This is a very polarizing film and for good reason. The book is one of the greatest of all time and there are enormous expectations for any Dune adaptation, yet it's worth noting that Dune is 800 pages long so turning the book into a single, 2.5 hour movie is incredibly difficult. It's apparent that there is a drop in quality about half way through the movie, this is because Lynch's budget and time frame weren't matching up with what the studio allowed for him. This unfortunately led to a rushed and fairly low quality ending to Dune. However, the Intro to this movie with Princess Irulan explaining the universe in space is my favorite of all time and the first half in general is excellent. All in all Lynch did all he could to save this movie and it is still enjoyable but the task was too big even for an excellent director like David Lynch

SciFi-Movies often do not stand the test of time, nowadays e.g. the original Star Wars or Star Trek flicks as well as Alien look ridiculous at certain times. But this is nothing compared to Dune, because here weak acting (or at least very weak characters) are put into the mix and make this supposedly master piece really bad. Why Dune is (still) considered a must-see by certain fans is beyond me and I suspect that the hype about director David Lynch is the main reason for that.

I'm one of the weird ones that actually really like this movie. I can't help it. It mesmerized me when I was a child, and it still does something profound to me when I watch it as an adult.

But is it a good movie? Not in the slightest!! I've now watched it in glorious 4k (the Arrow release, if anyone wondered), and its shortcomings are even more profound now. To me…that doesn't really matter. I still enjoy Toto's score, I still enjoy the visuals, and as usual, I'm a sucker for Lynches storytelling. Nostalgia is powerful when it comes to movies.

…but it's still not a very good movie, so if you are new to Dune, you are better off watching Denis Villeneuve's attempt on Herbert's masterpiece. That, at least, is a good movie…

I knew nothing about it other than it was poorly received. Now I see why.
An incomprehensible mess. Having said that, I actually enjoyed the last hour, when the hero became a leader (except for the incredibly rushed romance subplot)

Contrary to the overwhelming opinion, I believe this film to be a masterpiece. Stunning visuals invoking what many steampunk aficionado’s attempt to do add to a profound soundtrack, classically orchestrated score and very well paced plot.

Yes, Lynchs’ limitations on this is legend, however, he finished - unlike Vilanuevas boring, dull and visually unstimulated clone. 1984s Dune got us to the end of the Atreides and Muadib saga with heart, grace and Patrick Stewart. Twelve bags of popcorn.

I gave up at 2 hrs.

Went to see this at the cinema at a special showing to mark the imminent release of the remake. Never seen it before, knew nothing about it. No preconceptions at all.

It was bad. Like really bad. Like a Bollywood version of Star Wars but without the songs. Some of the visuals were nice and the Lynchian vision is always fascinating, but there's no story, no plot, no characters. I was praying for it to end.

A classic? No chance.

They start the movie with a person talking to the camera to explain the plot. Then they don't do anything after that to make us care about the characters.

The next scene is a strange blob talking to an I imagine important person about having to kill someone. It was like listening to someone's phone conversation.

Far too much telling, instead of showing the lives of the characters for viewers to invest in. In other words, boring and I turned it off.

So bad even Lynch wants nothing to do with it.

Finding bits of sand weeks later

Every component of this movie except the visuals are hot dogshit and if this movie didn't say David Lynch on it it wouldn't be as loved as it is.

Great flick in it's day. Cult classic.

Kitsch or Kringe? David Lynch was simply the wrong choice for this movie. His penchant for 50s-style melodrama makes _Dune_ look like a space opera, and I bet some of his practical special effects were so bad that someone decided to invent CGI after seeing this.

So, why do I like this film? It's crap, but it's endearing crap. _Dune_ is easy to watch, and it's reassuring to see even greats like Lynch make mistakes, too.

Watching now, this movie remains fairly up to date although the futuristic ‘clans’ seem to have advanced technology coupled with outdated [1980’s] approaches which clash a little.

I have to feel sorry for the worms being used as battle machines and what kind of brother sends a little sister. Into the lions den like that !

Entertaining if confusing at times. Lock-in forward to seeing the new spin on this due shortly

An absolute mess, even though I read the books a couple of years ago. The visuals, along with the acting are horribly weak and the story can only be somewhat understood if you read the book(s). Do not recommend.

Highly recommend seeking out the Spicediver fanedit.