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I respectfully disagree and think the 2000 version has aged very badly (artistically speaking, it also holds lower value for me). For example, watch the harves
by crdb 9y ago
I respectfully disagree and think the 2000 version has aged very badly (artistically speaking, it also holds lower value for me).
For example, watch the harvester-eaten-by-worm scene [1] [2]. Which of the two has stood the test of time? I could watch the 1984 version over and over again. Everything about the 2000 version - even the timing of each shot - is uninspired and dated, almost like a Westwood Command and Conquer in-game video. Watch how much more engaging the storytelling is in 1984 in this essentially dialogue-free chapter.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P50b-19_j8c&t=18s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P50b-19_j8c&t=18s
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxDjnSnbNhw&t=1m30s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxDjnSnbNhw&t=1m30s
- the_af 9y agoThe 2000 miniseries already looked awful and campy when it came out. I should know -- as a Dune fan I bought it instantly, and was deeply disappointed. Lynch's version, for all its flaws, is still watchable.
- jandrese 9y agoThe live play staging in the 2000 version looked really out of place on TV when I watched it. Having everyone retire to a dramatic pose with dramatic lighting at the end of a scene? It just looks amateurish on TV IMHO.
- isleyaardvark 9y agoI never noticed it before and TVTropes' Dune page confirms, David Lynch was the voice on the harvester radio in that scene.
- sleepybrett 9y agoHe's also the actor. There is a shot of him talking on the radio in the harvester as they decide to evacuate it.