I tried! I really did! Watched thirty minutes of the new Dune part one. That's all I could take!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

[TexLaProgressive]

1. I hate to hear that

There are 3 novels I never could finish. Every so often I try again. They're "Don Quixote," "Mobi Dick" and "Dune." I had hopes this adaptation might get me over the block.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

9. I finished Moby Dick!

😁

[ILikePie92]

2. Same here!

The new "Dune" is just crap. Couldn't stand it.
Have to admit though and you don't have to agree, I can't stand Chalomet in general. Casting that little dude as Paul was laughable

[bamagal62]

3. I used to like chalomet

Once he hooked up with a kardashian I was done with him. He’s now a little squirt to me.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. He kinda creeps me out! 😬

[True Dough]

4. You should give

"Dune, Where's My Car?" a try, Floyd!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

11. 😁

[LudwigPastorius]

5. There have been MUCH worse adaptations, with MUCH worse acting.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

12. 😬

[Morbius]

6. Huh.

I liked it. I loved the book; read it multiple times. I actually like the expanded version of the 80's movie, but not as much as the new one.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

13. 🤔

[Intractable]

7. I liked part 1 more than part 2. I think by the time of seeing part 2, I was sick of the whole plot.

Freman prophecies, the Water of Life, intelligent worms, ... meh.


Never read the books. I'm sure they are great.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

14. 🤔

[Figarosmom]

8. Yeah i didnt even make it 10 min.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

15. 😬

[hunter]

16. Must be true to the book...

...which is in my Who are all these people and why should I care? bin.

I just don't get Dune. I've read it three times in my life trying to figure it out, each time upon meeting someone who was an enthusiastic fan of it.

It's not likely I'll read it again. I'd rather re-read a dozen bad Star Trek novelizations. And I have.

Needless to say, I've avoided the movies. The trailers alone were misery.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

17. 😬

[nuxvomica]

18. That's a fake trailer, BTW

It was made with AI.

[hunter]

19. I don't know if I should be horrified or amused.

I just posted the first trailer that came up in my search.

Artificial Intelligence is only increasing the percentage of crap on the internet.

Sturgeon's Law that "90% of everything is crap" will have to be revised.

[TexLaProgressive]

20. You're better than me

I've tried 3 maybe 4 times to read Dune, and give up 1/2 to 2/3 though. I never made it near the end. I read one other Frank Herbert novel White Plague, it was riveting.