Comments on: David Lynch’s DUNE: The Third Stage Edition http://fanedit.org/957/ The wonderful world of movies - edited by fans for fans Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:32:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Moshmothma http://fanedit.org/957/comment-page-1/#comment-12060 Moshmothma Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:48:54 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=957#comment-12060 Just watched this awesome work again. Man, what a great job!! This is the version of Dune everyone should get to see. If you do another version, use the bluray and upscale the extended footage :) thx Just watched this awesome work again. Man, what a great job!! This is the version of Dune everyone should get to see. If you do another version, use the bluray and upscale the extended footage :)
thx

]]> By: cashiers http://fanedit.org/957/comment-page-1/#comment-11566 cashiers Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:55:11 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=957#comment-11566 This is everything I could have asked for in Dune. Thank you so much! This is everything I could have asked for in Dune. Thank you so much!

]]> By: phineasbg http://fanedit.org/957/comment-page-1/#comment-10213 phineasbg Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:45:15 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=957#comment-10213 Sasha: Your work on your blog looks INCREDIBLE! I can't wait to see this! Sasha:

Your work on your blog looks INCREDIBLE! I can’t wait to see this!

]]> By: Sasha http://fanedit.org/957/comment-page-1/#comment-10212 Sasha Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:04:08 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=957#comment-10212 Thank you very much... I really enjoyed your re-edit of this classic movie, and personal favorite of mine. There is NOTHING like DUNE. This cut really helps flesh out the story and fills in all those plot holes so evident in the theatrical cut, but without the ham fisted mishandling prevalent in the extended edition - damn I HATE the male narrator and crap drawings at the start of that one. Pity you had to use the 3rd stage guild navigator voice from that cut... I do prefer its voice in the theatrical version but I know the track isn't long enough for the extended scene. It is much closer to what was intended and I think you've done a great job - though I would have trimmed back of few of the carrying bodies in and out of room sequences that get very repetitive in the middle of the film (After the Harkonnens attack). Also really liked the fact the the DVD menus were well done and the music choice was great. The "deleted" scenes were also very interesting. This is currently My preferred version of Dune to watch! Would be great to track down some of the behind the scenes footage that is out there somewhere! The story behind the making of this film is almost as interesting as the final film itself! "Welcome to the convention!" There is no way you can remove the inner-voices from the movie... just look at the reinstated scene of Jessica and Shadout Mapes witht the crysknife and you see Jessica standing there doing nothing but in the script there are inner-voice lines that explain what she is thinking. I've never understood why some people have real trouble with inner-voice/thought/voice-overs. (Blade Runner is another good example LOL). Another scene that really needs the voice over is when the Duke is looking out the window on Arrakis and Thufir comes in to explain about the prophecy. It has certainly inspired Me to continue working on My own fan-edit version, though I am actually attempting to "redo" several of the special effects sequences I was unhappy about in the movie - in particular the thopter flight sequences. (See more at http://dunese.blogspot.com/) Regards Sasha Thank you very much…
I really enjoyed your re-edit of this classic movie, and personal favorite of mine. There is NOTHING like DUNE.
This cut really helps flesh out the story and fills in all those plot holes so evident in the theatrical cut, but without the ham fisted mishandling prevalent in the extended edition – damn I HATE the male narrator and crap drawings at the start of that one. Pity you had to use the 3rd stage guild navigator voice from that cut… I do prefer its voice in the theatrical version but I know the track isn’t long enough for the extended scene. It is much closer to what was intended and I think you’ve done a great job – though I would have trimmed back of few of the carrying bodies in and out of room sequences that get very repetitive in the middle of the film (After the Harkonnens attack).
Also really liked the fact the the DVD menus were well done and the music choice was great. The “deleted” scenes were also very interesting.
This is currently My preferred version of Dune to watch!

Would be great to track down some of the behind the scenes footage that is out there somewhere! The story behind the making of this film is almost as interesting as the final film itself!
“Welcome to the convention!”

There is no way you can remove the inner-voices from the movie… just look at the reinstated scene of Jessica and Shadout Mapes witht the crysknife and you see Jessica standing there doing nothing but in the script there are inner-voice lines that explain what she is thinking. I’ve never understood why some people have real trouble with inner-voice/thought/voice-overs. (Blade Runner is another good example LOL). Another scene that really needs the voice over is when the Duke is looking out the window on Arrakis and Thufir comes in to explain about the prophecy.

