Dune

1984

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi

142
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 36% · 117 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 65% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 191678 191.7K

guild secret witch empire galaxy rebellion

Director

David Lynch Photo
David Lynch

Top cast

Kyle MacLachlan Photo
Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Atreides
David Lynch Photo
David Lynch as Spice Worker
Sting Photo
Sting as Feyd Rautha
Linda Hunt Photo
Linda Hunt as Shadout Mapes
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU 1080p.BLU.x265 2160p.BLU.x265
849.58 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  tr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 17 min
Seeds 13
1.80 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  tr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 17 min
Seeds 100+
2.28 GB
1920*816
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  tr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 16 min
Seeds 31
6.13 GB
3840*1632
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  tr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 16 min
Seeds 60

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by bluerosecrow 7 / 10

An absolutely stunning fever dream

I waited until I read the novel before I watched this. I am so glad that I did, because otherwise it would make zero sense. I can understand why it was considered a book that could never translate to film at the time.It jumps past a lot of scenes in the book, so it more or less just appears that things are happening just because. What you end up with is a fever dream, but an absolutely stunning fever dream.It is visually beautiful in a way that only existed in the 1980s. Practical sets that were incredibly imperfect but magical in the passions that shows through them. One fever dream set after another, dripping with absolute madness at every angle.The acting is superb. Brad Dourif as Piter is phenomenal. Sean Young as Chani is stunning, though missing a lot of the character development. The whole family Harkonnen is beyond entertaining. Kyle MacLachlan does well with the role of Paul, though a lot of the character from the book is missing in the movie.Is it perfect? No. Not at all. Relationships and bonds between characters are pretty much non-existent. The effects used for the shields looks like an abomination. Things happen without reason and the movie jumps ahead at a pace that makes it almost impossible to follow at times. Characters come and go and come back without reason. They omit characters and full-on story lines from the book. It is far from a perfect movie.Look, this book is almost 900 pages long. There is no way you are fitting that into a movie with a run time that is less than 2.5 hours. So you end up with just a bunch of scenes jammed together like a wild psychotic trip. But even so, watching this movie was so enjoyable. I feel that it truly captures the feel of the book, and it is made with so much passion and love that it bleeds out of every fiber of this movie.I can't give this higher than a 7 because it really is just over two hours of nonsense without the knowledge of the book. But dang did this movie hold true to the spirit of the novel. I loved every second that I watched this.
Reviewed by

Reviewed by lopresti-46927 6 / 10

An odd film that would have worked better as a trilogy

Dune is very interesting, if not downright odd. However, the lore/universe has an alluring charm. Unfortunately, they don't do a good job of explaining the intricate political backstory of the movie. Another major problem is the pacing of the story, it's so too rushed. They made the mistake of trying to cram 2-3 movies worth of storytelling and lore into one 2 hours and 17 minutes movie. The production value (camera angles, special effects sets, costumes, etc.) is generally good for the time period. Some of the costumes are unintentionally comical and weird but that is what gives this movie its charm. Generally the acting wasn't great, besides the main protagonists. Over all it is an interesting tale that unfortunately fell short.

Read more IMDb reviews

17 Comments

Be the first to leave a comment