Dune: Part Two (2023)

Dr.Retarded · Dec 12, 2023

Izo said:

The miniseries are really underrated. I remember watching both on SciFi. Think I still have the directors cut of the first one on DVD somewhere. Yeah the production levels are pretty low budget, but they stayed pretty true to the books if I remember. They were almost more like stage plays.

Izo · Dec 12, 2023

Dr.Retarded said:
They were almost more like stage plays.

Precisely. I love both miniseries very much for this exact reason. Sad they didn't do more. They complement the books and the movies so well, I think.

Dr.Retarded · Dec 12, 2023

Izo said:
Precisely. I love both miniseries very much for this exact reason. Sad they didn't do more. They complement the books and the movies so well, I think.

Was a little jarring when they changed some of the actors out in the second one, and it definitely seemed that the production values went down some with swapping early days of CGI green screen. They haven't aged well, but I'm not really that concerned when the acting and faithfulness was so good. I think there was talks that sci-fi was going to continue putting out additional miniseries and working through the books, but you know that Network, wasn't getting the ratings with the second one, and they 86ed any future adaptations.

Dr.Retarded · Dec 12, 2023

Was thinking about it, and the wife and I had watched the latest movie back when it was out on HBO because she didn't really know much about it but was interested. Got done watching it and then immediately tried to look for the original mini series. Just wasn't that happy with the movie despite the fact that it looked amazing, just felt hollow.

There's a pretty good rendering of it on YouTube. Haven't been able to find a decent version of the second one though. Figured I'd share it because it's out there for free.

Edit: was mistaken, same guy has the second one. I must have watched a different upload.

Siliconemelons · Dec 12, 2023

The mini series was good and also had… the best character… development…

Drinsic · Dec 13, 2023

that's a solid trailer - yeah, it seems to show bits from the entire plot, but I'm not really sure you'd be able to piece it all together without having read the books to begin with.

rhinohelix · Dec 13, 2023

Way too much Chani seemingly speaking out against Paul/Bene Gesserit "Way" in the 3rd trailer; I guess they have her trying to save Paul from becoming the Mahdi? Way too much Zendaya in the trailers altogether.

Super excited for the movie, though, and the inevitable supercut extended version.

Homsar · Dec 13, 2023

Izo said:

Uck I forgot about McAvoy was in this. He's one of my favorite actors

Dr.Retarded · Dec 13, 2023

Homsar said:
Uck I forgot about McAvoy was in this. He's one of my favorite actors

Think it was one of his first roles.

amigo · Feb 13, 2024

Didn't he get the memo? He's a white guy, turning gay won't score him enough DEI points these days. He should start chopping off his appendices and mutilating his kids.

Also, looking forward to download the shortened edition, with that annoying Z gen-Z bitch removed. Ruins every movie she's in.