Are you saying that people were absolutely duped into seeing the movie under false pretenses? There are trailers released for movies prior to their theatrical release. Also, movies are usually prescreened by reviewers and get tons of press, so I find it highly unlikely that anyone was duped, if that's the assertion you were trying to make.
I just think you're making a big deal out of nothing.
I imagine it was called Starship Troopers because there is no law or rule that prevents you from naming a movie after a book unless it absolutely follows the book. Besides, the title is a perfect two-worder for the marquee, so it makes perfect sense to use it as the name of the movie.
So the selling of Starship Troopers was based on the fact that it was an adaptation of the book? I thought they were selling hot, young Hollywood starlets in an action flick.
I mean let's be honest. What percentage of the people who saw the movie actually read the book? I'd put it under 10%. The rest had no illusions about what they were about to see.
Fidelity to the book should not be the primary goal of a film adaptation. I don't understand why people assume otherwise. I chalk it up to childish naivete.
Where is it written that a film has to be a true adaptation of a book? Furthermore, where is it written that a book has to be interpreted the same way by everyone?
I appreciate artists who can look beyond what everyone sees and present an alternative. It works sometimes and it fails other times.
I think the shallow imagination comes in on the part of people like you who obsessively complain about silly stuff like this, as though you are owed something. You're not. You read the book and no one can take away what you got from that book. Not even a poorly adapted (in your estimation) movie.
Japanese people get excited by anything new if it's released by certain companies. For whatever reason, they would buy a bag of shit for Sony.
In some ways, I feel sorry for them. They have such meaningless lives. All wrapped up in what trendy bullshit is on the *it* list. Precisely the characteristics I hate in people.
The US is not alarmed by Chinese communism as it was by Russian Communism because China is not fixated on exporting its system to its neighbors. China seems to be preoccupied with internal issues at the moment. Whether that changes in the future, no one knows.
So yes, pragmatic relations between the US and China makes sense if one examines the issue beyond the surface level of a 1st year political science major. Politics is and should be nuanced because text books are not always good guides for real-time issues.
To suggest that Taiwan is now an enemy of the US is just useless hyperbole and distortion on your part.
It's amazing to read an article about someone like Bill Joy, a truly creative thinker and someone who accomplished a lot, and then come to Slashdot and read the most simplistic rebuttal that you'll likely read anywhere, and then see that it has been modded up.
Now I understand why people just blog these days. You get away from this type of mediocrity.
I believe he was talking about the space pen that was developed to work in zero gravitiy conditions.
I love it when people get facts distorted and toss them around anyway. It's so easy nowaways to just look things up. I guess laziness will never go away.
In the event of a preemptive attack by the USSR or China on the U.S., the knowledge by everyone of the passwords would have allowed the U.S. to destroy them as well.
Typical bullshit semantics. Using Linux is almost impossible to do with immersing yourself in the culture to an extent. I find the culture reprehensible and gladly disengaged. You can twist it anyway you want. That's what you people do best.
If you are irrational in your like or dislike of anything, then you are a zealot and therefore I detest you.
I don't mind Linux enthusiasts who enjoy it because it offers choice. That's what led me to Linux. But the mindless zealotry espoused by the majority of Slashdotters turned me off to that culture.
I detest the same zealotry in people who prefer French cinema or Japanese anime over any and all other forms of entertainment, particularly when they feel the need to irrationaly criticize other forms of entertainment.
If you are extreme and irrational, you are someone I do not want to be around with.
I personally think the idea of caffeine free soda is ludicrous.
If thats what I wanted I'd drink some real juice
I don't know, some people drink soda for the carbonation. Sometimes I prefer juice because it's smoother but soda goes better with certain foods, like pizza.
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Are you saying that people were absolutely duped into seeing the movie under false pretenses? There are trailers released for movies prior to their theatrical release. Also, movies are usually prescreened by reviewers and get tons of press, so I find it highly unlikely that anyone was duped, if that's the assertion you were trying to make.
I just think you're making a big deal out of nothing.
I imagine it was called Starship Troopers because there is no law or rule that prevents you from naming a movie after a book unless it absolutely follows the book. Besides, the title is a perfect two-worder for the marquee, so it makes perfect sense to use it as the name of the movie.
So the selling of Starship Troopers was based on the fact that it was an adaptation of the book? I thought they were selling hot, young Hollywood starlets in an action flick.
