Re: [SG] Re: Powered Armor Reading List

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	  devans@uneb.edu wrote:

> 
> ***
> I've always felt that Henlein's Starship Troopers and Joe Haldeman's
> Forever
> War should bee the bookend books of your sci-fi military bookshelf.
One at
> each end to know that good ficition embraces it all.
> ***
> 
> Certainly my point of view, though I've grown to find the Heinlein's
style
> a little grating.
> 
> ***
> The movie of Starship Troopers could best be used as toilet paper,
however
> the filmstock is abrasive and tends to chafe one's butt even when used
in
> this fashion.
> ***
> 
> On this, we must accept, as proven, that men of conscience and taste
must
> learn to agree to disagree.

I was amused by the description in the Guardian TV schedule for when
Channel 5 showed it last week - they considered it a highly amusing spof
of 50's B-movies and Anerican War movies :-)

Other Critics seem to have decided that Mr. Verhoeven is on a
one-director crusade to subvert the American Movie industry - or
something :-)

Not being telepathic, I decline to comment ;-)

> 
> Many, however, will notice that Verhoeven is one of the executive
producers
> of Roughnecks. Perhaps he is holding out an olive branch to those
> disappointed with the film. ;->=

Er... I think that all it means is that he holds the copyright ATM -
AFAIK 'Executive Producer' means that you're associated with the project
- but you don't actually _do_ anything :-)

Like just how much input is F.F.Copola puting into 'First Wave' (i.e.
how much is it his fault :-)
> 
> Any further discussion should probably go direct. Thanks!
> 
> The_Beast
>