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Dune

Dune

1984
Sci-fi, Fantasy
2h 17m
In the distant future, a man appears who may be the prophet that a long-suffering galaxy has been waiting for.

Directed by:

David Lynch

Screenwriter:

David Lynch, Frank Herbert

Starring:

Sting, Sean Young, Kyle MacLachlan, Alicia Witt, Patrick Stewart, Jürgen Prochnow, Virginia Madsen, José Ferrer, Everett McGill, Francesca Annis, Freddie Jones, Richard Jordan

Franchise:

Dune

Genres:

Sci-fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Countries:

Mexico, USA

Language:

English
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1984
Sci-fi, Fantasy
2h 17m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 27 Jan 2021
78
39th
Lynch and Herbert are like caramel and ketchup - fine on their own but disastrous together. My rating is for the longer TV cut that actually tries to make sense (but still doesn't). At times hypnotically captivating, but those unfamiliar with the novel can be forgiven for throwing up their hands and turning it off 20 minutes in.
Rated 27 Jan 2021
kojilessKojiless
Rated 15 Mar 2016
28
28th
I guess one could give De Laurentiis credit for tackling such an ambitious project...as one could give credit to that guy in Japan who stuck 477 clothespins to his ass in an attempt to break the world record for clothespins stuck to one's ass--but that doesn't mean they should've done those things. Dune is the movie no one wanted--too complex for people who haven't read the book, too removed from the book for those who have, and too filled with internal monologue for anyone to take it seriously.
Rated 15 Mar 2016
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 16 Jul 2018
60
34th
There was even a voice over for me sitting there in my pajamas, sprawled on the couch - “I have absolutely no idea what is going on anymore” .
Rated 16 Jul 2018
magbMagb
Rated 16 Dec 2006
35
8th
For a long time it seemed like an okay movie -- far from great, but passable. But from when Paul joined the Fremen and on the movie rapidly descended into awfulness. The last half hour was so incomprehensible it could've been stretched out to twice its length and still feel rushed. The love story was one of the most inept and undeveloped I've ever seen. All of the mythological aspects were falling painfully flat. By the time the final battle came around I couldn't care less what happened.
Rated 16 Dec 2006
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 21 Dec 2015
56
20th
Lynch pulls the ultimate Wizard of Oz reference by getting Toto on the soundtrack. The movie is fascinatingly broken, it's like when you start writing a sign with big, bold letters and then you run out of space so you have to cram every letter together at the end, and then you fold that space a thousand times and toss it in the trashcan. The trashcan is my home theater.
Rated 21 Dec 2015
terrymacterrymac
Rated 27 Jan 2021
60
36th
I haven't read the book, and I've had to make a few attempts at getting through this. It's a mess, on a few levels, but it has a certain appeal that meant I eventually warmed to it - I think you'd have to be in a forgiving mood, frankly. The special effects should have been so much better in the post-Star Wars era, but some of the design is quite impressive in parts. Good, quirky cast as well. I'll possibly never read the book, but I'll happily check out Denis Villeneuve's forthcoming version.
Rated 27 Jan 2021
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 21 Feb 2010
70
56th
The effects are dated but it's hard to dislike even when it strays from Herbert's book. It does manage to capture the existential weirdness of the Dune world and adds in Lynchian touches like psycho-sexual scenes of Sting parading around in a codpiece and Baron Harkonnen looking like a decrepit fat pervert. The problem wasn't Lynch it was that a novel like Dune is impossible to cram into a single movie. What this loses in coherency it makes up for in ambition and bizarre creativity.
Rated 21 Feb 2010
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 26 Oct 2021
70
11th
Not nearly as bad as I was led to believe. It is pretty rough in some spots. I hated the narrating. The story is completely void of all of the best character moments and interactions of the novel. I thought the shields looked pretty awful too. I could see where some fans would enjoy this for its ridiculous effects and camp. It’s very rushed, but it got the gist of the book I’d say. Harmless, campy, sometimes enjoyable nonsense. I’ll probably not revisit it.
Rated 26 Oct 2021
overratedoverrated
Rated 09 Jan 2010
73
82nd
