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Dune Apocalypse

 

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Alec Newman, James McAvoy, Julie Cox, Ian McNeice, Alice Krige and Steven Berkoff
Three Wolves
RRP: £19.99
THW002
Certificate: 15
Available 18 February 2013


The House of Atreides has emerged as a superpower of Dune's planet Arrakis. However, the rule of the government is not wholly universal, there are numerous corrupt adversaries, the greatest being the fallen Baron Harkonnen who strikes to regain control of his old Empire, Dune, with it's mystifying life-force, and all it symbolises to the galactic order...

Previously released as a three disc collection, and under the original 2003 miniseries broadcast title of Children of Dune [see our original review of that release], Dune Apocalypse simply repackages the original release - but across two discs instead of the original three - with no additional extras. In fact there were a few issues I had with this release that made me question who was in charge of repackaging this.

Firstly, the new DVD cover makes it look like a new animated film. I couldn't fathom why this had deliberately been remarketed under a new title. If I were a cynic, I'd think that it was a blatant con to get Dune fans to pick it up again thinking it was something they hadn't seen.

Then there's the fact that the lip synch is way off during Susan Sarandon's first scene and the heinous crime of editing off (rather badly) the end credits for episodes one and two.

The series itself is still an impressive feat for a TV miniseries and while the CGI looks a little dated by today's standards, it's still a beautifully shot and realised project.

The only extra is Making of... (13 min, 25 sec). If you don't already own this, then it's worth getting hold of. It's just a shame that there seems to have been a bit of sly marketing that spoils everything.

7

Darren Rea

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