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Yeah, it is definitely Rated R in some areas. I had wondered how they would approach the Baron Harkonnen. I think two of the biggest sore spots that people had with the mini were that Irulan was given a bigger role, and the design of the costumes. The painted backdrops didn't help either. I was a big critic of all of these things. Then, I saw the first installment of LOTR and realized that if they had been very faithful to the book, it would have taken the entire movie just to get them on the road! I also had to admit that I was spoiled on Star Wars special effects and fast-paced action. I would agree that, for the most part, the movie has it over the mini, visually. But, I still prefer the mini. And, I do like the actors who were in the movie. I remember not being able to take my eyes off of Francesca Annis when I first saw her as Lady Jessica!

I saw most of that mini-series. Very good but I thought the Fremen eyes were kinda off - ok, that's a silly complaint. The scenes with the Fremen were chilling, especially the one with all the fighters chanting "Muad'Dib! Muad'Dib!" over and over.