever will. Bonus points for launching a fourth(fifth even?) comeback for Aerosmith. Billy Bob Thornton and Jason Isaacs are masterful AND provide eye candy to boot.
85 40%
Deep Impact (1998) - Rated 04 Jan 2015
Too "Oscar baity" for a disaster movie. Let alone when Armageddon came out a few months later and cucked America's imagination. Still good to see mass destruction.
85 40%
When Time Ran Out... (1980) - Rated 04 Jan 2015
"Good" bad at it's best.
80 24%
Hollow Man (2000) - Rated 04 Jan 2015
Later Verhoeven. His heart wasn't in it anymore.
92 84%
Starship Troopers (1997) - Rated 04 Jan 2015
Second only to Robocop. PV's Apocalypse Now answer to Robocop's The Godfather.
85 40%
Turkish Delight (1973) - Rated 04 Jan 2015
Earliest Verhoeven with a distinct voice on the radar. A solid first effort.
85 40%
Katie Tippel (1975) - Rated 04 Jan 2015
Early Verhoeven still finding his voice. Taking steps into the muck of avarice but still not jumping in.
86 52%
Soldier of Orange (1977) - Rated 04 Jan 2015
Another great movie from Verhoeven but he wasn't letting himself off his leash just yet. By itself, it's a fascinating World War II mini-epic but too much bullshit "respectability" considering what Verhoeven would show he was capable of.
90 69%
Spetters (1980) - Rated 04 Jan 2015
Great, subversive work from PV. Graphic, lurid, vibrant, and genuinely both sad and uplifting. Verhoeven's best early work by far.
90 69%
The 4th Man (1983) - Rated 04 Jan 2015
Not as "great" as Basic Instinct but way more lurid and filthy. Outstanding early Verhoeven work and all the bonus points for violence using a prosthetic head.