Jodorowsky's Dune

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: March 21, 2014

8.2	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 65 Ratings

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LowbrowCinemaMar 25, 2014

Who knew cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky spent years on a film version of Frank Herbert's DUNE? JODOROWSKY'S DUNE is a true treat for film buffs but the doc suffers from the same platitudes you'd expect from a VH1 documentary. EverythingWho knew cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky spent years on a film version of Frank Herbert's DUNE? JODOROWSKY'S DUNE is a true treat for film buffs but the doc suffers from the same platitudes you'd expect from a VH1 documentary. Everything is brilliant, the best, and Jodorowsky is called a genius repeatedly. Really? His DUNE sounds both fascinating and trite at the same time. It would have been wonderful to have this film produced but what would have been the outcome? Planning does not a masterwork make. But Jodorowsky himself is great company and he comes across like an excited kid who carries no bitterness. Bravo to him!… Expand

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JLuis_001Aug 4, 2021

There are many things that can be said about what Alejandro Jodorowsky had in mind for Dune.
But there's an abysmal difference between what you imagine, plan, and dream, and what you actually end up creating and building.
AlejandroThere are many things that can be said about what Alejandro Jodorowsky had in mind for Dune.
But there's an abysmal difference between what you imagine, plan, and dream, and what you actually end up creating and building.

Alejandro Jodorowsky made an amateur's mistake. Being consumed by his ambition. Before he could even have guaranteed to start production.
As they say, he wanted to run before he could even crawl.

I don't deny that what he did may have been very big, and as the documentary itself shows, its influence is evident, even though it's mostly just storyboards, but I doubt very much that Jodorowsky would've created the film he had envisioned in his mind. Even if he had gotten away with absolutely everything, even the crazy 14-hour duration he proposed.

This is a documentary about a dream that couldn't materialize. It happens a lot in this art and business. This is no different.… Expand

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