My dad has like 60-some tarantulas. At least one T. Blondi, that I know of. Still, this one's a big sucker, and I can't help but be reminded of Starship Troopers when watching this...

Certainly. I just wish I understood Argentinian culture better. All my knowledge of it comes from the film adaptation of Starship Troopers.

>> ^notarobot:

Maybe they just know their market?>> ^mtadd:
Why the sudden switch to English at the end?

Nice, Starship Trooper clips too!

Robert H. Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land, or maybe Starship Troopers.

>> ^jimnms:

Does it only make right turns?


Yes. Like Opposite Day at NASCAR.

It's 5 minute mission: To boldly go where no model starship has gone before.

>> ^zombieater:

This seems like a shaky argument to me. Just because a central authority does not know all the facts about society - I'm reading that as population demographics and needs - does not mean that it cannot attempt to satisfy those areas of need of which it does have knowledge.
His argument seems to rest on the counterpoint that capitalism does know all the facts about a society, by which it gathers this wealth of information through the profit motive. However, may not a central authority also gather feedback from a changing population much like how profit levels works for a corporation? Does a government not change based on the whims of the population?


his main point is the central flaw for a socialist society.just like capitalism and communism have their respective flaws, a truly socialist society will eventually break down due to the weight of its own inadequacies concerning growth,prosperity and innovation.

it is the "selfish quotient" he is referring to."profit" does not always have to represent money but it does represent a singular advantage for one person by means of a beneficial transaction.this is the impetus that will give a person the drive to do work for someone he does not know and therefore does not actually "care" about.he does it for the simple fact he and those he cares about will benefit.so his argument does not exclusively refer to capitalism,his points could just as easily refer to a bartering system.

i am with DFT on this one.no one economic system is without its flaws and if taken to their extremes are all bound to fail predicated on their respective inadequacies.yet if balanced together using their strengths i believe a strong,fair and fruitful society can emerge.

a socialist structure for the basic necessities of human life i.e:education,health and safety while allowing a capitalistic structure for commerce where competition and desire for profit drive innovation and expansion.
of course we will have to get rid if the central banking system due to the fact that they produce nothing,create nothing and are..by definition..a parasitic entity.
so..we execute all the bankers and the lawyers who work for them and re-install the line "for the good of the people" in the corporate charter and look to the stars to colonize the galaxy.
and by law the first starship captain muct be renamed "james tiberious kirk".

thats my take on it anyways.
good night..and good luck.

You're laughing now... but I've seen Starship Troopers, I know where this leads.

I'd vote just because I love Muse, but the new Star Trek...and Starship Troopers? They should burn in hell for what they did to Heinlein's book ;(

Alien was a B-movie. Starship Troopers was a B-movie. The Happening was shit. Complete and utter shit.

>> ^spoco2:
Starship Troopers I loved at the time, but increasingly like less as it's very pro military (And I know that people hate the interpretation compared to the book, but I haven't read it)


You should, it is classic science fiction in it's purest form. The troopers actually use these armored battle suits (WAAAAAAAAAAY before Manga got a hold of them) where they "jump" into a target area from miles away, drop a pocket nuke, then jump away just before it blows. The movie was a complete cock-up.

>> ^blankfist:

@<a rel="nofollow" href="http://videosift.com/member/spoco2" title="member since August 21st, 2006" class="profilelink">spoco2, I don't think Starship Troopers is pro-military or meant to be. The entire premise mocks it with its absurdity. I think that makes it the best parody of big military.


Yeah, in a number of ways it does read that way, which is how I originally took it... but then you look at the character of Johnny Rico, and it shows that he becomes 'all he can be' via joining the military, and it glorifies the 'grunts'.

The whole final act is showing how Johnny comes into his own and becomes the teacher that taught him. And also that the military was indeed who 'saved the universe'.

I still enjoy it... but being that I detest the insane amount of money that is spent on militaries around the world, it just annoys that it really could be used as a recruitment video for the army.

@spoco2, I don't think Starship Troopers is pro-military or meant to be. The entire premise mocks it with its absurdity. I think that makes it the best parody of big military.

Verhoeven is a real hit and miss director for me. Robocop was an out of the ballpark classic homerun. No doubt there. Total Recall less so, but still a damn awesome film (Quaaaaaid).

Starship Troopers I loved at the time, but increasingly like less as it's very pro military (And I know that people hate the interpretation compared to the book, but I haven't read it).

I can't really recall my reaction to Basic Instinct and have never seen Showgirls

But Robocop... true classic

text mtv.com:

A lot of things come to mind when the name Paul Verhoeven comes up. "Starship Troopers." "Total Recall." "RoboCop." "Basic Instinct." "Showgirls."

One thing that does not associate instantly with the talented filmmaker in my own mind, however, is Jesus Christ. And yet that's exactly who is the subject of Verhoeven's new book, "Jesus of Nazareth." The book takes a look at Jesus the man, considering how his words have been appropriated over hundreds of years. Verhoeven stopped by the office last week to chat with MTV's Josh Horowitz about the book and where it fits into other recent pop culture treatments of Jesus Christ. Check out video from the interview below then head over to MTV.com to check out the full report.