Uh, a ton of people didn't like the first Dune movie so I think you're in good company there. It didn't really find an audience in 1984 and couldn't make back it's $40,000,000 budget at the box office. I liked it but I think it helped that I saw the movie before reading the book.I understand I am an outlier, as I did not like the first Dune. It took me years to watch it all the way through, as it kept putting me to sleep and the constant monolaguing grated on me. I get how the book had that, but the movie just....didn't feel right.
I always loved the heart plug scene. The 80s Dune has a great aesthetic and a wonderful soundtrack, along with a lot of memorable moments like the afore mentioned scene.
The problem is that the story of Dune is too big for 1 film, and it requires a high level of special effects to be told properly, which weren't yet possible in the 80s. Lynch's film did what it could, but without a proper intro to the setting, it can be hard to follow. It's also bad how they skip over a ton of stuff at the end of the film, as they clearly ran out of time.
I came upon a special edition of the 80s Dune once, which added a prologue to the movie that explains the setting, which fixes a lot. You can imagine my joy at seeing this fixed version of the film... and then my dismay that they CUT the heartplug scene! Argh!
That is a shame indeed. I get that it is a loaded term in the current political climate, but that was kind of the point.My main qualm is that they changed the term 'jihad' to 'crusade.'
That change, by itself, suggests that this film will not be what I wish a Dune adaptation could be.
Pretty sure Herbert called it a crusade a couple of times in the text. We can’t assume it’s an actual “change” in the movie just from that. I mean, we could, but it would be an assumption lacking in sufficient supporting data.My main qualm is that they changed the term 'jihad' to 'crusade.'
That change, by itself, suggests that this film will not be what I wish a Dune adaptation could be.
I think, these days, “crusade” is an equally loaded term.That is a shame indeed. I get that it is a loaded term in the current political climate, but that was kind of the point.
I always loved the heart plug scene. The 80s Dune has a great aesthetic and a wonderful soundtrack, along with a lot of memorable moments like the afore mentioned scene.
The problem is that the story of Dune is too big for 1 film, and it requires a high level of special effects to be told properly, which weren't yet possible in the 80s. Lynch's film did what it could, but without a proper intro to the setting, it can be hard to follow. It's also bad how they skip over a ton of stuff at the end of the film, as they clearly ran out of time.