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Mon Jan-31-05 05:01 PM
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| Help! I'm obsessed with Starship Troopers! |
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http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/and the movie was much worse than the book!
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| Kikosexy2
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:04 PM
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Jefferson Starship--har, har!
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:04 PM
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| 2. but don't you get to see Casper Van Dien's butt in the movie? |
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I've never watched it except for on regular TV
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:08 PM
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| 4. Yes, not that I would be interested in that kind of thing. |
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and theres some female nudity as well.
Not that any of this was mentioned in Heinleins book.
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:07 PM
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| 3. One of the great cheezy movies |
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almost as good as Showgirls.
But I will always take in Valley of the Dolls whenever possible.
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:12 PM
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| 5. I watched that the other night. I saw many correlations with what is |
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Edited on Mon Jan-31-05 05:13 PM by cry baby
going on in America today. The bug planet sends an asteroid to attack Earth. (9/11) Then we wend troops to kill the attackers. (At least that is what Bush says) It even includes torture by the good guys,the earthlings. (The "brain bug" scene at the end where they are jamming the spikey metal thing into the bug)
Am I taking these current events too far in my head? Yes, probably!:crazy:
edited for spelling
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:17 PM
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| 7. Heinlein wrote it in the 50's |
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he was in the Navy during WW2 and actually present during the D-day invasion. There are many parallels between the bug war and WW2, but its not too farfetched to see parallels in current wars also.
Great book - he uses it more as a vehicle for presenting his ideas about government, and how only those who have volunteered to defend their society should have the right to vote or govern.
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:24 PM
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| 9. He is a great sci-fi writer, for sure! I didn't know he wrote this... |
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:56 PM
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| 13. I paid close attention when I first watched this. |
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As I remember, it becomes clear that the conflict between the Bugs and the Humans was started by the Humans, and was entirely voluntary. I think this movie is a very close parallel to the kind of thinking going on in the U.S. right now. When I saw the movie, I was looking for this to start happening in the "real world". Unfortunately, that's what's up now.
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Mon Jan-31-05 06:48 PM
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| 14. I'm glad I'm not the only one that made parallels... |
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I thought that I maybe have spent too much time in the GD forum!
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:34 PM
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| 10. i like the way you think! |
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:34 PM
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| 11. I saw Starship Troopers II this weekend. |
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Mon Jan-31-05 05:42 PM
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| 12. I do believe the movie mocked the book |
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