The League of English Majors vs. The Nazi Zombies From Planet X

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Great take on a film I'd previously completely dismissed. Not sure I agree with the reviewer about the director's success, but intriguing read nonetheless.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/starship-troopers,41966/

beloitst
4 May 2012, 20:51
Thoughts on Star Wars
I don't necessarily disagree with your assessment, but it is the element that makes me like the prequels more than the originals.
suburbaknght
4 May 2012, 20:30
Thoughts on Star Wars
I didn't discuss the geo-political (galactic-polical) elements because they're unfortunately tangential to the story being told. While hardly irrelevant they are never handled as anything more than…
beloitst
2 May 2012, 21:17
Thoughts on Star Wars
RE: what appeals to me about the prequels: I like stories that feature geo-politics. You gloss over a lot of that, because Star Wars isn't a story "about" geopolitics, per se, but the power games in…
suburbaknght
2 May 2012, 20:07
Thoughts on Star Wars
I think people like the Jedi because they are cool. I mean, psion/monks with laser swords are just pretty epic. Unfortunately, as with many aspects of sci-fi, in the fans' minds coolness tends to…
suburbaknght
2 May 2012, 20:01
Thoughts on Star Wars
Given the persuasive arguments put forth in the book, I don't think we can refer to any of the charges as "unquestionable." Very astute defenses were raised to each of them, and as a scholar I'd…

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