Only director I would rather have seen attempt this story is Tarkovsky
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On what part? I’m not sure if you liked the movie or not.
Lynch’s Dune is weird fiction
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Would have been cool, except it should be noted that Tarkovsky hated the sci-fi trappings he had to use in Solaris. His version of Dune would probably also be untrue to the book. Not that I would have minded…
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I want Paul Verhoeven to do it.
It would do to White Savior Paul Atreides as he did to Noble Fascist Johnny Rico.
I say this as someone who deeply loves the books. It would be amazing.
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To anyone who claims David Lynch’s Dune sucked, I ask to please post your adaptation.
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Any attempt at cohesion on a more granular level, which is where worldbuilding is most essential in science fiction, is shrugged off in favor of another inexplicable style choice that brings a bit of form and zero function.
Flash Gordon and Jupiter Ascending spring readily to mind. I still haven’t seen any of the Dune adaptations, but I can’t imagine it being any worse than those.
Secondly, use Lynch’s movie as the basis for a full-length animated TV miniseries by rotoscoping it
How many more years could it be before semi-automated rotoscoping becomes a tool readily accessible for all to make their own questionable remixes? What a time that will be.
[quote=“nungesser, post:19, topic:99491”]Quite honestly, I’ve never gotten through the book.[/quote]I was so pleasantly surprised at how readable it was when I finally got around to it, considering I had such a lousy time with such supposed classics as Red Mars, Cyteen, and The Left Hand of Darkness.
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I assume that Western Washington is more like Caladan. But Eastern Washington?
I actually like the original Lynch Dune just fine; I liked the Syfy mini series even more. The one thing that Lynch’s version nailed from the books was the internal monologues He carried those through and they worked on film. I wish the miniseries had also done that.
My 16 yr old daughter loves Lynch’s Dune. She never misses it when it comes on any channel.
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Exactly. It’s one of my favorite movies because me and my brothers watched the shit out of it as kids–kids too young to care about the negative stuff because OMG SOUND GUNS AND GIANT WORM RIDING.
Now it’s nostalgia.
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(Could he be the one?)
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No mention of the Mini Series?
It also sucked, but did a better job of tracing the story presented in the book. Visuals and acting, not so good, but satisfying in ways that Lynch’s Dune is not.
Lynch’s Dune is like a lousy Cliff Notes version of the story. Except bound into a overdone over crusted, visual extravaganza. The over the top style contributes little to the story however.
However it will be worth somebody else taking a shot at this. There is a huge plot line in the characters fates that is barely touched on in Lynches, addressed more so in the mini series, but neither does it justice.
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Lynch’s Dune is fine if you’re read the novel. If you haven’t read the book then you’re left behind a little. But there was an extended version that filled in the gaps with monologues and an introduction. Overall it’s about as good an adaptation as you can get. The expectation that a 2-3 hour movie could fully convey the Dune universe is unrealistic. I’m just glad that Lynch’s movie wasn’t terrible like The Fifth Element which was all imagery and zero story.
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I agree with every point in the article, straight down the line. In many ways Dune feels to me like the quintessential '80s movie: over-designed and over-produced, every dramatic beat both overblown and shallow, fundamentally dishonest.
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I’m not a fan of Jodorowsky (but then I was put off by his comicbook work, and also I might be shallow), but it sounds like he was right on the money with that approach to adapting Dune 
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Inorite! It’s a silly movie that knows it’s silly, and it’s a lot of fun to watch. There are few movie quotes as excellent as “I am a meat Popsicle.”
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IMO 5th Element is a schlock masterpiece, and I dearly wish we could have that era of Chris Tucker back!
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I do so miss Paul Verhoeven’s movies; funny, exciting and nicely satirical. He’s like Michael Bay with a sense of humour… an eye for composition… and a soul.
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Damn, the movie really is fantastically improved by the removal of dialog. Thanks, Rob!
With dialog, it is probably the worst film adaptation of a novel of all time, the cringe-worthy elements (most of which are spoken) have me wincing so hard I can’t even see the admittedly gorgeous visual effects.
I guess that’s why I just noticed the painfully thin and angular handle on the Emperor’s blade. Nobody would ever use a weapon like that twice if they could avoid it.
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