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Re: Dune
« Reply #175 on: March 28, 2022, 10:37:32 AM »
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Re: Dune
« Reply #176 on: March 28, 2022, 10:42:01 AM »
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Re: Dune
« Reply #177 on: March 30, 2022, 01:56:11 PM »
Scrolling around HBO last night and I saw that Dune (1984) version is playing!

So I port over and... someone screwed up!

It's the 2021 version being billed as the 1984 version.

About damned time that it gets to HBO (as opposed to HBO Max)!
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Re: Dune
« Reply #178 on: March 30, 2022, 03:46:05 PM »
Scrolling around HBO last night and I saw that Dune (1984) version is playing!

So I port over and... someone screwed up!

It's the 2021 version being billed as the 1984 version.




What a horrible movie.

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Re: Dune
« Reply #179 on: April 01, 2022, 07:19:22 PM »
Just finished watching it on TV. I recorded it from HBO a few days ago.

Even on my small screen it's an incredible movie.
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Re: Dune
« Reply #180 on: April 04, 2022, 09:15:43 AM »


What a horrible movie.


Wait... what?

Which one? The 2021 version or the 1984 version?

The 1984 version certainly wasn't a great movie, but it had its charms and Lynch actually made a pretty good movie given the constraints of fitting a 9 million page book into a 2 hour movie.


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Re: Dune
« Reply #181 on: April 04, 2022, 10:30:06 AM »

Wait... what?

Which one? The 2021 version or the 1984 version?

The 1984 version certainly wasn't a great movie, but it had its charms and Lynch actually made a pretty good movie given the constraints of fitting a 9 million page book into a 2 hour movie.

The 1984 version you saw must have been a totally different 1984 version than the one I saw.

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Re: Dune
« Reply #182 on: April 04, 2022, 11:47:08 AM »
The 1984 movie was a decent highlight reel, but far too campy for my taste.  It did have memorable visuals.
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Re: Dune
« Reply #183 on: April 04, 2022, 11:51:36 AM »
The 1984 movie was a decent highlight reel, but far too campy for my taste.  It did have memorable visuals.


Yeah, it was straight up 80's sci-fi cheese. Schlocky, but fun enough to enjoy with a couple beers.

It was no Ice Pirates, though...  =D

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Re: Dune
« Reply #184 on: April 04, 2022, 11:57:38 AM »
"but far too campy for my taste. "

Yes, it was very campy, which is part of its overall fun.

It's the big hair movie of 1980s sci fi movies.
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Re: Dune
« Reply #185 on: April 04, 2022, 07:22:49 PM »
It was no Ice Pirates, though...  =D


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Re: Dune
« Reply #186 on: April 05, 2022, 12:42:44 PM »
The 1984 movie was a decent highlight reel, but far too campy for my taste.  It did have memorable visuals.
I thought I was hallucinating when I first saw this scene.



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Re: Dune
« Reply #187 on: April 05, 2022, 01:24:31 PM »
THERE ARE FOUR SLOW STUNNER PELLETS!
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Re: Dune
« Reply #188 on: April 06, 2022, 07:26:06 AM »
To answer a question that had popped up in my mind on whether or not Alia referred to the Baron as grandfather in the book.


In the new movie, the Baron refers to the Duke as "cousin."

I knew in the book that there had been some indications that the Harkonens and Atreides houses were related by blood.
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Re: Dune
« Reply #189 on: April 19, 2022, 09:20:10 AM »
The Riout 102T Alérion Ornithopter; Frank Herbert’s Inspiration?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj5r9kgni78
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Re: Dune
« Reply #190 on: April 22, 2022, 03:45:52 PM »
Dune 2021's "Sand Screen" Method VFX Breakdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5H8Nfl-pGw
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Re: Dune
« Reply #191 on: May 13, 2022, 01:09:54 PM »
Not sure how I feel about this especially with José Ferrer still stuck in my mind as the Emperor


Christopher Walken set to spice up Dune: Part Two
The veteran actor will portray Emperor Shaddam IV in Denis Villeneuve's sequel
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Re: Dune
« Reply #192 on: May 13, 2022, 02:41:04 PM »
Walken:  "I gotta have more cowbell spice!"
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Re: Dune
« Reply #193 on: May 13, 2022, 04:56:57 PM »
Actually, I think Walken would have made a GREAT Baron Harkonnen...
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Re: Dune
« Reply #194 on: May 13, 2022, 05:09:30 PM »
Actually, I think Walken would have made a GREAT Baron Harkonnen...

Well, he's not a floating fat man, but he does float, and he walks without rhythm, so doesn't attract worms, so he should be in the movie.

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Re: Dune
« Reply #195 on: May 26, 2022, 08:49:17 AM »
 Timothee Chalamet replaced by Elmo in Dune
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHK5fBm1YWk
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Re: Dune
« Reply #196 on: August 19, 2022, 09:41:17 AM »
HBO is running Dune again.

I watched it for the 5th time.

It's still *expletive deleted*ing awesome!
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Re: Dune
« Reply #197 on: August 19, 2022, 10:23:35 AM »
It is an excellent movie!

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Re: Dune
« Reply #198 on: August 19, 2022, 10:32:03 AM »
Timothee Chalamet replaced by Elmo in Dune
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHK5fBm1YWk

I didn't see that before.... that is some funny *expletive deleted*it!
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Re: Dune
« Reply #199 on: August 19, 2022, 10:46:49 AM »
There were only a few choices about that movie that I think could have been done better.

The movie removed Piter de Vries personality... which was very vivid in the book.  I think that was kind of a missed opportunity.  They did also drastically alter the personality of the Baron, but I have no complaints, as he was very well done.  His portrayal was actually scarier than the book.

The movie also did not include the scene of Dr. Yueh talking with Lady Jessica about Yueh's wife. This would have made the plot more make more sense.  It is my understanding the scene was filmed, but removed.  I don't know why.