I think each of Frank Herbert’s original six novels should be adapted and told over an entire season of a series. The big issue with this film and adapting Dune in the first place, is that there just isn’t enough room in a single movie to tell this story. And beyond MacLachlan, this truly features an all-star cast. I also think this is well acted and it was my introduction to Kyle MacLachlan, a guy I’ve loved in everything he’s done, ever since. It did actually establish his relationships with many actors who would go on to be featured in a lot of his work after this, most notably Twin Peaks. I think it’s pretty well directed, honestly, even if Lynch was unhappy with it and the whole experience was miserable for him. People wanted more of that and Dune wasn’t an action heavy space adventure, it was a “thinking” movie and featured concepts that needed more exploration. I think that this would have been a pretty big deal and a more beloved film had it not come out after the original Star Wars trilogy. Getting back specifically to this film, it still should have been crafted in a way that it could’ve been more palatable for regular moviegoers. But I understand why that probably doesn’t work for most people, who won’t read the first book because it is pretty thick and dense. Having read the first book and really loving it even more than this film, it kind of opened my mind up to the movie in a bigger way and I saw this as a visual companion piece to the literary novel. I used to love this film so much that it eventually inspired me to read the Frank Herbert books in his Dune series. Although, the Extended Edition isn’t as bad in that regard, as it allows room for more details and character development. The Extended Edition has the same major issue that the theatrical cut did and that’s that this story is kind of hard to follow if one doesn’t know the source material. Visually, this is the version of Dune that I still see in my mind when I read any of the books in the series. I definitely got that part of the story and beyond that, fell in love with the look of the film from its truly exotic sets, costumes and cultures. While I found it somewhat hard to grasp, the story of a messiah figure rising to challenge the powerful elite in an effort to eradicate their tyranny and corruption still shined through. Lynch has also refused to do a director’s cut and doesn’t like to talk about this movie in interviews.īefore I saw this longer cut of the film, Dune still had a pretty profound effect on me when I was a kid. In regards to this edition and any of the other versions, he requested his name be removed from the film and it has since been replaced by “Alan Smithee”. Granted, I should state that the Extended Edition is one of my all-time favorites, as it fleshes out a lot of story and is more coherent and easier to follow than the original theatrical cut that left those who didn’t read the book, baffled and irritated.ĭavid Lynch, the director, also hates this picture and I find that a bit funny, as I think it’s his second best behind The Elephant Man. It’s actually one of my all-time favorite movies, even though most people absolutely do not feel the same way about it. I noticed that I hadn’t reviewed this yet, which surprised me. Where it has gone, there will be nothing. And when it has passed I will turn the inner eye to see its path. I will let it pass over me and through me. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. Release Date: December 3rd, 1984 (Washington DC premiere)ĭirected by: David Lynch (credited as Alan Smithee in the Extended Edition)Ĭast: Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino, Brad Dourif, José Ferrer, Linda Hunt, Freddie Jones, Richard Jordan, Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Silvana Mangano, Everett McGill, Kenneth McMillan, Jack Nance, Siân Phillips, Jürgen Prochnow, Paul Smith, Patrick Stewart, Sting, Dean Stockwell, Max von Sydow, Alicia Roanne Witt, Sean Young, David Lynch (cameo, uncredited)Įstudios Churubusco Azteca S.A., Dino De Laurentiis Company, Universal Pictures, 137 Minutes (theatrical), 190 Minutes (Special Edition), 177 Minutes (Extended Cut)
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