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Summary: Intelligent science fiction!
Review: Yes, we thought it would never happen, but this is actually a smart and well-made sci-fi flick. Well, it's more along the lines of an adventure epic set on an alien planet, so those expecting a lot of outer space travel might be disappointed (the underrated Mission to Mars would be a better film in that regard). Dune's biggest strength lies in its compelling narrative. The story is rich, beautiful, and truly epic in nature. Thankfully, John Harrison captures all this superbly, giving the movie an often elegant touch that was so desperately needed in the original movie. I do believe there is a director's cut getting released soon, so I'll be anxious to see what other material will be added (Which could make an already great movie into an even better one!)
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Summary: I can't wait for this director's cut!
Review: I absolutely despised David Lynch's rendition of Dune but found this remake to be truly fantastic. With this director's cut edition getting a release soon, I'm eagerly anticipating it. I'm betting it'll improve upon an already great film!
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Summary: It's the one and true version.
Review: David Lynch has a lot of fans. Well, his film version of Dune frankly stank. Well, someone tried their hand at a remake and the result is fantastic. The details are superb and stunning. The story is given full detail and there's lots of suspense, action, and adventure.
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Summary: A visual achivement with a lackluster script and performance
Review: Being a fan of the books and the well done surreal texture that David Lynch achieved in the 1984 film, I am pretty disappointed in this latest version. It's long and the script is not as strong as I had hoped. The actors often give me the impression of people simply acting and reading lines rather then making me believe in the reality of the character.As impressive as the visuals are, I think they may have been overdone a little. For example, when Paul is forced to place his hand in the black box by the Reverend Mother, to test his courage, I would have rather that no effects had happened. The imagination of what may be happening is far more powerful than a cheap CG effect of blisters and a steam. I didn't like the whining nature of Paul at the begenning of the movie. He doesn't have the screen presence of Kyle MacLachlan from the 84 version. In all, the 84 movie was a better, more entertaining movie. But then 84 was a very good year. The Tigers won the world series, the Americans cleaned in the Olympics, the summer was beautiful.
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Summary: Bilge, rubbish, detritous!
Review: Extremely poor. I wish I could give it less than one star. I have just seen episode 2 on cable here in Australia. I love Dune the book, and although I think the 1984 film version was far too brief to do the characters justice, it was a valiant attempt, with excellent cast. This new offering does not do justice to the book. I don't mind some poetic license; but this offering completely ignores the book for most of the time. I did not like the 1st episode, I sat in pain just to force myself to endure the rubbish that was the second expisode, I wont be watching any of the rest. I was so disappointed in this that I went out immediate to re-rent the 1984 version, just to wash the rubbish from my mind. Poor acting, poor casting, a nd a butcher let loose with the script. Not for me - fail - 0 out of 10. Do yourself a favour, get the book, read it, then watch the 1984 movie.
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Summary: Quite lacking.
Review: Being a avid Dune Chronicles fan, I had eagerly anticipated the release of this DVD. Perhaps my expectation was colored by my imagination about the books or perhaps it was the 1984 Dune; but when I had the chance to watch it, I was disappointed. Although this TV Miniseries presented more details as described in Herbert's book than David Lynch's rendition in 1984, I felt strongly that the absolute lack of faithful reprensentation of the main characters ruined this version of Dune. I also wasn't too crazy about most of the actings with this cast. A great deal of the characters were of the noble born, namely the Atreides, the Corrinos, and the Bene Gesserits, they should have carried more regal air among them. The Harkonnens weren't as sinister as what Herbert wrote. Also, the guild navigator and the "foldspace" scenes aren't as powerfully felt as in Lynch's. As a result, we are greeted with beautifully done sceneries, CGs, vehicle models, and special effects, but nothing else. If by some chance someone took the strength of this and the Lynch editions and make a new one according to Herbert's vision, that will be the best Dune ever yet.
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Summary: WOW! A Director's Cut to an already long mini-series!?!
Review: Well, I enjoyed the original version of this Sci-Fi produced version of this Frank Herbert classic. But now with this one, we're going to have an additional 30 minutes of additional footage. Man, I can't imagine what this will contain. Hopefully some fleshed out battle scenes or somefink...
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Summary: The epic of the decade!
Review: Given the budgetary constraints, it's amazing to see what John Harrisond did with twenty million bucks. This movie looks at about three times that amount, what with the great visual effects and all. Obviously, the cast is full of people who are pretty much unknown (I think the only people I've seen in other movies are William Hurt and Giancarlo Giannini)(Matt Keeslar was in Scream 3 and Rose Red). This is sci-fi that relies more on story than anything else. It never feels rushed, nor does it feel sluggish or unengaging, either. Better than The Fellowship of the Ring, in my opinion.
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Summary: Dune-The miniseries
Review: Taken alone, it is a good rendition of the Frank Hebert clasic. It seems to work better when viewed with the David Lymch version.
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Summary: Part 1 is fantastic, Part 2 is very good, Part 3 is superb.
Review: Part 1-The highly anticipated Dune miniseries gets off to a brilliant beginning. The set-up of the plot is absolutely wonderful. Already, the movie establishes itself firmly, thanks to some convincing acting and great visuals. Part 2-The second part of the miniseries is just as engrossing as the first segment, but suffers a bit from the weak-looking desert backdrops. Still, the desert sietches (the Fremen towns) are great designs and Paul's rise to Fremen supremacy is totally compelling. Part 3-Almost reaches the same wonderful heights of Part 1. This is the action-packed segment of the miniseries, and it's a good payoff from the great set-up.
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