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[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 37 points 1 week ago (4 children)

This reminds me of when I first watched Firefly and the security forces turn up wearing the Starship Troopers armour! Completely threw be for a bit! 😆

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Holy shit they did you're right.

Those armor bits are in quite a few shows and cheap movies.

https://forum.rpg.net/threads/how-many-times-have-we-seen-the-star-ship-troopers-armor.190842/

You'll note that's literally a twenty year old forum thread.

Apparently it's because the movie was one of the last real sci-fi movies done practically instead of with copy and paste CGI, and so they're one of the last sets of armor you could fit a squad of sci-fi goons with.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

"Threw be" sounds like what a Furby becomes immediately after switching one on, in person.

[–] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ahhh. You've picked up on my bad keyboard swiping skills. 😄

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

My mind to your mind. My autocorrect to your autocorrect.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 week ago

Dance! Boogie!

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 week ago

And yet I totally bought it as a sucker!