Dune
POSTED BY: est120
UPDATED: Thursday, November 10, 2005 17:47
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It’s all good!
I appreciate any attempt to promote more Dune and love the Lynch film as much as the SciFi mini series. Hey, you simply can’t beat handsome actors in Edwardian costumes. They’re too dam sharp! I also loved the two different ways Barron Harkonen was portrayed in both versions. The raving psychotic madman of McMillan was a blast to watch while McNiece’s conniving, backstabbing, weasel was just as fun.
The first book was simply fantastic and everything else, icing on the cake.
My name is a killing word…
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Just thought I'd let all you Dune fans know about some of the possibilities on the horizon.
First of all, there is a special edition DVD of the Lynch version coming out early next year. It includes the theatrical cut, behind the scenes docs, and an extended cut (unclear whether this is the Alan Smithee TV cut, or a new one).
Also, chud.com posted an interview last week with John Harrison, who wrote both sci-fi Dune miniseries, and directed the first. He is trying to get 2 new Dune projects off the ground. One would be a TV series set between Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune. He is also working on a mini-series of the prequel books. He says the sci-fi channel isn't interested in new Dune, so they may go direct-to-DVD.
Thus endeth the update.
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
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My recommendation would be to definitely read at least the first two books, Dune and Dune Messiah. I haven't gotten further into the series, but I've re-read Dune at least three or four times; and, in comparison, Dune Messiah is much shorter and feels more like it could or should have been part of the first novel.
But, yeah, Dune rocks.
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"Remember, there's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
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