Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation [VHS] [Import]

Hold your breath and close your eyes. This movie hits the deck running. Shooting and running and shooting some more.

Once again the troopers find themselves hopelessly surrounded by bugs. There does not seem to be any way out. Then they find an abandoned outpost and make a heroic stand.

We have one of every stereotype trooper in the book. And it does not take long to figure out the insidious bug plot. The question is will it succeed?

Mean time this movie is much better than the first. As the first was a corruption of the book; this insulted the readers. It was also more cartoonist and insulted sci-fi movie goers. This movie “Starship Troopers 2” does not pretend to be anything but a shoot-em-up movie. Don’t think just wince.

One thing that I appreciate is that during the credits they match faces with names. Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation [VHS] [Import] 関連情報

Star Wars Miniatures: Starship Battles Starter Set

これまでキャラ中心だった「STAR WARS Miniatures」シリーズに新展開！！
X-wingやファルコンといったあの御馴染みのビークルで宇宙戦を繰り広げる事ができます。
Starter setは、「ジェダイの帰還」でアクバー提督らモン・カラマリ族の旗艦「Viscount」とスーパー・スター・デストロイヤー、ランダムなビークルが８機で構成されています。ゲーム盤（カード）とサイコロも入っているのですぐにも「銀河の彼方での大海戦（？）」が開始できます（ただしルールブックは英語です）。「戦略ゲーム」として楽しむも佳し、コレクションするも佳し！
ただし、アイテムの出来は公式HPで確認する限り、正直ちょっと「大味」か？（以前のシリーズもディテールそのものはやや甘いデス）値段も微妙・・・。でも、ファルコンとスレーブ１の宇宙戦なんて、ちょっとワクワクしませんか？ Star Wars Miniatures: Starship Battles Starter Set 関連情報

10101～“WILL”The Starship～

宇宙を舞台とした壮大なＳＦ風ゲーム。アドベンチャー、ＲＰＧ、シミュレーションと複数の要素を内包しているこのゲームは、常に即死の危険がつきまとう「宇宙」をリアルに再現させた作りとなっている。戦闘シーンは素早く動き回り攻撃してくる敵に照準を合わせ、打つ、かわす。ごくシンプルな作業だが、これがどうして奥が深い。また豪華声優陣も起用しているので、そちらが好きな御仁にもオススメだ。少々難易度が高いのが難点といえば難点かもしれない。 10101～“WILL”The Starship～ 関連情報

Starship Troopers

As with any good sci-fi the story and descriptions of the latest gadgets are important; however this is just the window dressing or vehicle to carry a message or concept to you with out sounding too preachy.

Basically this book is not fascist like the movie. It suggests that people should be responsible for their actions and have a stake in what they make decisions on. Never did it say that these people were smarter or better, just that when you have a vested interest your decisions tend to work or you will pay.

I was intrigued in the process that Johnny Rico was going through in the story. The movie does not phase me as it looks like cartoon hype. But the book was too close to home. I hope my memory is flawed as I remember every one of the people types that he described. Actually I think with the volunteer Army today it is closer to the book than was Vietnam where conscripts looked on it this as slightly preferable to prison. I know that this story is not about the military but it is too real to be ignored as just the story.

You could have floored me when after watching the movie I found out there were no naked women in the book. Dizzy Flores must have had a great Swedish doctor. This could have been a genuine attempt to update the story; however it distracted from the original purpose.

Basically after school Johnny Rico is whisked into the military by peer pressure and to finds out if he is more than just the factory owner's son. While going through boot camp he learns of different cultures and the intricacies of military life. Naturally he makes mistakes and learns from others mistakes. As he grows he learns what make the world the way it is. I will not contrast this book with the movie because I think you enjoy the story more if you find out what happens as it unfolds.
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