RE: SPOILER<<STARSHIP TROOPERS REVIEW>>

Status: RO

Mike - did you have to go ruin it for some of us who haven't been as
fortunate to see it yet?  ;-)

Gil

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>From:	Mike Wikan[SMTP:mww@n-space.com]
>Sent:	Tuesday, November 04, 1997 1:27 PM
>To:	FTGZG-L@bolton.ac.uk
>Subject:	SPOILER<<STARSHIP TROOPERS REVIEW>>
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>SPOILER SPACE
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>Saw Starship Troopers yesterday (preview showing). Here goes:
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>The first 40 minutes is BADLY acted Beverly hills 90210 (not that 
>there ever was a well acted version) In fact the main characters have 
>the WORST script around combined with a complete inability to act.The 
>only two decent actors in the whole damn thing are Michael Ironside 
>and Clancy Brown.  The effects, however are absolutely beyond belief. 
>This is DSII. The actors really took away from the movie to such an 
>extent that I can only give it a C+/B-. The actual combat stuff is 
>absolutely perfect. The bug plasma batteries burning the Rodger Young 
>in half (you can see all the decks on fire, etc) was incredible.
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>They didn't even include my favorite line from the book.
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>"BUGS MR. RICO!!! ZILLIONS OF 'EM!!!"
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>Ah well....All sci-fi gamers should see it. 
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>Mike Wikan
>Game Design\Conceptual Art
>n-Space, Inc.
>A Producer of 3D Entertainment Software
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>"Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot." 
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