For me, Starship Troopers 1 & 3 served as the most suitable replacement for Star Wars for the past few years, simply because no other film has managed to capture the same large scale space war feeling the two films conveyed. Plus the premise of human beings living in the future seemed much more relevant than a long time ago in a galaxy far away. And the soundtracks were really freakin' awesome, especially "Klendathu Drop" which had been used and abused in every starship troopers video game and animation ever made.
I can't be the only Starship Troopers fanatic here? Anyone?
No atmosphere? GTFO.
The propeller is the greatest invention of all time.