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Title: Phew...Pretty Lousy Movie of a Great Book
Review: The original Dune trilogy is a fantastic story. It's still hard to believe the first book was written in 1965 when horn-rimmed glasses were still in style. The 1984 movie version is, unfortunately, truly awful. Truly awful. There are some great actors in the movie who perform embarrassingly bad. The movie comes across as an odd blend of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and science fiction movie special effects made about 20 years before the original 1976 Star Wars. Really, just read the books.
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