Help! I'm obsessed with Starship Troopers!

[AllegroRondo]

http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/

and the movie was much worse than the book!

[Kikosexy2]

1. I'm obsessed with...

Jefferson Starship--har, har!

[davidinalameda]

2. but don't you get to see Casper Van Dien's butt in the movie?

I've never watched it except for on regular TV

[AllegroRondo]

4. Yes, not that I would be interested in that kind of thing.

and theres some female nudity as well.

Not that any of this was mentioned in Heinleins book.

[chelsea0011]

3. One of the great cheezy movies

almost as good as Showgirls.

But I will always take in Valley of the Dolls whenever possible.

[cry baby]

5. I watched that the other night. I saw many correlations with what is

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

[AllegroRondo]

7. Heinlein wrote it in the 50's

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.

[cry baby]

9. He is a great sci-fi writer, for sure! I didn't know he wrote this...

thanks for the info!:hi:

[bigmonkey]

13. I paid close attention when I first watched this.

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.

[cry baby]

14. I'm glad I'm not the only one that made parallels...

I thought that I maybe have spent too much time in the GD forum!

[xchrom]

6. sigh -- cute boys!

need i say more?

[Chicago Democrat]

8. yes.....mmmmm

yum

[xchrom]

10. i like the way you think!

[Worst Username Ever]

11. I saw Starship Troopers II this weekend.

Don't bother.

[MisterP]

12. I do believe the movie mocked the book