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« Large Hadron Rap | The United States of France » 09-17-08 Time to write stuff again. I'm reading Dune right now. To be honest, the book has been in my awareness for quite some time, but I scoffed at it because of the reputedly horrible 1980's film. Now that I've managed to finally flounder past the halfway point of the novel, I find it baffling that anyone could cram this dense story into a 177 minute movie. Dune is riveting and thematically packed. It's a cohesive universe and the Sci-Fi is so fresh and timeless that its hard to fathom that the novel was written in the 1960s. I'm definitely enjoying it. Perhaps, some director will eventually make a film long enough to do the story justice. Hopefully two films. Posted on September 17, 2008 09:28 AM Comments: You've never read Dune?! Wow... Posted on September 17, 2008 10:15 AMAlso, you've never read Dune? Well, have fun on your first read through. It is an exceptional story, especially considering it's age.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142032/ Posted on September 17, 2008 10:22 AMyeah man, it's all about the mini-series. (I didn't actually know there was an older movie...) Posted on September 17, 2008 01:20 PMDon't worry Jesse I haven't read it either. Also, am I the only one who liked the movie? granted it's not the best but how many book-to-movie movies actually work anywhere near the book? Posted on September 17, 2008 10:00 PMWell now I feel a bit like an outsider....I haven't seen the movie, the mini series, or read the book. Posted on September 18, 2008 05:59 AM |