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" The blog io9.com is an interweb gift to nerds the world over: every day it updates with postings on upcoming superhero flicks, new sci-fi novels, and real science discoveries. It paints a world where there are no jocks, just inquisitive, imaginative brains with wish fulfillment fantasies. And their newest list of books that should never have been turned into blockbuster Hollywood flicks is thorough and thoughtful. Will Smith&amp;#039;s I, Robot was loud and gaudy, V For Vendetta likewise. Most of the movie versions of the books listed failed to recreate the terror or elegance of their source material. This is what makes adaptations like Blade Runner precious cargo. Ah, but here&amp;#039;s the caveat: Paul &amp;quot;Robocop&amp;quot; Verhoeven&amp;#039;s Starship Troopers is actually better than Robert Heinlein&amp;#039;s overly cerebral rationalization of a future society that is wholly militarized. Starship Troopers is a fantastically savage satire of fascism, propaganda, and the intoxication of war. On top of that, Verhoeven grotesquely revels in highlighting how youth is manipulated into dying by the twelve-pack during wartime. A flick that was ahead of it&amp;#039;s time. Nine out of ten ain&amp;#039;t bad, io9.com Ten Books That Were Better Off On Paper [io9.com]  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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