As long as you go into Dune aware that it's one of the messiest science fiction films ever, bloated, sometimes laughable and often incomprehensible, you might have a good time. Personally I think it's much more entertaining than Plan 9 or the other celebrated disasters; there's a great cast and a soaringly pretentious soundtrack. Most of the sets are phenomenal. The only way this would have worked in a conventional sense would have been a 5/6 hour cut with a minimum number of voiceovers.
Rated 09 Jan 2010
miss_jesusmiss jesus
Rated 17 Apr 2008
100
99th
An astounding technical achievement, with some of the best visuals of the decade. Never talks down to the audience, and only gets better with repeat viewings. There's no end of fabulous detail to notice, and the performances are simply immaculate. It is its own incredible and fully cohesive world.
Rated 17 Apr 2008
greatscott85GreatScott85
Rated 30 Aug 2011
15
4th
Sorry, David Lynch, it doesn't matter how strange and interesting your movie is visually, it doesn't change the fact that your adaptation of Frak Herbert's book is totally incomprehensible, adapted so poorly it often becomes laughable.
Rated 30 Aug 2011
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 27 Jan 2012
50
26th
I reserve the rank of 50 for so bad they are good films, and this barely makes it in. I am very tempted to just give it a bad score because the only way this gets a good score is because you love the books and are blinded by the awesomeness or think it is laughably bad. The deal breaker for laughably bad for me was the look they gave each other while riding the wurm that was probably the gayest thing I've ever seen in a movie.
Rated 27 Jan 2012
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 20 Jan 2019
57
20th
Lynch's adaptation of the beloved science fiction novel is beyond ambitious and visually fascinating. Unfortunately, the film is nearly incomprehensible. Filling in a few of the monstrous gaps is done with some truly awful voice-over work by MacLachlan. This is certainly something.
Rated 20 Jan 2019
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 16 Dec 2015
63
40th
Ridiculous, but you have to love the ambition of turning a series of fantastic novels into 2 hours of imcomprehensible spectacle.
Rated 16 Dec 2015
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 15 Jan 2012
95
99th
I first saw this in the theater and was blown away by the quantity and depth of unique and clever new ideas presented. It was far ahead of its time in many ways. But that version also included too much stupid iconic imagery that thankfully got cut. The revised version is much better. Parts are overly dramatic, lots of voice overs, some lame religious, otherwise excellent and engaging futuristic sci-fi action movie. Good sets, great cast and acting and good music. Entirely memorable.
Rated 15 Jan 2012
paxtonPaxton
Rated 29 Apr 2012
40
10th
I have never made it past the fat man shooting liquid while floating in the air at the young man of his choosing. No joke here, just can't get past that.
Rated 29 Apr 2012
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 28 Sep 2021
25
8th
Arguably the ugliest looking movie in existence, this terrible, garbled mess kept me from the Dune universe for years. Killer theme, though.
Rated 28 Sep 2021
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 19 Feb 2007
80
95th
Brilliant.
Rated 19 Feb 2007
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 29 Sep 2013
76
50th
Better than Return of the Jedi.
Rated 29 Sep 2013
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
25
7th
A young man destined for big things passes some tests, meets a girl, gains a sister, and leads a jihad in the Iraqis (is that spelled right?) desert involving the destruction of all the oil wells. At least the production design is non-standard: 1950s sci-fi with ERASERHEAD elements. Its greatest virtue is that it clarified for the director that treading the usual Hollywood path wasn't going to work for him. Score is for the 178-minute Alternative Redux Edition (Spice Diver Fan Edit).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 01 Jul 2011
30
12th
Arrakis. DUUUNE. I love the book. It's just a shame that nobody can figure out how to film it. Here we spend nearly all of our time with either the Harkonnens or with pre-Muad'Dib palace crap. Surely the most interesting part is Paul among the Fremen. Right? That gets about 20-30 minutes of screen time here, and it's in the form of awful montages and battle sequences. The best part of the book is truly the worst part of the film. I mean, there's lots of problems, but that's a big one.
