From RoboCop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Showgirls, Starship Troopers, Black Book and Elle, Paul Verhoeven has proven himself to be one to the sharpest satirical filmmakers to arise in the last half century. My favorite of his films is Total Recall, which is also one of his most deeply cynical films. Showgirls was horribly misunderstood when it first came out. So was Starship Troopers, which took a fascist novel and turned it into a anti-fascist satire that is even more relevant today than it was when it was first released.
What is your favorite Verhoeven film?
What is your favorite Verhoeven film?