I hear good things about it but sadly I’ve become suspicious of any adaptations made in the time we live in. I have the next two books and may just stick to that. Zendaya as well is like the poster child for race swapping.
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Under normal circumstances I'd agree with ya, but Dune is a special case because it's hard to imagine anyone could possibly do it worse than it's already been done.
If they manage to fuck it up it would just be another skull on the pile for that particular franchise.
Fetal manatee barfing lasers.
Man, I love the Lynch 1984 version. It's craptacular and weird, but it's got some great parts and, imho, is a lot of fun. Paul is great. True to the book it is not.
I haven't seen the 2000 miniseries in some time, but it was OK. I remember thinking Princess Irulan was hot.
Lynch got the casting right and then let his creatives overcook things.
Harrison got the story right but the acting wasn't great and the effects couldn't make up for the bland performance.
I watched it in college. It was quite dull
I didnt mind the 1984 version. Sure it wasnt true to the book but what movie ever is.
I know it wasn't really a question but oddly, Silence of the Lambs was the only movie I can think of that was nearly word for word of the book. It's so close that the book reads like a novelization of the movie even though it came first.
Story is told from the perspective of Bene Gesserit and how they are pure good and everybody else is evil because Y chromo. In the end Paul announces he always felt like a Bene and transitions to female.
Yeah but how are the battles and effects?
We've got two versions of it already I can redub the audio.
Isn't the whole book told from the perspective of A Bene Gesserit?
It's been like 30 years since I read it. I thought Paul Maud'dib was the main character and bene gesserit were a female only order, but idk.
The beginning of the book is the same as the beginning of the movie, IIRC. Paul is the main character, but Irulan is recounting the story.
Thanks. A good friend of mine is a huge fan of the books and insists that they won’t do the typical Hollywood things with this movie.
If you haven't seen Dune (1984) and Dune (2000), you can't possibly understand just how low the bar is set for this project to be called a success.
I saw the 84 movie in late 80s when I was in the first grade
K.
Have you watched it SINCE then?
We can only hope. I was watching the trailer today and my first thought was they’re going to be destroyed by “white savior” accusations. Would be a very special case if the studio somehow resists countering that
At first I agreed with you, as I remembered the original source material was actually not all that good to start with.
But remember, The Progressives are not trying to create a good Dune story. They are trying to burn down all that you love and drown what you cherish in swimming pools of shit and vomit.
But remember, the director is trying to avoid having his career demolished like wot happened to Lynch.
This is a franchise that ALREADY HAD its Last Jedi moment decades ago.