tmons78 Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I never really got too much into the movie before I got married. My wife however loved the movie, and after I watched it, I too was hooked. It is just a great story, and it really makes you think about a few things. I mean, nowadays more movies just put everything out there, and you can just zone out while watching them. Dune was different. If you weren't paying attention, you could miss something. I mean, I still pick up on things I missed before when I watch it again (I'll have to look for that eye thing, sounds really creepy). Anyway, I did see the Children of Dune miniseries, and I enjoyed that as well, but not quite as much as the original movie. But, as Admiral says, both have their strong points. One other side note, yes there used to be a video game based on Dune (or a few of them). The earliest one I remember was called Dune II, and was a lot like C&C. You could choose from the different houses, and try to take over Arrakis. It was a very fun game. Oh well, enough of my opinion, I'll let others say what they want to as well. P.S. Sting was hilarious in the movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racius Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I liked both the miniseries and the movie, But i gotta go with the movie im afraid... The acting was like a million times better (considering the Cockney geezer in the Mini series' acting was more wooden than a viking longboat), The Harkonnen soldiers looked much better (the green visers on the HAZMAT lookalike suits seemed more sinister than the red robelike panzie gear they wear in the Miniseries) and Phade (spl?) Harkonnen was played much better by Sting than that random unnamable actor the Miniseries used. And on another note... The model they used for the Navigator in the movie was much better than the wobbly, obviously plastic Blue Peter jobby they used in the Miniseries... Other than that ( :blink: ) there both good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampede Posted August 6, 2003 Author Share Posted August 6, 2003 Thanks for all the opinions! :) I don't hate the mini-series, I'm sure those guys who made it are just as big Dune fans as what I am, they just interpreted it in their own way. I felt though, that they really made a BIG mistake going the 'arty' route with the costume designer. He also designed the costumes for Amadeus, which were good, but they probably give his creativity carte blanche for this movie and that's why in one scene Feyd is wearing a kite. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_MAGIC Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 It has to be the movie for me. A one i watch over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[TB]AEEE Posted August 6, 2003 Share Posted August 6, 2003 The movie is great! Great Just Great! I have nothing else to say! Well I have to admit that I never read the books :( ! But I still liked the movie better than the series. I enjoyed the game Dune, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampede Posted August 7, 2003 Author Share Posted August 7, 2003 Hmmm, looks like the majority of our users are fans of the movie...I loved the latest game because it was modelled from Lynch's film :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThetaOrionis01 Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 It's great to see that most people prefer the film to the mini-series :) Especially since David Lynch's movie always gets atrocious reviews...which of course makes me question the intellectual capabilities of the reviewers...:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampede Posted August 7, 2003 Author Share Posted August 7, 2003 Yes, it's true, the critics slated it. Now it's the one film that Lynch refuses to talk about :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmons78 Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 ...which of course makes me question the intellectual capabilities of the reviewers...:lol: Do movie critics ever really get anything right? I mean if they hate it, the general public usually loves it, and vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThetaOrionis01 Posted August 7, 2003 Share Posted August 7, 2003 I think intellectual snobbery plays a part in that...if you consider yourself a member of a movie elite, you can't possible be seen to like the same films as the great unwashed public. I mean - who'd need a film critic in that case? You'd just go by the box office receipts. I think a lot of film critics will rate movies according to their inaccessibility - the fewer people understand it, the more highly it is rated. 'Spider' received such praise and such good reviews that I went to see it.I ended up studying the art deco ceiling of the cinema as it had far more meaning that what was going on on the screen. However, that would not explain why David Lynch's Dune received such bad reviews... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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