tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post7880927635555648978..comments2024-03-29T02:47:44.652-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: FWS News Feed: The Starship Troopers "Remake" Film Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-43591428840185473372016-11-05T21:03:23.315-05:002016-11-05T21:03:23.315-05:00The one thing I hated most about the movie was no ...The one thing I hated most about the movie was no mobile jump suits.I always enjoyed the old Avalon Hill game though,that was fun.tsold3000https://www.blogger.com/profile/06120644878680750558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-75902673906266194502016-11-05T15:56:39.714-05:002016-11-05T15:56:39.714-05:00that's great. I look forward to it.that's great. I look forward to it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527659179621236085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-82184383074933833422016-11-05T15:18:20.917-05:002016-11-05T15:18:20.917-05:00I have the OVA and while it is based on SST, it la...I have the OVA and while it is based on SST, it lacks the arachnid war and frankly I found the enemy lacking although it is a very interesting version.Zeus67https://www.blogger.com/profile/11419589984029160856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-34335183433413694862016-11-05T07:38:30.247-05:002016-11-05T07:38:30.247-05:00FWS will be discussing the 1988 Bandai Visual six-...FWS will be discussing the 1988 Bandai Visual six-part laser-disc OVA very soon in a special MSF Oddities blogpost!Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-4473460403925746372016-11-05T06:43:34.642-05:002016-11-05T06:43:34.642-05:00You mentioned in this post most of the adaptations...You mentioned in this post most of the adaptations of SST, however there is one more. The 1988 six episode Anime OVA by Sunrise (Mobile Suit Gundam). It is not very good, but it does have the power armor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527659179621236085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-74550257485465873252016-11-04T20:11:12.370-05:002016-11-04T20:11:12.370-05:00The first Alien movie had nothing in common with S...The first Alien movie had nothing in common with SST. I think Aliens, borrowed some items from SST but to say it was inspired by it is erroneous in my view.Zeus67https://www.blogger.com/profile/11419589984029160856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-8689982021475067552016-11-04T16:30:20.336-05:002016-11-04T16:30:20.336-05:00The #1 obstacle will be the Starship Trooper movie...The #1 obstacle will be the Starship Trooper movies will always be competing with the other movies that the novel has already inspired like James Cameron's Aliens. Steel Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033636526460614949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-83480746135122212002016-11-04T15:20:35.140-05:002016-11-04T15:20:35.140-05:00I enjoyed the film and the book independently of o...I enjoyed the film and the book independently of one another (and the sequels that we won't talk about, and the animated film - which was pretty good.) Starship Troopers was about as fake and forced as an action movie can get, but it was entertaining. Still, nothing has come anywhere near beating-out my all-time favourite film (James Cameron's Aliens)<br /><br />My one single, solidary gripe with Aliens? The fact that the Colonial Marines despite have some backing from WY, had no clue that they wouldn't be able to fire their 'standard' explosive rounds inside part of a 'standardised' facility. I know that it is a plot device and love the film, but it irks me damnit!Kieran Valmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12083295787776254325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-84576064293571356932016-11-04T07:22:00.287-05:002016-11-04T07:22:00.287-05:00The biggest problem here is not a political but a ...The biggest problem here is not a political but a cultural one - humanity vs. the hive-minded insectoid swarm was a much fresher theme in 1959 than it is today. In the meantime, we got a flood of such wars in popular culture, from Aliens to WH40K to Starcraft - and many more. Even power armor was far, far fresher in 1959 (when Heinlein introduced the idea) than today. This will create great difficulty to produce a film which will be anything else than a "meh" repetition of stale tropes.Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-14259843204707557112016-11-03T23:29:05.505-05:002016-11-03T23:29:05.505-05:00My take is no, nope, hell no!
In today's polit...My take is no, nope, hell no!<br />In today's political climate trying to make a movie by closely following a very controversial book. It was controversial when it came out and it remains controversial to this day.<br /><br />Paul Verhoeven's movie capture the underlaying problem with the movie: the militaristic society that it proposes as a solution to society's problem. Only that Paul Verhoeven decided to mock by depicting them as WWII nazis, including their SS like uniforms.<br /><br />Despite its name, SST only has three instances of combat in the entire book: at the beginning, during the raid, the ill fated Kendathu invasion and the raid at some unnamed planet. Most of the book is about Rico being trained and bitching at the shortcomings of civilians and how the military is better equipped to deal with those problems.<br /><br />Despite its failings I think that PV's version is the best that could be made within the parameters set by the book.<br /><br />Anybody else trying to adapt SST in the age of "safe spaces" will butcher it and probably end up with a HALO/GEARS OF WAR mix with space insects.<br /><br />So, nuke it from orbit is what I say. Call the terminator to hit on those fools who are trying for this catastrophe in the making and let the book dormant for a thousand years.Zeus67https://www.blogger.com/profile/11419589984029160856noreply@blogger.com