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  • Actors: William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Saskia Reeves
  • Directors: John Harrison
  • Writers: John Harrison, Frank Herbert
  • Producers: David R. Kappes, Harry B. Miller III, Michael D. Messina, Mitchell Galin, Richard P. Rubinstein
  • Format: Box set, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, Italian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Nov 2001
  • Run Time: 288 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (126 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005QG3Z
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,616 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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This two-disc special edition release of David Lynch's 1984 film Dune presents the same cut as originally shown theatrically, but with an improved transfer compared to the previous DVD edition and with the addition of new and archive documentary material. In case of confusion, it should be noted that this is not any of the following versions: the re-edited TV movie adaptation of Lynch's film, the long-sought-after extended version Lynch screened for cast and crew in January 1984, a new Director's Cut, or the Sci-Fi Channel mini series.

The first disc contains a new anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 transfer taken from a High Definition archive copy of the 1984 film, further restored to remove dirt and scratches, and a Dolby Digital 5.1 remix as well as the original stereo soundtrack. The film looks superb and sounds almost as good, though a DTS soundtrack would have been welcome. This is much superior to the average making-of, featuring significant new contributions from Kyle MacLachlan, producer Raffaella De Laurentiis, cinematographer Freddie Francis and others--though David Lynch is conspicuous by his absence. Destination Dune is a six-minute promotional featurette made by Sammon at the time of the film's release and the 4:3 image is fairly poor quality. An 83-second BBC interview with Frank Herbert is too short to be of more than passing interest, though the original trailer is a fine example of the 1980's way of selling movies. The set is completed with routine cast and crew profiles. Even with no involvement from Lynch and no commentaries, this is still the best Dune on DVD. --Gary S. Dalkin

Special Features
1.77 Wide Screen
16:9 Wide Screen
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Trailer
Making Of Part 1 The Filmmakers Vision
Making Of Part 2 The Production Story
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice try but with some rough edges, 6 Dec 2001
Having read the books and seen the 1984 David Lynch it is difficult to avoid comparisons. For starts I should say that on the whole the mini-series is good. The costumes are colourful and the story is close to the book. However as mentioned in some of the other reviews actors have been miss-cast. PH Moriarty (playing Gurney Halleck) is one example, same goes for Giancarlo Giannini who plays Emperor Shaddam IV. Another niggle is that Count Fenring does practically nothing in the TV movies.

I know that allot of people will compare TV version to Lynch's film. At times the TV version was at pains to be different from the film, even to the point to changing bits of the story. In the TV version Melange (the space) was green, but in the book and the move it is orange. I think overall Lynch's film presents a definitive vision on the Dune universe but the TV movie tells the story more effectively. For instance there was much more 'high tech' in the TV version than in either the book or 1984 Film. Those of you who have read the books will remember that computers have been effectively outlawed, but the TV series ignored this altogether.

Having said all that I think its worth getting, but get the German release instead. Its all in English and has a making of documentary along with 10 minutes of extra footage which really makes the story better.

One last thing keep an eye out for the sequel comming out in 2003!
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41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Beware, 16 Oct 2007
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This review is from: Dune (Extended Three Hour Edition) [DVD] (DVD)
Beware of Jacques review above.

It is totally misleading as to the product you will receive. He discusses an ultimate 3 disc edition and gives the impression that this is what you will receive. This is not the case at all as it is a single disc edition, without even a title screen!

You will see it available from sellers in Australia and the far east and when I received my copy it was unbranded and I had some question it was even legitimate.

If you are a massive Dune fan and would sacrifice anything to see the "missing" footage (like me) then its worth buying. Otherwise I would recommend the 2 disc re-mastered special edition of the original film available from Amazon directly.

As far as Jacques' review, while he obviously likes the sound of his own "voice" it has little relevance to this product.

Just to clarify this is a cheaply produced extended version based on the original US TV version. It is NOT the restored extended cut by the director that everyone is waiting for. This version is sadly not (yet) in existence.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Let Down for Dune Fans, 9 Nov 2000
This review is from: Dune--Special TV Edition [DVD] [1984] (DVD)
David Lynch had his name removed from this version of the film. Why? Well, the first five minutes of story book, passive animation provides a strong hint.

What were they thinking? The story admittably is a little clearer. The new cut takes the time to explain the background of House Harkonnen and House Atriedes in greater depth, but you know what? I always liked the original Dune for the fact that you had to watch it several times to work out what was going on. Even if you had read Frank Herbert's books you still didn't get it. Good old David Lynch eh? Never let a story get in the way of plenty of weirdness.

The DVD quality of this is appalling. I have better quality video tapes that are 10 years old and I use every Christmas to record films.

I hate to say this, but it's still good to watch if you're a fan. Why? Because there are plenty of cool shots you wouldn't have seen in the original - about 30 minutes worth.

But if you want my advice, rent it don't buy it.

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