Dune is kinda over my head the same way LOTR was. Although I read LOTR's way before I saw the film, I never read Dune, just seen the film and the miniseries. Im sure if I took the time to actually learn more about Dunes lore I would have a much deeper appreciation for the classic. I tried really hard to understand LOTR'S just because I was into Dungeons and Dragons.
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Actually I saw LOTR first, then I read the book.
Once Frodo and Sam leave the Shire, the action starts to pick up a bit, but I have to admit that the first eighteen or so chapters are SLOW going!
Once they all meet up with Aragorn, the pace really starts to get going, and the story really improves.
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After the terse writing style used in the Dragonlance books, it took me awhile to really read Tolkien at a regular pace, lol.
Never read the books and only saw the movie once at the theater. it was ok.
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I liked the first two books. Then it got kinda boring.
The movie is a "nice try". DeLaurentiis botched it up, thinking that it should be a Star Wars type action flick. The movie feels like a short recap of what it should have been.
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I read Dune,Children of Dune and Dune Messiah at school,many moons ago.Always thought Dune was a monster read at that age,when I was about 11 but got through it
I liked Lynch's film and the miniseries on the sci-fi channel,the one with William Hurt in.Have not seen the other miniseries which incorporates Dune Messiah and Children of Dune though.
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When I first saw the movie, I was highly disappointed it was so muddled and mixed differently from the books, but on second look, dangit that's a flippin' cool movie. Grand, weird, and iconic actors. Lynch is always neat.
I liked the mini-series alot too. Darn, I wish I had never sold my Sandworm.
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Yeah, the Dune Encyclopedia is a cool book.Originally Posted by vulcan2074
I even own the DUNE encyclopedia which is very indepth.
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Used copies can go for a pretty high price now, too.
It's a shame FH's son Brian Herbert won't allow the book to be reprinted, or even revised and updated, because its contents clash with his own Dune continuations & prequel books.
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Having to study the invented language beforehand really took too much of the enjoyment out of the read for me. It felt more like a literature exercise than a sci-fi tale. It was a novelty for it's day, but never grabbed me like it did some of my friends. As a result, I never found much interest in seeing the movie (and never have). Seeing Sting cast in a role just took any serious tone right out of it for me. That was back in the day when people thought performing in music videos meant you possessed "presence" for film. Eh...no.
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I read the book around 10 years ago, liked it but didn't love it. I've seen the film several times, I like many parts of it, but as a whole, I don't find it as satisfying as I wish I did. The mind boggles how it would have turned out if Jodorowsky ended up filming it, as was originally planned at one point.
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