Dune (D. Lynch) Extended version coming to DVD in May

[Kiln Publications]

After a very long time of waiting, the extended European version of Dune is coming to the US in DVD.
http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_it...r=1&login=1&logincheck=2415470720014020051000

I guess all of those dealers that have these at cons are going to have to unload them pretty quick.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Sting! Weeee!

 

[PaulKemp]

Sting! Weeee!

"All I see is an Atreides that I want to kill."

 

[The Serge]

It's about time.

 

[drnuncheon]

Is this the same 'extended version' that they showed on Sci-Fi with all the storyboard/sketchy stuff at the front and a 'directed by' attribution for Alan Smithee? Or is it some other version?

J

 

[jester47]

WoooHooo! More Blue Diaper Sting!

A.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Is this the same 'extended version' that they showed on Sci-Fi with all the storyboard/sketchy stuff at the front and a 'directed by' attribution for Alan Smithee? Or is it some other version?

J

As far as I know, yes, that's the one.

 

[Turanil]

Glad to see an extended version of this great movie. I want it too!

 

[trancejeremy]

I also like it. I don't see why people hate it so much (other than Sting, of course). Yes, it's long and somewhat boring in places, but so was the novel.

 

[The Serge]

I think the disdain for it exists on a number of levels. There's a lot of overacting. The "thought bubbles" don't come across well. There were plenty of miscastings and strange character interpretations. It takes many liberties with the source material. Frankly, the Sci-Fi Channel mini-series was a much better adaptation of the book.

All that said, I like this film. It's epic in a way movies rarely are. From the music to the length, it's really fun to watch.