Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

David del Real ------- Children of Dune.- (2003) Miniseries.- ----------A Mature and Deep Intergalactic Adventure!!!!!!!!----When I purchased the "CHILDREN OF DUNE" miniseries some years ago, I didn´t remember much of the David Lynch´s DUNE movie of the eighties and still haven´t read anything related to this Herbert´s Universe that was so interesting maybe because, differently to other Space Sagas, this one emphasizes the differences between different human groups rather than between different species along the cosmos and how they interact with each other. Even when some species different to humans are very important, the way that these groups behave, more than their species is what impacts the story the most.I remember not liking David Lynch´s DUNE much the first time I saw it, but I have learned to appreciate its value as the unique and brave piece of art it is. Nevertheless I found this miniseries completely enjoyable and interesting, so this review intends to give my general point of view about it, completely unrelated to other versions printed of filmed concerning Herbert´s DUNE Universe, for more specific comments, please take a look at the reviews I expect to publish for its individual episodes.As a general comment, I think this miniseries is very interesting for two main reasons: 1) Details a story where even when it is supposed that Muad' Dib, the hero and pretended Messiah of this adventure, has in theory fulfilled a lot of what was expected of him, the Universe is still a mess as humans remain humans and human conflicts remain human conflicts, 2) It provides one of the few Sci-Fi Sagas that provide a mature view of human problems, providing not only heroes and villains, but also a variety of characters in different shades of gray.Thanks for reading.IMDb Review written by David del Real.Mexico City, Mexico.2018.

Erik What is first and foremost lacking in this production is atmosphere, more specifically the dense dune-driven heightening of atmosphere that is David Lynch's work. I do not care that even Frank Herbert himself has been involved in this work. Because, you see just like Peter Jackson's interpretation of Tolkien's books on the silver screen is not really marred by his versions of them, David Lynch has done just the same with his version of the Dune story. And neither can fine acting give that kind of mesmerizing feel for what is happening as the story unfolds. David Lynch understood the immense importance of the actual building of the presence of the surroundings, whether it was on Caladan, Giedi Prime or Dune itself. And the beginning minutes of the movie Dune is so superior in its thick feeling, with music, the narrative and the pictures. It's like a mini-movie in itself even before the film has really begun. Splendid in all its grandness. That grandness is never present here, with one exception. Almost every scene with Susan Sarandon as Princess Corrino has that sense of atmosphere. But otherwise it's just too thin. I want to be impressed by expressions, whether it is in how the story is told, the actors expresses their persona's or the general feel of it all. This has neither of those (except where noted). No. Learn from master Lynch and his visions. They were done visually with so small computer help compared to this, and is yet a hundredfold more expressive, with still impresses me. Not a small feat.

TheLittleSongbird Children of Dune did have a couple of areas where things could have been improved, Susan Sarandon overacts with an accent that was at home in Thelma and Louise but out of place here, the mini-series does get to a slow start and can drag a little at times and there are occasional moments of cartoonish effects, stilted dialogue and incompleteness. That of the way, Children of Dune is good, of the three Frank Herbert Dune adaptations- the others being the David Lynch film and the 2000 adaptation- as an adaptation and on its own it's the best one, and that's saying a lot as the other two adaptations had moments but were lacking in too many areas. The production values in Children of Dune are just great, the costumes are eye-catching with a very interesting and never weird mix of styles and the sets are gorgeously rendered with a lot of striking colours and attention to detail. The special effects clearly look as though time was spent on them, they look well textured and designed and they look natural, there are a few cartoonish ones here and there but not many at all. The whole mini-series is also very well-photographed throughout. The music has the right moodiness and majesty, in the more moody elements it is so compellingly dark it's haunting and the majestic elements are genuinely rousing and somewhat uplifting too. Overall, an appropriate and very dynamic music score. Most of the dialogue provokes thought and is intelligently written, a few instances of awkwardness but not in a way that hugely problematic. It is also relevant to each scene and doesn't try to include too much exposition or filler. Adaptation-wise, Children of Dune does a good job with a complicated book though towards the end at times feeling incomplete. There are a few changes like the maturing of the twins but nothing that is enough to annoy anybody, and it is true in spirit to the story and Herbert's style. Children of Dune succeeds even more on its own terms(to me adaptations are always much more fairly judged on their own merits), the story here is thrilling, mostly well-structured, always maintains interest and unlike Lynch's film is easy to follow. The directions shows solidity, a sense of involvement and heart and a willingness to take charge but being sympathetic to the actor's needs. Never is there the sensation that the director didn't know what to do with Children of Dune or have little interest with it. The acting is good on the whole and greatly improved from the 2000 adaptation. Alec Newman is a very good lead and much more at ease. James McAvoy is an inspired addition and Alice Krige is regal and somewhat calculating, stealing all her scenes. Only Sarandon doesn't come off so well. All in all, a good and highly satisfactory mini-series. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Anton Petrov Frankly, after watching The Dune mini series, I didn't think much of this sequel at all. The cast was pretty bad, awful acting, somewhat unbelievable characters, cheesy accents. Visuals were disturbingly cheap. I think Babylon 5 used the same CGI effects in 1996. Extremely poorly textured models, very bad green screen integration, bad costumes and makeup. Although the series follows closely the storyline of the book, I think sometime one has to deviate from the story in order to make a movie a bit more believable. Unfortunately, what worked in the book, did not work in the movie. Of all things in particular, the progression is not smooth and many scenes feel disjointed and out of place. Overall, this felt like a very amateur adaptation of a great book, at least in my opinion. Then again, I am probably a bit spoiled by Peter Jackson's LOTR adaptation and expect everything to be on par with it.Overall, I give this 5/10. Mostly for low quality of everything.