h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Yes, Your reading that right.
The Forever War movie is currently in the process of getting its green light from Fox, Ridley Scott will be at the helm and good old Joe Haldemann will be fully involved.

AWESOME news or what?

Expect filming in 2010.

kewl

just finished the book again

different to how i remember it as a kid, bits changed?????

there are 2 different versions of the book.
i own both
the original is the better version. it kept all the gore in.

did the original have the interview and then they were edited to say what the UN wanted

"what do they smell like"

"the only thing you can smell in a fighting suit is recycled mandella"

and it came out as

"rotten cabbage the smell leaches back through the exhaust vent"

or was that the other version

It did indeed. As well as him talking about the hypnotic suggestion. That editing sequence was one of my faves actually.

It also had them visting marygays parents on their farm who get murdered and then william and marygay go on a tour of the planet to try and forget before re-upping. All that was removed for the re-edit.
In the re-edit all they kept was williams mum dying, the black market drugs he tries to buy and him meeting his brother before he re-ups.

I recommend Abebooks if you want an original print.
I got mine for about 49p