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corellian77 said:
How did I miss this thread? Thanks for bumping it greenpenguino.
ChainsawAsh said:
- Dune, done properly. The David Lynch version looked the part (mostly), but failed in the script department, whereas the SciFi channel version got the script mostly right, but suffered from horrible set/costume design and acting.
Totally agree. I love Lynch's visual style--it's totally what I imagined when reading Dune. I didn't end up watching more than 10 minutes of the SciFi channel's version though. I couldn't get past the terrible set design.
And I'll second that. Seriously, if Lynch's version only changed three things, it would have been far more digestible: 1) The Bene Gesserit telepathy/weirding modules; 2) That obnoxiously disgusting portrayal of the floating Baron (not that the original Baron wasn't disgusting, but he was actually quite an interesting and intelligent character); 3) Conveying everything through internal dialogue. Obviously there were other things that they didn't do well (i.e. acting, pacing), but visually it had so much going for it that it amazes me how significantly they blew it. I'd love a true, faithful but somewhat creative interpretation of Dune with no Fremen butts or breasts and good visuals.