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Starring: Alec Newman,  Julie Cox,  Edward Atterton,  Ian McNeice,  Barbora Kodetová, 
Directed By: Greg Yaitanes, 
Rated: Unrated
Release Date: 2003-03-16
Studio: Artisan Home Entertainment
Format: Anamorphic,  Closed-captioned,  Color,  Dolby,  DVD-Video,  Widescreen,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (Sci-Fi TV Miniseries) (Two-Disc DVD Set)

Product Description
Against a backdrop of interplanetary intrigue rebellion and betrayal the future of humanity itself rests with the Children Of Dune in this sweeping tale of visionary sci-fi adventure! A spectacular sequel to the Emmy Award winning Frank Herbert's Dune starring Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon.System Requirements:Starring: Susan Sarandon Daniela Amavia Edward Atterton Steven Berkoff Jessica Brooks Jonathan Bruun Julie Cox Barbara Kodetova Alice Krige James McAvoy Ian McNeice P.H. Moriarty and Alec Newman. Directed By: Greg Yaitanes. Running Time: 266 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2003 Artisan Entertainment.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: NR UPC: 012236138723 Manufacturer No: 13872

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Conspiracies abound in Children of Dune, Sci-Fi Channel's praiseworthy miniseries sequel to Frank Herbert's Dune, loyally adapted from the Herbert novels Dune Messiah and Children of Dune by John Harrison, who passed directorial duties (due to a scheduling conflict) to Greg Yaitanes, a 31-year-old TV director and Dune neophyte tackling his biggest assignment to date. Uninitiated viewers face a disadvantage; it's best to read Herbert's books and/or see the first miniseries before plunging into this remarkably coherent tangle of political intrigue, unfolding 12 years after the events of Dune.

To his horror, Maud'Dib--Arrakis emperor Paul Atreides (Alec Newman, reprising his Dune role)--has become the unintended figurehead of a violent dictatorship, and his enemies are multiplying. Vanishing into the desert, he waits as destiny shapes his twin heirs Leto II (James McAvoy) and Ghanima (Jessica Brooks), who must contend with their scheming aunt Alia (Daniela Amavia) while Princess Wensicia (Susan Sarandon), of the enemy House Corrino, plots her own attack on Maud'Dib's familial empire. Exiled Atreides matriarch Lady Jessica (Alice Krige, giving the film's finest performance) returns to Arrakis, where the enormous, desert-dwelling sandworms face an uncertain future. As always, the spice must flow, and the universe's most coveted commodity remains at the center of this richly detailed and physically impressive production. Special effects range from awesome (fly-over shots of the capital city, Arakeen) to awful (the saber-tooth tigers look like Jumanji rejects), and Dune devotees will endlessly debate the miniseries' strengths and weaknesses. Some may desire more action to punctuate the film's inherent verbosity, but consensus will surely conclude that this is Dune done right, with monumental effort and obvious devotion from everyone involved. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews for Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (Sci-Fi TV Miniseries) (Two-Disc DVD Set)

Dune Sequel
This sequel to the Dune mini-series is well done. It follows the book for the most part. It is a good movie to own if you liked the Dune mini-series.Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (Sci-Fi TV Miniseries) (Two-Disc DVD Set)

Starts from nowhere and goes to nowhere but is fun to watch
This made for TV series looks like the standard made for TV items on the SciFi channel. However most of the actors are well known (as Alice Krige ... Lady Jessica Atreides) and the others should and maybe will be well known. The actors do not overshadow the characters. The sets and costumes are better than the average made for TV sets and the dialog is not that droll rehashed soap opera over the top tripe. The story follows the books ( 2nd and 3rd books in the original series) close enough for real dune people to enjoy.

The story starts off where the movies leave off and we get to see the politics and treachery along with the nobility of the nest couple of generations. In the end we are left with the question "What is the Golden Path?"

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Awesome mini-series
If you like the movie version of Dune, and the Dune mini-series that premiered on the Sci-Fi channel, you'll will love this mini-series. This is a sequel of the Sci-Fi mini-series. It has a couple of the original actors recast in the roles they played before, which allows you to connect with the characters easily. The mini-series, is a combo of the two novels, "Children of Dune" and "Dune Messiah". My only real complaint is, I think they should have only done one book per mini-series. But that's my own personal preference. Other than that, you'll love the special effects, similiar to Star Wars series.Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (Sci-Fi TV Miniseries) (Two-Disc DVD Set)

Magnificent follow-up
What a good tie in. It follows the story line as seemlessly as Frank Herbert's original does.Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (Sci-Fi TV Miniseries) (Two-Disc DVD Set)

One for the Dune readers!
If you are a Dune reader, you'll love this miniseries.

I don't think the movie is near as good as the book, and if you are a reader also, I'm sure you'll agree. For me the movie seemed to trod along and missed the excitement of the book. This movie seemed more like a documentary that seemed to accurately tell the story, but made it kind of dull.

That said, I will still watch it many times and I think any Dune reader would want to see it. I wish they made a movie of the complete line of dune books, even if they were all seeminly dull like this one.Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (Sci-Fi TV Miniseries) (Two-Disc DVD Set)

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