Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2097 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-11-26
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Box set, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English, Italian
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 288 minutes

Customer Reviews

Lost in the Sands of Dune
Cannot believe the write up Amazon has given for this DVD box-set, this edition has nothing to do with the David Lynch theatrical version(that has the Princess providing the narration)or the Alan Smithee TV version (which has an undisclosed man narrating and the famous spitting scene) of the James Herbert classic SF novel both starring Kyle MacLachlan and Sting. It is in fact the SCIFI Channel production and a great job they do of it as well.

A much tidier production than the Lynch/Smithee films, the story and the portrayal of the characters is both enthralling and sympathetic to the spirit of the Herbert novels. Not one to sit and watch a three hour film myself I was enjoying watching Dune (2000) so much so that I let my beer get warm and my cigarettes went unsmoked. Sure I was comparing this TV serialisation to the film version but the SCI-FI rendition is much superior and much less confusing than the seriously overhyped David Lynch film that he has been jealously guarding since its production...his loss, the remake is superior in both characterisation and visual effects.

If you are a fan(atic) of Mr Herberts epic tale you will appreciate, nay, love this version. The follow up CHILDREN OF DUNE is just as enthralling and is a perfect companion to what has taken pride of place in my DVD collection. Buy them both and take the day off work and watch them all, with your bare feet planted firmly in a sandbox just to engage yourself in the realm of Arakis and the coming of the voice from the outer world, and the messianic twins.

Get the French one instead!
If you're getting lost looking at the bewildering array of Dune DVDs, the best transfer of the film by far is on the 3-disc edition available from amazon.fr (and yes, you can turn off the French subtitles!) You also get the Alan Smithee TV cut in a lousy 4:3 transfer, but you won't watch that more than once anyway and there's a decent bunch of extras on the third disc, either in English or with English subtitles. The main thing, though, is the transfer of the film itself, and it is significantly better (more richly-coloured, cleaner and more detailed) than the ones available in the UK and US, including the 2-disc set with the black sandworm cover on this page. The French packaging is very swish, too - a slipcased digipack in glossy black with gold text.

Wrong.
This is not the David Lynch movie but the TV mini series. Completely different. Rather good actually.