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The original Lynch 1984 movie & the Sci-fi channels 2000 & 2003 mini-series were far much better. The 1984 movie managed to get more information in a better way in 2 hrs & 17 minutes than the 5 hours & 21 minutes of both Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies. In my opinion the sci-fi miniseries was the best depiction of Herbert's books. Villeneuve had such an opportunity here and he squandered it. I must say I am not a fan of Villeneuve's films. I also had high hopes for Bladerunner 2024 as well and was also disappointed. He is not a good sci-fi director.

There's no spice, hardly Bene Gesserit. No spacing guild except the one guy in the very beginning for 30 seconds when they met the Atreides on their home world, but they don't even tell you that he is a spacing guild member They left out so much and it felt rushed. I mean the books revolve around spice and there's barley a mention of it. If you didn't know the story beforehand, you'd have no idea what it actually does or is for.

You can tell they cut so much from the 2 Dune movies and it shows.

Disappointed. Most fans of the story are as well.

I didn't mind the length. Most of the time with movies I wished they didn't cut so much so that was cool with me. But I didn't like that they told the story from Ernest's POV. Should've been mainly told from Mollie's or the Osage tribe. They would've been great to watch act out the true story & honor the tragedy. Instead it's really kind of honoring the Burkhart men by giving their story so much focus & screentime & it's almost as if giving them a voice when they don't deserve it from all the awful things those men did. They shouldn't have had a voice the Osage should have it or Mollie. I realize that without the star appeal people sadly wouldn't have come out to see it but they could've been in it just the same. The ending wasn't great, just blah.

I really love the lead actress. The story is interesting & keeps you involved & really wanting that next episode. The other actors are very good too. It's well written, & filmed beautifully. They also don't forget small details from previous episodes so it's well thought out. Wish the other 99% of shows out there at least tried. If you like period pieces & authentic acting this is a rare gem out there right now. Super happy they brought a season 2, I'm only half way thru & fingers crossed they'll be a season 3. Give it a shot, MGM has come out with a few good shows lately. Not enough for me to subscribe to their streaming service but their getting better.