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Re: Name That Movie (Was: Misperceptions of America)
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Tue, 7 Sep 1999 12:14:08 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Really? I thought it was dreck.
Oh, it wasn't a great movie, but I liked some of it. (Nowadays, that is all I
can ask for!)
I read the book after watching the movie, they are not similar.
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> The book is a well written and thoughtful examination of what it would
> be like to organize a society around the principle that only those that
> have made a contribution to society (in the form of defense or civilian
> service) have the right to make decisions about how things will be in
> that society, and only AFTER they have finished contributing. At the
> same time it's a good military SF story, perhaps one of the very first
> ones. If I can't have libertopia, I'd consider living there...
As would I....
>
> The movie twists the society around to be a consumer-fascist one where
> everyone appears to be a moron.
Really? I did not pick the consumer part at all, the fascist part, yes, to a
point. I was focusing on the the service for two years aspect, an idea that has
merit, IMHO.
> It interjects gratuitous nudity (about
> the only part of the movie I actually LIKED)
Huh, I didn't care for it all that much.
> that does nothing for plot
> development, kills people off for no reason, has excessive gore for the
> storyline, and distorts just about every major character into something
> completely different from the book.
Yes. But the ships were cool! :) Can't say that for the military actions though.
Lets see, we have all these cool starships, lets send thousands of infantry to
their death, yes!! I liked the robotic suits in the book idea, I don't think
they could have made that for the movie, though, unless it was really scaled
back!
> RAH said no one was really able to make movies of his books. I agree.
> Not his fault. Most of hollywood isn't up to it.
Yes, it did not match the book.
> What a terrible movie.
Most people agree. I think it was OK, in my own twisted way anyway. I thought
the FEDNET commercials were a crackup, anyway. Are you doing YOUR part, Larry?
;)
Scott S.
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