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Title: "A disaster of the very first order"-Halliwell's Film Guide
Post by: petemaskreplica on 20 January, 2006, 04:26:06 PM
Fans of ill-conceived and overblown sci-fi movie adaptations may be pleased to know that there's a free DVD of David Lynch's Dune being given away with the Observer this weekend. Underrated  epic or just the load of old donkey's cock that everyone says it is? Here's your chance to decide for yourself!
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Post by: SamuelAWilkinson on 20 January, 2006, 08:47:04 PM
Given away free? Bloody cheek. I paid good money for two seperate copies (the TV cut and the cinematic cut, if you're interested).

And I still stand by my decision. Donkey's cock indeed....
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Post by: Funt Solo on 20 January, 2006, 08:59:45 PM
Ah, it's a shite movie.  It's also completely unmissable.

Better than Star Wars I.  (Now there's a back-handed compliment.)
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Post by: I, Cosh on 20 January, 2006, 09:19:09 PM
It's rubbish, but there are two scenes in it that are absolutely amazing and almost worth the psychological cost of sitting through the whole thing!

"He comes.

The voice from the outer wooooorld."
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Post by: Mr C on 20 January, 2006, 10:05:03 PM
"Bring me the floating fat man!"

I'm still waiting for a good adaptation of Dune in my lifetime.
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Post by: Quirkafleeg on 20 January, 2006, 10:25:46 PM
I'm tempted... last saw it years ago... but I can I be bothered a) walking to the shop on a Sunday morning b) forking out for the Observer?

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Post by: LARF on 20 January, 2006, 10:28:15 PM
Mwaaaaaadeeeebb

It's a killing name don't you know?
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Post by: hag on 20 January, 2006, 10:30:36 PM
you'll be able to find it on video in a charity shop for less than a sunday paper. or even the dvd it's self in a few weeks.

i have a massive soft spot for it being one of those films i saw far too young, and then returned to remembering it as great.  

sting and baron harkonen makes it worth a giggle.  and i make a effort to watch anything with patrick stewart in ( apart from nemisis)
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Post by: SamuelAWilkinson on 20 January, 2006, 10:41:17 PM
It's everything you know and love about David Lynch in a totally inappropriate setting. What more could you want?
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Post by: Slippery PD on 20 January, 2006, 10:59:35 PM
I kinda like it.  It sucks, but I think the book may be difficult to film correctly.  Still it sucks!

Slips
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Post by: Rob Spalding on 20 January, 2006, 11:08:03 PM
The recent TV mini series was a bit more faithful, but I can't help really being into this movie.
It's like the fact that Flash Gordon has a permanent place in my all time top 10 movies.
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Post by: Art on 20 January, 2006, 11:13:11 PM
I fucking love that movie and I'll fight anyone that disses it.
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Post by: DavidXBrunt on 20 January, 2006, 11:37:51 PM
I've got some of the Panini tie-in stickers somewhere round here. In there original packaging too.
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Post by: Jim_Campbell on 21 January, 2006, 03:39:15 AM
> I fucking love that movie and I'll fight anyone that disses it.

I'm fighting with Demolition Man block - who are you with? *

Cheers!

Jim

* See Thread 15949!
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Post by: Quirkafleeg on 21 January, 2006, 05:32:15 AM
There can be only one!

The News of the Screws is giving away Highlander (and the Sun has Conan The Destroyer tomorrow)
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Post by: Art on 21 January, 2006, 06:06:20 AM
Tough call, but i;d have to go with Highlander.

Ramirez!