I think I didn't like the second Dune because it was high ideals and low budget. So it ended up campy. Even the original movie pulled some wierd stuff, glossing over all the buildup so they could get to the battle. So when people died, it didn't seem as tragic as it did in the book. Plus it doesn't give you any clue as to why they would have created the ghola later. (I still say it was a flesh golem with a goofy name ;-)
I had forgotten that Chani died... but the really cool part was when there was some accident and a charred Paul comes out and sees despite his eyeballs being toasted. That was pretty morbid... and at that point, it was walking the thin line between scifi and trying to invent a new religion.
I also hated the spoiled brat that Alia had become... it was like adding Oliver to the Brady Bunch.
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Date: 2003-03-28 01:12 pm (UTC)I had forgotten that Chani died... but the really cool part was when there was some accident and a charred Paul comes out and sees despite his eyeballs being toasted. That was pretty morbid... and at that point, it was walking the thin line between scifi and trying to invent a new religion.
I also hated the spoiled brat that Alia had become... it was like adding Oliver to the Brady Bunch.