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    Dune (1984) [HD DVD]

    Dune (1984) [HD DVD]
    Actors: Francesca Annis, Leo Cimino, Daniel Bryan Corkill, Brad Dourif, Linda Hunt
    Studio: Universal Studios
    Category: DVD

    List Price: $19.98
    Buy New: $3.34
    You Save: $16.64 (83%)



    New (23) Used (15) from $3.34

    Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 680 reviews
    Sales Rank: 1701

    Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
    Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
    Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
    Media: HD DVD
    Region: 0
    Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
    Number Of Discs: 1
    Running Time: 137 Minutes
    Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
    Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

    MPN: HD27781
    UPC: 025192778124
    EAN: 0025192778124
    ASIN: B000IONJH4

    Theatrical Release Date: 1984
    Release Date: November 28, 2006
    Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Amazon.com
    Even more than most of David Lynch's deliberately bizarre and idiosyncratic movies, Dune is a "love-it-or-hate-it" affair. An ambitious, epic, utterly mind-boggling--and, let's admit it, all-out weird--adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel, Dune remains one of the most controversial films in the director's exceedingly provocative career. The story (if Dune can be said to have just one story) is complex and convoluted in the epic tradition; it has something to do with political intrigue and a planet that is home to a precious spice and gigantic sand worms. Think Shakespeare's Henry IV with a dash of Tremors, and set in another galaxy. But despite plenty of strangely whispered voice-overs that explain the characters' thoughts (and endlessly detailed exposition), storytelling is not really among the film's strong points. There are, however, a lot of memorably fantastic/grotesque images, an extraordinary cast, and a soundtrack featuring Toto. I told you it was weird. Among the stars are Kyle MacLachlan, Jose Ferrer, Dean Stockwell, Brad Dourif, Sting, Kenneth McMillan, Patrick Stewart, Sean Young, and Linda Hunt. --Jim Emerson

    Product Description
    Universal Dune (HD-DVD)
    Actors: Dune
    Format: AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
    Language: English
    Region: Unknown. Read more about region encoding and how it may affect you here.
    Rating
    Studio: Universal Studios
    DVD Release Date: November 28, 2006
    Run Time: 137 minutes
    Average Customer Review: based on 152 reviews. (Writea review.)
    ASIN: B000IONJH4



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    2 out of 5 stars This movie is Doomed ---There is a reason for Editors after all!   July 2, 2009
    Marc A. Strassburg (Los Angeles CA)
    Dune was an incredible story and incredible movie -- although albeit only the most diehard fans could follow it on first viewing. Others learned to love this master piece of sci fi done with no holds barred on the excellent filming, acting, directing, and music. Truly David Lynch was masterful. Ok, now let's get to the 'Extended Version' . This was just god-awful, it is obvious why David Lynch refused to have his name associated with the ridiculous mess with added footage and where good footage was replaced with bad. This version could be the basis for an entire course for movie Editors. It clearly makes one appreciate what good editing can do for a film, and how bad editing can destroy it -as it did for this Extended version of Dune. No wonder they had to use a fake director's name like 'Smithe'.


    2 out of 5 stars Lynch has done better   June 30, 2009
    Jordan Myers (Michigan)
    I love David Lynch. I love Dune. I hate David Lynch's Dune, and I bought it ironically, making the purchase while high.


    1 out of 5 stars Phew...Pretty Lousy Movie of a Great Book   June 22, 2009
    A Reader (Hartford, CT USA)
    0 out of 1 found this review helpful

    The original Dune trilogy is a fantastic story. It's still hard to believe the first book was written in 1965 when horn-rimmed glasses were still in style. The 1984 movie version is, unfortunately, truly awful. Truly awful. There are some great actors in the movie who perform embarrassingly bad. The movie comes across as an odd blend of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and science fiction movie special effects made about 20 years before the original 1976 Star Wars. Really, just read the books.


    4 out of 5 stars Disk only has the Lynch version and not Smithee   May 29, 2009
    R. Rodgers (Salt Lake)
    The cover art on this is the same as the DVD set that has both the Lynch and the Smithee versions. However, it does include the majority of the bonus materials from the DVD set although in standard resolution and not Hi Def.

    That being said, happy to have this in a HiDef format.



    2 out of 5 stars This movie is bad   May 18, 2009
    Aggressive Arms (Philadelphia, PA USA)
    2 out of 3 found this review helpful

    Basically all the criticisms of this movie upon its release are on point. The story is choppy and confusing; the special effects are terrible, even for 1984; and the appearance of the film in general leaves you wondering if the intent was not to make a serious recreation of the novel but rather something campy, like "Flash Gordon" -- except that it is much darker, with occasional gory intrusions. What you're left with is basically all the novel's mumbo-jumbo ("Bene Gesserit," "Maud'Dib," "Kwisatz Haderach") but nothing of the sense you get from the best science fiction of a complete, alternate time and place. In addition, some of the acting is downright terrible, especially Brad Dourif's (Piter de Vries), whoever he is. Sting too, while bringing back memories of his hairstyles from that era, is pretty unconvincing. Poor Max von Sydow cannot but come across well, but he's killed after about 10 minutes on screen. There's really no saving this movie: fans who wanted it to work, and wanted David Lynch to do it well, can maintain that it was brutal editing that caused the problem, but it's just not the case. No amount of additional scenes would have made this a good movie. It is definitely a disappointment. On top of it all, this DVD release (I am reviewing the "extended version," with the theatrical cut on side A and the "Alan Smithee" version on side B) looks very poor. It's been put into a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix, which sounds fine, if uninspiring, but the picture quality looks rough and aged. One suspects that given the source no one thought it was worth the time to restore. They were probably right. Two stars: One for Toto, one for Sean Young, cornerstone of 80's sci-fi babedom.


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