Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
it’s probably best to focus on reviews of the film by critics who aren’t Bookwankers (trademark U75). You won’t get a fair review from people comparing it with the book
Dune - dir. Denis Villeneuve
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platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
This is one of the first times I've been a book wanker so I look forward to superciliously trashing various aspects and also spoilering bits whilst claiming they're not actually spoilers.
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
#lifegoals
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
I’ve never read Dune. It’s always looked very thick. Really very thick. Like, you’d need to rest it on something. I remember the film with Sting which I didn’t watch because it had music by Toto and even David Lynch told me not to bother. I think there were giant sand worms.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
I only know the famous bit which is all 'I must not fear, fear is the mind-killer' which always struck me as poorly written.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
I don’t know that bit, but I’d have used a colon. Or maybe a semi-colon if I was implying a “for”.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
It's actually a full stop in the original.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Hemingway would have approved.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
my encounters with Dune are limited to hearing these two bangers:
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
HIPPIE!
paul mckenna
Bellend
Saw this tonight and it was excellent. A slight slowdown in the final third but to be expected as half of a whole.
Such good aesthetics. Dunno if this is director or not but everything looked so cohesive. It's very similar in terms of scene pacing to Bladerunner 2, lighting etc. It's proper good
Such good aesthetics. Dunno if this is director or not but everything looked so cohesive. It's very similar in terms of scene pacing to Bladerunner 2, lighting etc. It's proper good
paul mckenna
Bellend
For such a big buildup thread i'm surprised no-one else has gone to see this seemingly
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
The worldwide release dates are staggered, so you'd have to be in mainland Europe or the ME to see it
Dune: Part One (2021) - Release info - IMDb
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We don't get it till October 21st , along with China and USA. Reason being, it will be on HBO Max on the same day (Warners pandemic strategy to recoup lost box office) which means a perfect pirate version will be available too. They want to get as much box office income as possible before then.
paul mckenna
Bellend
oh that sucks. Surprising, thought they were syncing more so nowadays. 4DX Imax here in AmsterdamThe worldwide release dates are staggered, so you'd have to be in mainland Europe or the ME to see it
Dune: Part One (2021) - Release info - IMDb
Dune: Part One (2021) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
We don't get it till October 21st , along with China and USA. Reason being, it will be on HBO Max on the same day (Warners pandemic strategy to recoup lost box office) which means a perfect pirate version will be available too. They want to get as much box office income as possible before then.
He sure likes his burnt orange lighting
Reno
The In Kraut
I saw this last night and I have to admit, it was far better than the trailers would have me believe. Visually it is spectacular, all the best stuff in terms of art direction and effects sequences, is not in the trailers. I've never read the novel, this type of sci-fi/fantasy world building with lots of made-up names and words isn't my thing, I only ever saw the Lynch movie. Even if narratively it was a mess in the second half, that film looked gorgeous, it was very ornate mixing a cyberpunk aesthetic with Elizabethan and Asian design elements.
The new Dune looks more sleek, taking its influences from more contemporary art and design, but it's very beautiful in its own way. With the plot being given more space to breathe, it's more coherent than the Lynch film though it only covers the first half of the novel, which still worked pretty well in the earlier film. I now really hope the second film will happen, because the Lynch movie rushed through the second half where it didn't make sense unless you had read the book (the producers forced him to cut a film shot for a three hour running time, down to two at the editing stage).
Just as in the first film, the characters feel flat, they are archetypes rather then fully rounded human beings, but a first rate cast helps with that. The first half of the film is quite slow, but in the second there are several spectacular action scenes and set pieces. The film does interesting things with scale, the humans are often dwarfed by enormous space ships and war machines. Even when the film was lagging, there was always something interesting to look at. It was also wonderful to see a big, spectacular blockbuster on a large screen again.
The new Dune looks more sleek, taking its influences from more contemporary art and design, but it's very beautiful in its own way. With the plot being given more space to breathe, it's more coherent than the Lynch film though it only covers the first half of the novel, which still worked pretty well in the earlier film. I now really hope the second film will happen, because the Lynch movie rushed through the second half where it didn't make sense unless you had read the book (the producers forced him to cut a film shot for a three hour running time, down to two at the editing stage).
Just as in the first film, the characters feel flat, they are archetypes rather then fully rounded human beings, but a first rate cast helps with that. The first half of the film is quite slow, but in the second there are several spectacular action scenes and set pieces. The film does interesting things with scale, the humans are often dwarfed by enormous space ships and war machines. Even when the film was lagging, there was always something interesting to look at. It was also wonderful to see a big, spectacular blockbuster on a large screen again.
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Reno
The In Kraut
Nope
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
Anywhere to stream it legally here in the UK?
My first 2 cinema visits since Covid have resulted in teenagers chatting for the entire length of one film, and a mother and daughter Snapchatting each other through the entirety of another. Fuck people.
I want to support this but if I can't I'll just torrent it.
Reno
The In Kraut
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I don't enjoy cinemas nowadays. Bizarrely enough given my day job, I think they're often way too loud.
ska invita
back on the other side
David Lynch, surprisingly, panics at bad reviews. Hes very sensitive. Ignore him, its great.
With you on the thickness. And theres a few books too I gather - all thick. Maybe in retirement...
Reno
The In Kraut
Lynch didn't panic at bad reviews, he wasn't allowed to make the film he wanted to make and as a result the second half of his Dune is a mess. He knew the film was doomed from the moment he was told to cut an hour out of it by the producer Dino De Laurentiis. He never made a big Hollywood film again and made sure he had final cut from then on.
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ska invita
back on the other side
Yeah fair enough but he really didnt like getting bad reviews for inland empire and hasnt made a feature film since! i was suprised to see him talk about that - he came across mortally wounded - he's not your usual cocksure director
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