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Q: the following review encompasses two versions of dune :
dune : the theatrical version ( 1984 ) runtime : 137 minutes capsule review : cut down to just over two hours by nervous studio executives , the theatrical version of dune is a spectacular mess and may be incomprehensible to those unfamiliar with the book .
the film 's visual splendour , mystical beauty and impressive action scenes only partly compensate for gaping holes in the narrative .
dune : the extended version ( 1988 ) runtime :
189 minutes capsule review : a bit of a throw - together assembled by mca tv special projects for cable television .
it was disowned by director david lynch
but it 's considerably closer to his original vision by virtue of its improved characterisation and clearer storyline .
quality dubs of this version from the out - of - print japanese laserdisc release are available from various dealers on the world wide web .
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* * released in 1984 and made on a then mammoth budget of $ 40 million , the film of frank herbert 's cult novel dune was eagerly awaited by sci - fi fans .
director david lynch ( blue velvet , eraserhead , twin peaks ) was working on his biggest production to date , a mammoth undertaking filmed under trying conditions on location in mexico .
the screenplay was lynch 's own , chosen after the script submitted by original author herbert was rejected .
dune is set in a universe ruled by powerful families overseen by a successive line of emperors .
the key to cosmic power is the planet arrakis ( dune ) , a windswept desert planet that 's home to giant sandworms and the precious spice melange .
the spice is the most valuable commodity in the universe .
it extends the life and expands the consciousness of those who consume it .
most importantly , it allows the navigators of the spacing guild ( once human but now hideously mutated ) to " fold space " and navigate their spacecraft across mammoth distances instantaneously , enabling interstellar commerce and trade to flourish .
lynch 's film by necessity excises parts of the book while retaining the story 's two main strands .
one is the long - standing rivalry between two families , houses atreides and house harkonnen , and their battle for lucrative mining rights on arrakis .
the second strand is the emergence of young paul atreides as the reluctant messiah long - awaited by the natives of arrakis , the fremen .
the deeply religious fremen want control over their homeworld , and young paul may be the fulfilment of their prophecy that a man would come from the outer worlds and lead them to freedom .
unfortunately , this epic story unfolds in a confusing and haphazard manner in the theatrical cut of the film , which runs 30 to 60 minutes shorter than what lynch originally intended .
the thinking among universal 's oh - so - wise money men was that films over two hours in duration were not popular with audiences at the time and would not do well at the box office .
with lynch 's initial cut running at closer to three or more hours , the studio demanded that further cuts be made .
what a great idea !
why not trim down an already complex film so as to make it almost incomprehensible ?
the most glaring consequence of this one - eyed stupidity is a hopelessly jumpy narrative , leaving us with badly underdeveloped characters .
thus their personalities are vague , their motivations unclear and , in the case of paul 's father duke leto , their demise rather meaningless .
the end result is a distinct chill : we ca n't warm to most of the cast and we do n't care much for them .
and it hardly helps that the voice - over narration is sparse and that the dune - esque language and terminology sounds like so much gobbledegook to those unfamiliar with the book .
dune is also a very serous film .
the constant " self - talk " by various characters makes it so serious and self - absorbed at times that you may find it hard not to wince with embarrassment .
the overall impression is a world full of people so intense that no one is allowed a joke lest the universe come crashing down around them .
humour - or at least a gentle kind of humour as distinct from the harkonnen 's mad , sadistic kind - is hard to find .
you may balk at the comparison , but as a writer lynch could well have done with some lessons from george lucus ' star wars trilogy .
the theatrical version is still some way from being a complete disaster , however .
it still possesses enough of lynch 's stylistic quirks and enough visual invention to sustain the interest of viewers with a taste for imaginative sci - fi .
special effects whiz
carlo rambaldi 's giant sandworms are an awesome sight .
both the production design ( anthony masters ) and costume design ( bob ringwood ) are striking and original .
and the magnificent score by toto and brian eno is one of the most underrated soundtracks of the last twenty years .
with these elements in place and the benefit of freddie francis ' lush cinematography , the film is at least a feast for the senses .
see it in the widescreen format if you can .
and despite all the cuts , several cast members still make a strong impression , most notably kenneth mcmillan as the supremely nasty baron vladimir harkonnen .
sian phillips also registers strongly as the reverend mother gaius helen mohiam , leader of the bene gesserit religious order who 's secret aim is to manipulate paul 's destiny for its own shadowy ends .
as paul atreides , the young kyle maclachlan starts off somewhat shakily , but as his character grows in strength so does his performance
and he emerges as a credible leader of the fremen crusade .
the conclusion ?
any assessment of this film must take into account that frank herbert 's original novel is a complex piece of work and presents a tough challenge for any filmmaker .
david lynch took a brave stab at it and , partly due to forces beyond his control , ended up with an officially released version that fails in several key respects .
dune certainly confused and frustrated a lot of people on its release .