It has certainly inspired Me to continue working on My own fan-edit version, though I am actually attempting to “redo” several of the special effects sequences I was unhappy about in the movie – in particular the thopter flight sequences. (See more at http://dunese.blogspot.com/)

Regards
Sasha

]]> By: zenslinger http://fanedit.org/957/comment-page-1/#comment-10113 zenslinger Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:02:11 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=957#comment-10113 This is incredible work. Congratulations. I'd respectfully ask cinedream to reconsider the importance of the voiceover ("out loud thinking") to this film before asking for it to be deleted. I left a long message on the following forum making comments and asking Phineasbg questions if anyone's interested (especially Phineasbg himself!): http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/David-Lynchs-DUNE-The-Third-Stage-Edition/topic/7563/page/5/ This is incredible work. Congratulations.

I’d respectfully ask cinedream to reconsider the importance of the voiceover (“out loud thinking”) to this film before asking for it to be deleted.

I left a long message on the following forum making comments and asking Phineasbg questions if anyone’s interested (especially Phineasbg himself!):

http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/David-Lynchs-DUNE-The-Third-Stage-Edition/topic/7563/page/5/

]]> By: cinedream http://fanedit.org/957/comment-page-1/#comment-10066 cinedream Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:02:20 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=957#comment-10066 Love It, but if you ever do a 4th stage Dune, I would love to see the movie without the out loud thinking....that would be awesome. Love It, but if you ever do a 4th stage Dune, I would love to see the movie without the out loud thinking….that would be awesome.

]]> By: col.hutty http://fanedit.org/957/comment-page-1/#comment-9963 col.hutty Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:48:29 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=957#comment-9963 I am an extended edition buff and have a big collection of original ones and all the fanedits from here. Many extended editions do not add anything to the movie, just add more useless scenes. I will rate the ones here. Rating criteria: image quality, sound quality, 3x improvement, overall. Image Quality: 7 of 10 Sound Quality: 7 of 10 Improvement: 8 of 10 Overall: 8 of 10 I am an extended edition buff and have a big collection of original ones and all the fanedits from here.
Many extended editions do not add anything to the movie, just add more useless scenes. I will rate the ones here.
Rating criteria: image quality, sound quality, 3x improvement, overall.
Image Quality: 7 of 10
Sound Quality: 7 of 10
Improvement: 8 of 10
Overall: 8 of 10

]]> By: Molasar http://fanedit.org/957/comment-page-1/#comment-9346 Molasar Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:15:00 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=957#comment-9346 FanEdit Review by Molasar Title/FanEditor: David Lynch’s Dune: The Third Stage Edition by PhineasBg & Nighthawks Prologue: I love Dune. Besides The Keep, being a fan of David Lynch’s Dune has been tough over the years. I have read the book and watched the Sci-Fi Channel mini-series. They simply do not hold a candle to David Lynch’s oft-maligned vision. The film is gorgeous to look at. Bob Ringwood’s costumes are phenomenal in and of themselves – the still suits are one of the best costumes ever put on celluloid. Add to that the amazing set design, the awesome cinematography by Freddie Francis and the extraordinary effects work by Carlo Rambaldi and Albert Whitlock and you have a misunderstood masterpiece. I could care less that Lynch changed the story. I love every frame of the theatrical cut. I have seen the extended TV edition many times. It features more good things to see and hear but the cut was nonsensical. PhineasBg and Nighthawks have created something very special. Using the shooting draft of Lynch’s screenplay (which I have read), they have reconstructed the film in a way that every Dune fan has to see. The Edit: What’s best about this fan edit is they rearranged the extended edition and added in the deleted scenes for a complete version of David Lynch’s film. The cuts are seamless. The rearrangement of the scenes, compared to the confusing TV cut, is perfection. Everything is there. For those who want all the deleted scenes and the "painting narrated" prologue – they’re presented as Special Features. Nothing is lost. The only complaint I have is that the deleted scene footage is not very good – no fault of the faneditors so there are no deductions. They have done the best they could. Their inclusion is not distracting because the editing and sound syncing is so well done. Biggest and best improvement -- the blue Fremen eyes added to the extended footage. Totally cool. This is my new version to watch when I give Dune a spin. Simply excellent. *****/***** Image Quality: Besides the aforementioned deleted scene footage, everything else looks very good. Colors are rich and blacks are deep. I noticed some jaggies and moiré effects on striped areas, like Feyd’s chest. Given these limitations, I still think fans will be very pleased with the video quality of this presentation. ****/***** Audio Quality: Although the audio is listed as 5.1 surround, it really isn’t. The sound field is center-heavy. I did not hear anything from my rears and no LFE whatsoever during the film. The audio is loud and clear, free from pops or hiss yet I can’t help but wish that the sound field was wider and more enveloping. To be fair, the DVD special edition is not a great 5.1 soundtrack. It’s not one I’d use to show off my system. This one's just fine. ***.5/***** The DVD: Static menus. Specials Features include deleted scenes and the prologue – for us “completists.” ****.5/***** Overall Rating: Simply the best version of Dune out there. A must for fans. ****.5/***** Epilogue: Whenever Dune comes up in conversation, I will recommend that its detractors see this cut. They won’t be able to deny that David Lynch’s stunning epic is not as bad as they remember. MOLASAR HAS SPOKEN. Reviewed using Sony 51” 16x9 RPTV with Oppo DVD player upconverting to 1080i via DVI and Onkyo 650 Watt 5.1 surround sound. FanEdit Review by Molasar

