[Sinapus]

Originally posted by gregebowman:
I read Starship Troopers probably about 25-30 years ago, so even I don't remember the plotline of the book. Just the opening chapter is the only thing I still remember. I would have reread the book when the movie came out, but I think it's at my mom's house in Oklahoma.

Essentially, the producer ignored all the politics and important stuff. Then filled in his own impression because he didn't like Heinlein's political beliefs.

Nit: vets didn't take over the government in a coup as Micheal Ironside's character implied. Governments had collapsed around the world and in Aberdeen (earliest known case) some vets got together and formed a provisional government that eventually became worldwide.

Nit2: Sergeant Zim was a harsh taskmaster in the book, not a brutal thug like in the movie. (The scene where a recruit asks about training with knives ended in a small lecture by Zim about "there are no dangerous weapons, only dangerous men" and not Zim throwing a dagger through the recruit's hand.

Trivia1: Reference to Sergeant Zim is leading me to replace him with Invader Zim. But then my mind is twisted.

I think I'll stop here.