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Well I'm a little dazed from working on a grant which is finally in. I think I feel a little bit like this. I think I've got one more round of campy movies to get off my conscience and - given my weakened mental state at the moment - it's going to be a wild ride.

8. Starship Troopers - The movie lacks the philosophical inner dialogue that Heinlein just barely manages to keep under control in the book, but does pick up smartly on some of Heinlein's other themes of class struggle, political satire and military theory. And of course Troopers did what Joss Whedon did so well with Buffy : take teen angst and personify it as a bizaare, out-of-this-world enemy. Vampires for Whedon, Bugs for Troopers. Yes, this is the movie that gave the entire nation a crush on Denise Richards. Or was that just me?

Memorable quote : "Service guarantees citizenship"

9. Flash Gordon - a star-studded romp through the galaxy with effects that were simultaneously good and bad - how did they do that? Amazing tracks by Queen take the movie from good to brilliant.

Memorable quote (Ming): "I like to play with things a while, before annihilation."
Memorable quote (Flash): "Flash Gordon. Quarterback. New York Jets. "

10. Zorro the Gayblade - Zorro breaks his foot so his twin brother takes over. Both parts by George Hamilton who is obviously enjoying himself. One of the few movies I can watch over and over again. Still makes me laugh.

Memorable Quote: "Two bits, four bits, six bits, a peso. All for Zorro, stand up and say so!"
Memorable Quote (Peasant) : "It is the number 2"