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Science Fiction

Dr. Strange

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4. You haven't read Dune?

Reply to kentauros (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 8, 2013, 01:53 PM

Aug 2013

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I liked the visuals from Lynch's (err, um, Alan Smithee's) Dune, but didn't care for what he did with the script. The SyFy Dune miniseries was the opposite: good script, okay acting, mediocre visuals.

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Folks, I think Ender's Game is gonna suck. [View all] sofa king Aug 2013 OP

I guess it's good that I haven't read Ender's Game. kentauros Aug 2013 #1

Fair enough! sofa king Aug 2013 #2

It sounds interesting, and I have heard of Brin. kentauros Aug 2013 #3

You haven't read Dune? Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #4

I liked the SciFi miniseries, too. kentauros Aug 2013 #5

The sci fi miniseries was really quite good. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #13

As I literally cannot read the book, kentauros Aug 2013 #16

Years ago, I had really hoped.... sofa king Aug 2013 #6

You know what I think would revolutionize sci fi? Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #7

HELL, YES! sofa king Aug 2013 #8

There are many long novels or series of books... krispos42 Aug 2013 #9

That series actually ran through to eleven books Posteritatis Aug 2013 #17

Nice post, oval-face. Orrex Aug 2013 #18

Stop yanking my Chani, you insolent Face Dancer. Dr. Strange Aug 2013 #19

After Frank Herbert's wife died, he took up learning to cook uppityperson Sep 2013 #20

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.....umm..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #10

Hee hee! sofa king Aug 2013 #11

The Dune film was very good, IMO. Codeine Aug 2013 #12

In the proper hands (think Peter Jackson) brilliant novels can be rendered . . . MrModerate Aug 2013 #14

Even accounting for taste, it's hard for me to imagine . . . MrModerate Aug 2013 #15

I just JesterCS Nov 2013 #21

Did you like the "trick" at the end? sofa king Dec 2013 #23

I dont plan to watch it quakerboy Dec 2013 #22

Reviews have been largely positive. sofa king Dec 2013 #24

Of course it is. mzteris Dec 2013 #25

Well. . . OrwellwasRight Jan 2014 #26