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Johnny Rico & The Federation Want You To Help Stomp Out Child Abuse!! Would You Like To Know More??

FIRST!!!! by Leafar the Lost	Jan 28th, 2009 04:57:35 PM

I'm sorry by skimn	Jan 28th, 2009 05:00:08 PM
The cause may be noble, but I can't help but laugh all the way through them. I now want PSA's with Robocop telling kids to stay in school and don't do drugs.
So Bad! by mmaddox3	Jan 28th, 2009 05:03:36 PM
Kinda makes me want to neglect a kid now. way to not even attempt to act on behalf of children, good job van dien!
Mmaddox3 by skimn	Jan 28th, 2009 05:05:30 PM
My thoughts exactly. I've seen more expressive slabs of plywood.
Absolutey noble cause, but... by Ghostwood	Jan 28th, 2009 05:06:03 PM
it was really bizarre. Especially the second one. Was he promoting a DTV movie while helping a charity?
I just watched this.... by BYOBkenobi	Jan 28th, 2009 05:06:04 PM
...and right after viewing, I reached over and backhanded my kid for jumping on the couch.
Casper Van Dien's career is officially over. by Leafar the Lost	Jan 28th, 2009 05:06:40 PM
Why is this organization using Casper Van Dien for it's PSA's? Why is it having him dress up as Johnny Rico from Starship Troopers? It makes no sense on so many different levels. I really don't think this will help to reduce child abuse.
So freaking funny. by Smashing	Jan 28th, 2009 05:07:54 PM
So wrong but omg how funny.
Why couldn't they replicate the aweomeness of ST1? by dr sauch	Jan 28th, 2009 05:09:35 PM
The original Starship Troopers was amazing. The second two were unwatchable. Sucks.
Too bad they didnt use the scene.. by Redfive!	Jan 28th, 2009 05:10:09 PM
From the first one where dizzy kicks johnny and ace in the mud.This way caspier could come out of the mud and talk about child abuse,that would of rocked ..GO RICO!
that was surreal, robocop would've been better casting by deanmail	Jan 28th, 2009 05:11:03 PM
that was surreal, robocop would've been better casting
Starship Fiddlers by jackalcack	Jan 28th, 2009 05:17:15 PM
"They fucked out his brains"
He dons the role as Rico again... by Roketopunch	Jan 28th, 2009 05:24:52 PM
because that's all that he can do. Another thing, why are they taking an ultra violent themed film and advertising against violence??? Are they on crack? It's true abusers should be addressed with violence,but how does this campaign work? Bizarre. I'm done with typing this post and ending all of my sentences with question marks!!!
Oh my gosh. Does that suck. by Det. John Kimble	Jan 28th, 2009 05:33:12 PM
Quoth the Conchords: "The humans are dead."
Join the Mobile Infantry today... by photoboy	Jan 28th, 2009 05:35:41 PM
... and help kill paedos!
ah, sweet irony... by slappy magoo	Jan 28th, 2009 05:36:23 PM
I'm fairly liberal, socially and politically, but the first ST was so hyper violent and hyper graphic (never saw the dtv sequels) I'd almost consider it child abuse letting a young child watch it. There's a "Roughneck" st cartoon, right? dtv movies or a series? Hopefully something more appropriate for kids to watch? If so, hopefully that's how kids know ST, because otherwise most kids* shouldn't know who Jonny Rico is any more than they should know who Leatherface or Jenna Jameson is. * I know, I know, YOUR kids are cool enough/kids you know are cool enough/kids you're related to are cool enough/when YOU were a kid YOU were cool enough to handle the hard coregenre stuff. Whoopdeshit. Tons of kids can't and their nightmares are bound to seem more realistic if they've seen something as nightmare-inducing as a giant bug ripping a soldier in half.
Johnny Rico delivers the Ten Commandments! by YackBacker	Jan 28th, 2009 05:46:23 PM
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT?!?!
The only good kid... by havocSchultz	Jan 28th, 2009 05:58:46 PM
is a dead kid! (somebody had to say it...)
What the hell? by SkidMarkedUndies	Jan 28th, 2009 06:19:16 PM
Was Tom Berringer busy or something?
anti-climactic by Hikaru Ichijo	Jan 28th, 2009 06:23:44 PM

