yeah i'll admit that.but im sick of seeing fans of the book fight lynch fans!Im not trying to be a troll, i hate trolls, but lynch fans are making their argument on thin ice, while the book fans are sitting their asses and argument on a veritable glacier! lynch's version was more to me in many ways, BUT, i recognize the depth and merit of the miniseries.I also think DUNE is aloof from being properly made into a movie, everyone sees it different in their mind's eye, no ONE version will satisfy all fans, arguments like this will continue, the bickering won't end.The only thing they can do is try and keep the whole of the story and characters cemented, try and keep its gravitas and mythos, respect and consult the source material, and if they at least TRY to do that, i'll see another remake...i'd see another dozen remakes! Dead or alive, i'll be back, then you're coming with me... trust me.
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info-4857
15 years ago
I agree that both are a total mess.
I saw the lynch movie before reading the book and then saw the sci-fi channel version.
I have to say I prefer the Lynch movie for one specific reason it had the best atmosphere out of the two.
I totally bought that arrakis was this other world and it did a good job of selling how seductive and beautiful the desert is to the point that I wish the Lynch arrakis was real and I could live there.
The atmos was enhanced by the far superior soundtrack.
Basically the lynch version did a much better job of making the planet mystical instead of just plain alien.
I can't remember who said it but PLEASE no peter Jackson for the remake I think I'd be sick all over the floor if it was butt-raped by that fat porker.
David Fincher would be a far better candidate because he appreciates visuals and knows how to deal with clever dialogue and characters.
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gheilers
15 years ago
I can't remember who said it but PLEASE no peter Jackson for the remake I think I'd be sick all over the floor if it was butt-raped by that fat porker.
Peter Jackson, to his credit, has lost most of that "porker" weight, and is almost unrecognizable, if you only know him from his LotR days.
Back to the original topic - the Lynch bastardization is a travesty and abomination, if for no other reason than:
"Original music by Toto"
That was as silly and offensive as Queen doing the music for the
already horrendously terrible "Flash Gordon."
And for all the talk of Lynch's version having a better cast --- for every Jürgen Prochnow in Lynch's film...there was also a pathetic Sting!
:o)
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