* Posts by John Lacey

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Paramount prepares to scale Dune

John Lacey
Pint

Can't agree

With your Lynch Comments (or the Baron Comments) but couldn't Agree more about Dragon in the Sea... would make an excellent film.

I'd add the Dosadi Experiment (although it would be difficult to do but the lead character was just too damn good), White Plague and definitely Hellstrom's Hive

John Lacey
FAIL

Indeed!

Oh God!!! I'd almost forgotten about the travesty that played Gurney Halleck, and his constant refarins of "Young Pup" (which was only said on one occasion in the book and about 500 in the mini-series)...

John Lacey
WTF?

Lynch Doesn't Deserve The Mocking

OK, OK, he left out a huge amount of story and plot, and then re-interpreted and added to the story to get away with it.

But for picking the right people to play the characters....1st Class.

From the over-the-top excesses of all the Harkonnen characters (The Baron was spot-on) down to the seriousness and Discipline of the young Paul Atredies (one reason I Never got in to the mini-series - A PETULANT Paul Atredies!!) excellently played by Kyle MacClachan. As for Patrick Stewart as Gurney Halleck and Everett MacGill as Stilgar... Who could have asked ask for more?

Unfortunately, I reckon this will be TOO much like the mini-series and not concentrate on the characters enough (Anyone who has read a lot of Frank Herbert, not just Dune, will know that his books are all about the Characters to bring out the story) - It might make a passing semblance at staying true to the original story.... right up until there is the prospect for excessive but non-essential CGI or just to focus on Eye Candy - and you guys who keep saying that the mini-series remained faithful to the books should remember that the Irulan character (amongst many others) is virtually NOT IN the 1st Book at all, and yet there she is constantly appearing in the mini-series, with a whole new role added to the story just to keep the gratuitous glamour shots rolling in.

Get the right people, understanding and playing the right characters and the film will be a winner.

Oh Yeah - And No Condoms over Bent Wire Coat hangers for Sand Worms would be a bonus

US Navy aims to make jetfuel from seawater uranium

John Lacey
Big Brother

Have some faith......

At least 1984 was still in the top 10 books.......

Brown ignores scientists and pushes pot reclassification

John Lacey

No Different to Beer for Feck's Sake!!! If not better for you

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