So crazy that a movie set on a desert planet would have a lot of earth tones. Imagine!
People want to pre-emptively hate this movie for the dumbest of reasons.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 26 August 2021 13:40 (three years ago) link
lol jon i’m right here you know
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 26 August 2021 14:55 (three years ago) link
That second sentence wasn't directed at just you though, it just seems like there are so many people just looking for any excuse to hate this pre-emptively.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 26 August 2021 15:07 (three years ago) link
I liked Bladerunner 2 fine and I don't understand the hate for Villeneuve but I really do hate that kind of jokiness, it definitely put me off a bit.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Thursday, 26 August 2021 17:26 (three years ago) link
also Dune is pretty special to a lot of us and we have been hurt SO MANY TIMES
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 26 August 2021 20:30 (three years ago) link
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTIxMjQ2OTU4M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzY0MTQ2._V1_.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 26 August 2021 20:33 (three years ago) link
It's been a few years of worry, yes
https://www.vulture.com/2017/03/looking-back-at-all-the-utterly-disastrous-attempts-to-adapt-dune.html
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 26 August 2021 20:34 (three years ago) link
But the Lynch and Jodorowsky versions were the best types of disasters
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Thursday, 26 August 2021 23:36 (three years ago) link
for a truly faithful adaptation, each screening of dune should have someone dressed up as princess irulan sitting in the front row, and she would pause the movie every five minutes to read a paragraph or two from one of her dozen books
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Thursday, 26 August 2021 23:46 (three years ago) link
go on
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 27 August 2021 03:11 (three years ago) link
Princess Irulan is the Adrian Mole of Arrakis
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 27 August 2021 03:27 (three years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/sep/03/dune-review-denis-villenueve-venice-film-festival
Xan Brooks gives it five stars and says calls it "quite often sublime"
― calzino, Saturday, 4 September 2021 14:33 (three years ago) link
DUNE is a *massive* disappointment. the cinematic equivalent of getting a novelty-sized check for six dollars. hype is the mind-killer. here's my review: https://t.co/CcYaboWjFi pic.twitter.com/YeyDojfT85— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) September 3, 2021
― Number None, Saturday, 4 September 2021 14:56 (three years ago) link
Opinions are divided!
― Mr. Cacciatore (Moodles), Saturday, 4 September 2021 19:33 (three years ago) link
i always love the early “LISTEN UP NERDS: IT SUCKS”
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 4 September 2021 19:40 (three years ago) link
Haha. Yeah, that IndieWire review is swinging for the clicks.Read a few reviews for this and even the lukewarm ones seem to readily offer up “breathtaking” etc. when talking about it as a visual spectacle and that’s kinda 80% of what I’m here for.
― circa1916, Saturday, 4 September 2021 20:11 (three years ago) link
otm me too
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 4 September 2021 20:37 (three years ago) link
And then it turns out it's just wall to wall scenes of Jason Momoa wearing only that Sting-style jockstrap, something which would NEVER appeal to anyone I know amon--what?
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 4 September 2021 20:40 (three years ago) link
Variety’s review of #Dune has me feeling like #Bakka*. The whole thing’s sprinkled with a faux-dumb tone, a cool kid trolling for nerd. “Oh, you like Star Track? Who’s your favorite character, Dr. Spock?”*The One Who Weeps— Michael Chabon (@michaelchabon) September 4, 2021
― groovypanda, Saturday, 4 September 2021 20:49 (three years ago) link
I've reverted back my 12 yr old state of mind that watched the Lynch one 30 odd years ago, not even hearing it!
― calzino, Saturday, 4 September 2021 21:06 (three years ago) link
honestly the only thing i like about Momoa being in it at all is that he ~spoilers~ (though admittedly he seems well-cast as Duncan) not much of a fan myself
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 4 September 2021 21:14 (three years ago) link
Ok, saw this last night **spoilers** This is a very sombre movie, sombre colour palette/ costuming, positively, its faithful to the books, the bits I remember, much more than Lynch (who was all over the place, in that regard). I thought I would feel the same about this as I did about blade runner 2049 and that proved to be true. It's not completely style over substance but I did struggle with the dialogue and attitude to storytelling, there's a real lack of weight in so many scenes that it flits by leaving you struggling to connect with the characters. I thought immediately afterwards, was there a single line of dialogue that felt delicious, that cuts through a scene and leaves you smirking with joy or gasping? No, not for me...I know this ensemble is way more capable than this and you do wonder if many scenes were finished and they looked at each other and thought, 'well, I hope that will come good in post". It left me feeling I need to stop watching movies and read more books or go to the theatre.
