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[…] Some genuinely funny moments; enjoyed the running-joke return to the hippie free-range farm, Paul’s conversations with his parole officer, aawkward threesome, and Miranda’s nerdy neighbor Jeremy (Adam Scott), a fan of Dune: The Director’s Cut. […]

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By: D

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:54:41 +0000

The narrator sounds like Lewis Black to me

By: webomatica

webomatica — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:45:09 +0000

Hmmm I don't know that bit of trivia - that may call for some further research. As a side note, I'm also a bit scarred regarding Rip Torn after suffering through Freddy Got Fingered.

By: militsiannere

militsiannere — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:59:10 +0000

Guys, that narrator — is that Rip Torn, or what?! I just watched Dodgeball two nights ago and then Dune last night, and it really sounds like him — or Walter Matthau in earlier days. Seriously, it’s a midwestern no-BS codger voice and Rip Torn kept coming to mind while I watched. I liked the narration, I hated the sketches — it reminded me of the cheesiest parts of a Ralph Bakshi such as Wizards or even LotR where we are watching some son-et-lumiere of somebody’s chalk sketches. I also disliked the re-use of the “Fremen running along the top of a sandworm” footage — you just get the feeling that they figure the audience is too stoned to notice — and that the original film was made partially with the assistance of massive high-grade pharmaceuticals (and we’re not talking melange, here).

By: webomatica

webomatica — Sat, 12 May 2007 15:11:19 +0000

Hey Yoram, this is why I have comments, so people can leave their own thoughts. I certainly agree with you that the look of Dune is unique. Oh, and I didn’t like the TV series much either, as I mentioned above.

By: Yoram Laviv

Yoram Laviv — Sat, 12 May 2007 08:45:05 +0000

I recall watching the film as a teenager in the 80s on the big screen. I had no idea what the film was about for I hadn’t read the book. Unlike the review above, I enjoyed it immensely. Not only that the film was made to look totally different from the contemporary and fashionable Star-Wars white plastic look, it successfully decided on a Baroque and industrial style. The cast is international and superb taking some of the best drama actors on the globe and allowing them a solid royal English script–No R2D2 gibberish, mind you.
The movie is long yet spell-bounding as it gathers pace.
David Lynch’s Dune has inspired me to read Herbert’s whole saga and realize how much Lynch kept loyal to Herbert’s world.
5-Stars.

The TV series (Dune and Children of Dune) is a laugh.

By: webomatica

webomatica — Wed, 02 May 2007 04:40:13 +0000

Good mention of the Jodorwski version - I guess he worked with Salvador Dali and HR Giger in an attempt to get it made. Truly bizarre.

By: hukes

hukes — Wed, 02 May 2007 04:32:17 +0000

I love Herbert’s book and I might consider it unfilmable, but there is still hope that someone can make a decent movie based on it.
Visually, Lynch’s version is far superior to the Sci-Fi channel version. The worms are just like they should be and stillsuits are even cooler than a stormtrooper armor.
I read that a Dune movie, prior to Lynch’s, was going to be made. Alejandro Jodorowski directing and none other than H. R. Giger in design (I have a book with some sketches), but for some reason was aborted.