Lisa Morrow

I have to admit that when I first saw this movie in 1984 I was disgusted and confused. Disgusted by the scenes with the Baron Harkonnen and confused by the storyline. But, after watching it more and more and seeing the 3 hour version of the movie, it really grew on me. I began to appreciate the history behind the story and the story itself. I grew up on Star Trek and Star Wars so Dune was very different to those shows and movies. I still watch it every now and then and it has become a cult classic for me. I can't wait to see the 2021 movie, but the 1984 movie is still special to me.

I was a big fan of the 1978 movie and book, and the first episode was close to the movie, but in watching the next 3 episodes I was getting upset at the direction it took because it was not staying true to the book. I was very excited that they were going to release this in a miniseries and who would be doing the voices. I thought they would be able to devote more of the actual story to the screen. I was very disappointed with how the rest of the series went. Where should I start? 1. Hazel was a reluctant leader, but had confidence. They made Hazel unsure of himself and that was frustrating to see. 2. What happened to Pipkin? 3. Why did they make Strawberry a girl and then still put in the line that they had no does when they got to Watership Down? 4. Why did they change the character of Hyzenslay to a more pitiable character than the strong female that she was and give all the glory to Clover, the hutch rabbit, who was a minor character in the book? 5. Why did they have Clover finding the wounded Hazel instead of Fiver? 6. I found the Scottish Kehaar more annoying than the 1978 Kehasr who was so hilarious. Why, why, why? I'm running out of room, but I was so upset at many thing as about this.