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Post by darkpast on Sept 5, 2021 5:25:14 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Sept 13, 2021 15:49:36 GMT
In a new interview with Variety, Villeneuve confirmed his original plan to film both “Dune” films at once (think Peter Jackson shooting all three “Lord of the Rings” films simultaneously). “I wanted at the beginning to do the two parts simultaneously,” Villeneuve said. “For several reasons, it didn’t happen, and I agreed to the challenge of making part one and then wait to see if the movie rings enough enthusiasm. As I was doing the the first part, I really put all my passion into it, in case it would be the only one. But I’m optimistic.” Villeneuve previously told Total Film magazine that greenlighting “Dune: Part Two” would depend on the financial success of “Dune: Part One” at the box office. Given the continuing pandemic, it’s a greater question mark how “Dune: Part One” will perform. Warner Bros. is also launching the movie day-and-date in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, a decision that Villeneuve has condemned repeatedly over the last several months. “The first thing was to prove that there was a beautiful, popular movie that can exist, and I think that I proved that — everybody at Warner Bros. and Legendary, they are 100 percent behind the project,” Villeneuve told Total Film. “They feel that it would need a really bad outcome at the box office to not have a ‘Dune: Part Two,’ because they love the movie. They are proud of the movie, so they want the movie to move forward. And they still did half of it. So, you know, I’m very optimistic.” In his most recent interview with Variety, Villeneuve added, “If such a thing as ‘Dune: Part Two’ happens, I will say that it’s going to be an insane playground for me. … It’s going to be just like pure cinematic pleasure for the second part. I don’t want to speak for everybody on the team, but I will say that we really created on this movie a feeling of family and to re-unify everybody again together, that would be paradise.” Villeneuve said that because he does not have to spend so much time setting up the world, he “can just have fun with cinema” in “Dune: Part Two.” The first “Dune” movie arrives in theaters and HBO Max on October 22. www.indiewire.com/2021/09/denis-villenueve-filmed-two-dune-movies-once-1234664271/
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Post by politicidal on Sept 19, 2021 17:29:03 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Sept 21, 2021 0:24:08 GMT
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Post by Vits on Oct 1, 2021 10:20:47 GMT
Choosing names for fictional people and objects in sci-fi/fantasy stories is a tight rope. Your audience will have a hard time remembering them if they're too complicated to pronounce or if they're mundane and uninteresting. And if they're too far-fetched, your audience will dismiss them as silly and laugh. DUNE 1984 suffers from this problem. Sure, the lore comes from Frank Herbert's novel, but this adaptation deserves some of the blame. It presents the information in a way that requires viewers to take notes. You see, there's a feud between House Atreides and House Karkonnen on Planet Arrakis. It's inhabitants include Piter de Vries, Thufir Hawat, Princess Irulan Corrino, Sayyadina Ramallo, Stilgar, Captain Iakin Nefud, Gurney Halleck, Feyd-Rautha, Chani Kynes and Otheym. And who's the hero at the center of it all? The one who might defeat the Sardaukar? The one who must pass the Gom Jabbar test? The one who might become the Kwisatz Haderach? Drumroll... It's Paul. Ummm... Really? And who's the main villain? Jeff? While I was watching the movie, I was reminded of STAR WARS. No, not because of A NEW HOPE or THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (even though the intention was to recreate the success of those films with a new outer space franchise), but rather THE PHANTOM MENACE: So much time is spent on characters discussing politics or the socio-economic landscape to the point of boredom. I was ready to praise the actors for delivering those lines seriously, since it's a sign that they respect the material despite knowing that many would consider this genre to be inferior. However, I eventually noticed that they talk the same way even when they're supposed to be emoting. I know that's part of writer/director David Lynch's style, but he usually applies it to surreal stories that occur in an everyday environment in order to generate a sense of unease. Even though the setting here is entirely fictional, the plot isn't designed to have an unusual atmosphere. Therefore, the end result is a lifeless product. 4/10 The actors in DUNE 2021 also deliver their lines seriously. The difference is that they're are instructed to display more emotions (Rebecca Ferguson seems to struggle, but only in some scenes) and that the characters were designed to be invested in what they do and say. In fact, my favorite scene happens at the beginning: Leto (Paul's father) is given an offer by a messenger. Instead of simply saying "I accept," he spends several seconds talking about the values that he and his people believe in. Details like this don't move the story forward, but they absorb the viewer into the fictional world. Neither adaptation of the novel has the right pacing that the plot requires. Even though the second one is better overall, I still claim that the first one has more personality. The locations looked like sets, but they were inventive and distinctive enough to be told apart. The CGI effects haven't aged well, but the practical effects have. They brought some unique creatures to life. Here, between the limited color palette and the preference for realism over extravagance, most of the locations blend together. Cinematographer Greig Fraser does a good job in every scene, except for the one where a giant sandworm appears right in front of Paul. It seems like the viewer is expected to pay attention to the creature's details, based on the shot composition, but the bad lighting is an obstacle. In case you're wondering: No, I don't want to speculate on whether the first attempt at bringing this story to the big screen (as told in the entertaining documentary JODOWOSKY'S DUNE) would've been the best version. Too many variables. 6/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 9, 2021 18:56:49 GMT
Final trailer
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Post by politicidal on Oct 18, 2021 15:35:43 GMT
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Oct 18, 2021 15:39:48 GMT
They just want this film to bomb at the box office, don't they?
