OMG, I watched Starship Troopers 2 when I was in Afghanistan. It was soooooooooooo bad, so bad.
> -----Original Message----- > From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:37 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: So what story SHOULD be made into a movie? > > > Did you ever see the animated series? It's actually quite > good - it > > was computer animated and used the bug-models from the > movie but much > > of the story was from the book. > > Yes I did see the series, and I enjoyed it quite a bit, I > especially like the addition of the Skinnies and the > conceptualization of the powered armor. My dissapointment in > the animated series was that it still focused on the classic > "guys in the trenches" warfare. I suppose it "had to" for > dramatic purposes, but I think that given a chance and the > right editing you could pull the same "drama" and even > intamacy from a conversation between compatriots that takes > place over miles of impact craters, etc. > > There was just something so visceral about the description of > bounding over the countryside launching portable nukes that > was so very very lacking from the movies/TV show. > > And I haven't bothered with Starship Troopers 2...I'm pretty > sure it would just make me cry... > > Come to think of it, the powered armor suits in Final Fantasy > were supercool, except for the bizarre short pants...never > did figure that one out... > > > Well, now I'll have to read it. ;^) > > I don't know if it is still in print, but if it is I highly > recommend it. it's pre-witches and majic Norton, something I > could never stomach. > > will > -- > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that > would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192979 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
