It was okay, but in my opinion, way too short. Epic sci-fi saga that was only 2 hours and fifteen minutes long?
We don't really get to know the characters that well (I don't know if that is true to the book or not, since I haven't read it) so I didn't really care when they were killed.

Crap. Emo Star Wars that doesn't have much to do with the book except bullet points. And no real mention or example of melange, the fucking coin and power of the empire, societies and individuals. Just ignore that for almost 3 hours and toss in more fight scenes.
There's no way I would have enjoyed the book and series so much if it was written like this movie.

^ I was under the impression that it was producing Paul's rampant visions after arriving on the planet and that its production was Leto's primary concern. But I've never read the books.

I have tried to read the book a couple of times, the last being about 25 years ago (I'm 55). I would put it down a few dozen pages in and not pick it back up, but I still have it and will probably give in another go, because I thoroughly enjoyed this film.

Charlotte Rampling was great. Rebecca Ferguson was outstanding - loved what she did with her face and hands when she was frantic. Sandworms were well done. Spaceships and all of the tech design was really fun, and the interiors were great - when the Baron and his people have Paul's father in extremis at the end of that insanely long table, I thought, "I could spend most of my day in that room." Loved The Voice and can't wait to hear it in a theater with a great sound system.

I'm not a huge Hans Zimmer fan. Some parts of the score I enjoyed, others I thought were either over-the-top or stock "desert culture" shit that pretty much anyone could have done. Would have loved to hear what Jóhann Jóhannsson might have done with it.

I would really have liked to have seen this as a limited series with a massive budget, because the world-building was so good and I wanted to see more of every culture and every bit of design. I watched it at home and will be going to see it next week in IMAX.

Thumbs up.

iembalm wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 12:03 pm
Charlotte Rampling was great. Rebecca Ferguson was outstanding - loved what she did with her face and hands when she was frantic. Sandworms were well done. Spaceships and all of the tech design was really fun, and the interiors were great - when the Baron and his people have Paul's father in extremis at the end of that insanely long table, I thought, "I could spend most of my day in that room." Loved The Voice and can't wait to hear it in a theater with a great sound system.

I'm not a huge Hans Zimmer fan. Some parts of the score I enjoyed, others I thought were either over-the-top or stock "desert culture" shit that pretty much anyone could have done. Would have loved to hear what Jóhann Jóhannsson might have done with it.

Yes! I'd get so much done too.

boilermaker wrote: It was okay, but in my opinion, way too short. Epic sci-fi saga that was only 2 hours and fifteen minutes long?
We don't really get to know the characters that well (I don't know if that is true to the book or not, since I haven't read it) so I didn't really care when they were killed.

Agreed. Saw a little blurb by the actor who played Thufir where he said some of the minor characters had deleted scenes where we'd get to know them better.

VaticanShotglass wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 3:45 pm

boilermaker wrote: It was okay, but in my opinion, way too short. Epic sci-fi saga that was only 2 hours and fifteen minutes long?
We don't really get to know the characters that well (I don't know if that is true to the book or not, since I haven't read it) so I didn't really care when they were killed.

Agreed. Saw a little blurb by the actor who played Thufir where he said some of the minor characters had deleted scenes where we'd get to know them better.

I'm sure after Part Two comes out in a couple years we'll end up getting extended versions of both movies. Plus there's at least one HBOMax series already planned and Villeneuve has said he might also makes a Part Three based on Dune Messiah.

I'd love a Dune Messiah.

I just saw this posted on a Facebook movie group for sake of its writing "style." Its pretty funny. These A.I. are getting smarter all the time.

STAR WARS? OCT. 18, 2021 - What Even Is Dune? By Claire Lampen

Dune. Dune! Dune? Everybody is talking about Dune — and has been for years, partially because the coronavirus pandemic pushed back the movie’s release date by a whole 12 months. But now, the big day, D-Day (Dune Day), is finally upon us, meaning the time has come to answer the single largest question regarding this movie’s debut: What even is Dune anyway?

Some people seem to view Dune as comparable to The Lord of the Rings, though as a person who loves and has a memory for The Lord of the Rings, I find the parallel grating: (1) because LOTR came first (and, in his own words, J.R.R. Tolkien “dislike[d] Dune with some intensity”), (2) because LOTR is fantasy, and (3) because its story line is actually pretty straightforward. Whenever I attempt to get a grip on the details of Dune, however, they pop out of my hands like little wet soaps, which is to say it’s like they’re doing it on purpose and to spite me.

Washing is not without its trials.

But then our colleagues at Vulture posit that whether or not you like the movie actually isn’t the point — the point is atmosphere and, in the case of this specific remake, that so many big names (Timothée Chalamet! Zendaya! Oscar Isaac!) signed on as actors. Why would they do this? What is so special about Dune? What even is Dune? All reasonable questions, some of which I will attempt to answer. Let’s go.

Read on yourselves to learn how this epic quest fares.

Edit: I'm sorry but this article continues to fascinate me. Is this text generator what they are calling a "Zoomer" these days?

A hero’s tale set simultaneously in space and the desert; is Dune actually Star Wars?

Though I have seen neither film, I do not think Dune is Star Wars. I know it is not Mad Max: Fury Road because I have seen Mad Max: Fury Road, and le petit Monsieur Chalamet never showed his finely chiseled face. But suffice to say, Dune combines the dustiness of the latter with the spaciness of the former. Apparently, Dune had some influence on Star Wars, so you will be forgiven for believing the two franchises are one and the same; if it helps you to think of them this way, that is fine with me.

If Dune is not Star Wars, then … what is it? I do not feel this question was sufficiently answered above!

Then we get this fine, fine summary.

What I am getting from this reel is Timothée Chalamet is in flux and is maybe also a witch; certainly, he is vexed by the sandstorm inside his brain. “There’s a crusade coming,” and in order to win it, he must be able to withstand all the pain in the box; he must also get better at sword-fighting. Li’l Timmy Tim feels extreme pressure because people keep handing his father planets, better and better planets, only Daddy keeps ruining them. Unfortunately, because of the hereditary nature of power in stories like these, the sins of the father will fall upon our boy’s cherubic head. Some bald villain intends to pick off Timmy’s family members like rats in a trap and then! Then there is the butthole worm.

I mostly enjoyed it, although as 'part 1' it is a hostage to the sequel. Liked the way it made Paul a victim of long term schemes.

It is long, though, and feels long. I find it hard to believe they couldn't have lost, say, half the premonitions where Chani is shot from behind.

And yet it doesn't find time to fill out the world. You don't need to understand most of what is going on, just have some business going on to make the world feel alive, and alien (especially this). The Lynch version is at least good at that, they just skipped the narrative. This version has lots of people walking slowly through big, mostly empty, rooms before something happens.

We giggled every time they did the sand walking, and I thought Paul was going to pull out a Chapman stick on the beach and solo away. Maybe it will happen in the extended cut?

Another issue I had is, if you look at say, The Godfather: Part One, it stands on its own as a film. Dune: Part One does not.