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I read the first three, but after Leto II turned into a sandworm, I was done.
And really I have no desire to reread: I suspect they won't hold up.
Still, I remember them fondly: I met my best friend in junior high because she was reading Children of Dune.
Never liked the sequels, although I did read the first two. Didn't finish the God Emperor one. To me they didn't even seem to be the same universe, like Herbert figured he had done so well with Dune that he could foist whatever on his adoring fans, no matter how ridiculous it was.
I enjoyed the Brian Herbert trashy additions to the Duniverse, even though the writing wasn't all that and some of the plot points were disturbing or preposterous. I think it was all about getting a little backstory and spending time in The Dune Worlds. I hated every minute of Children of Dune when I was 16, and still do when I tried again in my late fifties. The other books are much, much more entertaining than that droning drivel. YMMV.
I read through everything actually written by Frank Herbert. I tried one book written by his son (Brian? I forget) and oh my god it was unreadable so that was the end of that.
The Dune prequels are so godawful I only read 4 of them before giving up in total disgust. (What, I was trying to be a completist.)
We just rewatched the extended-edition "Alan Smithee" original last night and while Denis Villenueve's version may end up being, objectively, a better movie, it will never ever replace this classic hot mess of a movie in my heart. SO MUCH loud whisper-thinking! TWO HOURS spent on exposition only to rush through the last 400 pages of the book using voice-over montage! SO MANY reused shots in battle scenes that actually just could have been made shorter!
And of course the sheer joy of Patrick Stewart fighting Kyle MacLachlan inside these very convincing 1984 digital effects.
Holy eyebrows Batman!
Not quite a "Buffista" movie, but here's a video of those involved in the movie discussing Blazing Saddles.
I've never actually seen Dune. Should I ask the significance of fighting in holographic refrigerator boxes?
There are these energy shields to protect in fights. And that is the interpenetration of the energy shield idea.
I can only assume the Dune purists were less than impressed with that interpretation...
Y'know, I don't think I've ever actually run across a Dune purist.