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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This version was so freaking terrible that I feel like there is some sort of societal gaslighting going on every time people rave about how phenomenal it is. [b]They managed to make a film in which SO MUCH HAPPENS and yet it feels like a long, boring slog in which NOTHING HAPPENS. [/b] It was unclear who half the characters even were, and I didn’t come away from the first film giving a single sh!t about any of them.

This version is ALL style, NO substance.

And I say this as someone who counts the book as my favorite book of all time.  This version was such a disappointment.  [/quote]

Ha ha, this is actually true! They get sent to the spice planet, they arrive, they get attacked by bad guys, the mom and son flee and join the desert tribe. He has a billion daydreams interspersed. That’s about it!

It was gorgeous to look at though. Loved seeing all the alien species and hearing the emperor throat singing. Are the books well written?[/quote]

A lot happens. They go from being one of the strongest houses and on their home planet to fleeing to the desert and knowing the emperor sanctioned the move against them. Paul kills a man and through killing him, grows up and earns his credibility with the fremen. The first movie also had to explain the immensely complex and rich world these characters live in for those who know nothing about the books. I usually hate breaking stories up like this— it’s often a cash grab. But it made sense here.

The books are good, I think. They were a huge favorite of mine as a teenager. They held up on a recent re-read, too.[/quote]

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