The Spice Must Flow
The other night I Facebooked and Tweeted: If you're channel switching on the free to air my Perthian FBB's, David Lynch's DUNE (1984) is on 9. "Muad'Dib!” Among the replies the following morning were some quotes: “For he IS the Kwisatz Haderach!” “The spice must flow.” “His name is a killing word.” “Walk widdout riddum, It won't attract the worm.” “I see the truth of it...” Also “For once I regret my lack of an actual TV” “Soooo much unnecessary voice over” If you saw DUNE at the right time, somewhere around its release, or perhaps at the right time in your development as a fangirl, geekboy whatever, there is some chance you love this movie. Obviously, my filmhead friends and I have a great affection for it, but in many ways, it’s not an easy movie to love. It’s probably best enjoyed by people who have read the Frank Herbert novel on which it is based. If you don’t know the book before you see the movie and if the movie itself doesn’t turn you off w...