re: #255 Dianna
No clue. I didn’t ever read the books, and the movie looked as if the production designer just ripped off the movie version of Dune without credit. I went and hid, and didn’t even look at the science fiction boards for a bit; I was afraid of the reviews and the accusations that would follow.
I haven’t seen it or read the book, but I did read the review at the It’s a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad Movie site.
For that matter, I’ve never read Dianetics, either, although someone donated it to the college science fiction society.