Title/FanEditor: David Lynch’s Dune: The Third Stage Edition by PhineasBg & Nighthawks

Prologue: I love Dune. Besides The Keep, being a fan of David Lynch’s Dune has been tough over the years. I have read the book and watched the Sci-Fi Channel mini-series. They simply do not hold a candle to David Lynch’s oft-maligned vision. The film is gorgeous to look at. Bob Ringwood’s costumes are phenomenal in and of themselves – the still suits are one of the best costumes ever put on celluloid. Add to that the amazing set design, the awesome cinematography by Freddie Francis and the extraordinary effects work by Carlo Rambaldi and Albert Whitlock and you have a misunderstood masterpiece. I could care less that Lynch changed the story. I love every frame of the theatrical cut. I have seen the extended TV edition many times. It features more good things to see and hear but the cut was nonsensical. PhineasBg and Nighthawks have created something very special. Using the shooting draft of Lynch’s screenplay (which I have read), they have reconstructed the film in a way that every Dune fan has to see.

The Edit: What’s best about this fan edit is they rearranged the extended edition and added in the deleted scenes for a complete version of David Lynch’s film. The cuts are seamless. The rearrangement of the scenes, compared to the confusing TV cut, is perfection. Everything is there. For those who want all the deleted scenes and the “painting narrated” prologue – they’re presented as Special Features. Nothing is lost. The only complaint I have is that the deleted scene footage is not very good – no fault of the faneditors so there are no deductions. They have done the best they could. Their inclusion is not distracting because the editing and sound syncing is so well done. Biggest and best improvement — the blue Fremen eyes added to the extended footage. Totally cool. This is my new version to watch when I give Dune a spin. Simply excellent. *****/*****

Image Quality: Besides the aforementioned deleted scene footage, everything else looks very good. Colors are rich and blacks are deep. I noticed some jaggies and moiré effects on striped areas, like Feyd’s chest. Given these limitations, I still think fans will be very pleased with the video quality of this presentation. ****/*****

Audio Quality: Although the audio is listed as 5.1 surround, it really isn’t. The sound field is center-heavy. I did not hear anything from my rears and no LFE whatsoever during the film. The audio is loud and clear, free from pops or hiss yet I can’t help but wish that the sound field was wider and more enveloping. To be fair, the DVD special edition is not a great 5.1 soundtrack. It’s not one I’d use to show off my system. This one’s just fine. ***.5/*****

The DVD: Static menus. Specials Features include deleted scenes and the prologue – for us “completists.” ****.5/*****

Overall Rating: Simply the best version of Dune out there. A must for fans. ****.5/*****

Epilogue: Whenever Dune comes up in conversation, I will recommend that its detractors see this cut. They won’t be able to deny that David Lynch’s stunning epic is not as bad as they remember.

MOLASAR HAS SPOKEN.

Reviewed using Sony 51” 16×9 RPTV with Oppo DVD player upconverting to 1080i via DVI and Onkyo 650 Watt 5.1 surround sound.

]]> By: hips http://fanedit.org/957/comment-page-1/#comment-8775 hips Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:22:39 +0000 http://fanedit.org/?p=957#comment-8775 This is the best fan-edit of DUNE I have seen out of all the versions out there. The editing that was done certainly rivals all the rest. This is very close to Lynch's original intent, as all the anomalities of the Smithee version have been removed. A fantastic job you guys! I urge you to seek this out! This is the best fan-edit of DUNE I have seen out of all the versions out there. The editing that was done certainly rivals all the rest. This is very close to Lynch’s original intent, as all the anomalities of the Smithee version have been removed. A fantastic job you guys! I urge you to seek this out!

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