Rated 01 Jul 2011
nobambanobamba
Rated 17 Jan 2022
50
46th
My difficulty with this film stemmed from not knowing the source material, but based on what I could see, this is a solid adaptation that could use more hand-holding for newcomers. It's really solid as an '80s sci-fi, but in every aspect where I want to knock it such as lack of humor or camp, I still circle back to thinking this was competent. Did not expect Patrick Stewart. Not sure where a sequel would have taken us. Fav scenes: the sandworms were well done.
Rated 17 Jan 2022
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 22 Sep 2010
65
45th
The longer versions of this make a lot more sense, but this is a hard novel to adapt. It's effects are mostly terrible, considering this came out 7 years after Star Wars.
Rated 22 Sep 2010
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 12 Nov 2014
48
12th
Terrible production choices reduce a great source into a mix of awkward action scenes and incoherent plot exposition. Lynch does add some interesting flavor to the project but is really out of his element. Most grievous error is the length. I don't often say this but here's a film that should have been much longer to successfully convey the complex story. At two hours it's a total incoherent mess.
Rated 12 Nov 2014
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 30 Sep 2009
2
21st
As a great admirer of the novel, seeing these concepts, characters, and themes on screen is enough to get me excited. What an amalgamation of people before and behind the camera, and even if Lynch has disavowed it, there are still touches of his personality in a penchant for weird, grotesque, compelling imagery. Alas, in effect it is tacky and a bit cheap-looking. The attempt at density is rushed, muddled with inelegant and clunky exposition, and the dialogue and performances are often cheesy.
Rated 30 Sep 2009
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 02 Jan 2007
52
17th
Remorselessly muddled and has Sting in a futuristic thong. David Lynch's Achilles heel.
Rated 02 Jan 2007
pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 18 Jan 2007
80
76th
I liked this a lot when I was a kid even though it was mind boggling to try to understand everything, but years later and after I've read the book it makes much more sense. An interesting but flawed adaptation (how could it not be?) that has a strange way of sucking you in.
Rated 18 Jan 2007
muaddibmuaddib
Rated 12 Apr 2010
90
99th
This is one of my favourite movies of all time. Kyle MacLachlan makes this film. His portrayal of Paul Atreides is captivating to the point where I simply cannot take my eyes from him. The story is butchered compared to the well written book, but there is a magic to this film that cannot be ignored.
Rated 12 Apr 2010
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 22 Jul 2007
95
89th
A lot of people may disagree with this ranking, but taking everything into account, including director Lynch's own displeasure with the final product, I still really like this movie and it is so superior to the cheesy SciFi channel remake it's pathetic.
Rated 22 Jul 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
40th
It's not a terribly coherent adaptation of the classic Herbert novel, but it's got Sting wearing a leather codpiece. I guess that's some consolation.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 19 Jun 2020
45
10th
It is really a jumbled mess. I went into this knowing it involved giant sand worms and spice, and I came out knowing basically the exact same thing. The effects are pretty bad for the most part, but there is a twisted (and appropriately Lynchian) charm to some of the more grotesque imagery here. That's the only thing that will stick with me.
Rated 19 Jun 2020
grimsoothgrimsooth
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
89th
If you can sit through it, the special edition is the best version to watch... it's about 3 hours long though. If sitting still for that long bothers you, you should probably not be such a wussy. The regular version is much more "movie" like, but it's not particularly good.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 15 Aug 2007
68
45th
David Lynch's version of Dune is fucking fantastic. So surreal.
Rated 15 Aug 2007
pierretheronPierreTheron
Rated 27 Feb 2010
70
28th
It's overlong, it's disjointed, it's geared towards the fans of the novel to a fault - yet at the same time bizarrely altering certain elements - yet despite its long list of flaws, I just can't get enough of it. It's that decidedly Lynchian undertone, it's strange and slightly surreal, and it really doesn't have an equal in the Science Fiction genre. It's perhaps that unique spark of creativity underlying the entire film that gives it its charm, and that's good enough for me.