― Swanswans, Friday, 17 September 2021 08:55 (two years ago) link
"Step one: be Jason Momoa."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8y30Uyqc1E
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 22 September 2021 23:14 (two years ago) link
US tickets on sale.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 4 October 2021 22:50 (two years ago) link
And one last trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0HgHet0sxg
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:14 (two years ago) link
Separately, though, of all the mockbusters that ever mockbusted thanks to Asylum...wow. Just wow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwVZ-2WuJo4
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 7 October 2021 22:01 (two years ago) link
“There’s more than one worm!?”
― circa1916, Thursday, 7 October 2021 23:36 (two years ago) link
camp is the mindkiller
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 8 October 2021 05:51 (two years ago) link
should I watch this or
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 14 October 2021 23:55 (two years ago) link
um YES
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 15 October 2021 00:20 (two years ago) link
Watch all the versions at once.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 15 October 2021 01:20 (two years ago) link
now?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 October 2021 01:32 (two years ago) link
Whenever you’re of a mind.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 15 October 2021 01:38 (two years ago) link
leaked
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 17 October 2021 15:14 (two years ago) link
Sean Young is in Planet Dune? Wtf?
― Cow_Art, Sunday, 17 October 2021 15:18 (two years ago) link
Is she in the David Lynch version? Is it some sort of tribute?
― Double Chocula (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 12:31 (two years ago) link
Very much loved this, but was expecting to given I loved Villeneuve's last two sci-fi movies. Kinda feel Swanswans' point that the dialogue could be sharper, but the visuals, the atmosphere, the characters... it's what I wanted a Dune movie to be
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 14:05 (two years ago) link
I did too, watched it last night, I couldn't help but run dialogue from the Lynch version in my head though, to see what the contrasts were like. Agree about the dialogue, v sad not to have seen a Guild Navigator also.
― Maresn3st, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 14:10 (two years ago) link
Saw it tonight and I vote...pretty good! No, not perfect -- and I won't compare it to Lynch as that's its own thing with his own obsessions -- but I liked it a lot better than his Blade Runner film and it generally hits a really solid run of key beats from the book. I would like to see part two happen for sure.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 October 2021 05:21 (two years ago) link
v sad not to have seen a Guild Navigator also
We do get that one...thing, though. The 'pet' on Giedi Prime.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 October 2021 05:22 (two years ago) link
hey, this was good
― mookieproof, Friday, 22 October 2021 05:35 (two years ago) link
Know nothing about the lore, never read the books or seen other adaptations: really enjoyed this. Wanted it to keep going.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 22 October 2021 05:47 (two years ago) link
i didn't know it was only part one and was increasingly like 'wait how are they gonna fit all this other stuff in' until i realized
― mookieproof, Friday, 22 October 2021 05:52 (two years ago) link
I think it was smart of them to have the 'Dune Part One' on the title card, honestly.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 October 2021 06:20 (two years ago) link
I only just figured out that they have not filmed part 2 yet - thought it was filmed but the expensive post-production was not done. It's gonna be an eternity to get that second part, if indeed it happens at all
― Vinnie, Friday, 22 October 2021 06:31 (two years ago) link
Yeah part of me is all "They really should have just done this like LOTR and did the whole damn thing," but on the flip the book covers three years' time so...it could work? Though there's still a key moment in the book that hasn't been reached before the big time jump to the final section said three years later.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 October 2021 06:34 (two years ago) link
I assume Tiny Tim will need to eat some protein between shoots.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 22 October 2021 06:42 (two years ago) link
My guess would figure the cut off would be after Jessica takes the water of life and then Paul rides the sandworm for the first time being the end.
― earlnash, Friday, 22 October 2021 10:33 (two years ago) link
You’ll see!
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 October 2021 13:49 (two years ago) link
I don't expect to read the novel, so when I watch this weekend I hope to enjoy it at the level of Tolkienland, whose books I also haven't read.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 22 October 2021 14:23 (two years ago) link