Dune just fine, thanks for asking.

[GreenDragonKnight]

OK, sorry for such a corny pun, but, I can seldom pass up the opportunity.
Anyway, I recently saw the new Dune and, inevitably, made a lot of comparisons with the David Lynch version - I say it was inevitable as I've seen the Lynch version I don't even know how many times. In some ways, they're very much alike; in some, not at all. One thing David Lynch definitely got wrong, a problem they avoided here, is he tried to cram the whole book into two-and-a-half hours, and that just wasn't nearly enough. On the other hand, the way they pronounce Harkonnen is this version does not sound at all right to me; I've always pronounced it as in the first movie.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

There's a whole review thread right here.

 

[Tosk]

On the other hand, the way they pronounce Harkonnen is this version does not sound at all right to me; I've always pronounced it as in the first movie.

The way they say it in the new movie is the way Frank Herbert pronounced it himself. I had to adjust too.
More disturbingly, Herbert pronounced Chani like "chain-ee", which I just can't get behind.

 

[GreenDragonKnight]

The way they say it in the new movie is the way Frank Herbert pronounced it himself. I had to adjust too.
More disturbingly, Herbert pronounced Chani like "chain-ee", which I just can't get behind. [/QUOTE

Yeah that just does not sound right.

 

[Nombrecomun]

OK, sorry for such a corny pun, but, I can seldom pass up the opportunity.

Works for me!

 

[The Wormhole]

On the other hand, the way they pronounce Harkonnen is this version does not sound at all right to me; I've always pronounced it as in the first movie.

The movie pronounces Harkonnen the same way it was pronounced in the 2000 SyFy miniseries and is apparently the correct way to pronounce it, at least according to Brian Herbert.

 

[GreenDragonKnight]

The movie pronounces Harkonnen the same way it was pronounced in the 2000 SyFy miniseries and is apparently the correct way to pronounce it, at least according to Brian Herbert.

Who's that? His son?

 

[The Wormhole]

Yes, who also co-writes the novel series with Kevin J Anderson since Frank Herbert's death.

 

[StarCruiser]

"Harkonnen" - per some, may have an origin in Finland:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Härkönen

 

[fireproof78]

Can't hear "Harkonnen" without thinking of this scene (skip to 2:29):

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[Marc]

least according to Brian Herbert.

given the twaddle in the books that he claims is based on his father's materials I'm not sure we should consider him a reliable source.

Though I have seen mention of tapes with Frank Herbert pronouncing the name of the evil bastards

 

[GreenDragonKnight]

To get back to the David Lynch version for a moment, I know opinion is very divided. There are some who consider it one the worst book-to-film adaptations ever, which I think is much too harsh. I mean, in Lynch's defense I think he was in a no-win situation: on the one hand, because the book was so hugely popular there was a big outcry for a Dune movie to be made but at the same time that book really just does not translate well into film, as it is so cerebral and spiritual. my personal opinion: the movie is good but it's not the book.

 

[Tosk]

I really like the first half of the Lynch movie. It's only after Paul and Chani meet up that it all feels very rushed.

 

[Set Harth]

I'm a huge fan of that film. I have both versions.

 

[fireproof78]

the movie is good but it's not the book.

I mean, there are degrees to that. Lynch's version is certainly an experience but it isn't quite what I imagined. And that's OK. That's the beauty of an adaptation. It's not the book, nor what I the reader ever imagined but something new. There's value in that.

 

[The Wormhole]

As flawed as the Lynch movie was, at least we didn't get the Jodorowsky movie.

 

[FPAlpha]

There's a whole review thread right here.

Guys - we really have a thread already open for this whole discussion.

 

[GreenDragonKnight]

As flawed as the Lynch movie was, at least we didn't get the Jodorowsky movie.

Yeah, you got that right! Lynch made a few mistakes, but he at least tried to stay true to the book. Jodo or Hobo or whatever was going to absolutely butcher the book!

 

[GreenDragonKnight]

Guys - we really have a thread already open for this whole discussion.

Oh gee, really? You mean for the absolute first time in the history of the Universe there's been more than one thread on the same subject? Oh gracious me al mighty! What are we going to do?!?!? This means the world will end tomorrow? Say good-bye to all you know and love!

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

At least, Jodorowsky's aborted attempt to bring Dune to the screen eventually led to giving us The Incal.