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Madman (1982) ***1/2 out of ***** The Disaster Artist (2017) **** out of ***** Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) **** out of ***** Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017) **** out of *****
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Dune (1984) Alternative Edition Redux fanedit (178 min) 0087182.jpg I'm not going into the story on this one because i'm sure everyone's seem it already, it's a divisive film but i've always enjoyed it ever since i saw it at the cinema as a young kid. The problem most people have with the cinema version is that the universe is not very well explained and the story rushed. I've always seen it as a darker and more adult sci-fi film, and always really liked the design of the costumes specifically the desert and Harkonnen suits. dune-knife-fight.jpg Anyway after growing up with the cinema version i next moved on to the Tv version which i have, that version has extra scenes but screws up the pace and the way the story flows. The still drawing intro added to explain the story in more depth i found to be a load of shite. So basically both versions had their downpoints. dune-1984-sandworm-special-effects-review-600x330.jpg This version i watched has been put together by a fan and is to me a revelation. The maker has used the film and Tv versions and deleted scenes and has edited them together in a way that makes the pace so much better and makes it so much easy to follow the story. Instead of just placing all the scenes together he has been selective, removing the shite TV intro but cleverly incorporated elements of it into a history file that Paul reads at moments in the story. Also the Tv scenes have been rearranged so they make much more sense when fused with the original film. He has also removed much of the voice overs which were intrusive and used editing software to colour correct scenes and add minor edits to sound throughout. The story is now divided into four chapters like a book, apparently from online discussions this version seems to follow the original story more closely, also a plot point at the end has been altered in this version which apparently really pissed off Dune novel fans originally. I have to admit i have never made it all the way through the novel, which is probably why i enjoyed the film for what it was anyway. But anyway this alternate version for me was so much more immersive than either of the versions available on DVD/Blu and finally pulls all the elements together to make a coherent story. Lynch won't go back to do a Director's cut himself so as far as i'm concerned this is the best version at present and it really deserves to be released officially. As it is this is presently on a social media site beginning with Y.( make sure you enter the correct title as above) So if you are a Dune fan get it watched while you can. Czrch5mVQAIpwR4 (2).jpg New version 9/10
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Much as i'd have liked to have seen Jodorowsky's version, we would probably still be in the same situation if he'd made it. It would have been a unique vision of the book but would have been so confusing, bizarre and offbeat that obsessive fans of the novel would hate it as it would divert radically from the original. The film would surely have been taken out of his hands and re edited at some point and like Lynch's version it would have been filled with grotesque characters. As a filmmaker he's brilliant and a favourite of mine, but is not one of the most coherent directors.
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I've just been looking, and spotted there's a US WB Archive 6 film set, which is much less pricey. |
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I never got round to buying the original box set so was rather happy when the Archive version became available. After a bit of thread searching here's my copy. |
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Evil Brain From Outer Space (1964) More muricanised Asian mayhem. I is positive that it's Raymond Burr doing the voiceover. Featuring 'Starman' ... a flying cape 'from beyond'. Bonkers in an episodic way ....
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Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Disappointing compared to the great first Avengers film, but definitely still worth a watch. *** out of *****
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