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Dune III

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Paul (Alec Newman) has united the Fremen and made them into a guerrilla force that wreaks havoc on the spice harvesting operations of the Harkonnen. The flow of the rare substance threatens to stop and both the Emperor (Giancarlo Giannini) and the Spacing Guild press Baron Harkonnen (Ian McNeice) for a solution, even the Bene Gesserit are pressing for war, since they fear that Paul, Muad'dib, will challenge their position. The final confrontation is unavoidable. A massive fleet of spaceships circles the desert planet - imperial troops land on Arrakis. Paul tests his strength from the water of life - another substance linked to the sandworms - and he realises who he really is and what his destiny entails. With the support of the Fremen and through brilliant use of the sandworms, Paul is able to win this bloody and cruel battle against the invading empire.

Persons of interest

Alec Newman .... Paul
Saskia Reeves .... Jessica
William Hurt .... Duke Leto Atreides
Ian McNeice .... Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Giancarlo Giannini .... Padishah-Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV
James Watson .... Duncan Idaho
Jan Vlasák .... Thufir Hawat
PH Moriarty .... Gurney Halleck
Robert Russell .... Doctor Wellington Yueh
Laura Burton .... St Alia Atreides
Matt Keeslar .... Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen
László I Kish .... Rabban
Jan Unger .... Piter Devries
Julie Cox .... Princess Irulan Corrino
Miroslav Táborský .... Count Fenring
John Harrison .... Screenwriter
Frank Herbert .... Author
John Harrison .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

See also Dune I, Dune II
Studios and distributors:

20th Century Fox

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Dune. A lot moreso than that flick from back in the 80s, starring Kyle Maclachlan, but much lessso than the book. This is to be expected as I did not make the miniseries. I am probably the only person on the planet capable of creating an audio-visual presentation which is an authentic representation of the wheels-within-wheels-within-wheels that underpin the novel. If you have not read the novel, you may consider yourself an ignorant swine before whom I am casting pearls.

Some things I enjoyed about the series (yes, I watched the whole thing in one go):

The worms are good. Of course, the movie captured them perfectly and the parallels are obvious, but Frank Herbert left very little in the way of room for imagination when it came to creating them. They are very, very big worms with thousands of sharp teeth in their massive mouths. What else can you do?

Some things I didn't enjoy about the series:

The production designer was inspired by The fifth element, an over the top film for which subtlety is unknown. Dune is entirely about subtlety and the machinations of various self-interest groups to maintain order in the empire, their own particular brand of order, of course.
The Bene Gesserit are tools of power, not wielders of power. They should have complete control of their bodies and their displays of emotion. You should feel that you can never quite trust anything a Bene Gesserit is saying or even doing, because all the usual rules about truth, trust, body language and meaning do not apply. Instead, Jessica is almost an hysterical housewife, especially when compared with Leto and Paul.
Almost everyone is white. Either racism is a prime consideration or eugenics have removed most of the traits created by millennia on Earth's isolated continents. The Fremen should all be Middle Eastern: dark skinned and dark haired. Think Oded Fehr in The mummy. The movie also did the blue within blue eyes properly - the miniseries occasionally has the blue disappearing when the actor turns their face away from the ultra-violet light.