many chose to stay away altogether , as the film 's disastrous box office showing attests .
the extended version , however , is a rather different beast .
in 1984 lynch stated his intention to release his own special edition " director 's cut " of the film on home video , a clear indication of his dissatisfaction with the version that ended up in the theatres .
but , alas , he failed to do so , choosing to move on to other projects .
in a way , then , it is partly lynch 's own fault that what appeared instead was an unauthorised extended version , put together in 1988 by mca tv special projects for airing on cable networks in the usa .
stung into action , lynch successfully petitioned the director 's guild to take his name off the credits and replace it with " allen smithee " , the standard pseudonym for directors who wish to disown their own work .
he also had the screenwriting credit changed to the anonymous " judas booth " .
certainly , looking at the results of mca 's handiwork there 's at least half a dozen instances that , for sheer technical sloppiness , are good enough reasons for the director to object .
but these gripes must be considered in light of the improvements that the extended cut of dune offers in several crucial areas .
most of the changes involve the restoration or extension of cut scenes and the addition of extra narration , both of which fill many holes in the original version 's storyline .
paul 's relationship with his father and associates is more intimate , with moments of humour and warmth lacking previously .
the political skulduggery involving the emperor , the spacing guild , the bene gesserits and the two warring houses is far better explained .
paul 's initiation into the fremen way of life on arrakis is also fleshed out considerably .
and as further background , a new prologue has been added featuring narration and painted stills to give us a brief history of the dune universe .
as a piece of storytelling , then , mca tv 's version of dune is clearly superior .
as a piece of editing , however , it is at times surprisingly inept .
the use of painted stills in the new prologue works well enough , but their occasional appearance once the action begins is inappropriate .
there 's some sloppy cutting , too , and in a few instances shots even appear out of order .
and the use of repeated footage to fabricate certain scenes ( eg .
ships coming and going , soldiers coming and going ) is at times clearly out - of - context
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this is the kind of thing to which lynch objected , and
rightly so .
it should also be noted that several questionable scenes and shots from the theatrical version were deleted to satisfy the censorship demands of u . s . television .
but the most notable omission is a gratuitous piece of nonsense from lynch that was n't even in herbert 's book .
the scene features baron harkonnen killing a beautiful young man in front of his slobbering henchmen by pulling out his " heart plug " .
its a surreal and disturbing episode that 's very lynch - esque but adds nothing to what we already know
: the baron is a nasty piece of work .
despite its own peculiar flaws , then , the extended version of dune is a generally superior film .
all up , it contains 35 minutes of restored footage and approximately another 15 minutes of either altered , fabricated or newly created sequences . unless the idiosyncratic lynch has a sudden change of heart , the " alan smithee " version remains the closest we 'll get to what the movie should have been .
on repeated viewings , one suspects it is closer than what lynch would be prepared to admit .
still , as one of this century 's great science - fiction novels , some fans and perhaps the late herbert himself would argue that dune deserved a better fate in its transfer to the screen .
with rumours circulating of a new six hour mini - series planned by production company new amsterdam entertainment in 1998 , it is unlikely that we have heard the last of the dune saga .

A: N
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Q: while watching boiler room , i was constantly reminded of last year 's masterpiece fight club .
both films consist of a predominately male cast .
both films follow young men as they illicitly fight the traditional system for their own desires .
and both films are seen through the eyes of one narrator , who eventually realizes that these men have to be stopped .
while boiler room writer / director ben younger does not get his point across as well as david fincher does for fight club , he does contribute another impressive work to a series of films aiming to represent the new generation .
a generation which has seen the internet prosper and where everyone wants to be a millionaire .
paying homage to oliver stone 's 1987 classic wall street , younger is almost modernizing the tale by using younger , hipper actors to play the greedy villains as opposed to the older , more experienced types .
as is true in real life , younger minds are becoming richer and richer from their knowledge of more standard technology .
boiler room dismisses the notion of ingenuity and shows that greed and desire for power come in all ages .
another similarity with fight club is that both films are not action flicks .
some people are convinced that an all - male cast automatically means there must be gory violence , here is proof that this is not true . if you want to see an action movie starring ben affleck , go see reindeer games this weekend . if you want to see a smart , insightful film with excellent acting and a clever script , see boiler room .
giovanni ribisi gives an outstanding performance as the film 's narrator , seth .
after dropping out of college and running a lucrative gambling center for college students in his apartment , seth is offered a high paying job by a wealthy man ( nicky katt ) .
he agrees to take the job ( in which you are guaranteed to become a millionaire within three years ) of selling stock to well - off americans from the mid - west over the telephone and begins to fit in quite well with his co - workers .
learning tricky techniques to deceive innocent people into buying shares of a good in production , seth figures this is too good to be true .
after stumbling into a room at the wrong time , he knows there is something no good about this company .
