Agreed. I am pretty gentle with my books, but this is my original copy of Dune Messiah... just to give you an idea of how many times I have reread the series over the last 30+ years. And I can't...
Dune is easily the best sci fi book of all time
Agreed. I am pretty gentle with my books, but this is my original copy of Dune Messiah... just to give you an idea of how many times I have reread the series over the last 30+ years. And I can't even show you my original copy of Dune because it completely fell apart a few years ago because of all the use/abuse. :P
I cant wait to see what Villeneuve is able to do with this setting and story.
Ditto. After how amazing Blade Runner 2049 turned out, I am super excited to see what he can do with Dune. Hopefully he finally does the series justice... although TBH, for all their flaws, I am still pretty fond of the old David Lynch movie and the SyFy miniseries, especially Children of Dune (where James McAvoy was fantastic as Leto II).
I with you on that count. It's so out there, but has some great moments. That said, a proper big budget two-part adaption is exactly what the book needs. I'm so pumped to see it get a full treatment.
although TBH, for all their flaws, I am still pretty fond of the old David Lynch movie
I with you on that count. It's so out there, but has some great moments. That said, a proper big budget two-part adaption is exactly what the book needs. I'm so pumped to see it get a full treatment.
I think what the book needs is a proper TV series, not a movie. Movies are just too limited to tell such involved stories. You can't pack Dune into 3-4 hours. TV is a much more suitable format....
I think what the book needs is a proper TV series, not a movie. Movies are just too limited to tell such involved stories. You can't pack Dune into 3-4 hours. TV is a much more suitable format. Imagine Game of Thrones as two movies - it just wouldn't do the story justice - and GoT is a fraction of the book Dune is in terms of complexity.
I'm fairly hopeful that Villeneuve will do a good job within the constraints of the format he's working in, but it will necessarily be a very limited telling of Herbert's story, which deserves more.
btw if you like the Lynch movie try to find a copy of Dune: The Alternative Edition Redux because it's so, so much better - I loved Lynch's film but the fanedit is absolutely the definitive version for me.
So... I should probably read Dune.
Agreed. I am pretty gentle with my books, but this is my original copy of Dune Messiah... just to give you an idea of how many times I have reread the series over the last 30+ years. And I can't even show you my original copy of Dune because it completely fell apart a few years ago because of all the use/abuse. :P
Ditto. After how amazing Blade Runner 2049 turned out, I am super excited to see what he can do with Dune. Hopefully he finally does the series justice... although TBH, for all their flaws, I am still pretty fond of the old David Lynch movie and the SyFy miniseries, especially Children of Dune (where James McAvoy was fantastic as Leto II).
I with you on that count. It's so out there, but has some great moments. That said, a proper big budget two-part adaption is exactly what the book needs. I'm so pumped to see it get a full treatment.
I think what the book needs is a proper TV series, not a movie. Movies are just too limited to tell such involved stories. You can't pack Dune into 3-4 hours. TV is a much more suitable format. Imagine Game of Thrones as two movies - it just wouldn't do the story justice - and GoT is a fraction of the book Dune is in terms of complexity.
I'm fairly hopeful that Villeneuve will do a good job within the constraints of the format he's working in, but it will necessarily be a very limited telling of Herbert's story, which deserves more.
btw if you like the Lynch movie try to find a copy of Dune: The Alternative Edition Redux because it's so, so much better - I loved Lynch's film but the fanedit is absolutely the definitive version for me.