Dune (Widescreen)
by David Lynch
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Actor: Brad Dourif, Francesca Annis, Jos? Ferrer, Leonardo Cimino, Linda HuntDirector: David Lynch
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.35:1
Running Time: 137 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-03-31
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Dune (Widescreen)
Movie Review: Good FLick (original)
Summary: 4 Stars
Everyone and their brother hated this movie. I must admit it did have some problems, number one of which is that it was too long. But I liked it a great deal. Richard Lynch, who directed this film has directed some impressive movies including the brilliant Blue Velvet. Several actors from Blue Velvet also played in this movie and played intense characters. The evil aliens in this movie represented by the Harkonnen's were top rate bad guys played by Sting and Kenneth McMillan. For me the movie really worked because is of it's weirdness and brutality. I see weirdness as a strength in science fiction.
Summary of Dune (Widescreen)
BASED ON FRANK HERBERT'S CLASSIC, THIS SCI-FI ADVENTURE BOASTSDAZZLING F/X IMAGES, AND POWERFUL PERFORMANCES.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, Jos? Ferrer, Dean Stockwell, Brad Dourif, Sting, Kenneth McMillan, Patrick Stewart, Sean Young, and Linda Hunt. The DVD contains the original release version; a shorter version cut for television has been disowned by Lynch, who insisted his name be replaced by that famous Hollywood pseudonym "Alan Smithee." --Jim Emerson
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