knapplc Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 OK, this looks pretty awesome. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
DevoHusker Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 hour ago, knapplc said: OK, this looks pretty awesome. I will go to that...! I was a senior when the first one came out, so I have some foggy memories about it, but did think it was great, as a fan of The Police, that Sting had a big role. I also read the books, and thoroughly enjoyed the visuals Herbert was able to induce in your minds eye 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, DevoHusker said: I will go to that...! I was a senior when the first one came out, so I have some foggy memories about it, but did think it was great, as a fan of The Police, that Sting had a big role. I also read the books, and thoroughly enjoyed the visuals Herbert was able to induce in your minds eye The books were amazing. 2 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Trailer looks good. I'm sure I saw the first one but don't remember any of it. Would I need to rewatch that to understand this one? Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: Trailer looks good. I'm sure I saw the first one but don't remember any of it. Would I need to rewatch that to understand this one? You shouldn't. This is a stand-alone movie, so everything should be reasonably well explained. Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 3 hours ago, knapplc said: OK, this looks pretty awesome. 1 hour ago, knapplc said: The books were amazing. Dune is probably my favorite book. That trailer looks amazing, but it's a very difficult book to turn into a single movie, so I'm staying somewhat skeptical. 1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said: Trailer looks good. I'm sure I saw the first one but don't remember any of it. Would I need to rewatch that to understand this one? Don't watch the one from the 80's. It's not good. (I liked it as a kid but watching it as an adult it's just poorly done.) SyFy channel produced a miniseries about 15-20 years ago that was good especially considering the low budget. I recommend reading the book instead of watching either though. 1 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 minute ago, RedDenver said: I recommend reading the book instead of watching either though. Well, without sports this winter, I've thought about finding a good book to read. 1 Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, RedDenver said: Dune is probably my favorite book. That trailer looks amazing, but it's a very difficult book to turn into a single movie, so I'm staying somewhat skeptical. Herbert packed SO MUCH into that novel it is very hard to transition into one movie. They broke what amounts to a young adult book (The Hobbit) into three movies - you'd think Dune could have been green-lighted for at least two. 7 minutes ago, RedDenver said: Don't watch the one from the 80's. It's not good. (I liked it as a kid but watching it as an adult it's just poorly done.) The 1980s movie just doesn't hold up to today's standards - heck, it's light-years behind the Star Wars prequels or even the originals, really. I remember loving that movie as a kid, and was turned off by it as an adult. Same with Highlander, same with Legend. None of those movies look remotely good today. Quote Link to comment
ECisGod Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, RedDenver said: Dune is probably my favorite book. That trailer looks amazing, but it's a very difficult book to turn into a single movie, so I'm staying somewhat skeptical. It looks like they will be making it into two movies. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/09/09/dune-trailer-denis-villeneuve-sci-fi-epic-debuts-first-footage/5743039002/ 1 Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 28 minutes ago, knapplc said: Herbert packed SO MUCH into that novel it is very hard to transition into one movie. They broke what amounts to a young adult book (The Hobbit) into three movies - you'd think Dune could have been green-lighted for at least two. The 1980s movie just doesn't hold up to today's standards - heck, it's light-years behind the Star Wars prequels or even the originals, really. I remember loving that movie as a kid, and was turned off by it as an adult. Same with Highlander, same with Legend. None of those movies look remotely good today. I think the 80's Dune movie looks fine, in fact it holds up pretty well visually, but it's poor film-making. Having the voice-over thoughts of the characters is the laziest way to avoid doing the work to adapt the book to the screen. A good adaptation uses dialogue and acting to convey the story. 27 minutes ago, ECisGod said: It looks like they will be making it into two movies. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/09/09/dune-trailer-denis-villeneuve-sci-fi-epic-debuts-first-footage/5743039002/ Thanks!! The book naturally splits into 3 parts, but two movies might be doable. Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I'm really excited for this movie. The trailer looks great. And the books are really, really good, although I think they have a tendency to drag a bit at certain points. I actually read the first one when I was a senior in high school for a book report. The report was massive and I got something like 97/100 on it. Then, the next year, I let the girl I was dating at the time borrow my report so she wouldn't have to read the book. She basically copied me word for word and somehow got 100/100... from the same teacher. I'm still a bit triggered about that. 2 Quote Link to comment
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