OFF: Starship Troopers (was Classic Rock)

[M Holmes]

Jean Lansford writes:

> >4) And don't even think about the politics of the movie, it's typical 90's
> >hollywood, in that it is trapped in 1968, in that the military must be evil,
> >and a government based on voluntary service before you can vote must be Nazi
> >like or something.

> The strongest Nazi flavor I got was from the uniforms, which Hollywood
> uses a lot in SF-type movies for both the good guys and the villians.
> I suspect they simply think the Nazi unis look cool.

As P.J.O'Rourke said: nobody ever fantasised about being tied up and
ravished by someone dressed as a liberal.

> Jean Lansford

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