Rated 27 Feb 2010
tony_irwinTony Irwin
Rated 30 Mar 2013
94
91st
Yeah, everything everyone tells you about this one is true. And yet... I found it so engrossing. I got lost in the world and the story. The jumps in the narrative only help to make it more surreal and, for me, compelling. The images, the music, the voice-overs, their technology and world, the weirdness of it all... it's all fascinating to me.
Rated 30 Mar 2013
chemical404chemical404
Rated 31 Mar 2016
57
51st
(137 min. cut) Watched it twice in the row. Because I thought I must have been peaking on them tabs the first time. But no, this films just makes no goddamn sense. It goes from cheesy and cheap to almost awe-inspiring in a matter of the seconds. Some cinematography, costumes, set design is really good, like awesome, even. But it makes no sense, trippy movie on its own. So bad it's good type of movie.
Rated 31 Mar 2016
hesperusHesperus
Rated 18 Mar 2008
60
65th
It's a dumb movie if you've read the book. It's kind of interesting though if you ignore the fact that it's a terrible adaptation.
Rated 18 Mar 2008
korin05korin05
Rated 22 Aug 2008
100
99th
one of the best ever!!!!
Rated 22 Aug 2008
wulfstanleeWulfstanLee
Rated 27 Oct 2011
20
15th
One of the most disappointing adaptations I've ever seen. The mythology of Dune is of course very complicated, but whoever cut this film lacks any skill whatsoever at translating the novel's intricacies to the screen. Characters seems to throw out concepts within the milieu without explanation, and things happen much too quickly - one second Paul is a quiet son of a Duke, the next second he's a revolutionary for a people he just met. I do like the over-the-top portrayal of Harkonnen, though.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 28 Jun 2019
58
26th
What is already too much plot for a three hour runtime is viciously compressed and edited down to an incomprehensible two hours. Making it worse is that apparently none of the characters express emotions in their thoughts and internal monologues, but instead just whisper constantly. There's some good visual designs here and there, but it's hard to care too much about that.
Rated 28 Jun 2019
zayankZayanK
Rated 19 Oct 2009
48
19th
I've read Dune just like everybody else and the problem with this is that it's forced to condense so much source material in just 2 hours. During the whole thing I thought I was watching a very long trailer of an upcoming movie.
Rated 19 Oct 2009
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 19 Nov 2009
4
37th
Take Lynch's distinct a/v qualities, sets that would be right at home in a Burton/Gilliam-esque world, and a long fucking book that I know nothing about, throw 'em in a blender and forget to put the lid back on. A mess, but an interesting one.
Rated 19 Nov 2009
ksrivasksrivas
Rated 20 Oct 2015
0
4th
I wouldn't hate this movie, but I read the book.
Rated 20 Oct 2015
baggerBagger
Rated 01 Nov 2012
55
23rd
Dune manages at the same time to be both a glorious mess and ungodly boring. Like making Terence Malick forget how to direct actors and then giving him carte blanche on voiceovers. Watch for delightful hamminess and some pretty damn impressive set design. But really, even with Patrick Stewart, Dean Stockwell and Brad Dourif on the cast they only manage to get an interesting performance from Sting because ... well he who controls the smug, controls the film ... I think that speaks for itself.
Rated 01 Nov 2012
mustunseeMustUnsee
Rated 09 Jun 2010
68
44th
I enjoyed it almost separate from what Dune is.
Rated 09 Jun 2010
skenkereSkenkere
Rated 26 Feb 2007
80
85th
A lot of people don't like Lynch's Dune, but I don't know why. Sure the new one is way more accurate, but it's also lifeless. The 1984 Dune is vibrant, creative and engaging, with far more memorable characters.
Rated 26 Feb 2007
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 14 Mar 2014
20
2nd
This is a terrible movie. The combined force of hardcore Lynch and Dune fans ensure it gets more respect than it deserves. I've heard people say that Dune's costume and set design is worth praise, but it's really not. Detailed and expensive yes, but thrown together horribly. Clashing colors fill frames in a chaotic spirograph of nausea. It's ugly as hell. Bad performances, bad writing, bad everything.
Rated 14 Mar 2014
gwulingwulin
Rated 24 Oct 2012
80
84th
