Leave Heinlein Alone

who really gives a shit
sure the book's way and above the movie
it's a freaking great book
but the movie was just attempting to be a sci-fi action flick with a bit of satire, which is anything but what the book is

Uh dude, Juan Rico in the novel is filipino, his ethnic language is tagalog. He's mother is not Brazilian, she was in Buenos Aires for a vacation. In addition to that, Juan's father is not American, but he probably did go to Harvard.

The ballad was the music they played to alert people that the ship was in port/ready to go.

heinleins my last name :D

Don't get me wrong - I love Heinlein - but the best "war" novel is Black Hawk Down. And certainly the most accurate.

Oh, bob, and the premise of not being a full citizen unless you served government service is not preaching?? Read the book again. I think you missed a few parts. Let's start with the basics. A,B, C...=Stefan=

dart, that's a damned good idea. Read books!!!To Hell with the movies. They suck, anyway. The last movie I went to was "First Contact". When you pay the price of a ticket, get popcorn and a drink you've spent almost $30.00. Meanwhile, I can stoke my pipe, and open a book for less than $5.00. Who has the better deal?? =Stefan=

Hey, look at it this way; They corrected Heinlein's horrible sexism in the films...

If you think Heinlein is actually sexist then you probably haven't read too much. His female characters are more often than not smarter, more successful, and more capable than the men.

He is historically sexist in his books, especially the juvenile books. Women are always second-rate to men, the 'intelligent woman' always an exception to the rule. And then there's just their use as sex tools. Quotes like ''a perfume that was probably named something like 'Summer Orchard' but would be better called 'Justifiable Rape.' '' don't help...