Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Dune - Extended Version (DVD, 2006, 2-Disc Set, Extended Version) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Dune - Extended Version (DVD, 2006, 2-Disc Set, Extended Version) at the best online prices at eBay! The two versions of Dune available on this new DVD are the Original Theatrical Version, which has been available for several years in a shoddy bare-bones edition, and the Extended Version, which I. Dune (Comparison: Theatrical Version - Extended TV Version) - Movie-Censorship.com. Theatrical Version & Extended Version. In a big funnel full of water there. May 02, 2016 Dune (1984) May 2, 2016 May 4, 2016 This or That Edition. What editions are available? An extended cut made for TV was also released on DVD and has been unavailable for a couple of years. “Universal asked David and myself to work on a ‘long’ version of Dune to be prepared for television,” revealed Raffella De Laurentiis, “At the.

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A couple of years ago a few friends of mine were having a discussion about how much it bugs them that people fall asleep in movies; after all, why go to the theater, much less rent or buy a DVD, when you're going to snooze right through it? (not to mention the distraction it causes to the rest of the audience.) After some talking, I finally confessed that there were two times I could remember falling asleep while watching a film: the first was during a 2:00 AM screening of Titanic that followed an evening of beer drinking (and, to be fair, it was only during the fifteen-minute boring part that happens right before they hit the iceberg). The second was during a home screening of my spanking-new widescreen copy of Dune on VHS (yes, VHS).
My pal Brent, the most vehement objector to theatrical napping, reared up and said to me, 'well, that I can understand.' Dune Extended Version Full Movie

That said, when the new Dune DVD was announced by Universal Home Entertainment, I was very excited to get a chance to catch the film in a new format, much less stay awake through not one but two different versions. But having watched this single-disc, Extended Edition release, I almost wish I had fallen asleep; because a nap might have helped me miss some of the shortcomings and inconsistencies that make this one of the poorest-rendered special editions ever released on DVD.
Being completely honest, Dune does not make one damn bit of sense to me. That said, I've always been a big fan of the film, so needless to say I was excited about the prospect of watching a longer version that would hopefully explain in greater (and hopefully clearer) detail the political positioning, narrative digressions and Shakespearean lyricism.
For those unfamiliar with either the film or writer Frank Herbert's source material, Dune chronicles the galactic civil war that erupts between the Houses of Atreides and Harkonnen after Duke Leto Atreides (Jurgen Prochnow) and his son Paul (Kyle Maclachlan) are granted stewardship of Arrakis. Arrakis, also known as 'Dune,' is the only source of the spice m¿lange, the most valuable commodity in the universe; but when the Emperor Shaddam conspires to assassinate Paul before he can threaten his totalitarian rule, Paul flees to the deserts of Dune. There, he encounters the Fremen, guerilla fighters who live underground on Arrakis, and becomes the religious and political leader Muad'Dib; training the Fremen in the mystical ways of his native land's military force, Paul Muad'Dib reclaims Arrakis and restores peace to the known universe.

Originally released in 1984, Dune bears many hallmarks of science fiction movies that immediately preceded it, including George Lucas' original Star Wars Trilogy, the final installment of which director David Lynch is rumored to have turned down to helm this. But the source material first appeared in 1965, so it's largely with hindsight that such cinematic comparisons seem tangible; Herbert's universe precedes virtually all of the conceptual representations of the future with which we are now familiar, and in fact may have influenced filmmakers from Lucas to Stanley Kubrick to Roland Emmerich (whose Stargate is nothing if not an oversimplified distillation of Herbert's ideas into an action rather than idea-oriented film).
The two versions of Dune available on this new DVD are the Original Theatrical Version, which has been available for several years in a shoddy bare-bones edition, and the Extended Version, which I like to call The F*cking Idiots Edition. To prepare for the comparisons that would eventually ensue, I watched the Extended Version first, hoping that it would elucidate the relationships, character arcs, and plot twists that were obscured in Lynch's eccentric Theatrical Version.
Thankfully, the two hour and 57 minute version accomplished its mission, albeit not in the way I expected: rather than clarifying story and character while I was watching it, I actually found myself more confused by the extended dialogue scenes, repetitious sequences and incessant voiceover monologues. All of these, one presumes, were re-introduced to expand the scope of the narrative, but they ultimately only reveal the hubris (or desperation) of the film's producers, who were no doubt incensed when Lynch's reported five hours of footage was eventually pared down to a jam-packed two for the theatrical run.
So by the time I sat down to watch the Theatrical Version, everything at long last made sense; by then I was so familiar with every single little detail that there was absolutely zero possibility I could miss a thing, even if it meant I would never again venture to the second side of this disc for additional footage, flowery dialogue or relentlessly-explained subtext.

That said, the Theatrical Version is still a terrific if sometimes comically serious movie. If nothing else, there's something to be said for Lynch, modern moviemaking's enfant terrible, tackling a big-budget Hollywood epic; but upon closer inspection the film contains many of the religious and philosophical undertones ascribed to other fantasy franchises - such as the Lord of the Rings films and The Chronicles of Narnia - and is a genuinely captivating yarn that stimulates the senses with its conceptual complexity and visual splendor.
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Dune is unquestionably a flawed movie in any version, but it still holds merit as a rousing, Shakespearean epic, an influential sci-fi tome, or even as a document of bloated 1980s production values. So even if you're one of the unfortunate few who find the film a somber, joyless affair so wrought with self-importance that the only escape is a quick (or depending on the version, not so quick) nap, at least bear in mind that it will do you the small favor of making your dreams a little more interesting. But personally, I can't imagine that there will ever be another occasion when I'll fall asleep during David Lynch's film; because even after watching two consecutive iterations of Dune, I still look forward to discovering (much less understanding) all of its myriad secrets.
Score: 7 out of 10

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Leap into the future with 'Dune: Extended Version' to a time when the spice melange replaces oil as the most important commodity in the world, and those who control the planet where it is sourced control the world. Based on Frank Herbert's 1969 novel with the same name, this movie stars Kyle MacLachlan as the duke's son and Patrick Stewart as Gurney, bringing to life the complex story of families engaged in the ultimate battle for world domination. This two-disc set features the original theatrical release supported by bonus material including deleted scenes introduced by producer Raffaella De Laurentiis and an insider's peek at the development of the movie. The second disc contains the extended cut sure to delight fans of the cult classic.

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