Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ssc-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!adolph From: adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP (Mark Adolph) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.movies Subject: The Dune controversey' Message-ID: <287@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Dec-84 20:21:27 EST Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.287 Posted: Wed Dec 19 20:21:27 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 20-Dec-84 23:41:53 EST Distribution: net Organization: Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA Lines: 16 Xref: watmath net.sf-lovers:5417 net.movies:5295 *** YOUR MESSAGE *** An interesting display of the split opinion on this movie: the day Dune opened, USA Today published a review by its chief movie critic which gave the film 1.5/4 stars. Alongside it, they published a review by Harlan Ellison, who loved the movie. I think I'll go see for myself before I subscribe to the bandwagonism of either camp (although, you guys were right about Supergirl...) -- Mark A. ...uw-beaver!ssc-vax!adolph "Computers are like preppies: they just boil around in their own way and you have to do things their way or they blow you off." "Everything that was different was a different thing..."