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Post by politicidal on Oct 18, 2021 15:41:33 GMT
They just want this film to bomb at the box office, don't they? And all for the sake of propping up HBO Max.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Oct 18, 2021 19:44:33 GMT
They just want this film to bomb at the box office, don't they? Then they’ll blame Villeneuve for the failure and we won’t get Part II.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2021 14:37:23 GMT
Dune sequel is green lit! We can all enjoy the movie tonight knowing we’ll see a conclusion.
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Post by politicidal on Oct 21, 2021 15:05:05 GMT
Dune sequel is green lit! We can all enjoy the movie tonight knowing we’ll see a conclusion. Wonderful!
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Post by Nora on Oct 21, 2021 19:47:08 GMT
Dune sequel is green lit! We can all enjoy the movie tonight knowing we’ll see a conclusion. it felts somewhat souless to me...visually stunning but had zero emotional impact on me. actually made me yearn for the lynch version..
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2021 20:18:34 GMT
Dune sequel is green lit! We can all enjoy the movie tonight knowing we’ll see a conclusion. it felts soemwhat souless to me...visually stunning but had zero emotional impact on me. actually made me somewhat miss the lynch version.. I’ll see in a few hours if it works for me or not, but for films like this I’m not looking for emotion, I want spectacle and eye watering visuals.
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Post by Nora on Oct 21, 2021 20:42:05 GMT
it felts soemwhat souless to me...visually stunning but had zero emotional impact on me. actually made me somewhat miss the lynch version.. I’ll see in a few hours if it works for me or not, but for films like this I’m not looking for emotion, I want spectacle and eye watering visuals. do you need it to feel alive and have a soul? zero emotional impact means you dont care about any of the caracters, and to me thats not very good for a movie. but it is a visual spectacle and looks beautiful, oscar nom for production design and costume/male up for sure, probable win for production design also. this critic from RT describes it well: “This Dune, for all its technical virtuosity, is stranded in an emotionally barren desert.”
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2021 21:45:00 GMT
I’ll see in a few hours if it works for me or not, but for films like this I’m not looking for emotion, I want spectacle and eye watering visuals. do you need it to feel alive and have a soul? zero emotional impact means you dont care about any of the caracters, and to me thats not very good for a movie. but it is a visual spectacle and looks beautiful, oscar nom for production design and costume/male up for sure, probable win for production design also. this critic from RT describes it well: “This Dune, for all its technical virtuosity, is stranded in an emotionally barren desert.” some things I like to be character driven and others plot driven. It depends on the subject and goals of the filmmaker. For stuff like this, the characters are almost an afterthought for me, the world is the character. That’s just how I view it though.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 22, 2021 4:01:34 GMT
They just want this film to bomb at the box office, don't they? And all for the sake of propping up HBO Max. I've read that HBO is discussing a series featuring the Bene Gesserit. That could be a reason they put this on HBO Max. HBO's series have been shit since they assfucked Game of Thrones. They are making the GOT prequels but who knows what you will get there. Will it be what GOT should have been or will it be the 21st Century's AfterMASH? They must be hoping they can resurrect GOT and use Dune to do that Disney has done with the Mandalorian.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2021 4:25:03 GMT
Exceeded all my expectations tbh. It’s been since Mission Impossible Fallout where the audience was just completely with it. Movies are back baybee.
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Post by pennypacker on Oct 22, 2021 4:54:03 GMT
I honestly expected to fall asleep simply because I am absolutely exhausted tonight but it was fantastic.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2021 5:01:46 GMT
I honestly expected to fall asleep simply because I am absolutely exhausted tonight but it was fantastic. some of the set pieces were just breathtaking. can’t wait to see it again.
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