Timenn Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Lately I've discovered the joy of picking a title of a book/movie/game I really like, and then put the word "sucks" behind it, enter that as search query for Google and see what results it comes up with.So I did with my all time favorite Dune, and look what one of the first results got me:http://www.storypundit.com/archives/001050.htmlAlthough the review itself is about the Children of Dune miniseries, the author mostly critisizes Dune itself. Read it if you can stand some criticism, and then smile on how the author completely misses the point. Don't forget to read the comments as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezcatlipoca Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Heh. Well I think this part pretty much sums up his critique..."Some people think that the Dune series is like deep and stuff."Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I don't know what my opinion on God Emperor was before, but after reading this review on Children of Dune, God Emperor shouldn't have its own movie. Crappers like this guy just throw crap about without understanding anything. But then again, those are pretty reasonable questions. I asked some of them on occasion too. But then again (yet again), the books are quite difficult to understand.Pretentious? My ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMA_1 Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 seriously, pretentious... Its soft science fiction! lolas soon as he started talking about artificial eyes in the books I could see he had absolutely no credibility.This story takes place after the rise and fall of many ancient empires, where technology became so advanced that people destroyed it and cursed it! Humanity has evolved culturally into something completely alien. That and many other things is what makes Dune so awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sober Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 And why did he exile himself out into the middle of nowhere after he was blinded when his children were born? What was gained by doing this?I chuckled. Someone obviously hasn't read the books. Do they mention it in the miniseries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I chuckled. Someone obviously hasn't read the books. Do they mention it in the miniseries?Frankly, I've overlooked that too. Or maybe I've forgotten. Why did he do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFlibble Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Blind Fremen are banished into the desert to die. Also, this would finally end Paul's reign and open the path for Leto II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner154 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Blind Fremen are banished into the desert to die.Ah, that's the most important reason (it's tied to the subsequent quoted reason), and I'd forgotten it. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagDaze Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I chuckled. Someone obviously hasn't read the books. Do they mention it in the miniseries?In the beginning it is mentioned. Remember in the beginning, where the blinded son is crying: "I'm blind! Please don't send me into the desert, father!"It's an implication at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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