A thread about the Denis Villeneuve-helmed reboot of DUNE

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I appreciated his making Dunkirk. We needed more movies making Churchill a hero and celebrating the English fighting spirit.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 15:34 (two years ago) link

lol

lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 15:35 (two years ago) link

matthew mcconaughey whispering through his daughters wall from the fifth dimension... we go to space when really all we wanted... was to come home

lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 15:37 (two years ago) link

i only vaguely remember what sort of bullshit was in the martian, im mad at scifi now, anyway dude was cool in that it was more about cool shit than fake deep shit

lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 15:39 (two years ago) link

went to see this at the actual cinema last night, my wife hated it, more on the fence myself, certainly the cinematography and sound was excellent, yet it didn't quite draw me in enough, it was really very pretty but uninspiringly so. could not stand the action scenes (with a few exceptions all fighting on screen is of no interest to me), and would have liked a lot more of the expected mesmerising hallucinatory dialogue-free long tracking shots.

in the real world where nobody is throwing away their money on sci-fi epics in the tarkovski or even malick mode, then I am happy that this exists, it just isn't for me.

edited to reflect developments which occurred (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 15:41 (two years ago) link

👏👏👏 you forgot these Alfred 👏👏👏

calzino, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 15:52 (two years ago) link

liked this a lot, although i read the book recently enough that i cant get a sense of how well it explained everything bc the details are all fresh in my mind.

only complaint is tbh i am sick beyond measure hans zimmer and his booming bellowing featureless sonic mush, when will we be free of this guy already. in particular hated that recurring vocalization, which felt extremely hack & lazy to me. wish western filmmakers & composers would find a different sound to denote 'exotic religion' & 'desert landscapes' in 2021 ffs

nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:22 (two years ago) link

wish western filmmakers & composers would find a different sound to denote 'exotic religion' & 'desert landscapes' in 2021 ffs

Joel Osteen singing psalms flying over Arizona desert.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:25 (two years ago) link

I watched some promo piece about how Zimmer went about writing this soundtrack, just thousands of hours of creating instruments and talking to disparate musicians and experimenting and then we get the soundtrack and... it's just more Hans Zimmer noises.

Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:26 (two years ago) link

like the Stones working with the Dust Brothers and walking out with a song sampling k d lang

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:27 (two years ago) link

i was expecting to dislike zimmer's score, and i def eco the feeling that the vocalizations are very played out. there were def good moments though, especially the hair-raising sounds during the gom jabbar scene and the scene on the sarduakar planet

grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:54 (two years ago) link

More accurate, Hans Zimmer noises.

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 17:11 (two years ago) link

lol yes there was plenty of that one particular hans zimmer noise, which really only makes sense in a theater, and even then is not quite what it was a decade ago

grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 17:22 (two years ago) link

I did think less soundtrack than sound design (and as such enjoyed it). It really almost wanted to be the anti-Toto soundtrack, barely anything resembling a hook!

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 17:37 (two years ago) link

it's pretty amazing that Toto brought way more chunky guitar riffing than you get from virtually any other sci-fi epic, who'da thunk?

Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 17:43 (two years ago) link

Watched the new one this past weekend. It's so dull! And that scene near the end where Paul says DESERT POWER is like a Chevron commercial. Lynch Dune is 1000x better.

Jaime Pressly and America (f. hazel), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 17:48 (two years ago) link

what was the deal with the bagpipes then?

edited to reflect developments which occurred (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 17:55 (two years ago) link

Has Villeneuve explained why Paul no longer has a younger sister?

but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 17:58 (two years ago) link

Because said younger sister hasn't been born yet in the movie's timeline.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:00 (two years ago) link

He mentions he knows his mother is pregnant and there's that one vision sequence where she's holding a baby with blue eyes, which will almost certainly be Alia.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:01 (two years ago) link

what was the deal with the bagpipes then?

Ah the bagpipes. Exact quote from the art book, I kid you not: "A week before filming the Atriedes landing on Arrakis, Denis woke up with an idea. He had been dreaming of bagpipes."

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:03 (two years ago) link

as one does

Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:04 (two years ago) link

is that a Sting lyric

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:05 (two years ago) link

Would have been awesome if instead of bagpipes it was, like, a New Orleans brass band.

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:06 (two years ago) link

If I were Villeneuve I would have had some alien playing space bagpipes, not a Scottish guy from 10 millennia ago

edited to reflect developments which occurred (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:10 (two years ago) link

i for one noticed how many hooks were in the zimmer score. it was v striking to me

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:11 (two years ago) link

pic.twitter.com/BhMAJAQ1LT

— Timothée Chalamet (@RealChalamet) October 26, 2021

lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:14 (two years ago) link

Would be funny if it was already done, much like how they didn't announce it was Part 1 of 2 until well into the advance PR campaign.

but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:16 (two years ago) link

That would kinda great.

Anyway, amazing:

In honor of the new Dune film, here’s a photo I took in 2018 sitting across from Timothée Chalamet reading dune on the F Train pic.twitter.com/yfxFSUp1lo

— Matt Starr (@HelloMattStarr) October 26, 2021

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:16 (two years ago) link

they actually have 9 dunes in the can

lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:17 (two years ago) link

lol wtf are those huge yankees sneakers

lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:18 (two years ago) link

Chalamet in that picture about as far into the book as many make it.

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:20 (two years ago) link

Chalamet's hair as far out of the cap as I would allow.

So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:21 (two years ago) link

when you're alone
and life is getting you lonely
ye can always go
ach
dune two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjhNhM1_CmA

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:22 (two years ago) link

Amazing picture, lol

jmm, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:23 (two years ago) link

not a Scottish guy from 10 millennia ago

In all fairness, the only thing we can be truly sure of is death, taxes, and some Scottish guy playing the bagpipes

Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:24 (two years ago) link

Planned release date is October 2023. Seems quick but hey.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link

i wanna see more of the dune

STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link

Extended Dune.

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:27 (two years ago) link

Dune Cut: The Dune, The Whole Dune, and Nothing But the Dune (Part One).

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:28 (two years ago) link

feel like they should be able to make a dune in one year dont see the problem

lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:28 (two years ago) link

Dune in tomorrow and find out!

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:30 (two years ago) link

Tagline: "It Continues."

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:30 (two years ago) link

All the sand was a total David Lean ripoff

Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:31 (two years ago) link

I heard they actually used some of the same sand used in "Lawrence," in homage.

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:32 (two years ago) link

Part 3: "Dune Done"

jmm, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:34 (two years ago) link

Yeah if they ever actually get around to a third movie I can't wait for some of the attempted explanations beforehand.

"Wasn't Jason Momoa killed?"

"...yes...but he'll have a love interest!"

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:36 (two years ago) link

Anyone else notice the distinct lack of buggies in this movie? Was that an oversight, or did Villeneuve intentionally cut them out?

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:36 (two years ago) link

I thought it could have benefited from an english patient or two

Andy the Grasshopper, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:44 (two years ago) link


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