Extended Cut of Dune on SciFi Tonight
#1
DVD Talk Special Edition
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Parts, Unknown
Posts: 1,137
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Extended Cut of Dune on SciFi Tonight
If anyone cares, the movie Dune is on tonight at 7:00 E on SciFi. It's the version (4 hours with commercials) with previously cut footage that David Lynch supposedly disapproves of, so this version is actually directed by "Alan Smithee". If you haven't seen this version before, it's worth watching IMO.
#4
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Virginia Beach, VA USA
Posts: 3,583
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
this is only the 79th time SciFi has shown it. Dune(extended) and Blade Runner(extended) are the 2 biggest non-B movies SciFi has at this point. And they don't let you forget it.
D
D
#6
DVD Talk Godfather
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Gateway Cities/Harbor Region
Posts: 63,270
Received 1,793 Likes
on
1,121 Posts
Actually the extended version of the Theatrical DUNE is great. It fills in many of the holes the Editor left out. Apparently he was high on CRACK when he chopped it up originally.
I just wish I had a tv to watch it.
I just wish I had a tv to watch it.
Last edited by Giantrobo; 01-24-03 at 08:05 PM.
#8
DVD Talk Godfather
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Gateway Cities/Harbor Region
Posts: 63,270
Received 1,793 Likes
on
1,121 Posts
Originally posted by k-qwick
cheapskate
cheapskate
I'm not cheap...I'm Frugal
#10
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
This was the first time I've seen Lynch's cut. I watched the opening montage of exposition and I thought I was watching a cartoon because all of the still images are drawings! Talk about cheap.
As I continued to watch, I noticed how the sets were so dark and dreary compared to the bright color scheme of John Harrison's version.
As I continued to watch, I noticed how the sets were so dark and dreary compared to the bright color scheme of John Harrison's version.
#11
DVD Talk Legend
Originally posted by Robert
This was the first time I've seen Lynch's cut. I watched the opening montage of exposition and I thought I was watching a cartoon because all of the still images are drawings! Talk about cheap.
This was the first time I've seen Lynch's cut. I watched the opening montage of exposition and I thought I was watching a cartoon because all of the still images are drawings! Talk about cheap.
Those cheap still drawings you are talking about were one of the things inserted into the film without his consent. The extra footage -- while interesting in and of itself -- has been inserted into this film with a distinct lack of skill and artistry. Footage is reused time and again to "extend" scenes and fake scenes that were never scripted or shot. FX shots are obviously incomplete. At one point, near the end, they actually use a pencil sketch in place of a model.
Lynch's cut is the theatrical version, which runs 2 hours and 17 minutes and is available on DVD.
#12
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 9,334
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I believe the extended cut is available on DVD in Europe as well.....and I think that all the TV showings of Dune are the extended cut..I could be wrong though
#13
DVD Talk Legend
Originally posted by chanster
I believe the extended cut is available on DVD in Europe as well
I believe the extended cut is available on DVD in Europe as well
#14
Banned
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: NYC
Posts: 15,957
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
So it's not available in R1 right? A co-worker is arguing that she found it for her boyfriend but it "was very difficult to get." I think she's full of it.
Just wanted to make it clear...can anyone help?
Just wanted to make it clear...can anyone help?
#15
DVD Talk Legend
Originally posted by digitalfreaknyc
So it's not available in R1 right?
So it's not available in R1 right?
The problem is that (for non-fans), the versions of Dune can get quite confusing:
1. 1984 theatrical edition
2. Extended, TV version of the 1984 theatrical
3. Recent sci-fi miniseries
4. Extended, director's cut of the sci-fi miniseries.
[Some people even confuse this further by including various 'cut and paste' jobs between #1+2 that some local stations have aired.]
When someone says "hey, do you have the TV version of Dune?" they could be referring to either #2, #3, or #4.
If someone asks about the extended version of Dune that they saw on the Sci-Fi channel, they could very well be referring to #4. It gets pretty confusing for most people.
But, version #2 on my list (which is what the sci-fi channel just showed) has never been officially released in the United States in any video format. It was released on laserdisc in Japan, and is available on DVD in several Region 2 flavors.
I have the R2, NTSC set from Japan, which is basically identical to the LD (except that you can remove the subtitles).