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I hope you enjoy the books again, because they certainly deserve the title of "the bestselling scifi epic of all time!"
I also wish that the soldiers in the new movie are a little more badass and futuristic than they were in the old movie and tv shows. I mean, it's over 10,000 years in the future! Shouldn't they be looking like Iron Man or something? And The Harkonnens should especially be made more faithful to the book! The books describe them with a blue-and-white flag with a gryffin and "H" insignia, but why is that so hard to portray correctly?! And the Baron, why is he so hard to get right, too? The books describe him in detail as being 200 kilograms (about 600 pounds of fat), flamboyantly homosexual, possessing a babyfat face, being about 85 years old, and merely supported (not floating or flying) on his suspensors. And when I read the book, I couldn't help but notice that Count Glossu Rabban, according to the book's appendix, was supposed to be about 63 when he dies, but he looks like a teenager in both the movie and the show. And have you noticed that they NEVER mention Count Fenring, who was a very essential character in the first book?
My point for all this rambling is that since Dune is officially my favorite book series of all time, it's really quite a disapointment when Hollywood portrays it all wrong, especially in the bluntly-obvious parts! I hope this 2014 movie is made at least decently, if it's made at all, because if it's not, I will loose all faith in Hollywood ever making a proper Dune movie for the remainder of the existance of humanity.
Regarding the Sardaukar, yeah, it's hard to get the design of these guys right, but I'm not sure full armor like the Star Wars stormtroopers would work. Personally, I think that Dune is more of a blend of futuristic and late-medieval aesthetics, which makes it stand out from the heavy-armor look that has been the sci-fi trend since the 80's or so. Remember, the Dune universe is all about hand to hand combat because their energy weapons are so dangerous because of the Lasgun/Shield interactions. So, heavy armor is not as important as dexterity and maneuverability in Dune.
I've found good things about the '84 movie and the '00 mini-series... I think a good version of Dune is somewhere between the two. The Baron is much more evil in the movie, but he is probably more accurate in the mini-series. Irulan is not important at all in the movie, but her role in the mini-series was expanded because she is important in Messiah and Children, though they could have done a better job her new role. Incidentally, she reminds me of Arwen in Lord of the Rings... this character is barely mentioned in the original books, but Peter Jackson did a good job of expanding her character in the movies. Regarding Rabban, don't forget about the longevity that Spice provides, so I wouldn't be surprised if he looked young. I still have mixed feeling about Count Fenring... yes, he is important to the first book and to the larger series, but if I were making a movie and hand to simplify things a bit, I think his role as advisor and assassin to Shaddam can be given to someone else or combined with another character.
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