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   Message 26,982 of 28,343   
   Gary R. Schmidt to Your Name   
   Re: Just watched Starship Troopers...   
   26 Feb 15 12:59:18   
   
   From: grschmidt@acm.org   
      
   On 26/02/2015 7:12 AM, Your Name wrote:   
   > In article , rochrist   
   >  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> To be effective as parody, it needs to  be something at least slightly above   
   >> 'absolutely idiotic'.   
   >   
   > I've yet to see more than a couple of parodies that aren't "absolutely   
   > idiotic" - they're mostly purile, juvenile garbage.  :-\   
   >   
   But calling "The movie known as Starship Troopers" a parody is not correct.   
      
   A dumb-bum closet leather freak's idea of a shoot-em-up movie with   
   Nazi's doing the shooting and insects taking the place of , yes, but *not* a parody.   
      
   	Cheers,   
   		Gary	B-)   
      
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