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  1. Jim Barg

    David Lynch's DUNE--new DVD (merged thread)

    Being a fan of the movie, I'm looking forward to finally snagging a copy of the film on DVD. I haven't been able to slog through the Smithee cut whenever it's on the Sci-Fi Channel, though (wonder if they'll show it in widescreen sometime in the next few weeks?). Perhaps I'll be able to finally...
  2. Jim Barg

    David Lynch's DUNE--new DVD (merged thread)

    I can't argue with that... The use of Toto instead of a traditional composer may have been a Dino De Laurentiis mandate, in order to 'appeal to the younger crowd'. There's the example of Queen on Flash Gordon, and on the Conan the Barbarian score CD's liner notes, it's mentioned that the...
  3. Jim Barg

    David Lynch's DUNE--new DVD (merged thread)

    I dig the score. I remember when my brother and I caught the Smithee cut on Sci-fi a couple of years ago, and he laughed out loud when the 'Music Composed and Performed by Toto' credit appeared on screen. I insisted that it was actually one of the strongest parts in the film (he didn't...
  4. Jim Barg

    David Lynch's DUNE--new DVD (merged thread)

    Ah. Thanks for clearing that up for me, Grant. That cover does look awfully similar to the Fifth Element SE... I just hope that most of the UK extras are ported over, especially the documentary. Otherwise, I might be looking to import.
  5. Jim Barg

    David Lynch's DUNE--new DVD (merged thread)

    Surprised this isn't two-disc... but at least the extended cut's in widescreen.
  6. Jim Barg

    David Lynch's DUNE--new DVD (merged thread)

    Holy crap! I never thought that the TV cut would ever get a legit R1 release... Perhaps there won't be new supplements, but I can't imagine there being multiple cuts with no extras whatsoever on the set.
  7. Jim Barg

    David Lynch's DUNE--new DVD (merged thread)

    Any rumblings on this? Or did the rumor not pan out?
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