Have fun. Just keep in mind, that Lynch didn't have full creative control over this one and it was a contract work. In an interview, he said something like "never again". It's still very individual, IMO.I think I'll get around to watching this movie soon. I love Dune and going through Twin Peaks has made me curious to see some of Lynch's other work.
I think I'll get around to watching this movie soon. I love Dune and going through Twin Peaks has made me curious to see some of Lynch's other work.
Always wanted to watch this film but i also want to read the books. I feel if I read the book first i'll hate the movie, but if i watch the movie first i'll have less of a desire to read the book.
How could this be? For he is the Kwisatz Hadewach!
Ah, pretty sure there is no director's cut. One of the issues with the film...I enjoyed the director's cut more, added something like 45 minutes.
Ah, pretty sure there is no director's cut. One of the issues with the film...
Yeah, that's the TV cut. Lynch didn't like it, it was made without asking him. (Pretty sure he doesn't like the whole film, apparently he declines to talk about it. Understandable, i guess.)
Perhaps the best thing the film is its quite good soundtrack (by Toto). Really powerful, and experimenting.
Admittedly also odd at times, but fits the film's general weirdness well.
Toto fuckin' slaughtered it when the assault was going down. Totally badass.
Also liked Lynch's vision of the Sardaukar.
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Also watching it today with "JIHAD!" is a little 'ouch' in terms of the world since then. I suppose the term being in there had nothing to do with the picking sides in the Iran-Iraq war or anything. Like, nothing at all....it totally did
The term wasn't just thrown in because it was topical...
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That's probably the best summation of how I feel about this film overall. It's all over the place and you cannot help but love and hate it at the same timeIt was great, average, awful and terrific by turns and sometimes at the same time.
I love it for reasons I couldn't even articulate even as I dislike it.
One of the oddest films to come out with that kind of money behind it which I guess with Lynch (who I adore generally) is probably not a surprise.