Dune (2020)

nu_11 said:

Ya guys... I'm certainly not hyped to see Zendaya as Chani. The only thing I've seen her in was that Spiderman movie.

Dune is my favorite series of all time too.

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You need to read more.

My experience, twice, has been to run out of steam somewhere in book 4...? About 18 months ago I bought 6 of them again, and read the first, but then switched over to a Kindle so they are gathering dust on my shelf (I immediately bought and reread the Malazan series on the Kindle so that took a little time). I am hoping a little age makes the Dune series more accessible to me...?

Anyway, what I am implying is that the first book makes for good movie, but I am not sure how the rest translates, purely based on my own lack of traction in the source material.

The first book is a classic. The rest get fuckin weird.

God Emperor of Dune is possibly the best sci fi book of all time. Keep going, its worth it.

The 'prequels' that his son wrote are... weird in a different way.

I read the first book, but I prefer the movie. David Lynch weirdness is just my cup of tea.

TBT-TheBigToe said:

This will end up being ‘okay’. Visually wonderful, well acted, but the writing will lack. Thy will fail to hit on critical story elements due to Social Sensitivity and completely change others because “they know how to write it better for screen”.

You Dune fans will be, at best, not overly disappointed but ultimately confused about whether or not you liked the film;

Exactly like me with Brad Pitt vs The Zombie Armageddon (World War Z)

Edit: I hope I am wrong and this film is amazing, I have just lost faith in big budget movie making and the process of adapting beloved materials for film.

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This is certainly possible. But I have some hope since we're talking about a director that got a studio to bankroll a 150 million dollar arthouse noir movie.

At least Disney isn’t making it

TBT-TheBigToe said:

I have just lost faith in big budget movie making and the process of adapting beloved materials for film.

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Lord of The Rings happened almost 20 years ago, your point is quite understandable since nowadays, Hollywood producers most of the time are on set rainmakers. That's why Scorsese went to Netflix, it's really hard to have a big budget movie made without "development executives" harnessing your creative decisions on a daily basis. It's an endless struggle and while you could cut corners for some modern flick, it's kinda hard being a director, filming Dune scenes knowing some of them are gonna get the producer axe at some point.

Bondurant said:

Lord of The Rings happened almost 20 years ago, your point is quite understandable since nowadays, Hollywood producers most of the time are on set rainmakers. That's why Scorsese went to Netflix, it's really hard to have a big budget movie made without "development executives" harnessing your creative decisions on a daily basis. It's an endless struggle and while you could cut corners for some modern flick, it's kinda hard being a director, filming Dune scenes knowing some of them are gonna get the producer axe at some point.

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I rewatched the whole trilogy last weekend and god damn what a masterpiece of film making. Shame we'll never see a movie series like that again.

Don't care for remaking Dune yet again but I'm less unsure although not unwary of Villeneuve after a string of good movies.

Dale Cooper is the only Paul Atreides.

I mean they are just advisors.

This movie will most likely end up being a somewhat washed out version of blade runner 2049.

I expect stunningly brilliant visuals, a striking soundtrack, and solid acting.

Pacing will probably be fucked, as the original Dune story is grueling, and long as fuck. Its a magnificent work, truly original and very interesting. Also a story with a proper ending, where you feel like you didnt waste your time, given how profound the climax is. But it is a spiraling, sometimes drawn out narrative.

I wonder how Villanuavue (sp?) will handle the fremen shit, and the scenes in the desert. Heres hoping the chrys knife ends up being featured and is awesome.

He has so many ripe opportunities to turn shit in the book into awesome entities on screen. Like weirding modules, spice eyes, worms etc.

At the very least this will be worth one theatre visit.

Jozu said:

He has so many ripe opportunities to turn shit in the book into awesome entities on screen. Like weirding modules, spice eyes, worms etc.

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You are a bad person.