Yeah, I agree. The first one with Kyle Machlacian was much better. I wouldn’t pay more than a couple of bucks to see the recent one; An OK way to kill a couple hours at best.
Dune 1984 was really weird and it left out a lot from the book. It was directed by David Lynch, so yeah, weird. I still liked it. Dune 2 was ok. I didn’t like the Chani character either. She was much more loyal in the book and I don’t recall her wondering off into the desert in the end. It was Paul who eventually ended up doing that. Neither version mentions they had a child together. I liked the TV series best.