at this point , seth is left with the ultimate choice ; continue with the american dream and make millions or tell the authorities that something fishy is going on .
ribisi is believable as seth especially when he shares scenes with ron rifkin , playing seth 's dad .
the two have perfect chemistry as a troubled father and son trying to impress each other and simultaneously impress themselves .
the transitions from anger to sympathy that these scenes contain
are the standout segments of the entire film .
the supporting cast of greedy co - workers is also flawless .
ben affleck shines in a short but sweet performance as a recruiter for the company , nicky katt is fabulous
as the ostensibly friendly boss who eventually becomes extremely jealous of seth , and vin diesel gives his best performance of his career as the foil character of nicky katt .
the energy of the cast as a whole makes boiler room
well paced and never boring .
the only major error in the film is that nothing major happens .
there is no big plot twist or climatic point to make the film more memorable .
due to the lack of a major event , boiler room never finds a suitable genre to fit into .
the movie is not intense enough to be a thriller , the romantic segments involving seth and abby ( nia long ) are not properly finalized , and the dialogue is n't funny enough to make it a comedy .
in having trouble to characterize the movie as a whole , boiler room is slightly confused at times .
it does n't seem to know which category to fit itself into .
one satisfying concluding scene could have changed the whole film for the better .
otherwise , the movie is fun to watch thanks to its lively cast of young actors .

A: P
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Q: what do you get when you slap together a movie based on a story by the legendary george lucas , directed by virtuoso director steven spielberg , and starring one of the biggest box - office stars in the world , harrison ford ?
you get one hot - fudge - rockin ' good time , that 's what you get ! ! !
plot : professor / archeologist indiana jones sets out to find the long - lost mystical ark of the covenant before the nazis get their grubby fingers hands on it .
adventures , snakes , romance and mucho action ensues .
critique : astounding movie packed with non - stop action , stunts galore , an interesting story line , great one - liners , a solid cast , a catchy musical score , and all the fun and adventure that you could squeeze into a two - hour thrill ride .
if you do n't enjoy this film , then you just do n't like action movies , period !
if you 're young , you 'll enjoy its humor , its cool action sequences and its gross - out factor at times .
if you 're a little older , you 'll appreciate the interesting plot line , the romance , and yes
, the mountains of adventure .
watching this movie made me feel like a kid again , dreaming and fantasizing about fighting the bad guys , travelling to different countries , making the impossible , possible !
harrison ford is perfect
as the every - man with the brains of a scientist and the brawn of an outdoors adventurer , and spielberg manages to achieve the ideal balance of action , fun , adventure and humor .
now if you really want to have a good time , check into this movie on the same night as its two sequels , rent a jug of iced coke , truckloads of nachos and salsa , an adventure hat and whip , and
prepare to gag yourself into a world of action - movie heaven !
little known facts about this film and its stars : this picture was nominated for eight 1981 oscar nominations , including best picture .
it lost that award to chariots of fire , but did manage to win for best art direction , best special effects , best film editing and best sound .
actor tom selleck was originally cast as indiana jones , but was committed to his hit tv show , " magnum p .
i .
" .
in filming the well of souls sequence , the producers scoured every pet shop in london and the south of england for every snake they could lay their hands on .
hence there are snakes that are identifiable from many different geographical areas .
however , once all the snakes were on set , it became clear that there were not nearly enough of them , so spielberg had several hoses cut into lengths , and these were used as well . looking closely , you can tell which are the real snakes and which are not .
an early draft of the script had indy travelling to shanghai to recover a piece of the staff of ra .
during his escape from the museum where it was housed , he sheltered from machine gun fire behind a giant rolling gong .
also in the same script , indy and marion flee the chaos caused by the opening of the ark in a wild mine - cart chase sequence .
both of these scenes were cut from the script , but ended up in 1984 's indiana jones and the temple of doom .
this film begins with a shot of a peak in the jungle which is reminiscent of the paramount pictures logo .
the same type of opening is present in its sequels .
jock 's airplane at the beginning of the film has the registration number " ob - cpo " .
this is a reference to obi - wan and c-3po from george lucas ' star wars ( 9 . 5/10 ) .
also , the hieroglyphics in the well of souls include engravings of r2-d2 and c-3po .
they can be seen on a post to the right of indy and sallah as they remove the ark .
the script originally included a long fight between a swordsman and indiana with his whip .
as legend has it , actor harrison ford was suffering diarrhea at the time , and asked if the scene could be shortened .
spielberg said the only way he could shorten it was if indy pulled out his gun and just shot the guy .
the entire crew laughed and that 's how it was filmed .
when indy first falls in the well of souls and is face to face with the cobra , you can see the snake 's reflection on the glass dividing it and harrison ford , also some fingerprints and stuff like that .
when indy is dragging along the ground , hanging onto the nazi soldier 's truck with the ark inside , you can see the pad that he 's being dragged on .

A:
P
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