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Looks OK. I just hope the theatres where I am opens up when it premiers, otherwise I will not be a happy man.
I eagerly await Denis Villeneuve's interpretation of this sci-fi classic. His Blade Runner 2049 was an exceptional film and I expect this will be of a similar high standard. Thankfully it will redeem the failure of Lynch's 1984 interpretation.
Back in the last century I spent a week recovering from a gut wrenching case of the flu and I read 2-3 of the books. Is this flick starting from the beginning?
I'm insanely excited for this. Lynch's film was such a let down, but Villeneuve should be the right director for it.
I'm insanely excited for this. Lynch's film was such a let down, but Villeneuve should be the right director for it.
I eagerly await Denis Villeneuve's interpretation of this sci-fi classic. His Blade Runner 2049 was an exceptional film and I expect this will be of a similar high standard. Thankfully it will redeem the failure of Lynch's 1984 interpretation.
I’m glad someone else though the Lynch version was a loser. Slow, pedantic, pretentious!
I agree, Villenueve is a fan and thats why his Bladerunner sequel was excellent, because he was devoted to it. Lynch wasnt a fan and thats why his take wasnt that great. The same thing can be said for Verhoeven when he directed Starship Troopers.
Oh, has anyone seen this documentary?
Jodorwosky was supposed to direct Dune long before Lynch (and before Star Wars). His take on the material was mindblowing (Salvador Dali as the emperor, Mick Jagger as the bad guy, it would have been like a 6 hour movie, etc.), but sadly the movie fell through and it destroyed his career. It's a great what-if if he did get it made.
Yes, I have seen that and I used to have a portfolio of Foss's preliminary artwork, but it was lost in a flood.
Ugh thats sad. I would be devastated if it happened to me.
I agree, Villenueve is a fan and thats why his Bladerunner sequel was excellent, because he was devoted to it. Lynch wasnt a fan and thats why his take wasnt that great. The same thing can be said for Verhoeven when he directed Starship Troopers.
Plus, Villenueve has the right style for Dune. He excels at broody, atmospheric works that don't rely on excessive dialogue or exposition.
And the cast is looking excellent, I wasn't sold on Oscar Isaac as Leto at first, but seeing the trailer and stills from the movie has got me on board.
So... Only this year did I first watch the 1984 movie and I was... Somewhat mesmerized.
The movie was quite a big mess and I think it’s objectively bad... But the kind of, very, very general story stayed with me, I don’t know why.
But this looks... Interesting.
I have not read the books, but from what I understand it’s quite a big undertaking to tell this story and I worry that they probably still can’t do it justice in this film, but I will definitely watch it though, something about Dune 1984, bad as it was, stayed with me and I have to see if this can do better in telling this story.
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