cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26862304

A reboot of ‘Starship Troopers’ is in the works at Sony, with ‘District 9’ and ‘Chappie’ director Neill Blomkamp attached to helm.

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    9 hours ago

    I want my power armor.

    Read the first chapter of the novel. One of the best battle scenes ever written.

    Also, the scene where The Lieutenant goes back to save a trooper and that action delays the launch. The shuttle’s pilot is sure everyone is going to die, but the mother ship’s Captain flies in by eye and makes the pickup.

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        6 hours ago

        If you like war stories, give “Night Soldiers” a shot. A young Bulgarian is killed by a fascist mob. His brother is recruited into the KGB and is sent to fight in Spain. Reads like a collaboration between Franz Kafka and Ian Fleming. Alan Furst is the author.