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I read most of that, and have come to the conclusion that the man is crazy and would have made a pretty awful adaptation.

The old Dune movie was also pretty awful. They completely ruined the soul of the story by changing a spiritual advantage into a military one, and missed the whole theme of symbiosis and ecological balance with a retarded ending where it magically rains. It was cool to look at, but it was an infuriating adaptation that went for style over substance and robbed the story of all worth.

That dude in the article probably would have done the same thing.

The sci-fi channel miniseries actually did a pretty impressive job of bringing all the complexities of the story to the screen, and the only real flaw was its tiny budget, which led to some lackluster visuals. It was made in a very theatrical style which took a little of the grit out of it. Some of the costumes were absurd. (others, the stillsuits and the Fremen constumes, were perfect.) The cast was mostly good. If they would go back George Lucas style and redo the special effects, that would be pretty close to an ideal Dune movie. At the very lest, it proves that it can be done.