oh good, by dint of presidential fiat my country's military is being gutted today

[ArmySGT.]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

That's not just ridiculous, it's pathetic. Writing a screenplay for a book you know nothing about, and apparently wasn't really interested in reading.

Actually Paul Verhoeven hated the book, it disgusted him. he threw away his copy calling it a "Fascist Utopia". Then went on to make a movie based upon the book, while lampooning the book at the same time dressing up everyone as Agents of the SS.