Good classic, but not without flaws. Many things won't make any sense if you haven't read the book. Sometimes embarrassing and way too melodramatic; a kind of science fiction kitsch, but it has its moments.
Rated 24 Oct 2012
juicejuice
Rated 26 May 2007
80
89th
Classic.
Rated 26 May 2007
andertonanderton
Rated 29 May 2007
75
60th
The six-hour cut, having never seen and and likely to never see it, is probably the best movie ever. This, on the other hand, will suffice.
Rated 29 May 2007
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 24 Jul 2016
70
26th
I've never read the book so my only point of comparison is dozens of sci-fi flicks. This is certainly not the trainwreck I'd heard, but it's not a particularly compelling film either. It's stuck in this place between Lynch and Di Laurentis where it's not quite as tedious as the latter's usual fare, but nowhere near the creativity associated with the former. Mostly comes off as an ok but overlong movie with glimpses of potential but a lot of tedium and exposition and mismatched styles.
Rated 24 Jul 2016
zachreviewsZachReviews
Rated 10 Aug 2020
75
34th
It is not a bad sci-fi movie. It's a bad Dune movie.
Rated 10 Aug 2020
waterhaulwaterhaul
Rated 02 Oct 2012
70
37th
For 80% of the film Dune really works. It's a Heavy Metal book come to life and Lynch mixes his trademark weirdness and focus on a dreamlike state very well throughout. It's just unfortunate that the film runs out of time and becomes a string of montages just as things start to get really interesting.
Rated 02 Oct 2012
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 18 Aug 2014
54
8th
Original score 50/100. Re-watched 09.11.21. I didn't particularly enjoy Lynch's adaptation of Dune when I first saw it, but decided to revisit it after having enjoyed Villeneuve's version. A slight improvement to the score as I can appreciate what Lynch was going for, but it remains a bad film. I can forgive the truly bad effects, but the narration or thought-speech was badly executed and is symptomatic of the terrible script. With poor direction, even the prolific cast can't elevate it.
Rated 18 Aug 2014
moonsmilkmoonsmilk
Rated 02 Nov 2017
7
39th
Not a great adaptation of Dune and by far David Lynch's worst movie, but this works as a byzantine waking nightmare of a movie. It's a huge testament to Lynch's skill that this is still watchable as hell.
Rated 02 Nov 2017
aridArid
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
91st
Great Classic Sci-Fi, This is flick that's worth seeing over & over.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 14 Aug 2007
43
30th
I remember the boredom, mostly.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
lachapellelachapelle
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
39th
Not my favorite Sci Fi movie, but good in it's own right. This is definately a David Lynch movie. I still don't get the stunt casting of Sting. The special edition is much better, but sinificantly longer.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
prisonerPrisoner
Rated 18 Aug 2007
70
54th
I like this movie, but I also have a great love of the source material. Not for everyone, and probably not for anyone who isn't already familiar with the book. A noble, but failed effort at adapting an unfilmable novel.
Rated 18 Aug 2007
emburyheckemburyheck
Rated 07 Sep 2012
65
50th
Enjoyable mess
Rated 07 Sep 2012
fyngyrzfyngyrz
Rated 20 Aug 2007
9
62nd
Considering the scope of what they had to try to get on screen, I'm going to give this a rousing whoop of support. The movie should really be very, very long - like several days - and of course there are the *other* Dune books that continue the story...
Rated 20 Aug 2007
galnigalni
Rated 01 Sep 2007
70
58th
Almost class B film but still worthy
Rated 01 Sep 2007
spanksSpanks
Rated 02 Sep 2024
60
53rd
Good Christ. If there's one film I wish I could go back in time, drop acid, & see in theaters it's this one.
Rated 02 Sep 2024
dyannethorneDyanneThorne
Rated 31 Aug 2021
50
34th
Pros: Has Jean-Luc Picard charging into battle with a riffle in one hand and a pug in the other. Cons: Not a single line of dialogue in this sounds like it could be uttered by an actual living human being.
Rated 31 Aug 2021
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 10 Oct 2015
3
24th
I'm sure Jodorowsky's version would have been better.
Rated 10 Oct 2015
shephardShephard
Rated 18 Oct 2007
60
53rd
Very entertaining if you like Sci-Fi.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
mr_vincentMr Vincent
Rated 16 Jul 2022
50
22nd
A beautiful and bizarre mess. Watch it and you’ll most certainly never forget it.
Rated 16 Jul 2022
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 29 Feb 2020
56
15th
