plodder Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 My wife just bought me the DVDs of both the Cinema film and the Sci-Fi channel's production of Frank Herbert's classic, Dune. The cinema film is so slow and lifeless compared to the TV film. Have any of you folks got into Dune at all? I'm hoping to get The Children of Dune on DVD soon too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaine mac Roth Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I must confess that I'm a big fan of David Lynch's adaptation of Dune. He assembled a fntastic cast and put together a wonderfully alien universe. As for the film being slow, its no slower than the book. As for the TV series, I've not actually got around to seeing it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plodder Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 I saw the TV series first, then the film. I found the books very difficult to get into indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 The television version makes Lynch's version look like it was put together by a group of monkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I thought the book was about 100 times better than the film version. I might have enjoyed the movie if I hadn't read the book, but otherwise it paled miserably in comparison, and I'm generally a David Lynch fan. I guess the tv version sounds like a good renter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Both aren't nearly as good as the book. But most books are better then the movie. The T.V. movie was much better then the Lynch's movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaWanna Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 is that with Sting in it? if so, i thought it was so slow, i couldnt get into it I saw it when it fist came out, maybe if i watched it gain i might be able to get into it, who knows, but from what i remember of it but Sting was nice to look at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclops Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 The book was excellent, but I only read Dune. I love David Lynch, but that movie was like being forced back into middle school. The TV movie was much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plodder Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 I had the DVD "Children of Dune" for my birthday. I just sat and watched the first part with a few cans and a big tub of twiglets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madra sneachta Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 I've never seen the TV adaptation so I can't judge it. The film was OK, but I can't imagine what it must have been like for anyone who hadn't read the book first. Great series of books though. For years a poem from the second one (I think) constitued one of all time favourite quote - "Here there lies a toppled God His fall was not a small one We did but build his pedestal A narrow and a tall one" There remains but one question - Were the Bene Gesserit the original Spice Girls? Stop throwing things at me guys, that's not fai...OUCH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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