Customer Reviews
Lost in the Sands of Dune - By: Gabriel Ulwin Ratchett, 22 Sep 2008 
Cannot believe the write up Amazon has given for this DVD box-set, this edition has nothing to do with the David Lynch theatrical version(that has the Princess providing the narration)or the Alan Smithee TV version (which has an undisclosed man narrating & the famous spitting scene) of the James Herbert classic SF novel both starring Kyle MacLachlan & Sting. It is in fact the SCIFI Channel production & a great job they do of it as well.
A much tidier production than the Lynch/Smithee films, the story & the portrayal of the characters is both enthrallling & sympathetic to the spirit of the Herbert novels. Not one to sit & watch a three hour film myself I was enjoying watching Dune (2000) so much so that I let my beer get warm & my cigarettes went unsmoked. Sure I was comparing this TV serialisation to the film version but the SCI-FI rendition is much superior & much less confusing than the seriously overhyped David Lynch film that he has been jealously guarding since its production...his loss, the remake is superior in both characterisation & visual effects.
If you are a fan(atic) of Mr Herberts epic tale you will appreciate, nay, love this version. The follow up CHILDREN OF DUNE is just as enthrallling & is a perfect companion to what has taken pride of place in my DVD collection. Buy them both & take the day off work & watch them alll, with your bare feet planted firmly in a sandbox just to engage yourself in the realm of Arakis & the coming of the voice from the outer world, & the messianic twins.
Get the French one instead! - By: N. C. Bateman, 11 Sep 2008 If you're getting lost looking at the bewildering array of Dune DVDs, the best transfer of the film by far is on the 3-disc edition available from amazon.fr (and yes, you can turn off the French subtitles!) You also get the Alan Smithee TV cut in a lousy 4:3 transfer, but you won't watch that more than once anyway & there's a decent bunch of extras on the third disc, either in English or with English subtitles. The main thing, though, is the transfer of the film itself, & it is significantly better (more richly-coloured, cleaner & more detailed) than the ones available in the UK & US, including the 2-disc set with the black sandworm cover on this page. The French packaging is very swish, too - a slipcased digipack in glossy black with gold text.
Wrong. - By: Mrs. Susan E. A. Andrews, 15 Aug 2008 
This is not the David Lynch movie but the TV mini series. Completely different. Rather good actuallly.
Space sand in my space gusset - By: Ramsey Tupper, 11 Aug 2008 
What merry business is this alll about. Sandy spice rubbish, alien alienation again. Everyone knows aliens are not like they are depicted in here. Sting's acting is rubbish too, he ought to stick to what he did best which was ponce about with too much hairspray miming to sub reggae tinged guitar pop pap. This films only redeeming feature is that it goes off, eventuallly.
Not bad, but could have been better - By: Blackmixen, 12 May 2008 Although this David Lynch adaptation of the books does them no justice what so ever I still enjoyed the film both on its original release & even now. No film is ever going to be like the book & some, like this, are extremely removed from their original written version.
Although it is 24 years old it is not a bad film to watch & it did lead me into reading the books when I was older.
Amazon is confusing this film with the SCI-FI Channel mini series & vice versa which is a whole different kettle of critical sand trout.
