Dune (4k Ultra HD + Blu-ray) [4K UHD]

Making a Dune movie (or series) has been tried many times but this is by far the best job to date. I first read Dune over 40 yrs ago and have read it several times since, so I'm pretty critical of any movie or series. The 1984 version was very good but I loathed it's idea for 'Voice' and the 'Weirding Way' of fighting. Another attempt had an open-air waterfall on Dune and I wondered if they even bothered to read to book at all. This film is very, very good in both those areas. It's handling of Voice is -almost- perfect. And water (I should say moisture) discipline on Dune is treated well - though I am making allowance for what the poor video effect would be of having Fremen wearing covering caps, forehead pads, and using their mask all the time outdoors. That may be more correct but it would make filming difficult. They did use the full cap and mask on the one real 'sand crossing' they made, though. A lot of side stories were left out but nothing that was critical in my opinion. If they had put everything into the movie they would barely make it to Dune before running out of time and it would have to be at least a 4-part 'movie'. All in all I think Denis Villeneuve's Dune attempt is excellent so far and I expect great things from Pt 2. I was really happy to see the studio approve Pt 2 as quickly as they did. ***Some Spoilers*** - I loved the use of the desert mouse over and over in various scenes. Hopefully, this is foreshadowing of what's to come. - Their treatment of ornithopters was --awesome--, dragonflies instead of birds but the effect is so great I would call it an improvement over the original (though the double-seater craft should have been front-back wings instead of over/under). If Herbert had known more about dragonfly aerodynamics he may have taken that approach, too. - Their handling of the worms was -magnificent- and worth every penny they spent for the CGI on those and their effect on the sand around them. The sand waves the worms made was great. They really brought home the impact of something so large on such small creatures like men and even not-so-small machines like the harvester. - The Imperial Testing Station was a bit out of line with it's open ceilings but they did have the plants and the original explanation of why it was there. They even covered the ornithopter that brought everyone to the station. - Kynes' death scene was a bit different but the original would have taken much more time and this adaptation was acceptable. - The first sand crossing for Paul and Jessica was done really well, clear down to the drum sand, and included an added scene where they rest out in the desert, which was excellent. - The fight with Jamis was not in sietch like the original but I understand they were making a hard cut between Part 1 & Part 2 - making it obvious Pt 2 will be mostly with the Fremen including in sietch. - I wasn't too happy about the troop not wearing their caps on their way to sietch Tabr but that's the only real fault I have with the movie. Though I did approve of the Fremen's handling of Jamis' body. I can't wait for Pt2!! PS I did remember one other Big Oops in the movie. During the Harkonnen invasion of Arrakeen there was a (what looked to be space-ship mounted) laser being used in one scene. To me, that completely negated the whole explanation of why lasers aren't in common use as a weapon.

Good movie. Image and audio quality top notch. Packages well.

EXCELLENT!

Dune is one of the two most iconic works of fiction of the mid 20th Century, the other being "The Lord of the Rings". Both books were major milestones in their genres and for much the same reasons. Dune was the first true space-epic in a very real sense. It was three or four times the length of any of its contemporaries and this as much as any thing set it apart. A book of this length has a lot in it and this makes it difficult to adapt. Add to this a density of material and a faithful adaptation becomes extremely difficult. While the original 1980s "Dune" adaptation wasn't great, it was far from horrible. The special effects were incredible, especially of the Sandworms. In the early 2000s, the SciFi channel (now SyFy) adapted it into a limited-run series but deviated so far from the original that it was unrecognizable. This new adaptation has gone back to the source material and done what couldn't be done previously, thanks to the development of CGI. With very few exceptions, this is a truly faithful adaptation. However this is only part one - which is a good thing. It's not possible to tell this story properly with a single film, even if it runs to 3 hours. One major change from the Novel is that Dr. Kynes, the planetologist, has had a gender swap and is now female. This makes no real difference to the role and so it is inconsequential. Most of the noticeable changes are of this kind - they don't violate the original at all. The only thing that annoyed me mildly was that I didn't know this was just part one until after I had seen it the first time. I have bad memories of Ralph Bakshi's "Lord of the Rings" adaptation where the proposed second film was never made. Happily that is not the case with this franchise. I firmly believe that this new interpretation of "Dune" does a fantastic job of adapting difficult material and this film is definitely worth seeing and owning.

El bluc Ray está bien pero el DVD no lo reproduce por el código de región

A great movie with a great dolby atmos sound track.

Entrega rápida, som incrível, imagem expetacular!

日本語は字幕吹き替え共ありません

Llegó con su cubierta de carton (slip cover) en buenas condiciones. En cuanto a la película como tal, me parece que tiene una gran imagen, pero aun mejor es su excelente mezcla de audio. Esto sumado a lo interesante de la historia, hace una experiencia inmersiva y que hace valer la pena su adquisición. En mi caso la encontré a una super oferta (menos de 500 pesos) y creo que valio muchísimo la pena. Ver esta película en realidad es una experiencia muy agradable.