I thought this too. But then I realised that I’m 36 years older now.

If you’re attracted to rhythmic vibrations but would rather devour everything at the vibration’s source instead of dance . . . you might be

Put your hand in the box office, young Paul Atriedes.

You can think that but you’d be wrong. You can very well create your own version of an adaption without referencing the first movie especially if the prior movie diverged from the book.

Woe to the man who has to fill Patrick Stewart’s shoes. Will he play the lute and shout love poems?

Does Feyd get his underwear from Themyscira?

Could use more Toto.

They call that move the dog-jabbar.

The novel Starship Troopers included super smart “neodogs” used by the Mobile Infantry, but they weren’t in the film. That’s low-hanging fruit to steal for this movie.

I think they should have kept the pugs, just because, you know, random pugs.

That’s a bold tactic, although on Arrakis, peeing on your enemy is pretty much a last-ditch move.

Hey now, that dog saved his life! He piddled on a Sardaukar warrior’s force shield and fried the guy!

Don’t forget the Atreides dog!

Jean Luc Picard pointing his palm and shouting CHA ZOT while riding a sand worm is a great moment in cinematic history.

Well, I’m in.

This was in reference to yesterday’s article on the trailer for Ben Wheatley’s new version of Rebecca, which leaned heavily on the ‘remake’ factor. Same situation, different rules apparently 

But Pink Floyd in a Dune trailer makes sense for historical reasons. 

So is this just the 84' movie again, only with more modern looking effects?

Well, no. Dune is a book. They made an adaptation of it in 1984, another for the Sci-Fi channel, and this is a new adaptation.

Original Screenplay? Remake. Literary Work? Just another adaptation.  That’s how I’ve always looked at it.