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The long-awaited film version of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction epic, Dune, explodes on the screen with dazzling special effects; unforgettable images and powerful performances. The saga of intergalactic warrior Paul Atreides (Kyle MacLachlan) and his messianic rise to leadership features an all- star cast, including Jose Ferrer, Max Von Sydow, Oscar(c) -winner Linda Hunt and rock legend, Sting. This monumental Dino De Laurentiis presentation is directed by David Lynch (The Elephant Man, Eraserhead), with photography by Academy Award(c) -winner Freddie Francis, music by Grammy(c) -winner Toto, and incredible monster creation by E.T.'s Carlo Rambaldi. Visit and unbelievable world beyond time and space, and experience the unltimate adventure that goes beyond the imagination,
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Reviewed by: quintusIX on 1/10/2009 8:08:56 PM
DOA...although often splendid visually, it seems odd that a surealist like David Lynch would attempt such a literal transformation of such an introverted and abstract book...taking perhaps 5 years or so to shoot, apparently lynch became so mired down in visual detail, he forgot that scenery cannot be substituted for story...engaging, living beings, with individual stories to tell, do not exist, and virtually human discourse is lost....the one good line of the entire movie (however accidental) occurs when a (very good) dwarf actress appears at the heroic prince's castle chamber door to announce, thusly (whispering):"i am the maid"....this movie will gesture you secretively to its' castle door, scan furtively for hidden spies, and then announce likewise, "i am the maid"....Everyone loved it, in this otherwise sleep inducing bubble of a movie...what lynch presents are the alluring beginnings of stories that all subside into tepid dialogue.....the characters themselves are manniqins...in the end, this thing presents as a travelogue rather than an epic...dune set an all time land speed record for failure on opening, in my opinion, of these reasons.
Reviewed by: quintusIX on 1/10/2009 8:08:56 PM
DOA...although often splendid visually, it seems odd that a surealist like David Lynch would attempt such a literal transformation of such an introverted and abstract book...taking perhaps 5 years or so to shoot, apparently lynch became so mired down in visual detail, he forgot that scenery cannot be substituted for story...engaging, living beings, with individual stories to tell, do not exist, and virtually human discourse is lost....the one good line of the entire movie (however accidental) occurs when a (very good) dwarf actress appears at the heroic prince's castle chamber door to announce, thusly (whispering):"i am the maid"....this movie will gesture you secretively to its' castle door, scan furtively for hidden spies, and then announce likewise, "i am the maid"....Everyone loved it, in this otherwise sleep inducing bubble of a movie...what lynch presents are the alluring beginnings of stories that all subside into tepid dialogue.....the characters themselves are manniqins...in the end, this thing presents as a travelogue rather than an epic...dune set an all time land speed record for failure on opening, in my opinion, of these reasons.
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Reviewed by: quintusIX on 1/10/2009 8:08:56 PM
DOA...although often splendid visually, it seems odd that a surealist like David Lynch would attempt such a literal transformation of such an introverted and abstract book...taking perhaps 5 years or so to shoot, apparently lynch became so mired down in visual detail, he forgot that scenery cannot be substituted for story...engaging, living beings, with individual stories to tell, do not exist, and virtually human discourse is lost....the one good line of the entire movie (however accidental) occurs when a (very good) dwarf actress appears at the heroic prince's castle chamber door to announce, thusly (whispering):"i am the maid"....this movie will gesture you secretively to its' castle door, scan furtively for hidden spies, and then announce likewise, "i am the maid"....Everyone loved it, in this otherwise sleep inducing bubble of a movie...what lynch presents are the alluring beginnings of stories that all subside into tepid dialogue.....the characters themselves are manniqins...in the end, this thing presents as a travelogue rather than an epic...dune set an all time land speed record for failure on opening, in my opinion, of these reasons.
(Read More Customer Reviews...)Reviewed by: samEntity601202 on 11/2/2006 9:04:13 AM
"He who controls the Spice , controls the Universe." DUNE is probably one of the most out of this world space opera, A classic epic. Frank Herberts sci-fi adventure drama from his best selling novel is so complex, it take one readers imagination and comprehension to absorb it from one page to the next. A simple tale that we can all relate and identify with, but somehow manage to take us in a mesmerizing dreamstate in a world of outer gallactic entity. And that's exactly what DAVID LYNCH did, he brought it to life, dark as it maybe and it's not for everyone, or anybody for that matter who wants to be in but it's a place that's not without it's oun religion., And no one but David Lynch cerebral vision, brought unsettletling fascination and admiration of a world far beyound our own or one's own imagintion to conjure up. As it so happens failed to deliver us the rare human emotion to connect us into their universe, and did notsucceed to be in a class by it's selfor to be the godfather of the SCI-FI genre as Mr.Lynch intended to be. For what I understand the4 hour or so Original Negatives and the 180 mins. or soOriginal Cut of Mr. Lynch's version for the theatrical release was butcherd by Univesal Pics. to 137 mins. It would have been the TITANIC of 1984. But as for me It's one of a rare few movies that I went to see (about 5 times)when it was first released. I saw Star Wars 3 times when it was first released 1977. Mr. Lynch mentioned in an inteview or in a article that I read about him. Thathe's thinking of putting the whole 4 hour vesion of Dune a project he would like to tackle with complete control ,but it would cost as much as when he first filmed it and the nitrate negative reels are lost or marked as mixed reels somewhere in varios andunknown vaults loactions.
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