Monday, May 25, 2015
Frank Herbert's Dune
In the first place Frank Herbert’s Dune is well done, the sequel Children of Dune just doesn’t cut it which is probably why the series ended there. This mini-series is far superior to the 1984 movie version that starred Kyle MacLachlan.
If you’ve seen Run of the Country you won’t recognize the Matt Keesler who plays Feyd. He takes delicious delight in proving the maxim that playing the bad guy is more fun. The naif who played in the aforementioned flick has grown up and spent some time in a gym.
The glowing blue eyes become a bit much after a while. If you live in California the concept of living on a water-deprived planet won’t be so hard to understand. Remember the Sahara was once as lush as the Amazon Basin.
It has now been decades since I read the books upon which this series is based but it seems to me that the perversions of Baron Harkonnen have been extensively cleaned up for television. His loutish firstborn nephew is played to the hilt, the scene showing Paul’s innocent baby smiling at his murderers....
Is having read the book before you see the movie the ultimate plot spoiler? Would anyone who hadn’t have a clue what is going on here?
If you’ve seen Run of the Country you won’t recognize the Matt Keesler who plays Feyd. He takes delicious delight in proving the maxim that playing the bad guy is more fun. The naif who played in the aforementioned flick has grown up and spent some time in a gym.
The glowing blue eyes become a bit much after a while. If you live in California the concept of living on a water-deprived planet won’t be so hard to understand. Remember the Sahara was once as lush as the Amazon Basin.
It has now been decades since I read the books upon which this series is based but it seems to me that the perversions of Baron Harkonnen have been extensively cleaned up for television. His loutish firstborn nephew is played to the hilt, the scene showing Paul’s innocent baby smiling at his murderers....
Is having read the book before you see the movie the ultimate plot spoiler? Would anyone who hadn’t have a clue what is going on here?
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