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Bloodlust! (1961)
Didn't deserve it
I've seen this movie in the MST3K version, and I have to agree with those who've previously said that it didn't deserve to be there. It was, as many have pointed out, a decent (although not a blockbuster, it didn't try for that) movie version of the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. This one was fun, and while it was not always perfect, it did come across as a worthwhile movie.
This is not to say that Mike and the 'bots comments weren't deserved - the movie is not spectacular, and there are parts that deserve the snide comments. But all in all, the movie itself did not deserve the MST treatment.
Starship Troopers (1997)
Why?
Note: The following review may contain what you consider spoilers.
This completely mutilates Heinlein's work. They completely reverse the entire position of the MI on violence - turning Zim into a sadist rather than a decent philosopher who knows his job and knows why he does it - and make all of humanity into genocidal freaks. While making the MI a coed organization is probably a more accurate view of what our military will be in a few centuries, it is unnecessary and detracts from the story. The book would have made a great film, why couldn't they have just let Heinlein's genius speak for itself?