Set in the far reachest of space in the 10,191 there stands a desolate planet called Arrakis (a.k.a. Dune) where it contains special spice that has the power to give anyone transportation to any part of the universe without moving using their mind including special powers. Emperor Padisha Shaddam IV (Jose Ferrer) rules the galactic empire sends out Duke Leto Artedis (Jurgen Prochnow), wife Lady Jessica (Fracesca Annis) and son Paul (Kyle MacLachan) to Arrakis where they must take charge of the spice business. however the overweight floating villain known as Baron Vladmire Harkonnen (Kenneth Mcmillian) wants control of the spice as well for evil purposes but when Paul and his mother are sent to the dangerous deserts where giant man-eating sandworms prowl, they discover an underground colony of people called Fremen and Paul finds true love with a native named Chano (Sean Young). Later he will become a powerful messiah of great powers called Maud'dib of the Fremen as he will lead an army to stop the manufactoring of the spice.
A very flawed but somewhat enjoyable Sci-fi fantasy movie that is quite a loose adaptation of Frank Herbert's timeless Sci-fi/fantasy novel classic. It took 20 years to get the book to the big screen until Dino De Laurentiis studios got the rights as originally Ridley Scott was set to direct but went on to do Blade Runner instead so they got David Lynch who wrote and direct the movie. Some of the casting isn't too bad as it includes Sian Philips, Dean Stockwell, Paul Smith, Brad Douriff, Sting (Him playing Feyd was a nice casting choice), Freddie Jones, Linda Hunt, Max Von Sydow and Patrick Stewart as Gurnie as the other cast members but Mclachen was a good casting choice for Paul. The special effects are very good for it's time and the music score by Brain Eno & Toto is good but this adaptation is very muddled and not very satisfying for fans of the novel but it's still very entertaining and not as bad as you heard from critics and audiences over the years.
This 2-Disc DVD set contains a nice tin collectable packaging with both the extended version which is longer and of course the theatrical edition as it has some cool extras like photo galleries, featurettes and deleted scenes.
Also recommended: "Dune (2000)", "Children of Dune", "The Fifth Element", "Avatar", "Heavy Metal", "Stargate", "Total Recall", "Armageddon", "Blade Runner", "Serenity", "Children of Men", "12 Monkeys", "Metropolis (1927)", "Nausicca: Valley of the Winds", "Dark City", "The Dark Crystal", "Star Wars Saga", "Star Trek Movies", "Flash Gordon", "Barbarella", "The Black Hole", "2001 A Space Odyssey", "2010", "Excalibur", "Planet of the Apes (1968) with sequels and remake" and "The Matrix Trilogy".
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