much easier to follow. The Film is worth watching at least once, and for me, its worth watching time after time.

re-absorbed into the collective water supply - that are absolutely vital to the story. Yet scenes like this were cut out of the final movie version that we all see on DVD.

of my favorites, are incredible.And David Lynch's beautiful and delicate direction is some of the best in his career.And don't let me forget the scope and vision of this film are incredible,even though I can see where Hollywood tampered with it, I can also see Lynch's true intentions were with this movie,which is so great its good enough to make this film incredible. I'll end my review with my favorite line of the movie,with a close up of Dean Stockwell's moustached lips,"The tooth...the tooth!"

expected from this movie...I for my part like it a lot. It has a very mystical atmosphere about it and the story develops nicely. Of course there are some elements which are simply not explained and are therefore very confusing, but somehow this seems to be a thing Lynch tends to do in every of his movies, so what? I like some simple scenes like the opening monologue a whole lot. I LOVE the music which played in my mind all the time while I read the book , and I think the characters are very strong and for example Letho Atreides sometimes full of tragedy.The part I like the most though is the worm-part. I think the special effects are not always brilliant, but seeing the scenes with the worms, I am really awestruck because they are so impressing.All in all, I think this is one of the more underrated movies in Science Fiction history. It may be because the director himself was not happy with it, or because fans expected too much from a simple two hour movie. I always enjoy watching this film and listening to the soundtrack. And I would love to see a Director's Cut version.

despite of all its major flaws, I believe that David Lynch's film remains a unique piece of cinema for which a major re-assessment is long overdue and much needed. Lynch is a creator-director renowned for its vivid and otherworldly imageries and "Dune" is no exception. In fact the film is full of striking moments Princess Irulan's opening sequence, the visit of the 3rd stage Navigator to the Emperor, the Harkonnens first introduction, the Atreides ships entering the immense Guild high liners etc... . Its design in general makes it a fascinating picture to watch. The sets were sumptuous even by today's standards , the costumes superb and varied, Freddie Francis's photography outstanding and the extraordinary all-star ensemble cast provided some wonderful and memorable performances. "Dune" might not be flashy and "futuristically" demonstrative quite the contrary in fact which actually add to its charms but it is all gravitas and nobility, unconventional, challenging, strange and... well okay, granted: intellectual. These were some of the reasons why the movie was almost universally paned upon its release ironically by the very same critics that would complain about the formulaic and predictable nature of Hollywood films . The movie simply fell victim of the expectations as it did not come out as the pop-corn blockbuster some quarters have expected back then which in itself is very strange considering the tone of the original material and the very nature of the director .Whether one love d or loathe d this film, "Dune" could hardly be accused of being banal or clichéd now, could it? For its defence the film main merit is to exist at all. "Dune" is a book that cannot be adapted effectively as proved years later by its somewhat insipid TV adaptation and yet the film is there in all its beauty and relative failure.As noted in some other reviews on here, the TV version of the film which was atrociously re-cut and CRIMINALLY re-framed, boasts however some never seen before footages and scenes that could have benefited the movie if only producer Dino de Laurentiis had agreed to release a three hours epic. Hey! There's an idea! Wouldn't that be cool if David Lynch was granted a director's cut? I know that would sure make me a happy bunny. And I also know that there are some of you out there that would agree...

involved in this film reminds one of the English Civil War and the demise of the Russian Royal Family by the Bolsheveks.Now is this down to the fantastic costumes and hand built sets, or the way the story rolls, In a nutshell Its a futuristic Revolution against Artistic Licence.Well done David.I'm sure Artist Damian Hurst from my home city of Leeds would be proud to show such super work of this quality if he'd created it,Dune is not Oxfam,as is so much of the film Rubbish been constantly produced in the Us Today and Everyday.

a movie and the best musical score ever. The acting overall is excellent except possibly Maclachlan and Jones and for me who read the book before seeing the film, it is hard not to see Stewart as Halleck. The timing of the acting and events is almost perfect. If Lynch had had help by a better scriptwriter to curb some of his wilder additions and flesh out the plot a bit and this could have been one of the best sci-fi movies ever. As is, it is very good, but somewhat flawed.

twisted ideas. A must watch for Lynch and Herbert fans.8/10

seems to disagree today. Within this setting the lack of non-stop-action or overwhelming SFX never bothered me. On the contrary, this movie gives you time to watch... and many scenes are worth a second look. Third: I loved the actors, who were just as stiff, ugly, arrogant, noble or nice like the characters they tried to represent.In the end it is a question of taste if you like this movie or not. But for me, it will always have a place in my DVD-shelf...