Haha... Did you see David Lynch's adaptation? Those voice over exposition scenes were *desperately needed* to set up the universe the film takes place in- and even with that shortcut, most viewers who had not read the novels walked away a little confused. The SciFi channel did a really, *really* good adaptation of Dune in a mini-series. The world feels *alive* and real. I have not seen the new Dune film yet, so I cannot comment- but I have a feeling it will fall short of my expectations. Are they planning on making more movies? I mean, it's a gold mine, I don't see why they wouldn't continue telling the story of the Atreides family and the struggle for Spice. I've always wanted to see God Emperor of Dune adapted...