@George-K said in Hey SciFi guys:
@Aqua-Letifer said in Hey SciFi guys:
So did the book. Everything the most recent movie covered was slow-as-hell reading.
But that was the point. Herbert planted the suspense early on, so the quiet development only adds to that.
Dune ain't Star Wars.
Bingo...
I've read "Dune" three times, the first time in the early 1980s. It's slow as hell, until it's not.
But, I really had a hard time with the later sequels. Too much mysticism and weirdo crap.
As someone who enjoys "hard" sci-fi, I've enjoyed the prequels written by Brian Herbert and Anderson. No question, they're much more "pop-corner" than Franks' story.
But they're not as pop-corney as Star Wars, and they do a credible (if not always great) job of setting the stage for what Frank envisioned: The Bene Gesiret, The Spacing Guild, the backstory of Atreides and Harkonnen.
I love Dune.
Right now, I'm reading the graphic novel version Brian Herbert did on the original book. Tons of fun.