The Dude Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) I haven't watched the whole thing yet (lately my attentions pan for movies is very lacking), but so far I'm digging it. Damn good cast, great effects, great look, but I feel like I'm supposed to know more about these characters than I do. I enjoyed the movie from the 80s as a kid, and this is nothing like I remembered that shit. And what's with this director, loving loud bassy noises as part of his soundtrack. It got annoying to me in the Bladerunner remake, and it's noticeable in this one. What's everyone's thoughts? Edited November 21, 2021 by The Dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Haven't gotten to it yet. Maybe this week, or this coming weekend. Gotta make sure I've got the time. Excited to see it, though. Was a big fan of the first remake in the early 2000s. Fear is the mind killer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Def going to check this out at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 As a huge Dune, I loved the movie. It was great seeing something as monumental as Dune was, get its due on the big screen. It was two and a half hours, but seemed like an hour and a half. Great cinematography, music (although I do agree with Dude on the loud bass) and sound design. I'm sure it will be nominated for all three of those. I also thought the casting was really good too. I'm excited to see where it goes. I read the six Frank Herbert Dune novels when I was in Junior High, and they were almost life changing. Also, the old Dune PC games were some of the first computer games I played back in the early 90's. A friend and I would pull all nighters playing them. lol Good memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 John Harrison's three-part series re-make in 2000 is so underrated. I'm gonna try to watch the 2021 remake this week and then go back and re-watch the 2000 version again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I agree! Also the Children of Dune mini series they did is fantastic as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlairBettsBlocksEverything Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I really liked Dune. Only issue was that it felt like this movie was purely meant to set up the next parts in the series, if that gripe makes any sense. Either way, I'm in for the rest of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Yeah, I know what you mean. It's still really good, but also feels incomplete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoMinutesForNothing Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 What the crap is this? I'm an hour and 17 mins into this and they have done nothing but talk. It's a bunch of alien political crap or something? I could be watching CNN for this. I have no idea what it's supposed to be about or what any back story is and I've never seen the original but I'm so bored. Maybe I just can't watch science fiction anymore. I end up turning so much stuff off and I used to watch everything. I hate all the new comic book movies and I like Star Wars cuz I already know who the people are. I don't know who these dune people are, but they're boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoMinutesForNothing Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 2 mins later stuff just started exploding. Maybe this will get interesting, but Jesus Christ it took long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoMinutesForNothing Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 They're fighting but they're holograms? It doesn't make any sense. The people that like this must be the same people that are buying NFTs. I'm done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Holograms? Shields. They establish that those are a thing within the first half hour. It’s almost like a science fiction world is gonna have technology that’s different from ours and other sci-fi worlds. The movie is fantastic. It’s not some summer blockbuster filled with nonstop action. It’s actually well-paced, shot beautifully and is one of Zimmer’s best scores in years. I haven’t seen the original, the series or read the books and most of the information was digestible. They either give you visual answers or flat out give exposition through dialogue. Some people need constant pew pews and boom booms I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 The score is experimental audio sensory music, made to simulate actual effect on screen when, say, sand worms rise you feel like you’re standing on the sand. It’s incredible effect in theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 18 minutes ago, Valriera said: The score is experimental audio sensory music, made to simulate actual effect on screen when, say, sand worms rise you feel like you’re standing on the sand. It’s incredible effect in theater I'm a huge fan of Hans Zimmer and I think this is some of his best work in years. He went bananas for Dune and composed tons of extra music. There are already three albums out including the score and conceptual pieces/suites for various themes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 yeah he's a fucking legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 On 10/29/2021 at 11:15 AM, Drew a Penalty said: Holograms? Shields. They establish that those are a thing within the first half hour. It’s almost like a science fiction world is gonna have technology that’s different from ours and other sci-fi worlds. The movie is fantastic. It’s not some summer blockbuster filled with nonstop action. It’s actually well-paced, shot beautifully and is one of Zimmer’s best scores in years. I haven’t seen the original, the series or read the books and most of the information was digestible. They either give you visual answers or flat out give exposition through dialogue. Some people need constant pew pews and boom booms I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Preach!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 On 10/29/2021 at 11:15 AM, Drew a Penalty said: Holograms? Shields. They establish that those are a thing within the first half hour. It’s almost like a science fiction world is gonna have technology that’s different from ours and other sci-fi worlds. The movie is fantastic. It’s not some summer blockbuster filled with nonstop action. It’s actually well-paced, shot beautifully and is one of Zimmer’s best scores in years. I haven’t seen the original, the series or read the books and most of the information was digestible. They either give you visual answers or flat out give exposition through dialogue. Some people need constant pew pews and boom booms I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Marvels rotted peoples brains lol. “I need explosions and quips every minute!!” 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 6 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said: Marvels rotted peoples brains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 On 11/5/2021 at 1:05 AM, Patrick Bateman said: Marvels rotted peoples brains lol. “I need explosions and quips every minute!!” this movie makes everything marvel does look like tokenized representational circle jerks of a friday meeting. I find it hard to watch any of them after dune, which was outrageously good and uncompromising in its pursuit of what it was doing, for better and for worse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Valriera said: this movie makes everything marvel does look like tokenized representational circle jerks of a friday meeting. I find it hard to watch any of them after dune, which was outrageously good and uncompromising in its pursuit of what it was doing, for better and for worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew a Penalty Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Yeah, I disagree with that. Enjoying Dune doesn't preclude you from enjoying MCU movies and vice versa. I enjoy both and I expect both to provide me with entirely different experiences. MCU films are easy to digest popcorn flicks which can't really be compared to a denser plodding sci-fi epic like Dune. That's not an issue of quality of film, it's an issue of expectations. There are some really high quality MCU films, but they're limited in their artistry because they have a certain formula to follow. A Dune-like Marvel movie probably wouldn't work. Eternals got flack for not having the action set pieces of other Marvel films in addition to being hampered by a slow and long story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 The mcu formula is appease whichever group your lead is representing so they buy your tickets and merchandise, and not, make movies that are good, like it used to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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