Ah sweet Dizzy... by UltimaRex	Jan 28th, 2009 06:25:15 PM
This was a girl who joined the army, kicked her way through boot and fought a war against giant killer bugs for one guy. She has sex with him once (for 10 minutes yet!) then buys the farm REGRETTING NOTHING! I need a girl like that...
This is THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jan 28th, 2009 06:27:57 PM
Can you say "New RickRoll"? because I can.
Absolutely bizarre. by DarthCorleone	Jan 28th, 2009 06:45:54 PM
What in the hell universe am I in? Just surreal and bewildering on several levels. I agree with the above - Robocop would be cool.
ROBOCOP by Det. John Kimble	Jan 28th, 2009 07:05:19 PM
ROBOCOP: Little boy or girl. You have suffered an emotional shock. I will notify a child counseling center.
Nothing like a fascist propaganda tool... by Raymar	Jan 28th, 2009 07:12:46 PM
to get me to stop abusing children.
How the hell by Jack Gladney	Jan 28th, 2009 07:15:16 PM
would this work on any level? It's like they're making fun of the idea of PSAs. I feel sorry for the charity that got roped into doing this, because they've very likely hurt their credibility.
LOL! "You know what to do." by Stryder	Jan 28th, 2009 07:19:18 PM
"KILL 'EM ALL!" Really? Johnny Rico? I mean, sure, it's well-intentioned and I can't really disagree with the message but this is like using Freddy Kruger for an anti-drug PSA.
Jimmy "J.J." Walker sez... by otm shank	Jan 28th, 2009 07:24:28 PM
DYNOMITE! We must blow up child abusers! LOL!
whoa......... by archer1949	Jan 28th, 2009 07:38:53 PM
Can you imagine the sheer amount of narcotic ingestion it takes to think something like this up?
Needs more Officer Bird. by MCVamp	Jan 28th, 2009 07:56:27 PM
Or how about Brad Dourif voicing Chucky, telling kids to "say nope to dope and ugh to drugs." Nice sentiment by Casper and crew, but dayum, that's an odd way to send the message.
NPH by topfivevideo	Jan 28th, 2009 08:12:33 PM
Seriously there are sooo many reasons NPH should have done this over Casper "Johnny Rico Killed My Career" Van Douchebag.
Sheese, dude... at least show some PASSION! by TheGhostWhoLurks	Jan 28th, 2009 08:45:08 PM
The guy acts like he's working off some community service sentence. He reads cue cards as bad as I do... and that's pretty BAD! Next time, Casper, DON'T be yourself... ACT! You're far more engaging as Rico. It's sad when FAKE spots encouraging citizens to fight against Bugs are more convincing and rousing than REAL spots against child abuse.
lol looks like God in Monty Pythons Holy Grail by Groothewarrior	Jan 28th, 2009 08:48:49 PM
good idea o lord!!!! OF COURSE IT IS!!!!
lolll i'm sorry but by StrokerX	Jan 28th, 2009 08:58:24 PM
i couldnt get past the part where he says "there's a real battle raging" or something...lol too funny.
Dizzy just cut her tit off on Nip Tuck by darthpigman	Jan 28th, 2009 09:14:18 PM
Did you see?
Genius. by Some Dude	Jan 28th, 2009 09:15:38 PM
More Rico PSAs please.
It would have worked better if he were wearing the power armor. by Ironhelix	Jan 28th, 2009 09:17:11 PM

BYOBkenobi by BurgerTime	Jan 28th, 2009 09:43:08 PM
That's the funniest fucking thing I've read all week. Well done. :)
Since STARSHIP TROOPERS was sort of a satire, are they saying... by Bob Cryptonight	Jan 28th, 2009 10:48:49 PM
...they really want more child abuse? WTF????
Still cool they're doing it. by TheHumanBeingAndFish	Jan 28th, 2009 10:58:04 PM
That was, indeed, odd - mainly because Van Dien wasn't acting as Rico but still dressed up as him - but I think they're still cool for doing this, it's an important issue. Thanks for linking to it.
We need another Starship Trooper flick! by IamZardoz	Jan 28th, 2009 11:31:31 PM
Bring back Verhoven and do it! I want to know more!
The third ... by TheHumanBeingAndFish	Jan 28th, 2009 11:32:17 PM
I thoguht SST3: Marauder" was great. 2 sucked though, apart from the ending.
Pardon? by Motoko Kusanagi	Jan 29th, 2009 12:01:11 AM
What the frack?
Paranoia by catlettuce4	Jan 29th, 2009 12:28:22 AM