Utterly mystifying sci-fi adaptation does work better if you kick back, disengage and let the often striking imagery wash over you, but this is such a disaster on a storytelling level, lacking any basic coherency, that it becomes a gruelling endurance test by the third act. A well stocked cast does its best - some amusingly literal minded voice-over interjections from most of the principal cast members feel like a clumsy, ultimately unsuccessful effort to bring some shape to the thing.
Rated 29 Feb 2020
kittykinskittykins
Rated 17 Dec 2007
86
61st
Wait for my brother, Baron!
Rated 17 Dec 2007
chompaChompa
Rated 16 Jan 2008
83
70th
I like this adaptation.
Rated 16 Jan 2008
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 29 Jan 2008
80
61st
An excellent, if a bit top-heavy sci-fi movie that even with giant sandworms and space travel stands as the most sensible thing David Lynch has ever directed.
Rated 29 Jan 2008
td888td888
Rated 28 Jul 2014
60
57th
It's a complete mess, crappy effects, weird acting, but it still has a high entertainment value. Cha-aksa!
Rated 28 Jul 2014
astfglAstfgl
Rated 29 Mar 2008
70
58th
Great book, fantastic director, lackluster movie. They should have waited another 15, 20 years for technology to catch up to the book's vision. Instead they shot their load in the middle of the 80s and we've been cleaning up the mess ever since. We won't see another shot at a Dune movie for YEARS.
Rated 29 Mar 2008
houseofjesuahouseofjesua
Rated 06 Jun 2008
80
86th
this films needs watching again and again, each time you will understand it more, reading the original book will also help
Rated 06 Jun 2008
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 07 Jan 2011
80
95th
eng; [dune]; (epischer klassiker);
Rated 07 Jan 2011
zanginZangin
Rated 09 Nov 2019
37
7th
Honestly pretty bad. I've read the novel and like it decently, but the book already had some significant issues. However, I believe that in the hands of a good character-focused director, the story could become a proper masterpiece. Unfortunately, likely due to production constraints, Lynch is not that director. Instead, this film significantly compounds those issues and essentially turns into a sequence of god-awful cheesy action sequences. I doubt its even comprehensible to non-book readers.
Rated 09 Nov 2019
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 07 Feb 2010
83
91st
Underrated epic that effectively compresses the sprawling book. Lynch's vision of Arrakis is unique and memorable.
Rated 07 Feb 2010
hunterkingHunterKing
Rated 11 Aug 2008
84
62nd
So confusingly mixed with greatness and terribleness. I found the atmosphere and general presentation irresistable but the storytelling was incredibly frustrating
Rated 11 Aug 2008
spookeyspookey
Rated 02 Sep 2008
30
7th
Bad enough to spoil the book for people who have yet to read it, which is very good. Would have enjoyed it better if it weren't such a horrid adaptation of something great. On its own it's not that bad.
Rated 02 Sep 2008
billmcalpineBillMcAlpine
Rated 28 Dec 2010
80
84th
(Blu-ray rewatch)
Rated 28 Dec 2010
gorejunkygorejunky
Rated 19 Aug 2010
100
92nd
One of my favorite guilty pleasures. Cheesy, campy and has lines so embarrasingly bad you can quote them to your friends for a great laugh. Must be seen at least once for the full effect. Highly recommended--but don't take the film too seriously, you'll miss all the fun.
Rated 19 Aug 2010
syntheseizurSyntheseizur
Rated 13 Jan 2018
63
16th
It's hard to see what attracted Lynch to the project beyond the budget to make a sumptuous and creatively abstract blockbuster that could live up to his ambitious vision. By those standards, it's a marvelous experiment, and a fascinating example of the clash between artistic and business priorities. Everything is so beautifully ugly, the acting so campy, and the effects so weird that they sidestep Lynch's typical uncanny surrealism and go right to trashy. It's truly unique among film failures.
Rated 13 Jan 2018
davenhDavenH
Rated 29 Oct 2008
87
95th
Some quirky moments but it perfectly grasps the scale of all parts of the Dune universe. The score is also quite amazing.
Rated 29 Oct 2008
yoohooyoohoo
Rated 12 Feb 2013
75
52nd
Only got this ranking because I've read the book and really enjoyed it. I can't imagine watching this movie without having read the book and having any idea what is going on. Pacing is terrible, scenes jump from one to another without any explanation for what happened or why, and there were many parts that should have been edited out and replaced with other, more important parts of the book. Should have begun with Atreides arrival on Arrakis and left the other 45 minuts of expo to the narrator.
