Re: [Epic] Dune Epic 40K units

From: Chris White <chris_at_...>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 09:21:14 -0700

At 11:29 AM 8/26/97 -0400, you wrote:
>[lots 'o snipping]
>On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, Tyler Provick wrote:
>
>> At 10:22 PM 8/25/97 -0400, you wrote:
>> >Sauron1 writes; I must admit first to only reading the first novel. But
the
>>
>> Other things not in the movie or books.
>>
>> Waning Moduals(Not spelt right) where the heck did they come from.
>
>Wierding Modules. They were a "glitter" perversion of the wierding way, a
>martial art form. I guess hollywood wanted some superweapons. And in
>truth, it would be very difficult to accurately represent the fighting
>abilities described (ascribed? Whatever) to several characters in the
>books. Bruce Lee would have been put to shame.
>
>> Jamis and his wife, In the book, the first man Paul kills. He gain
>> "possesion" of the wife, and retains here throughout the series as a nanny
>> for his children.
>> The Baron is a child molester. Too nasty for the movie (Though he drinks
>> blood in the movie)
>> The Baron is so overweight that he needs his suspensors to walk, but he
>> cannot float, it merely keeps the weight off his legs.
>> The Baron is the father of Jessica, which makes him Paul's Grandfather. I
>> don't think they show this in the movie.
>
>I think (not sure) that Paul's little sister (forgot name),
        <SNIP>

        Alia, later known as St. Alia of the Knife

        <SNIP>
 when she
>stabbed the Baron, said something like "And how do you like my Gom Jabbar,
>Grandfather". Of course, I could be confusing the book and the movie.
>My basic opinion was that the movie could only be enjoyed by someone who
>had read the books. And that someone who read the books would be upset by
>the liberties taken by the movie.
>
>>
>> Tyler
>>
>
>
>--Ken Taborek oberon_at_...
>"Show respect for age. Drink good Scotch for a change."- random fortune
>
        <SNIP>

        I agree. Also, if you happened to be seeing the movie in a theatre that
didn't have a Really Good sound system, it was really hard to know what a
character was "thinking."
        


Nickles
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