I would love to see the “lost” footage mentioned in this article. Would make a great expanded mini series for some streamer. I know after this flopped that a four hour version ended up in syndicated TV, but this article mentions there’s like seven hours of cut scenes!
I’m a big fan of the movie, i never understood why people didn’t like it. It’s a classic. One of the rare scifi that gives you this grandiose feeling of being in a big universe with lots of politics and interests everywhere. The new dune doesn’t give you this feeling. The new one is generic scifi. Not that I don’t like it, but if a story is happening in the year 10.000 than the setting should be strange, esoteric, hard to comprehend. This old movie tried to do this, the new one doesn’t have that.
I like both, but I agree 100% with your characterization of the original movie. The world of the distant future, and even the cultures within it, should feel utterly bizarre and occasionally incomprehensible. I love the original movie.
The old movie was a fever dream crossed with an acid trip.
Dunno about the new one being generic sci-fi. I mean, I think you’re wrong but i wouldn’t be able to guess how you formed that opinion so I can’t begin to argue it.It feels like the year 2200 not the year 10000. I know that’s strange to say. Everything is familiar, it could be another movie. When I watch it, my mind doesnt start to wonder about the back stories of people, buildings,… I don’t have to use my brain, it’s all there.
I just don’t understand why the new one exists at all. Dune was already re-done as a perfectly acceptable mini-series on the sci-fi channel.
That was Children of Dune.
They did that one as well:
2000 - Dune
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert's_Dune2003 - Children of Dune
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert's_Children_of_Dune
This was an amazing article. Loved reading through each interview.
Harlan Ellison: “Frank is holding it back because it’s a dog” Frank: "It’s not a dog, I never held it back. Harlan has a chip on his shoulder. "
Aw. This is the “Dune” I liked. The new one wasn’t nearly cheesey enough and filled with whisper talking and took forever to get anywhere.
I wonder what is the tone of the movie?
I think they were trying to go the Bladerunner route with this reboot. Y’know, feast for the eyes as well.
What, the Lynch Dune wasn’t a feast for the eyes??
No, no, not saying it wasn’t. I’m just saying they leaned on what they did with Bladerunner 2049. Not that it’s a bad thing because I personally enjoy the new movies.
I did grow up with memories of the Lynch films though and every time I saw Kyle MacLachlan in anything it immediately would remind me of Dune. I only learned Alicia Witt was in it a couple of years ago which kind of blew my mind.
paywall :/
As much as I love Lynch’s Dune, I have no need to see the stuff that got cut. I remember the Alan Smithee edit. I understood exactly why those added scenes were left out in the original release. The quality was just lacking
