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Title: Better Than The Movie
Review: I saw this on VHS, so will comment only on the drama and not the DVD-related technical features. Compared to the movie, the TV mini-series captured the DUNE universe better. The movie was too short and very disjointed--very hard to follow, plus a lot of oddness and gratuitous grossness that wasn't in the book (heart plugs!) Some of the acting in the mini-series was a bit weak (esp. William Hurt--half asleep? still in the Accidental Tourist role?) Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreities lacked a convincing messianic character. One reviewer found him "too fragile." I found him to be a sort of Luke Skywalker without a cause, despite the murder of his father by the Dune evil force, Baron Harkonnen. A number of reviewers were put off by the foreign accents--I think it created a real cosmopolitan feel.Overall, a very enjoyable movie to watch at one sitting on a long Saturday afternoon, especially when it's raining outdoors.
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