Since Brin specifically describes Verhoeven's mutilation of Starship Troopers as "a satire", I think we can take it as read that he knows the movie bears no more resemblance to the book than a Klingon does to a mouse.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.