tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post6027420735069642979..comments2024-03-24T16:50:00.727-05:00Comments on Maria Zannini blogspot: What DUNE Taught MeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-8322898809908061972009-11-30T13:54:27.844-06:002009-11-30T13:54:27.844-06:00yesyes, all those things, and some awesomely detai...yesyes, all those things, and some awesomely detailed worldbuilding - both the planet Arrakis and its ecology, as well as the universe and it's politics, are so thoroughly thought out. can't get enough of the first book!dDeborah Kalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376855079247246626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-85895930349231622752009-11-30T05:59:55.388-06:002009-11-30T05:59:55.388-06:00Damselfly: Be still my beating heart--a fellow Dun...Damselfly: Be still my beating heart--a fellow Dune fan!<br /><br />Dune has all the elements that appeal to me in sf. It has epic scope, religion rooted in the ancient past, cool space travel concept, a love story, and a bittersweet ending.<br /><br />While I tired of Herbert's second trilogy--and I don't think I ever read his third, the first trilogy made me a lifetime fan.<br /><br />The movies do not do it justice.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-20935217851507600022009-11-30T05:53:01.846-06:002009-11-30T05:53:01.846-06:00Kaylie: There are supposed to be three film adapta...Kaylie: There are supposed to be three film adaptations, but I've only seen two. The one with Sting was the better of the two imo.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-25893331898941763102009-11-30T03:30:23.777-06:002009-11-30T03:30:23.777-06:00DUNE is, without a doubt, one of my favourite book...DUNE is, without a doubt, one of my favourite books. Love it.<br /><br />Every cinematic adaptation I've seen (I say "every" but I can only think of two -- the movie with Sting in it, and the SciFi channel's adaptation with John Hurt) has never worked for me. I hate and loathe the way the cinematic adaptations give away the twist ending in the first opening voiceover. GAH.Deborah Kalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376855079247246626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-3392081991432257822009-11-29T21:49:53.214-06:002009-11-29T21:49:53.214-06:00Coincidentally, we just rented the Dune movie. I r...Coincidentally, we just rented the Dune movie. I read the book for the first time recently, so I'm a little nervous to see how different the characters are from how I imagined them. Maybe I'll get to watch it this week sometime..KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492662417610004495noreply@blogger.com