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I just have to put this out there.
George Lucas won't stop messing with Star Wars, and yet we can't get David Lynch to go near his flawed Dune movie that has the possibility of repair.
Originally coming in May (now on hold) is a dvd set of the theatrical release, the 'Alan Smithee' version, and extras of including a bunch additional deleted scenes.
Anamorphic, Dolby Digital.
If anything is begging a fan edit by jamming all 3 of the above together, yanking out all references to "Weirding Modules", and a few other touch ups (CG fix of missing blue eyes? Re-edited prologue?).
OK.
I am up for this challenge, and I am going to do it!
THE DUNE "FAN" RE-EDIT
VIDEO SOURCES:
1985 Pan & Scan MCA Laserdisc, 2002 Widescreen MCA DVD, Bootleg DVD of the Alan Smithee Version (no subtitles)
GUIDES:
7th Draft Script, http://www.duneinfo.com/unseen/ , and "Building the Perfect DUNE" by Sean Murphy (Video Watchdog No. 33 & 34)
OK, so this will not be "Perfect", and due to the sources available, this re-edit will have to be (forgive me for saying this guys) Pan & Scan. Now a re-edit may improve the flow of the extended T.V. version some and I can restore the homoerotic heart plug scene (PURE LYNCH). There are some overly used (and misplaced) effects shots that beg to be removed from the T.V. version. I will fix the "blue eyes" missing in some shots. I was thinking of Re-Pan & Scanning some scenes so they make more sense.
As for the prolog, I have no idea what to do. The T.V. prolog is way to long, and the Irulan prolog is way to confusing for people who don't know the book. I may need to do a combo of the two. There is not much to work with, but hey...
GK