Posted on 12/30/2024 6:07:40 AM PST by Red Badger
I consider it a “beautiful failure”.
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I still remember sitting in the theater and cringing as I watched Lynch’s monstrosity unfold. As a sci-fi fan, it was very disappointing. But I could have been wrong. Lynch might have been way ahead of his time. I probably need to rewatch it.
The producers cut out huge sections to save money.
But stylistically it is still the best,
The version done by the Sy-Fy Channel was pure garbage..............
Remember going to it with my brother and they theater handed out a page with definitions from the book on it that was (IIRC) front and back. My brother, who was not a reader, was like WTF is this? LOL
Agreed. Something about its overall weirdness always seemed to me to do a good job of capturing/representing the weirdness of the novel itself.
Notice the piece’s author’s comparison to Star Wars: Desert Planet, Young man with a prophetic destiny, etc......
Not nearly as bad as its reputation. It’s actually pretty fun. Kinda stupid. But fun.
I don’t know much about Dune, but Lynch is always worth watching. One of the last of the auteurs.
The remake/part2 of Dune .. sucks! The insanity in Hollyweird insists on redoing what was already done right. The only remake that was a true success was “The Maltese Falcon”, which was a redo of a 1930s film with a different name. I can’t think of any other remake that was worth watching.
A Star is Born and a A Star is Born and a A Star is Born and a A Star is Born and a A Star is Born and of course A Star is Born.....Hey, I heard they’re doing a remake!...........
The costumes and sets (and soundtrack) of Lynch’s dune is vastly superior to the modern version which is kind of drab. Though I’d say the two new movies are probably better overall films.
One thing for sure.....if you didn’t read the book you had a hard time following the movie.
Cuz I didn’t read the book and I spent the whole movie scratching my head. Lol!
It wrong. I was a young man and had read all the books. I greatly looked forward to it. It was incoherent
“But stylistically it is still the best,..”
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The sets are fantastic. I love the dark rustic look on Caladan after seeing the bright, colorful, ornate sets on Kaitain, for example.
However, the fact that it’s almost all done on sets (except when out on the desert on Dune/Arrakis) makes it feel more campy and 80s-esque compared to the much more grand and fantastical outdoor settings done in the new movies.
The acting is horrible. David Lynch’s style works great for a quirky series like Twin Peaks, or a bizarre mystery like Lost Highway, the subdued almost pensive but awkward presences just don’t work in what should be an sci-fi epic.
“It was incoherent”
+1
“Lynch might have been way ahead of his time. I probably need to rewatch it”
NOPE 😁
That's a great way to phrase it. I loved the book. Didn't recognize the movie of the same name, but loved the movie nevertheless. Lynch's imagination was off the charts.
Even reading the book was tough. I recall it had a dictionary at the back that was about twenty five pages long.
Without it you could not understand half the things you were reading.
I had to watch this several times years ago on HBO to figure out who was what.
When shown on Commercial TV a 15 minute prologue was added to inform the watchers of who was what.
Have no desire to watch it again or even the new version. Never understood the popularity of the books.
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