content: I can't believe some of the reviews for this piece of trash that I've read here. Did any of those people actually READ the book? Apparently not, or phrases like "true to the book" and "author's vision" would never have been written. About the only things this movie has in common with the book are the character and place names, everything else is completely different. It's pretty clear that David Lynch didn't read the book, either.A far, far better treatment is the mini-series John Harrison directed that played on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2000, starring William Hurt and Alex Newman. An extended Director's Cut (in widescreen) is available and is even better. Don't waste your time with Lynch's disaster, get Harrison's version and enjoy a movie that really does remain true to Frank Herbert's epic novel. Harrison also directed "Children Of Dune" for Sci-Fi and it is very good, too.