I never saw the movie, but I can accept mediocre for the book. I thought it was a fun take aliens and alternative history. The writing style is a bit like a morally superior american, but I can read past that (…I guess, because I completely forgot that part).
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Machinist@lemmy.world 19 hours agoIt’s a terrible movie. Verges on so bad it’s good. Uses more dutch angles than a crooked windmill.
Book was mediocre with a Mary Sue main that had Goodboy for a last name.
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Machinist@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
It’s been a long time since I read the book, but I remeber it being medicore late golden era. Herbert had no understanding of radiation and his characters tended to be good or evil without a lot of nuance.
P00ptart@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
“verges on so bad it’s good” so to me that says that it’s about as bad as it can possibly get, before crossing the line into something I can laugh at, would that be an accurate representation?
Machinist@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Yeah, drunk or stoned with a group of SF nerds shit talking it would be a fun party, actually.
P00ptart@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Ok, so it is watchable under the right conditions?
Machinist@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Yes, but I would recommend being fucked up and in the company of others.
Don’t go there alone or you will only find sadness and anger.