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This post reminded me of the book & movie and inspired me to try and find "Battlefield Earth - The Official Movie Magazine." - I remember buying it when I saw the film. I scanned the cover so I could share it, but I don't know how to attach it to this post. So I added it to the photos in my profile... have a look!





And when you know the author is the founder of scientology i'm sure i'm not going to read it ever again.
Weird bunch of people, plague on them.
If you w..."
You need to remember that he didn't make his cult until after he wrote this.
I suggest that you think before you wish a plague or anything else on them, since that appears very close to making derogatory comments about a real (albeit strange) religion.

Given I liked the book, and I'm a big John Travolta fan (Pulp Fiction FTW), then I'm bound to like the movie!
To enjoy the movie, you have to look past the stupid costumes and the rubbish special effects. To enjoy the movie, you need to be able to suspend reality... and suspend a bit of abnormality as well!

I thought it was pretty good once you wade through the beginning. The start is kind of slow, and I felt this book would have been stronger with a better editor. Otherwise, I found the characters intriguing and the story entertaining.
I never saw the movie, and probably won't. But the book's okay.


At the risk of starting a flamewar, $cientology was started in 1953. Battlefield Earth, first published in 1982. Before you slap someone down, make sure your own facts are correct.
That said, I read it as a teenager and wasn't overly impressed then. This was the booked that stopped me bothering with the Mission Earth series that came after.




However at the time I knew nothing about his cult, that changes my view considerably.

At the risk of starting a flamewar, $cientology was started in 1953. Battlefield Earth, first published i..."
Interesting...I didn't know Scientology was so old. The majority of his writing was done prior to 1950, I guess I never noticed that Battlefield Earth was not.

However at..."
If you enjoyed the book before you found out about his cult, why does it change anything? The story didn't change the day you found out about it.




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