Dune (1984)

Films and the critics who hate them (741 movies items)

"Most sci-fi movies offer escape, a holiday from homework, but Dune is as difficult as a final exam. You have to cram for it. - Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine The problem is that the imagery isn't rooted in any story impulse, and so its power dissipates quickly. - Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader This movie is a real mess, an incomprehensible, ugly, unstructured, pointless excursion into the murkier realms of one of the most confusing screenplays of all time. - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Sever"

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Movie Diary - February 2013 (17 movies items)

"I think Dune was quite the funniest David Lynch movie I've seen yet. Partly involuntary funny of course. For example I laughed my ass off every time Sting appeared in the movie. Couldn't stay serious, I don't know why myself. On the whole it wasn't that high flyer I wished it was, but you should watch it anyway. "

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"23.1. Netflix"

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"DVD"

A Complete review of David Lynch's work (26 movies items)

" Cast : Kyle MacLachlan, Sean Young, Brad Dourif, Linda Hunt, Virginia Madsen, Silvana Mangano, Everett McGill, Jack Nance, Jürgen Prochnow, Sting, Dean Stockwell, Max von Sydow, Alicia Witt What was it about? A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis when they assassinate his father and free their desert world from the emperor's rule. My two cents: Even though it is probably the least regarded movie made by David Lynch, it has now reac"

Film Inspired Foods - Part II (Rough Draft) (11 movies items)

" Chai-Spiced Bread Bread ¾ Cup sugar ½ Cup Butter – Softened ½ Cup Prepared Tea 1/3 Cup milk 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 eggs 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons backing powder ¾ teaspoon ground cardamon (this is the key spice to this bread) ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon cloves For a Glaze 1 Cup powdered Sugar ¼ teaspoon vanilla 3 to 5 teaspoons of milk Cinnamon optional 1.Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease bottom only of 8x4 or 9x5 inch loaf pans with cooking spray or butter. "

Failed movie franchises part 2 (62 movies items)

" Note : Dune could have been a epic sci-fi movie franchise and it could have been the next Star Wars at the time. The movie end up getting mixed reviews from critics and it performed poorly at the box office which scrapped plans to make more Dune movies. "