Originally posted by: Amok
Despite all it's weaknesses, Dune is probably the most beautiful science fiction film ever made. True, the editing is a mess, the action scenes are weak and the final scene is poor, but all this can be forgiven if you let yourself sink in to the story and the atmosphere.
Despite all it's weaknesses, Dune is probably the most beautiful science fiction film ever made. True, the editing is a mess, the action scenes are weak and the final scene is poor, but all this can be forgiven if you let yourself sink in to the story and the atmosphere.
This is exactly what I was going to say.
The SciFi miniseries is a great adaptation, but all of the sets look like sets and the acting can be downright painful.
If you watch any cut of Lynch's 1984 version, you'll easily see that all of the actors totally embody their characters and it looks like the flick was shot on location on Arakkis and Caladan and the others. Even if you don't like Lynch's films, you at least have to recognize the fact that when he makes a movie, he perfectly creates the world in which it takes place. It's a big part of why Eraserhead is so strong.