Super Sweet Movie Discussion Thread

[Cookie_]

I don't know a thing about Dune, never saw the original, and even that trailer looks bad ass.

Dune is to sci-fi literature as The Lord of The Rings is to fantasy; many people hold it as what made the genre popular, if not the absolute epitome of the genre itself.

 

[Totentanz]

I don't know a thing about Dune

Fix yourself.

Seriously, it's one of the best sci-fi books out there (on my list, it holds the #1 slot right ahead of Starship Troopers). I'd be REALLY surprised if you read it and came away saying "well, that sucked..."

I'm with @Kraut783. I don't want to see a fucked up version, but if they do this right... holy crap.

 

[Viper1]

Fix yourself.

Seriously, it's one of the best sci-fi books out there (on my list, it holds the #1 slot right ahead of Starship Troopers). I'd be REALLY surprised if you read it and came away saying "well, that sucked..."

I'm with @Kraut783. I don't want to see a fucked up version, but if they do this right... holy crap.

Seconded. Do push-ups then buy Dune.
The whole six books series is incredible. Dune should be required reading for every SOF soldier. Talk about going into a hostile G-bass and winning over a foreign partner to overthrow an illegitimate government...

 

[Locksteady]

Okay I'm hyped. This looks really good so far.

If it were out now this would probably be the click to take me off of movie theater quarantine.

Hans Zimmer, who is a huge Dune fan, actually turned down a Chris Nolan scoring (Tenet) to focus all his efforts on this movie's OST. That alone will have me in the seats.

The casting looks great for an ensemble. Young Paul's casting was spot-on, and Zendaya hits the Fremen look to a tee. I would have recast Momoa as Stilgar and Oscar Isaacs (before he got Leto, which is also great) or Pedro Pascale as Duncan Idaho. Stellan Skarsgard was an unexpectedly great choice that I can't at all be disappointed for getting the role instead of say Kingpin-style Vince D'onofrio or Cloverfield-esque John Goodman.

Also (unrelated to Dune) to @Cookie_, @DasBoot, and @SaintKP: While I didn't particularly enjoy the Lighthouse as much as I wanted to, all that brine and bilge water did good work in washing away the sparkly-teen-vampire stench off of Pattinson's acting pedigree.

Consider me changed from flat-out offended to cynically curious to see how this pans out.

 

[AWP]

Fix yourself.

Seconded. Do push-ups then buy Dune.

I'll check out the first book, but it takes a LOT for me to get into fiction. I think I've read...maybe an average of one work of fiction per year over the last 10-15 years. Actually, it might be less, but you get the picture.

 

[SpongeBob*24]

I normally just wait for the movie..that's why I have a 3rd grade education. I have no issues with this.

Dune trailer looks really good!!!

 

[Kraut783]

I'll check out the first book, but it takes a LOT for me to get into fiction. I think I've read...maybe an average of one work of fiction per year over the last 10-15 years. Actually, it might be less, but you get the picture.

Here ya go...a quick run down...no spoilers.

 

[AWP]

I normally just wait for the movie..that's why I have a 3rd grade education. I have no issues with this.

Dune trailer looks really good!!!

You sell yourself short. It is at least 6th grade in Alabama. Maybe 7th. The US educational system is shit so we may never know. Just...stolen valor that education. A victimless crime.

 

[Gunz]

Trust me, this Dune movie has a lot of nerds on pins and needles hoping it’s not fucked up...including me.

They got it right this time.

 

[ThunderHorse]

Sup Nerds

 

[Kraut783]

SIDEBAR: The actor that plays Paul is an unknown to me, I watched the movie “The King” (on Netflix now)...great movie, and he did a great job.

EDIT: Forgot to add the trailer.

 

[ThunderHorse]

SIDEBAR: The actor that plays Paul is an unknown to me, I watched the movie “The King” (on Netflix now)...great movie, and he did a great job.

Yeah, I really liked him. The movie was pretty solid.

 

[Locksteady]

He's gone a long way since playing that brat on Homeland.

 

[Florida173]

Pretty awesome comparison

 

[amlove21]

Holy. Shit. Everyone on here needs to go watch this right now. It’s terrifying and mind blowing and absolutely earth shattering.

 

[GOTWA]

Holy. Shit. Everyone on here needs to go watch this right now. It’s terrifying and mind blowing and absolutely earth shattering.

That trailer is enough to worry me.

 

[amlove21]

That trailer is enough to worry me.

Dude. I’m serious. I had to sit in the quiet for a bit after.

 

[Blizzard]

Dude. I’m serious. I had to sit in the quiet for a bit after.

I was going to watch it but this comment gives me pause. Too many heavy days. I think I'll hold off a bit for something lighter.

 

[ThunderHorse]

I was going to watch it but this comment gives me pause. Too many heavy days. I think I'll hold off a bit for something lighter.

Some Starship Troopers is what I'm rolling with right now.

 

[Florida173]

The trailer is just meh.. delving into adtech and probably pushes more into what the cambridge analytica touched upon. I'll put in on my list though