Rated 12 Feb 2013
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 07 May 2012
50
15th
I consider Dune to be pretty unfilmable, this film hasn't changed my mind. If you haven't read it this probably won't make sense, and a lot of the acting is pretty sub par (particularly for the cast involved). A lot of weirdness for weirdness sake, and the second half pretty much shows that they gave up trying to cram a giant novel in to one movie.
Rated 07 May 2012
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 26 Oct 2011
73
45th
Yes, it's weird as hell and some stuff doesn't make sense, but that's David Lynch for you. I got on board for the bizarre ride and was treated with giant worms and funky outfits and other fun stuff. It's got a number of Lynchian touches, particularly his dreamlike sense of worldbuilding. And what a cast! Every five minutes it was like "Holy shit, HE'S in this?!" Some of it is too silly, some of it is a little dull, and it didn't make me want to read the book but in general I was entertained
Rated 26 Oct 2011
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Jan 2009
75
74th
Love these kinds of movies.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
antaresmhdAntaresMHD
Rated 21 Jun 2010
90
91st
So close to the original book it's unbelievable. A remake or a different take on it may not live up to this masterpiece, unfortunately.
Rated 21 Jun 2010
ericamblerericambler
Rated 11 May 2017
69
43rd
Neophytes will be completely lost, SF diehards will remain unsatisfied, and yet, I still have a certain yeoman's appreciation for DUNE's laborious attempts to distill a famously byzantine epic down to its emotional essence. While it's not terribly successful (or coherent), there's something to be said about the way it makes its setting feel completely alien--in its characters' speech and dress, its chintzy but memorable visual effects, and its leaks of surreal Lynchian dread.
Rated 11 May 2017
prowlerprowler
Rated 08 Apr 2009
35
29th
the second half is a mess, and there's barely any tension to speak of. all points go to the amazing design and the fact that it's fucking Dune.
Rated 08 Apr 2009
snowgraysnowgray
Rated 05 Jun 2009
70
60th
Re-reading the book and re-watching the film have caused me to reduce my score, due to some inconsistencies between the two. However, the cast is still great, and I love the ridiculously epic score.
Rated 05 Jun 2009
faloozaFalooza
Rated 05 Jun 2009
75
75th
I don't care what anyone says... I'm a fan of both David Lynch and the Dune series, and I still love this movie.
Rated 05 Jun 2009
aiviruAiviru
Rated 27 Oct 2010
78
59th
Sort of a guilty pleasure I guess.
Rated 27 Oct 2010
frankswildfrankswild
Rated 26 Jul 2010
65
40th
This certainly had its flaws, but I really enjoyed the strange feeling that I was watching the visualization of someone reciting a myth.
Rated 26 Jul 2010
mehhehmehheh
Rated 21 Jul 2009
10
10th
WTF, David Lynch?! What's wrong with you? Yeah, yeah, that's one of your first movies, but seriously? Terrible acting, terrible special effects, outrageously stupid plot - this definitely does not live up to expectations one would have for You. Jesus, that was shitty.
Rated 21 Jul 2009
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 13 Jan 2013
76
75th
* Casting, Acting : 7 * Script : 9 * Directing, Aura : 8 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye : 8
Rated 13 Jan 2013
gyngerbredeGyngerbrede
Rated 13 Aug 2009
90
76th
Hott.
Rated 13 Aug 2009
kruz01Kruz01
Rated 19 Aug 2009
10
5th
I love the Books and the Sci-Fi mini-series... but this should be banished from the record of humanity. Just like that one Uncle from the family reunions.
Rated 19 Aug 2009
ytadelYtadel
Rated 08 Sep 2021
1
5th
Utterly impenetrable, which is ironic because its first half hour or so is terribly mired in exposition. You'd think you could EITHER be an obtuse puzzle in terms of worldbuilding OR overload on exposition, but to achieve both is a feat. Makes you appreciate what an amazing job Peter Jackson did with the first hour of Fellowship of the Ring. Beyond that it just feels like third-rate Star Wars original trilogy plus gore; ironic given Lynch turning down Return of the Jedi.
Rated 08 Sep 2021
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 13 Nov 2009
71
21st
Over-ambitious yet containing some interesting elements, Dune ultimately falls short in execution after a promising exposition. Sadly, a failure both as a mainstream science-fiction film and as a David Lynch film.
Rated 13 Nov 2009

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