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Title: Confused mess
Review: Dune, the critical and finacial flop that it was, should never have been made. Well, not in anything less than eight hours. I can't believe this never occured to David Lynch who gave a Readers Digest synopsis of Frank Herbert's book, the greatest sci-fi story ever written. The attempt to condense this MASSIVE story into one movie is beyond understanding - But that's Hollywood. And even Lynch's trademark eccentric touch is annoying - Think Eraserhead meets Star Wars.The sets are actually impressive (to a degree), but the visuals are some of the worst I've ever seen for a big budget sci-fi. They look like something out of some kind of cheezy Roger Corman flick from the 60's.You might find this movie somewhat understandable if you're a hardcore (and I do mean HARDCORE) lover of the tale. But if you haven't read the book, this movie is simply unintelligible crap.
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