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Jororowsky's Dune
Has anyone seen this one- and did anyone make it all the way through? Is it worth trying to watch? My roommate and I were recommended it and we just tried to watch it. Honestly, we couldn't even make it through the first 7 minutes without breaking out in hysterical laughter. We're not sure whether or not to try again when we're in less of a weird mood, hence the hope for some advice. Jul 19 14 04:46 pm Link You mean the documentary on Dune called Jodorowsky's Dune? Or Jodorowsky's Dune, itself? http://jodorowskysdune.com/trailer.html Jul 19 14 04:49 pm Link NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: I have no idea which- I didn't realize there were different versions! The one with the guy talking and people talking about how brilliant of a filmmaker he is. Jul 19 14 04:50 pm Link There was the movie "Dune" back in the 80s. Supposedly it followed the novel pretty closely. I found it to be tedious, but then again I never read the novel. In 2000, there was a "Dune" miniseries on SciFi Channel, with William Hurt. For me it was difficult to follow. Didn't watch the whole thing. Jul 19 14 07:45 pm Link Frank Lewis Photography wrote: I saw the original Dune as well, a while ago Jul 19 14 07:47 pm Link I did watch the trailer and Jodorowsky appeared to have good intentions. Jul 19 14 07:52 pm Link Jodorowsky was a genius. Catch El Topo, or Holy Mountain, or Santa Sangre. They'll give you an idea of what to expect from his film making. Dune was a big fucking mistake. You can see where he was going, but it just didn't work. Great ideas, but no, it didn't work. Watch Sex in the City instead. Jul 19 14 08:07 pm Link m_s_photo wrote: That ABKCO box set with Fando Y Lis, The Holy Mountain and El Topo is a must-have. Jul 19 14 10:01 pm Link Frank Lewis Photography wrote: I remember was it Time Magazine...?? Dune...Not Dune...Dumb! It also said..that when the worms appeared...a slinky was more terrifying! Jul 19 14 11:16 pm Link Frank Lewis Photography wrote: One of the best books I have ever read.. mind blowing, but I can tell you now that the 1984 David Lynch version is very much removed form the book. Not to say that I didn't like that also for different reasons, but nothing the same. The Sci Fi Channel 2000 version is far more faithful to the book. Jul 20 14 01:02 am Link Frank Lewis Photography wrote: I did not like the Dune movie but I liked the Dune miniseries. I think that I have a dvd of the miniseries. Jul 20 14 01:03 am Link Justin Matthews wrote: It would have taken another four years in the making to keep true to the book. Jul 20 14 02:38 am Link I remember seeing an author's forward in an edition of Dune that came out after the 1984 movie. In it, Herbert was saying, "Here's what got filmed but left out of the movie." And I was nodding as I read, yup, yup, yup, that should would've made more sense. Maybe it would've been a four-hour movie, but at least it would've made sense. But even given the holes in the film, I thought the movie's faithfulness to the book had its limits. For instance, in the book, the "weirding way" was a discipline of combat. In the movie, it was sonic-wave weapons that never appeared in the book. Just as an example. And Kyle MacLachlan playing Paul was sort of like Peter O'Toole playing Lawrence of Arabia. Maybe easy to accept for the right acting chops but a far cry from the original character. In fairness, I do think a movie of Dune (which I thought was a brilliant book) would be a huge challenge to pull off successfully, even assuming it could be at all. So much of it is based in an explanation of the planet's ecology, background political intrigue, and what's going on in the characters' heads (you can't replicate the impact and nuance of the Voice by electronically changing them to sound like Goa'uld) that would make it very difficult to carry successfully to the screen. Jul 20 14 05:27 am Link WIP wrote: I agree with you totally, but the fact remains that it is not faithful to the book, because through necessity Lynch had to make changes. Movie length, and simplifying the story for the mass market took its toll. Jul 20 14 06:32 am Link Justin Matthews wrote: Really? Jul 20 14 06:36 am Link I loved Jodorowsky's Dune. I have been a fan of his movies since seeing El Topo at a midnight screening during the 1970s. It was pretty obvious that a madman and/or genius had made Fando Y Lis, The Holy Mountain and El Topo back in the day. This documentary confirms it. Jul 20 14 09:02 am Link Different trailer Jodorowsky's Dune (2014) - HD Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg4OCeSTL08 IMDB 8.2/10 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935156/ Rotten Tomatoes 4.2/5 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jodorowskys_dune/ Ratings are good enough to give the film a try. Jul 20 14 10:08 am Link Justin Matthews wrote: I got that on dvd way back when. It was a good series, they took their time with the story, and it does follow the book pretty well. Jul 20 14 10:17 am Link Andrew Thomas Evans wrote: If you enjoyed that, try the follow up mini series that SciFi did called "Children of Dune" . It is Frank Herberts next 2 Dune books "God emperor of Dune" & "Children of Dune" combined. It is my favourite of all the Dune film translations. Jul 20 14 05:12 pm Link Justin Matthews wrote: It is Dune Messiah and Children of Dune that were part of the second mini series. God Emperor of Dune is about Leto and his transformation to a sand worm as part of the golden path. Jul 22 14 02:47 am Link Thomas Art Studio wrote: I stand corrected, it's been a while and lost track. I must admit that over the years I've read all but the last two Dune books, both Franks and Brians and they have tended to blur a little. Jul 22 14 05:54 am Link Pardon my "post writer's block moonshine" talking... Why don't they make awesome movies like Dune, anymore? Everything's all candyassed CG and filled with plastic surgery monsters, anymore. (Not that there's anything wrong with physical enhancements - just commenting on old style effects and natural/raw endowments.)  Aug 23 14 12:05 am Link Amira West wrote: People today have grown accustomed to the blockbuster cgi :look." Aug 23 14 01:12 am Link Saw it. One of my fav films of last year. The documentary is about PASSION. If you are into art or anything of the sort, the story is amazing and the main subject is electric. Give it another try and be amazed at one man's passion for his project. I loved it. 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The particular movie I'm talking about is a documentary about an attempt to make Dune, before the Dune we know came out. It's a documentary about the movie that never got made, and apparently the thoughts, ideas, etc. about it. My roommate and I tried to watch it earlier, but it was the strangest thing we've ever seen - we only made it about 7-10 minutes in before we had to turn it off. We're just trying to figure out whether or not we should give it another shot...
