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Title: YAFDA...
Review: Yet Another Failed Dune Adaptation (YAFDA). Harrison's adaptation lacks the power of the book. I suspect part of the problem is that Frank Herbert's characters and dialog are bigger than life -- and it must be difficult for actors to make that fine balance between overplaying the part to point of sounding silly and grandiose (e.g. Ian McNeice), or underplaying the part and sounding wooden (e.g. William Hurt and Alec Newman). Harrison and Co. made a valiant effort all the same. They deserve 4 stars for the scenery, the costumes, and the special effects -- except they get a big goose egg in my book for giving all the spice addicted people GLOWING blue eyes! And what is that thing that Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam is wearing on her head?
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