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Post A Reply Login Name: Password: Message: HTML is enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled. [QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] [QUOTE] Favorite stuff in the book wasn't in the film (like the other guy who could have been 'the one.') [/QUOTE]Fenring, he was one of my favourite characters too. It's a pity that he's been somewhat neglected in the two live action adaptations, being totally absent in Lynch's movie (which I love, wierding modules aside) and reduced to little more than an extra in the Mini-series (which I like, painted backgrounds aside). Regarding the mini-series, I really like the second one, 'Children of Dune' an improvement in every way in my opinion. Some better actors in the recast parts and some better acting by the returning players, especially in the case of The Preacher and Gurney. The absence of the huge 'Fifth Element' style hats and the aforementioned backgrounds also helped. As for the CG effects, the city was simply amazing for such a relatively low budget and the shots were well executed, the stone burner didn't disappoint, the worm capture scene again excellent considering the money constraints and the non-flapping ornithopters are starting to grow on me. The only real complaint I have is with the scene with Alia's duel with the training discs; she's supposed to take her clothes off before the duel, not after damnit!!! ;) [QUOTE] I hope and pray that Frank Herbert left enough notes and instructions to form a solid core of a book, so that Brian's and Kevin's own, clever ideas will have minor consequences.[/QUOTE]I think you'll find that they have already picked the Dune 7 notes clean when writing the prequels, with their so called "subtle hints and clues", to such an extent that they've spoiled some of the surprises. Although to be fair I did rather suspect who and what the real power in the last two books really was (the ones that chased the Honoured Matres back into the million worlds of the Old Empire) and what had spooked both Paul and Leto II so badly. [/QB][/QUOTE]

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