tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post6589021960046802524..comments2019-08-25T01:06:40.266-04:00Comments on BugBear's Pulpit: Bug HuntMcBugBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11795694520541527082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-62548146347694683882009-09-21T22:19:40.971-04:002009-09-21T22:19:40.971-04:00Man, I'm glad I'm not half as judgemental ...Man, I'm glad I'm not half as judgemental as you two!Lux Mentishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188286486649909678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-52822532329967241012009-09-17T19:03:30.210-04:002009-09-17T19:03:30.210-04:00I tried to watch it for itself, as if it were comp...I tried to watch it for itself, as if it were completely unrelated to the book. It turns out that it's not only a hideous mutilation of the book, it's also unwatchably bad in its own right. I rented it as part of a two-for-a-dollar deal and seriously considered asking for my $0.50 back. On a movie rating scale of 1 to 100...well, "watching a blank screen for two hours" has to beLaserlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410066397664711673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-13424846883075827252009-09-04T10:14:18.058-04:002009-09-04T10:14:18.058-04:00I don't think the spirit of the book was there...I don't think the spirit of the book was there, I think the screenwriter and the director used obvious tactics to defuse the message as much as possible, the dress uniforms look like SS uniforms. The patronizing news reels "Would you like to know more."<br /><br />Bug Hunt is a great B movie, but Starship Troopers was a travesty.McBugBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795694520541527082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792712909547439946.post-39166896077346688692009-09-04T01:45:29.469-04:002009-09-04T01:45:29.469-04:00I enjoyed the movie and was surprised that it embo...I enjoyed the movie and was surprised that it embodied so much of the book, not in plot, but in spirit. They did do a fair job of presenting the viewpoint of the Michael Ironside's character which I was not expecting. <br /><br />And they had some neat visual/cinematic touches (no, driving capships like go-carts wasn't among them...). <br /><br />But yes, it was B-grade. And if you were Lux Mentishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188286486649909678noreply@blogger.com