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Re: Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

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Post by rado »

bitcharmer wrote: post #3

Like most films directed by Dennis Villeneuve I found Dune to be a work of art and visual masterpiece. His recount of how they prepared the set and the scene for the Gom Jabar ritual just shows how commited he is and how much passion he puts into his work. Absolute delight to watch. https://youtu.be/GoAA0sYkLI0

It got progressively bad and by the end the director's touch was nowhere to be seen, just rushing to finish the story and blasting that overbearing Hans Zimmer score. Then the final line "This is only the beginning" came. Meanwhile, “Blade Runner”, “Arrival”, “Prisoners”, “Sicario” are all great.

Re: Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

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Post by thathndude »

hef19898 wrote: post #5
bitcharmer wrote: post #3

Like most films directed by Dennis Villeneuve I found Dune to be a work of art and visual masterpiece. His recount of how they prepared the set and the scene for the Gom Jabar ritual just shows how commited he is and how much passion he puts into his work. Absolute delight to watch. https://youtu.be/GoAA0sYkLI0

David Lynchs version of it is vastly underrated, Villeneuve's Dune is so much better so! Really looking forward to part two!

Agreed 100%. Lynch’s Dune is his own, unique style, and it’s solid.

Re: Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

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Post by eganist »

rado wrote: post #11
bitcharmer wrote: post #3

Like most films directed by Dennis Villeneuve I found Dune to be a work of art and visual masterpiece. His recount of how they prepared the set and the scene for the Gom Jabar ritual just shows how commited he is and how much passion he puts into his work. Absolute delight to watch. https://youtu.be/GoAA0sYkLI0

It got progressively bad and by the end the director's touch was nowhere to be seen, just rushing to finish the story and blasting that overbearing Hans Zimmer score. Then the final line "This is only the beginning" came. Meanwhile, “Blade Runner”, “Arrival”, “Prisoners”, “Sicario” are all great.

That's a hot take. What didn't you like about it, specifically? Aside from the best score ever made by Hans Zimmer?

Re: Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

#14

Post by skywal_l »

mhh__ wrote: post #10
hef19898 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

David Lynchs version of it is vastly underrated, Villeneuve's Dune is so much better so! Really looking forward to part two!

Lynch-dune is mostly good, but Villeneuve's is so much better in a beautifully indescribable way that only cinema can really do. Villeneuve has been dreaming of making his Dune since he was a boy and it shows. ignoring the visuals, the tone is just so much more ominous and alien than Lynch's. One thing that really dates old movies versus their modern counterparts (of sorts) is the sound design. Dune's sounds are abso…

> Dune's sounds are absolutely fantastic.

Really? I can't understand a word they're muttering.

Re: Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

#15

Post by hef19898 »

mhh__ wrote: post #10
hef19898 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

David Lynchs version of it is vastly underrated, Villeneuve's Dune is so much better so! Really looking forward to part two!

Lynch-dune is mostly good, but Villeneuve's is so much better in a beautifully indescribable way that only cinema can really do. Villeneuve has been dreaming of making his Dune since he was a boy and it shows. ignoring the visuals, the tone is just so much more ominous and alien than Lynch's. One thing that really dates old movies versus their modern counterparts (of sorts) is the sound design. Dune's sounds are abso…

Absolutely! Villeneuve caught the Dune-universe as I pictured it in my head incredibly well, from visuals over story telling to sound. And it showed just how alien and dangerous / harsh Arrakis is.

I'm just a tad worried about Feyd-Rautha so, Sting was just brilliant in that role!

Re: Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

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Post by V__ »

> Editor’s Note: The claims in this paper have not been verified because the researchers have refused to yield their full dataset and methodology, citing “intellectual property rights,” “the sanctity of the First Amendment,” and “the Wright brothers never had to show their work.” We are publishing their paper here because they won’t stop mailing hard copies in triplicate to our homes and offices.

Love it.

Re: Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

#17

Post by saiya-jin »

mhh__ wrote: post #10
hef19898 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

David Lynchs version of it is vastly underrated, Villeneuve's Dune is so much better so! Really looking forward to part two!

Lynch-dune is mostly good, but Villeneuve's is so much better in a beautifully indescribable way that only cinema can really do. Villeneuve has been dreaming of making his Dune since he was a boy and it shows. ignoring the visuals, the tone is just so much more ominous and alien than Lynch's. One thing that really dates old movies versus their modern counterparts (of sorts) is the sound design. Dune's sounds are abso…

Old Dune is kind of trippy view that happened once and I can't imagine it happening ever again, not with that budget and quality actors. Its still most approachable of all of Lynch's work. I like it a lot for sort of nostalgic feeling for the 80s vision of the future like from some pulp comics.

New Dune is completely different beast, can't wait till second part comes. That universe is rich for other stories, tv series etc. which seems to be the direction all major studios are moving to.

Re: Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

#18

Post by usehackernews »

Sitting alone, laughing in a coffee shop while reading this. Good start to the morning.

I enjoyed Dune, and believe it should win best picture. Partly because I haven’t seen the other movies mentioned.

After learning about the coughgeist, I’m more convinced than ever they will win. Sound research.

Re: Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

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Post by mhh__ »

skywal_l wrote: post #14
mhh__ wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lynch-dune is mostly good, but Villeneuve's is so much better in a beautifully indescribable way that only cinema can really do. Villeneuve has been dreaming of making his Dune since he was a boy and it shows. ignoring the visuals, the tone is just so much more ominous and alien than Lynch's. One thing that really dates old movies versus their modern counterparts (of sorts) is the sound design. Dune's sounds are abso…

> Dune's sounds are absolutely fantastic. Really? I can't understand a word they're muttering.

You're either deaf or unlucky. The copy of Dune I have on my hard drive sounds fine on headphones, speaker, phone, crap TV.

Also sound design != Mixing dialogue.

Re: Predicting Best Picture winners using coughs and sneezes

#20

Post by mhh__ »

hef19898 wrote: post #15
mhh__ wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lynch-dune is mostly good, but Villeneuve's is so much better in a beautifully indescribable way that only cinema can really do. Villeneuve has been dreaming of making his Dune since he was a boy and it shows. ignoring the visuals, the tone is just so much more ominous and alien than Lynch's. One thing that really dates old movies versus their modern counterparts (of sorts) is the sound design. Dune's sounds are abso…

Absolutely! Villeneuve caught the Dune-universe as I pictured it in my head incredibly well, from visuals over story telling to sound. And it showed just how alien and dangerous / harsh Arrakis is. I'm just a tad worried about Feyd-Rautha so, Sting was just brilliant in that role!

Arrakis is alien but it's depicted as relatively friendly in the dream-sequences. They used sounds of waves crashing on beaches, which makes a lot of sense as to the Fremen it is their home.

My only gripe is that Arrakis doesn't feel hot enough, but I also don't really care.

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