I consider it a “beautiful failure”.
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The producers cut out huge sections to save money.
But stylistically it is still the best,
The version done by the Sy-Fy Channel was pure garbage..............
Agreed. Something about its overall weirdness always seemed to me to do a good job of capturing/representing the weirdness of the novel itself.
That's a great way to phrase it. I loved the book. Didn't recognize the movie of the same name, but loved the movie nevertheless. Lynch's imagination was off the charts.
I agree. Of all the things from the Lynch film, I think the production of the film still holds up well 40 years later. I think the costuming and props great and the Guild Navigators at least plausible.
I also liked the Sci-Fi Channel’s serial adaptations of Dune/Dune Messiah and Children of Dune.
Villeneuve’s adaptation so far has been masterful. He’s had the two previous adaptations and approximately 30 years of the West fighting in the Middle-East to draw upon for inspiration and reference. I hope he gets a crack at making Dune: Messiah.