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<BODY bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <font size="4"><br>Five Dutch Films of Paul Verhoeven</font> <font size="2"> <br>video review James Newman</font> <font size=3 face="Book Antiqua,Century Schoolbook,Times New Roman"> <p>For many filmgoers, Paul Verhoeven's career began with <i>Robocop</i>, <i>Total Recall</i>, and <i>Basic Instinct</i>. But Verhoeven's career began over two decades earlier and many thousand miles away from Hollywood--back in the country where he was born, Holland. Arguably his best movies come from this first half of his career. None of these films indicate Verhoeven had an interest in science fiction, which makes up the bulk of his American output (such as the aforementioned <i>Robocop</i> and <i>Total Recall</i>, as well as <i>Starship Troopers</i> and <i>Hollow Man</i>), but you will indeed find Verhoeven's characteristic preoccupation with explicitly portraying the private moments and sexual habits of his lead characters. <p><a href="default-nf.htm">Go to the review</a></font> </body>