It was ok. Let's face it Dune is a well written book and as such is difficult to move to the screen. Poor development on exactly who Jessica is and exactly what the Rev. Mother is also. I thought that was a key in the early development of the book.
I think the teenage angst of Paul is a bit overdone and very X-Gen and not at all like a young man raised to be a Duke from the day he was born.
I hate it when SciFi just jumps to the special effects and forgets the characters. I have a feeling this might be a good movie for those who have not read the book.
By the way - any comments on the Guild Freighter concept? Or the navigator? I thought the real one was a slug?
Frank
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It was ok. Let's face it Dune is a well written book and as such is difficult to move to the screen. Poor development on exactly who Jessica is and exactly what the Rev. Mother is also. I thought that was a key in the early development of the book. I think the teenage angst of Paul is a bit overdone and very X-Gen and not at all like a young man raised to be a Duke from the day he was born. I hate it when SciFi just jumps to the special effects and forgets the characters. I have a feeling this might be a good movie for those who have not read the book. By the way - any comments on the Guild Freighter concept? Or the navigator? I thought the real one was a slug? Frank