Dune (1984) The Alternative Edition Redux | 480p Edition

"A film that’s been admired, hated and puzzled-over in fairly equal amounts ... "

How about, all the above?
Stunning set design and ridiculous costumes. What are the Sardaukar, firefighters?
Gorgeous Brian Eno theme - then Toto.
Exposition that advances the plot, dialogue that booms bombastic.
Top tier actors driven by madman Lynch to ham it up.
I loved Dune - I hated Dune.

Spicediver did an outstanding job in focusing the narrative thrust of the movie.
I appreciate how he organized the structure into four books.
Video editing was fine. When deleted footage was used, it was noticeable. Sharp to grainy. Yet the result was in keeping with his intended edit.
Audio, once or twice I caught some dialogue that did not match mouths. More often than not, there was a crop or he inserted audio when character backs were turned. Again, this was meant to enhance pacing or narrative, so I don't want to nitpick.
I really enjoyed this edit, which eclipses my other copies, including the miniseries.

This is gonna be my ULTIMATE Lynch's Dune edition, unless Lynch ever makes his rumoured 4h plus director's cut (which I doubt). The theatrical release is cryptic for anyone who hasn't read the novel; the new mini-series has quite of the book but lacks a soul; Paramount dropped any project for a new Dune merchandise: what to do? Thank you then for this epic work: Lynch's visually inspired universe (sometimes borrowed from Jodorowsky's failed project, and his art designers Moebius and H.R. Giger) finally makes sense as a tale (not that far from Herbert's at all, though it's a pity that Baron Harkonnen was made that stupid). In the end, a nice adaptation of a sci-fi classic. Surely a must have.
Technically, a remarkable effort, especially if you consider that the deleted scenes (from both theatrical and TV extended editions) do have that horrible quality, which here is treated as much as possible. Same for little edits such as added blue eyes, nearly identical to Lynch's.

Very good..so much better than original...Thank you

The editing here is top notch... but the key element here is the narrative, as every decision has been given every thought. Every step taken has been in the right direction. And Dune, at last, is the film it should have been.

Congratulations for one of the best fanedits I've seen. Ever.

August 10, 2012

This fan edit was great. What a work of art. This is by far and away the best version of Dune out There David Lynch would be proud!