SUPERMAN: "So Bruce, what do you think of David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Dune?"
BATMAN: "Well I haven't actually had time to read any of the Dune books, so I'm gonna have to judge the film based solely on itself and not as an adaptation of a book."
SUPERMAN: "Understandable."
BATMAN: "Quite so. Anyway, I wouldn't necessarily call it the terrible film that so many make it out to be, certainly it looked good and the battle scenes were well done, however it was a costly flop and it's not hard to see why. It's very long and the pace is slow with a lot of plot to digest, and even with the changes that were undoubtedly made to translate book to screen, it was probably something of a chore for those who weren't sci-fi fans or fans of the original Dune novels. Additionally, a lot of the characters aren't as fleshed out as they could be. Some believe that director David Lynch, better known for his mind bending psycho thrillers and
TV's Twin Peaks, simply did not have the right mentality to direct a large scale summer popcorn film which unto itself was meant to start a franchise."
SUPERMAN: "Since Dino De Laurentiis, may he rest in peace, seemed to be looking for a sci-fi franchise that could be Unviersal's Star Trek or Star Wars, which he previously attempted with Flash Gordon."
BATMAN: "Correct. Others however, believe that the story of Dune was simply too big for one film, even a long one."
SUPERMAN: "Notice how years later the Sci-Fi channel seemed to get a better response with their TV mini-series adaptations of Dune."
BATMAN: "Which just goes to show that sometimes TV really is the better format."
SUPERMAN: "Sean Young was hot in the '84 Dune though."
BATMAN: "Yes she was."
SUPERMAN: "And I think Kyle MacLachlan's a better actor than the guy who played Paul in the TV version."
BATMAN: "Well of course you'd say that, he played you in New Frontier."
SUPERMAN: "Just acknowledging superior talent where I see it."