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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Silly L. Ron Hubbard, trying to convince people to follow in your footsteps again?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Battlefield earth is unironically good though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

One of John Travolta's greatest roles

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Travolta should perform all his roles on a slant.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Seriously? I heard it was one of the worst movies of all time so I stayed away. Or was it because of the scientology? Like if I ignore that, is it pretty decent?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's a terrible movie. Verges on so bad it's good. Uses more dutch angles than a crooked windmill.

Book was mediocre with a Mary Sue main that had Goodboy for a last name.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"verges on so bad it's good" so to me that says that it's about as bad as it can possibly get, before crossing the line into something I can laugh at, would that be an accurate representation?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, drunk or stoned with a group of SF nerds shit talking it would be a fun party, actually.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, so it is watchable under the right conditions?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, but I would recommend being fucked up and in the company of others.

Don't go there alone or you will only find sadness and anger.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Lmao! Noted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I never saw the movie, but I can accept mediocre for the book. I thought it was a fun take aliens and alternative history. The writing style is a bit like a morally superior american, but I can read past that (...I guess, because I completely forgot that part).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's been a long time since I read the book, but I remeber it being medicore late golden era. Hubbard had no understanding of radiation and his characters tended to be good or evil without a lot of nuance.

*Hubbard/Herbert

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Lol this is exactly where my mind went after reading the op as well