I mean let's be honest. What percentage of the people who saw the movie actually read the book? I'd put it under 10%. The rest had no illusions about what they were about to see.
Fidelity to the book should not be the primary goal of a film adaptation. I don't understand why people assume otherwise. I chalk it up to childish naivete.
Where is it written that a film has to be a true adaptation of a book? Furthermore, where is it written that a book has to be interpreted the same way by everyone?
I appreciate artists who can look beyond what everyone sees and present an alternative. It works sometimes and it fails other times.
I think the shallow imagination comes in on the part of people like you who obsessively complain about silly stuff like this, as though you are owed something. You're not. You read the book and no one can take away what you got from that book. Not even a poorly adapted (in your estimation) movie.
Now get a life.
Japanese people get excited by anything new if it's released by certain companies. For whatever reason, they would buy a bag of shit for Sony.
In some ways, I feel sorry for them. They have such meaningless lives. All wrapped up in what trendy bullshit is on the *it* list. Precisely the characteristics I hate in people.
Baltimore is so gay, it's beyond pathetic. When your biggest attraction is a Boog Powell's pit, you're in trouble.
The US is not alarmed by Chinese communism as it was by Russian Communism because China is not fixated on exporting its system to its neighbors. China seems to be preoccupied with internal issues at the moment. Whether that changes in the future, no one knows.
So yes, pragmatic relations between the US and China makes sense if one examines the issue beyond the surface level of a 1st year political science major. Politics is and should be nuanced because text books are not always good guides for real-time issues.
To suggest that Taiwan is now an enemy of the US is just useless hyperbole and distortion on your part.
It's amazing to read an article about someone like Bill Joy, a truly creative thinker and someone who accomplished a lot, and then come to Slashdot and read the most simplistic rebuttal that you'll likely read anywhere, and then see that it has been modded up.
Now I understand why people just blog these days. You get away from this type of mediocrity.
I'll be busting out a bottle of champagne to celebrate.
Oh Glory Days !!!
I believe he was talking about the space pen that was developed to work in zero gravitiy conditions.
I love it when people get facts distorted and toss them around anyway. It's so easy nowaways to just look things up. I guess laziness will never go away.
Maybe it's the European in me
Then you'd better tell the European to pull out.
In the event of a preemptive attack by the USSR or China on the U.S., the knowledge by everyone of the passwords would have allowed the U.S. to destroy them as well.
Seems like good policy to me.
The difference is Americans, Canadians are free to discuss the atrocities against the Native Americans.
No one is allowed to speak the truth about the Chinese atrocities without China taking action.
Thank God I'm not Chinese.
Yeah, I love his take on Metropolis, no matter what any artys-fartsy critic thinks. And his numerous soundtracks are all memorable.
Who says synthesizers can't work ?
I find out how every european country has some great hits
Dude, can I have some of what you're smoking !
Greatest
Movie
Ever
Wait a minute. You're saying that Jackie Chan was interesting at one point?
Who'da thunkit ?
Typical bullshit semantics. Using Linux is almost impossible to do with immersing yourself in the culture to an extent. I find the culture reprehensible and gladly disengaged. You can twist it anyway you want. That's what you people do best.
If you are irrational in your like or dislike of anything, then you are a zealot and therefore I detest you.
I don't mind Linux enthusiasts who enjoy it because it offers choice. That's what led me to Linux. But the mindless zealotry espoused by the majority of Slashdotters turned me off to that culture.
I detest the same zealotry in people who prefer French cinema or Japanese anime over any and all other forms of entertainment, particularly when they feel the need to irrationaly criticize other forms of entertainment.
If you are extreme and irrational, you are someone I do not want to be around with.
I used to be a Redhat user but I wiped it off my computers because of people like you. I refuse to associate with zealots of any kind.
I use technology, I don't let it use me. You tools will realize that there are better ways to spend your time.
Why is that it's always the person who works at 7-11 who's concerned about where his tax dollars are going?
I personally think the idea of caffeine free soda is ludicrous.
If thats what I wanted I'd drink some real juice
I don't know, some people drink soda for the carbonation. Sometimes I prefer juice because it's smoother but soda goes better with certain foods, like pizza.
Correction. People from New York City thing that NYC==Word.
Get it right next time, douchebag.
Sincerely,
A New Yorker.
Friendly fire always happens in every war. Regardless of what you think from playing SOCOM, war is chaotic and mistakes do happen.