Comments on: Peter Berg to direct ‘Dune’ for Paramount http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/ Stuff by geeks, about geeks, for geeks. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mikedarwin http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/comment-page-1/#comment-1088019 Mikedarwin Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:26:33 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/#comment-1088019 These novels could be brought to the screen (and should): Hienlein's Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land Haldeman's Forever War These novels could be brought to the screen (and should):

Hienlein’s Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Stranger in a Strange Land

Haldeman’s Forever War

]]> By: DIego http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/comment-page-1/#comment-186030 DIego Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:12:51 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/#comment-186030 Why adapt Dune yet again? With so many great books waiting in libraries? I believe that the first Sci-Fi mini series was satisfactory, and it almost made me forget about what the studio did to David Lynch the first time around. Lets not get messy by mentioning the second mini-series, ok? I deem this completely unnecessary and still dream for the day they decide to adapt the Foundation saga or maybe the early entries in the Dragonriders of Pern novels. Why adapt Dune yet again? With so many great books waiting in libraries? I believe that the first Sci-Fi mini series was satisfactory, and it almost made me forget about what the studio did to David Lynch the first time around. Lets not get messy by mentioning the second mini-series, ok?

I deem this completely unnecessary and still dream for the day they decide to adapt the Foundation saga or maybe the early entries in the Dragonriders of Pern novels.

]]> By: Feyd http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/comment-page-1/#comment-185877 Feyd Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:12:37 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/#comment-185877 well I am certainly not going to hold out any hope for this being good. I quite liked the original film, although you certainly can't compare it to the books in any way, shape or form. Dune has to be one of the hardest books/series out there to film. There is so much importance in the books placed on the thoughts and motivations of the characters that simply can't be expressed faithfully in film without several hours of inner monologues which today's movie going public just don't care for. Bryan just about hit the nail on the head with the MMA and explosions comment. The attention span, not to mention the intelligence, of the average movie going punter these days is small to say the least. well I am certainly not going to hold out any hope for this being good. I quite liked the original film, although you certainly can’t compare it to the books in any way, shape or form. Dune has to be one of the hardest books/series out there to film. There is so much importance in the books placed on the thoughts and motivations of the characters that simply can’t be expressed faithfully in film without several hours of inner monologues which today’s movie going public just don’t care for. Bryan just about hit the nail on the head with the MMA and explosions comment. The attention span, not to mention the intelligence, of the average movie going punter these days is small to say the least.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/comment-page-1/#comment-185486 Bryan Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:18:10 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/#comment-185486 Whaaaat? Listen. There isn't enough film stock in the world to shoot a proper Dune adaptation. It's an epic, sprawling and sometimes painfully slow-moving piece of science fiction. I love it and would love to see it faithfully brought to screen but when you're working for Hollywood and spending shitloads of cash on huge sci-fi movies, you have to appeal to the wider audience who really don't give a shit about Frank Herbert. They just want to see mixed martial arts and things blowing up. There's plenty of pulpy sci-fi crap on the shelves that can meet those demands. Why Dune? Whaaaat? Listen. There isn’t enough film stock in the world to shoot a proper Dune adaptation. It’s an epic, sprawling and sometimes painfully slow-moving piece of science fiction. I love it and would love to see it faithfully brought to screen but when you’re working for Hollywood and spending shitloads of cash on huge sci-fi movies, you have to appeal to the wider audience who really don’t give a shit about Frank Herbert. They just want to see mixed martial arts and things blowing up. There’s plenty of pulpy sci-fi crap on the shelves that can meet those demands. Why Dune?

]]> By: Frank Herbert http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/comment-page-1/#comment-184912 Frank Herbert Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:16:35 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/#comment-184912 This is gonna suck so bad. This is gonna suck so bad.

]]> By: blacktom http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/comment-page-1/#comment-183763 blacktom Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:00:19 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/#comment-183763 [...] Peter Berg to direct 'Dune' [...] [...] Peter Berg to direct ‘Dune’ [...]

]]> By: Groovespook fan http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/comment-page-1/#comment-183758 Groovespook fan Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:55:31 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/#comment-183758 Book is unfilmable. At least it is for a brain-dead movie-going market. Book is unfilmable. At least it is for a brain-dead movie-going market.

]]> By: Cinema Junkie http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/comment-page-1/#comment-183659 Cinema Junkie Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:20:29 +0000 http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/03/18/peter-berg-to-direct-dune-for-paramount/#comment-183659 So this will be the third time-- Well, let's see what happens. So this will be the third time– Well, let’s see what happens.

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