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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 (131 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005QG3Z
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,927 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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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutetly DREADFUL!!, 19 Sep 2003
This review is from: Dune--Special TV Edition [DVD] [1984] (DVD)
Well what can you say about this absolutely dreadful butchery of what was originally a very decent attempt at filming a very difficult subject matter. This is simply AWFUL and should be avoided at all costs. Not even the added "extras" -basic as they are- can make up for this abortion. I remember sitting in the cinema being blown away by the overall grand scale of the original - I had to turn this off through total boredom. I think the prologue was added to provide interest for the children in the audience. It is simply an insult to ones intelligence. The new editing is appalling. Even the quality of the picture is poor despite coming from a source that should prove better. Do yourself a favour and hope a "Directors Cut" will be released to redress the balance. No wonder Mr Lynch took his name off the credits! A shrewd man indeed! Be warned - buy it at your peril!!
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonder to behold, 17 May 2006
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Frank Herbert's Dune is one of my favourite books, so it wouldn't have surprised me very much if I hadn't enjoyed this series. Bad reviews had me prepared for disappointment. But I enjoyed it very much. It's as true to the book as any film based on a book is true to its book - a lot truer than most in fact. You can't expect a film to get in all the detail and explanation that a book can give. Film's a different medium with its own limitations. The story presented here gives a fair representation of Herbert's masterpiece in my opinion. I think I would have a good understanding of the situation he described from watching this series, even if I hadn't read the book. Critical reviews had prepared me to expect the actors to be miscast and the scenery to be tacky and unconvincing. But I have to say that I thought the actors suited their roles and played them well. It's true that some of the scenery is obviously 2-dimensional and painted on, but I didn't find this too distracting. The colours, costumes, atmosphere and drama gave my imagination all it needed to do its job. I love a good story, whether read to me or shown to me or if I have to read it myself. It's not the job of the storyteller alone to feed an audience's passive or lazy imagination. The imagination has to do some of the work too. We've come to expect technical perfection from modern film makers and I've watched too many films lately, with huge budgets, famous actors, excellent CGI and nothing at all by way of a coherent story. As Doctor Kynes said, referring to a planetary ecosystem, (in the book) "Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase" and perhaps the film moguls could say something similar.

I recommend this series to anyone who's prepared to provide a bit of tolerance and imagination.
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