Dune

5 movies, 3 books in this series

Movie Reviews

Dune

This film may have Patrick Stewart, but does it engage?

Reviewed Nov 29, 2016
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Frank Herbert’s Dune

You Can't Do Spice on Television!

Reviewed Dec 6, 2016
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom. Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Dune

Spice World before the hostile takeover by Posh, Sporty, ...

Reviewed Oct 26, 2021
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive. Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction, War

Book Reviews

Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert

The Comeback of the Original Spice Girls 

Reviewed Apr 1, 2024
With more than ten million copies sold, Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune books stand among the major achievements of the human imagination. In this, the fifth and most spectacular Dune book of all, the planet Arrakis--now called Rakis--is becoming desert again. The Lost Ones are returning home from the far reaches of space. The great sandworms are dying. And the children of Dune's children awaken from empire as from a dream, wielding the new power of a heresy called love... Genres: Anglais (langue), Dune (Imaginary place), Fiction, Roman américain, Science Fiction