08-03-2019, 01:10 AM
(08-03-2019, 12:11 AM)Mattias Westlund Wrote:(08-02-2019, 11:12 PM)Nayrb Wrote: Not a TV show, but isn't there a new Dune in production, too? I'd be interested in that. Oddly enough, I don't think it's been done poorly on film. I know the Lynch movie isn't to everyone's taste, but I like it. And the Sci-Fi Channel's mini series was good.
I have a vague memory of hearing something about that. I have read the first Dune book but didn't like it much and I really can't see what's so great about Herbert's universe. Then again I too like the Lynch movie, despite its flaws. Or maybe thanks to them. Being weird and campy is a large part of its appeal IMO.
I'm a big fan of the book; but I haven't read any of the others besides the first. I remember being bored by the second book. Maybe I'll have to come back to it. I recall the first book was one of the first books I read in three days (fast for me at the time, but I'm sure I've beat that record since), and I think it might have had to do with the fact that I had seen the Lynch film so many times. I was on the lookout for various things, you know? And yes, the campiness of the Lynch film is part of the fun; but some people hate it because of that. I don't get it; I think it's stylized and atmospheric. Though suggesting a sci-fi movie could be impressive "beyond my imagination" a year after the original Star Wars trilogy wrapped up is kind of a stretch. The special effects are cool in Dune, for sure, but these days they show their age where Star Wars often doesn't.
I'm pretty sure Lynch and some old RTS Dune games were my introduction to the universe. So, once I got around to the book I was sort of "primed."
