Critical Miss: #35

[RvLeshrac]

Ah, but WHICH Dune, one might ask?

The most important one.

(I take this to mean the one with Patrick Stewart and Sting.)

SciFi miniseries is to the Dune film what Peter Jackson's LOTR is to the Ralph Bakshi animations. Everyone should see the originals, but the later productions have been far superior.

The Lynch Dune is not quite in the same league as the Bakshi LOTR, mind, since the script for the Dune film took vast, sweeping liberties with even the most basic parts of the book.

First of all I didn't like Stargate, could never get into it

SG1 is one of the greatest scifi series of all time. Atlantis was good, but not quite AS good. I barely want to even glance in the direction of SGU most of the time, as they've turned the series into a mediocre space soap opera, like New BSG.

If I wanted to know who was sleeping with whom and who is having X's baby, I'd go watch As the World Turns or some other mid-day crap.

 

[shirin238]

Watched all six of the Star Wars movies. I understand that they have had quite the impact on modern day culture.
On that note. I think my English teacher in the 9th grade had a Dune poster hanging in class, although I never watched those movies.
I am currently reading the Dune Messiah though :]

 

[Kenko]

How could you have not seen Star Wars?! YOU'RE THE DEVIL!

Also, Greedo never shot.

Here's proof to support your claim.

And anyone who hasnt seen Star Wars is a goddamn troglodyte who should be launched into the sun and erased from all records.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Heh. I've never seen Star Wars myself. So...

I'm a freak.

 

[edthehyena]

Dune isn't a must-see movie. It's a must-read book.

I understand that it's influenced a few things... Starcraft, etc.

But I keep hearing that it hasn't aged well.

The book has aged just fine. As for influence, it's one of the most important Sci-Fi novels that wasn't written by Asimov.

 

[Cosplay Horatio]

The same thing would happen if a person of the same "looking" age said they've never watched and don't give a shit about Back to the Future.

 

[mayney93]

I have seen Star Wars many times, and I don't recall what a Geedo is, or if it shoots first.
Was that one of the umpa lumpas at the end?

obvious troll is obvious

I'm actually not kidding about the Greedo thing. Without looking it up on Google, I don't recall that character/thing. Also, the Ewoks are sort of the umpa lumpas of the Star Wars movies, they're small, helpful and have a fondness for singing and dancing.
I still can't figure how those things were so potent against the armed forces of the Galactic Empire. The rumors must be true, they are descended from Kyle Katarn's beard shavings.
Regardless, I apologize for appearing to be a troll. I am and forever shall be a grunt.

sorry, seemed like you were baiting for a flamer, you know kinda like you were a trekky and purposely trying to annoy someone, anyhow, sorry, and remember Luke, may the force be with you

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Am I the only one that is so used to reading manga that I read these from right to left by accident EVERY TIME >_>

What's a goodo and did it shoot first?

First question: I did it just now.

second question: He's a stupid bounty hunter...and Han solo shot first Damnit.

 

[r0botosaurus]

Dune was a novel way before it was a movie.
FACE.

 

[The Wooster]

Dune was a novel way before it was a movie.
FACE.

An owl is a type of bird.

 

[ghostrider409895]

Never seen Star Wars? I remember as a little kid I would watch the movies all the time. I would even set up days where I would watch each movie in the series right after another non-stop, to where I actually began to wear the tape out on the VHS. It would be impossible to believe some people could avoid seeing any Star Wars movie, if it wasn't for the fact that I met a guy once who hasn't seen them.

I know that feeling of where you here someone has never heard or seen something, and it is almost impossible to think that anyone could have avoided hearing or seeing it. I guess it is not impossible, but still some things are so large or famous that it is hard to imagine it happening. It happened to me when I met this kid at my school who has never seen Star Wars. Though I didn't call him a freak, I definatly recommended he go see it as soon as possible.

Anyway, I liked this one. Keep up with the good work, and I look forward to next weeks show.

 

[Susan Arendt]

First, and I cannot stress this strongly enough, Han shot first. Period. The end.

Secondly, if you haven't seen Dune, you should, if only to discover what an amazing train wreck of a movie it is. It's absolutely glorious eye candy, but a near complete mess otherwise. Fun fact: Viewers were handed glossaries as they entered the theater when it originally ran, because there was so much bizarre vocabulary in it.

 

[Yankeedoodles]

This comic is making fun of those people who didn't get your Blade Runner reference a few weeks ago, isn't it?

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

How could you have not seen Star Wars?! YOU'RE THE DEVIL!

Also, Greedo never shot.

Here's proof to support your claim.

Was proof. In the Ultimate edition, Lucas is re-imagining it.

 

[AWDMANOUT]

Yes. Yes it does.

Not seeing Star Wars is just... inhuman... nasty... almost criminal.

 

[ShakerSilver]

I saw Star-Wars (original and prequels), but I never heard of Dune until recently. Does that make me a bad person?

 

[Nexus4]

ugh.. I have never seen Dune, buuut I did read the book that came before the movie!

 

[loppopoo]

I've seen all the Star Wars movies, I know what Greedo is, but I don't know why it matters who shot first.