Should have used R. Lee Ermey by Horace Cox	Jan 29th, 2009 12:43:41 AM
Reprising his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman: "If you maggots know anyone who is fingerbanging a child thru their purty pink panties, you WILL fuck them up!"
Fucking Retarded Marketing Team by SamBlackChvrch21	Jan 29th, 2009 01:25:40 AM
"Lets Punch things up a notch by getting a Celebrity sponsor" "Gee, who can we get for $15 and a Sandwhich?" "Hey, How about Casper Van Dien" "Thats a great idea, we can rip off those satellite commercials and put him in Starship Troopers to promote child abuse!" the way Casper read his lines you would have thought someone programmed him.
Typo by SamBlackChvrch21	Jan 29th, 2009 01:30:52 AM
*Child Abuse Foundations
Those ads actually make me want to go out and abuse children. by Mr. P. Lant	Jan 29th, 2009 02:16:26 AM
Or at least punch him in the face.
I am going to go and punch my GF's kid right in the face now. by Ironhelix	Jan 29th, 2009 02:33:04 AM

Johnny Rico is the NEW Kirk Cameron by Six Demon Bag	Jan 29th, 2009 03:09:45 AM
What's next, Clarence boddicker telling you not to beat your wife?
Very funny & very sad. by DocPazuzu	Jan 29th, 2009 04:29:12 AM
It's a shame such a worthy cause is being scuppered by marketing morons who obviously don't understand the news clips in the original film. On the positive side, it confirms once and for all that NOBODY in Verhoeven's young ensemble knew they were being cast as fascist poster boys/girls. You mad, Dutch genius, you.
"Hi kids, Carmen Luvana here... by DocPazuzu	Jan 29th, 2009 04:32:18 AM
...if you recognize me or if a grown-up ever shows you me on TV, you know what to do!"
Ironhelix get real by ironic_name	Jan 29th, 2009 05:22:12 AM
you don't have a GF
I think you guys ... by bender7	Jan 29th, 2009 05:55:47 AM
are underestimating the potential of these informative videos. Seriously, any child molester would be shaking in there boots seeing this shit! God damn Johnny Rico's gonna make bugs meat of dem sickos!!
This is the strangest thing I've seen in a while by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Jan 29th, 2009 07:00:37 AM
He should've done one ad as Rico and the other as Tarzan. Or as the torso of the dude from Sleepy Hollow.
And he should've signed out of the ad yelling... by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looki ng_for	Jan 29th, 2009 07:02:48 AM
KILL 'EM! KILL 'EM ALL!
You know what to do by indyjonez100	Jan 29th, 2009 07:58:51 AM
It's time to go out and punch a kid and kick a little puppy, that's what this ad makes me want to do
Hi, remember me? My name is Casper Van Dien, and... by Leafar the Lost	Jan 29th, 2009 08:18:51 AM
...and I played the role of Johnny Rico in Starship Troopers. Today, I have found a new role that is even more exciting. I am the new spokesperson for the International Gay-Lesbian Society (IGLAS). We are promoting acceptance of alternative lifestyles all across the world, including my own.
Well, that's me changing my ways by Franklin T Marmoset	Jan 29th, 2009 08:27:03 AM
As a concerned parent, I have previously been abusing my imaginary son, Frank Jnr, on a daily basis, but now that a fictional character has set me straight I will not be doing it again. I thank you, Johnny Rico; and, more importantly, Frank Jnr thanks you. No longer will he be spending the weekends locked under the stairs with a bunch of sandwiches and a phone with Tetris on it.
Awwwwe man... by lovecraftian	Jan 29th, 2009 09:06:10 AM
