http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/07/06/not-helping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-helping n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:25:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/07/06/not-helping/comment-page-1/#comment-12048 DaveA Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:52:08 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/06/not-helping/#comment-12048 "Pretty awful" is being generous. If I ever found one of those genie-filled magic lamps, wish No. 1 would be the complete extirpation of this movie from human consciousness. “Pretty awful” is being generous. If I ever found one of those genie-filled magic lamps, wish No. 1 would be the complete extirpation of this movie from human consciousness.

]]> http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/07/06/not-helping/comment-page-1/#comment-12044 Daniel Larison Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:26:36 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/06/not-helping/#comment-12044 Well, maybe I was in a bad mood after spending three hours circumnavigating Richmond, but I remember it being pretty awful by any standard. Well, maybe I was in a bad mood after spending three hours circumnavigating Richmond, but I remember it being pretty awful by any standard.

]]> http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/07/06/not-helping/comment-page-1/#comment-12041 vanya Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:11:25 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/07/06/not-helping/#comment-12041 On its own terms, as a left-wing cynically anti-military misanthropic satire, Starship Troopers is brilliant. It is the product of a European nihilist sensibility, which of course makes it even more insulting to American Heinlein fans. I can well understand disagreeing with the politics and motivation of that movie, but it is very well done. On its own terms, as a left-wing cynically anti-military misanthropic satire, Starship Troopers is brilliant. It is the product of a European nihilist sensibility, which of course makes it even more insulting to American Heinlein fans. I can well understand disagreeing with the politics and motivation of that movie, but it is very well done.

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