Dune takes place in the year 10,191. That should be enough to let you know things are going to be... different. Sandworms, time-traveling spice, weirding modules, floating fat men, psychic children, and some good old fashion betrayal and political drama create an epic space opera. Pretty much panned in its day, Dune now has a cult following. I suppose if I saw this in 1984 I would be expected to hate it, but 25 years later it seems ahead of its time. It's pretty difficult to think a few hundred years into the future, yet alone 10,000. A unique sci-fi movie to be sure, sometimes it can seem goofy and cheesy, but it still manages to set itself apart from current sci-fi movies that like to rehash ideas. For a 25 year old movie, it still has fresh concepts that I haven't seen done in other movies. Or I don't watch enough sci-fi.
4.5/5
Sounds good. I don't think I saw it either. I just know about the sand worms. I would like to read the book, if there is one. It would have a lot more details!
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