God... Wiping away tears. Not from from the sheer gales of laughter, but because Johnny Rico broke down walls. Maybe Neil Patrick Harris can be on an episode of "Lock-Up" telling us how nail a dead beat dad right between the eyes. How about "To Catch A Predator?" While Chris Hansen is interrogating some douchebag, asking "Why are you here?", Mr. Harris can just sneak up from behind, place his hands on the guy's head, and scream, "HE'S AFRAID! HE'S AFRAID!"--Wow. Good Job Kreskin!--Seriously though, this is what scares the shit out of me about living in suburbia: millions of people coming home to 24 cable news and "American Idol." Paranoia+Pop Poison=Every house is now the "Last One on the Left." (Because, let's be honest here, Simon Cowell is just the new Lawrence Welk.) And THIS is the result. A movie parodying the propagandizing of ultra-violent solutions to universal problems becomes a self-parody. It's actually a parody of a parody. It's all so confusing. It's like a David Lynch flick. Now, I'm all for catching bad guys; but this is exactly why every single moron in this country with a penchant for procreation needs to see OTIS at least once.
God exists, and he's a citizen by Eats_sandwich_gets_laid.	Jan 29th, 2009 09:12:03 AM
ST3 officially beat out Doomsday at bad movie night.
A tragic shame...and a great blessing by The_Breeze	Jan 29th, 2009 11:57:58 AM
Here is the contradiction - I would dearly love to see what the great Robert Heinlein would write about the cultural implications of this PSA...I am sure it would be witty, insightful and profound. And yet, it is good that he is dead, for if he was still alive he would most likely blow his brains out after writing his reaction...his last words being, "what have I created?"
Was going to abuse some children... by BurnHollywood	Jan 29th, 2009 01:20:29 PM
...But this changed my mind! Okay, I'm playing BIOSHOCK the second time on "Hard" and I was going to "Harvest" some Little Sisters, but instead I'll just "Save" again. Thanks, Mr. Rico!
Heinlein would HATE THIS by s0nicdeathmonkey	Jan 29th, 2009 01:56:40 PM
because the films are MAKING FUN OF HIM.
FT Marmoset by BugDOC	Jan 29th, 2009 02:03:12 PM
Tetris.......on a phone. You sir, are indeed a monster. For shame. I can't believe I had to find my password for this but it was too hard to pass up. Good job everyone. Bad ads all around and Casper should have known better. Wait, his name is Casper. Nevermind.
HATE TO BASH A GOOD DEED ... by BringingSexyBack	Jan 29th, 2009 03:03:23 PM
So I'm going to keep my mouth shut and just say Casper's heart is in the right place, good job.
NEWS: Casper Van Dien is up for the role of BIBLEMAN!!! by Bob Cryptonight	Jan 29th, 2009 03:04:19 PM
They're making three new videos--on VHS only, sorry DVD fans--with a budget of over $1200 each! Casper was born for this role!!!! AWESOME!
RE:HATE TO BASH A GOOD DEED ... by lovecraftian	Jan 29th, 2009 04:23:01 PM
Ahhh... Go ahead, BSB, bash it. You'll feel better. :D
I smell bullshit by Cedar_Room	Jan 29th, 2009 05:09:28 PM
I refuse to believe this is real. Must be for a new US version of BrassEye. Chris Morris duping "celebrities" again.
RoboCop sez... by mrplowking	Jan 29th, 2009 05:56:29 PM
"Stop diddling the child or there will be... trouble."
They're obviously marketing this to the direct-to-DVD crowd-- by Bob Cryptonight	Jan 29th, 2009 06:09:38 PM
---because those families have more child abuse. I mean, if you consistently watch all those crappy movies and ENJOY them...! Vern, don't have kids, I beg you!!!
Where's the U.S. release of the Starship Troopers anime? by Monkey_King	Jan 30th, 2009 04:11:36 AM
The anime is more faithful to Heinlein's book than any of these 3 films(the first film came close, save for the 90210-type acting).
'You know what to do' by digginjim	Jan 30th, 2009 08:05:18 AM
what? resort to vigilantiism? (is that word?) terrible, terrible ads
For those worried about Van Dien's career by ArcadianDS	Jan 30th, 2009 12:30:49 PM
he's a family man happily raising a whole brood of kids Oh and his wife is a princess heir to some obscure French county. He never has to work a five minute shift again unless he wants to.
that is 100% by The Amazing G	Feb 3rd, 2009 05:56:33 AM
bizarre

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