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Re: Dune: Part Two – First Look

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Post by flopsamjetsam » Fri, Apr 28, 2023, 3:28 AM UTC

lapcat wrote: post #22

gurchik wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you’ve already read the book, you might enjoy the movie. If you haven’t, I’m reminded of this article: https://www.theonion.com/dune-part-two-to-pick-up-right-wher...

I've read the book, and I quickly found the movie to be unwatchable because of dumb, pointless changes to the story. Not quite as bad as David Lynch's "Dune Velvet", but still bad. One thing that really bothered me is that the movie had Gurney Hallack warn Paul not to sit with his back to the door rather than Thufir Hawat. In the book, this was an important early scene because it's a setup for Thufir's death scene at…

I loved the build-up of the pain in Lynch's version ("Dune Velvet", I'll have to remember that one :). Somehow it seemed more suspenseful than the new version.

Re: Dune: Part Two – First Look

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Post by Doxin » Fri, Apr 28, 2023, 10:10 AM UTC

throw0101a wrote: post #62

brink wrote: post #5

This and Oppenheimer are the only two movies I'm excited for this year.

The counter-programming for Oppenheimer 's opening day is Barbie . :)

And for anyone who hasn't seen the trailer for Barbie yet, go find it on youtube. It's... weird.

Re: Dune: Part Two – First Look

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Post by uslic001 » Wed, May 03, 2023, 5:11 PM UTC

I liked part One but not as much as the David Lynch version of Dune. I liked Part One better than the prior TV miniseries. The casting was better in the David Lynch version as the current Paul is weak.

Re: Dune: Part Two – First Look

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Post by JetSpiegel » Wed, May 03, 2023, 7:06 PM UTC

AmericanChopper wrote: post #7

dmreedy wrote: post #3

> To become a full-fledged Fremen, and lead them in a counterattack that will avenge his fallen family and defeat the powers corrupting the galaxy (Emphasis mine.) This is a very funny summary. I of course understand the nature of media reporting and the constraints of a piece like this. And so far Villeneuve has shown himself to be as trustworthy as they come with themes more complex than base moral plays. But, stil…

They compromised on complexity a bit when they de-islamified the Fremen and decided they would be better off as crusaders rather than jihadis, which kinda turns some of the central themes of the story on its head.

I agree, but it's a consequence of post 9/11 politics, Islamic culture is haram in the current American mainstream, even 20 years later. It was already fringe for the Black liberation movements, 9/11 just killed it completely.

Even re-releasing The Fifth Element would trigger this, I think. Or The Exorcist, with the first sound being a muezzin blaring Allahu Akbar.

Re: Dune: Part Two – First Look

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Post by fjfaase » Thu, May 04, 2023, 11:39 PM UTC

gaws wrote: post #76

ydnaclementine wrote: post #44

epic """""conclusion""""" (of just the first book)

> of just the first book The sequel is also allegedly including parts of Dune: Messiah

I have not seen anything in this trailer hinting at that.

Re: Dune: Part Two – First Look

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Post by gaws » Fri, May 05, 2023, 12:08 AM UTC

fjfaase wrote: post #85

gaws wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> of just the first book The sequel is also allegedly including parts of Dune: Messiah

I have not seen anything in this trailer hinting at that.

Emphasis on allegedly.