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I couldn't have said it better myself.  

I agree, and the uncut stranger is much more of a good read than the original release.  So much more RAH's style.

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I'm not sure about best SF book to movie conversion, but I will say that Starship Troopers was butchered.  I can think of several SF/fantasy books that should be made into movies and have not.

RADAggie

Starship troopers the movie should _not_ have been called that.  It has very little to do with the book.  But despite that was a reasonable if somewhat cheesy movie (IMHO).  One of heinleins best books-> movies is Destination Moon.  Probably because he wrote the screenplay.  Although it does seem a bit outdated 50 years later.

With other movies, I think Blade Runner is up there as one of the best book-> movie conversions.  The directors cut anyway, kept all the major themes of the book, and toned down some of PKD's rather `insane/tripped out/just plain weird`ness.

Cheers

Paul Warren

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Waterbrother,

I have to say that I like the alias.  I go by Valmis on some other boards.  Are tehre any other RAH fans out there?

RADAggie

Yes indeed there are.

Theres only a few books of his I haven't read, and a half dozen or so which I don't own.  I also have a fair collection of first editions.

Do we need a flame war on which his best book? []

Cheers

Paul

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