Dune (Widescreen)
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Movie Reviews of Dune (Widescreen)
Movie Review: "Traveling Without Moving" ~ Where Science Fiction And Mysticism Merge
Summary: 5 Stars
A distant future, another planet. A vast, waterless, desert wasteland where behemoth sandworms roam the sand covered terrain that is Arrakis. These dinosaur-like creatures excrete a substance known as melange or spice, a substance of immeasurable importance, for 'the spice' folds time and makes space travel and interplanetary commerce possible. "The Spice Is Life" and their are many diverse groups willing to die to possess it. Emperor's, Warlord's, a group of mutant telepaths known as the Spacing Guild and their mystical feminine counterparts, the Bene Genserits conspire against young Duke Atreides and the native people of Arrakis, the Fremen, for the melange and ultimately the rulership of the galaxy.
Frank Herbert's epic novel 'Dune' was translated to film by David Lynch in '84 and after one viewing became one of my favorite movies of all-time.
Stylish - Epic - Hallucinogenic, there is simply nothing else like it!
Movie Review: A feast for the senses and the mind
Summary: 5 Stars
David Lynch's "DUNE" is a feast for the mind and the senses. Using state of the art special effects (at the time) and pre- recorded inner dialog, Lynch's adaption of Frank Herbert's novel is an real treat. While some found it weird (and it is) the visuals should be enough to sustain the average movie-goer. Kyle MacLachlan is excellent as Paul Atreides in his first major film role. Using his powerful method acting to keep up with the screen presence of Patrick Stewart, Virginia Madsen, Max Von Sydow, and Linda Hunt, MacLachlan is dead on and always keeping his own. The other cast members are very good as well, especially Stewart and Von Sydow. The worms are wonderfully executed, and they don't look horribly fake because the film makers used puppets rather than stop motion animation to move them. Bottom line, for fun and thought from the master of bizzaro-world, look no further than David Lynch's "DUNE."Movie Review: Opulent interpretation of a distant future.
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie version of Frank Herbert's story shines for its opulent settings, very evocative of a time 8100 years in our future (¿maybe?). It is flawed by deviating slightly from the storyline. As in other versions, the impossibility of convincingly representing certain aspects which are better imagined by the readers themselves makes a movie inferior to a book (e.g. ornithopters, eyes of the ibad). But the water discipline of the planet is much better-represented here than in the TV movie, and the actors were well-cast and represent rich characters. Virginia Madsen makes a very good rôle of the Princess Irulan, appearing at the introduction although she plays only a minor character in the story. I think Jürgen Prochnow is - at times - a little stiff as Duke Atreides. But it was a very detailed story to present in movie format and this version did an excellent job.Movie Review: Well done
Summary: 5 Stars
This version of dune is, hence the title, well done. Compared to the later remake, it is remarkable. Not only does is stick to the storyline and details of the sci-fi novel, it portrays it greatly. The effects are well done, there is good talent, and the eyes are enhanced, but not over done. The part of Jessica is the best I've seen yet. All the actors fit the roles perfectly. But what makes it truly great is the fantastic novel that was written by Frank Herbert. If you were dissapointed with the movie, at least go read the book. Some people have considered this movie to be too dark, but I disagree. This is how the story was told in the first place. If you can't handle it, suck it up. It is truly worth watching, even if you're just in it to see the cinematography and effects, even though I'd highly recommend you to follow the plot.Movie Review: Great movie from a great book
Summary: 5 Stars
When i first read the words like "weird" or "bizarre" in the Amazon.com review of this fine film the first thing that came to mind was "what are ya talkin' about??" I thought that this was a very fine film and that David Lynch did a fantastic job with a complicated story that brought many different plots into one novel.The cast is spectacular, Kyle MacLachlan, Sean Young, Sting and Linda Hunt accuratly portray their characters, and the man who played the Baron was incredible.
The special effects were great for the time and were pulled off magnificently.
This is a great science fiction film, it should not be passed up so quickly, just give it a chance, and if you have a problem with it, read the book and watch the movie again.