Whilst writing this review for Dune, which is one of my childhood (Sci-fi Fantasy) movies.
i cant help but think that viewing the movie in our current time. the movie definatly begins to look outdated and was produced in a certain era, this shines in the movie dune. and should be seen as such.

The movie utilises a star cast with nowdays old skool actors like (Jurgen prochnov, Patrick Steward, Kyle Macalahan, Sean Young, Leonard Ciminow, Brad Dourif, and of course mucisian Sting). The music for this movie was also scored by Toto, and they did an epic job on it for that time, I think the music is also party what reflects the Sci-fi Setting in this movie.)

The story takes it time to be set up by the writers an producers, and introduces us to all the players in the Dune universe, This movie came in the wake of the first "Star wars", trilogy. and in comparison i did a poor job. This is also where the largest mistake for the average movie viewer lies. Dune isn't a simple Sci-Fi Aktion movie, It has layers of story telling, and tackles issues as faith, Perceverence, loyalty.

Whilst the movie has a decent cast there where some moments i definatly think there was quit a bit of overacting, however on thing should be noted that this movie could be viewed in some way as fantasy movie, and in this genre there is quit a bit of bolstering and overacting to reach dramatich heigts. For Dune the same counts in that regard.

For me as viewer this will definatly remain a childhood favorite.

Wow, that was not a great use of three hours on a friday evening for me. I did not read the book or had any recollection of the movie from when I saw it a few years ago. Since I heard there's a remake in the making I thought it might be clever to give the so called classic a second chance. I'm sorry but I can't really see why people like this movie. There's way too much political stuff going on (it gets kind of explained for about 10 minutes in the prologue), also way too much explanation through voice over and on the other hand very slow and kind of boring overall pacing. The second half gets a bit faster and the final fights even had a nice soundtrack. It's hard to believe that this was made after Star Wars and the first Alien and is still praised as a cult classic. I guess it might be more enjoyable if you know the book, but I think a movie's enjoyability shouldn't depend on knowing the source material, so there's that. Feel free to enlighten me on what I did not get. I'd love to love this movie, really.

I have been escaping from this film for decades, but it was about time. Lynch blames not having final cut, but I don’t think an extended cut would have made this much better. The producers wanted to make “Star Wars for grown-ups” but clearly didn’t have the money and resources. And seriously, just look at the villain. How can this even remotely be a mature take on space opera? I liked some of the sets and costumes, but the special effects are truly hideous (God, those shields!!), and the acting is atrocious. Exaggerated acting is recurrent in Lynch’s works, it creates that particular eccentric mood that makes his film peculiar, but combined with such a cartoony setting and sketchy plot, it just feels like a corny B-movie like many others. I appreciate Lynch’s touch in the script and cinematography here and there (especially in the first act), but overall it’s just too slow-paced and incoherent to be worth two hours of your life. Liked how they filled it with voice-overs to explain what the hell is going on, what the characters are thinking, and pretty much everything that they couldn’t shoot or include in the final cut. Must-watch if you are into worm surfing and floating fatties.

I know this one has a decent fanbase (both of the novel and movie) but as someone who never read the novel, this first viewing, I found it to be... okay. I can appreciate some of the effects both practical and visual (for its time) but the story and characters never really grabbed me. I was never bored however wasn't engaged and thought, and perhaps this is how it was with the novel), the main character played by Kyle McLaghlan didn't seem to face much conflict outside of a knife-to-knife fight at the end with Sting, which was anti-climactic and underwhelming considering he already got his revenge on his father's murderer.

Not sure I have much interest in coming back to this but have some interest to see what Denis Villeneuve does with his adaptation. **3.0/5**

I read Frank Herbert's book, _Dune_, when I was in high school and really don't remember it much except that it was great and a little scary. At that age, I probably didn't get the subtext message.

I never saw any movies of it so I decided to watch both the 1984 Dune by David Lynch and the 2021 Denis Villeneuve version sequentially. I review Lynch's version here and both versions in my 2021 Dune review.

This may not be a popular opinion: Lynch's version (this one) is **brilliant** and the Villeneuve Dune is absolute **shit**. Here's why:

Are the character's in David Lynch's version kitschy and over the top? Yes! That's one reason it's so much better! It's Sci Fi, duh! You watch Marvel movies and suspend disbelief for super powers? All of Lynch's characters are downright gritty and believable within this particular surreal fantasy.

By the end of the Lynch Dune, I had sympathy for nearly every character in the film. Even the villains caught my emotions. Paul Atreides character development was realistic and attractive.

But here's the clincher: the screenplay. David Lynch gave us a complete story. Sadly, he didn't have the final cut and disowned his film when the critics panned it. Despite the fact that Lynch is a true artist and genius, the studio took 45 minutes out of the film. 45 minutes! I would LOVE to see the original cut!

Even ruined by the studio, even 40 years later, Lynch's film has a clear vision and carries the timeless message that Frank Herbert intended. I can't say that for the Villeneuve version. Do yourself a favor and see David Lynch's version.