#Dune
I didn't like the Dune-the Movie at all the first time I saw it.
However, after repeated viewings (and some exposure to other David Lynch
productions), I found it to be a fairly decent encapsulation of the story.
(Though they did take _quite_ a few liberties with the storyline. :^)
The attention to technological detail in an ancient galactic society was
quite good, and on par with the original Star Wars movie. They used a
number of subtle changes to help create distinct environments for all the
different cultures.
The laserdisc version is a nice transfer, and I like to skip past the
Harkonnen stuff, as they're just a little too twisted for my tastes. (I
think this is where they deviated the most from what _I_ had envisioned
while reading the books.)
And, on the subject of now-famous actors, who can forget Patrick (Jean-Luc
Picard) Stewart as Gurney Halleck?
Keep On Toastin'
Erik Flom