You mean the new Sci Fi channel one, not the original right? I have found anything done after Herbets death has been of far lower quality. Simply put his son is putting his legend in the dirt, so far as I am concerned.
Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:23 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Minority Report > > > A good high school buddy of mine was a cameraman on Dune. According to > the shooting script I saw it was slated (and shot) as a 3 hour movie. > But the studio insisted it be cut down to just over 90 minutes. From > what I remember of the script, the 3 hour version would have been far > superior to the released version. > > larry > > On 1/17/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > I'm not sure about this one (never read the book) but dammit - there are > > some really engrossing books that just make awful movies (and > vice-versa for > > what it's worth). Even if they're done well they still suck. ;^) > > > > Not every great story is great in every medium. > > > > "Dune" is a good example. I really liked the movie for some strange > > reason... but I know it wasn't "good". (I really DIDN'T like the sci-fi > > channel mini-series.) The book is so cerebral and internal - it just > > doesn't translate very well to the screen (I think). > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192892 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
