Dune

I just marathoned dune. Did I like it?

Yes?

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This movie blew me alway. I was amazed that something this insane could have been made. The movie was bold. It took chances, it respected the audience.

Its not a perfect movie, but its way better then any cape shit, rouge one, GOT shit that we have to sit through today.

Just read the novel. Film is a mess.

you loved it

I'm more interested if that game has been updates. You know the one.

>tfw there will NEVER EVER be a large budget high quality produced Dune miniseries

its the book that is perfect for a GOT multiple season series.

I thank God that jorodowsky never got his made, that would have killed scifi dead.

>HBO makes a many series and fucks it up worse the David Lynch.

HBO would turn it into a porno fan service mess that GoT currently is. Just be happy the 1984 movie is not that bad.

It was great. There is no way outside of a LOTR trilogy that you could do the story justice, but they did the best they could. Also, Virginia Madsen.

Shotime? Starz?

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retards back then though the fucking level 3 guild member was a fucking alien, even after watching this. I never even read the books.

Syfi Channel made a mini serious back in 2001. It was ok. But the actors, music, and special effects all sucked dick. The screen play was good though.

It will never be made. People would expect a GoT porno fest and fan service garbage.

The movie got the tone of the book down perfect.
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when they replayed it before the Dune Messiah/Children of Dune miniseries, i had basically ran a mini workshop for my roommates where Puerto rican drug dealer hoodlums. they and their friends all loved that series.

I cant find it on exodus so I might torrent it. Ive heard great things about it though

Honestly it got me to read the books. I was mesmerized by the start. If you watch it after reading the book you'll be hugely disappointed but if you watch it before it's a really entertaining and unique movie.

I never read the book. But I did read LOTR and can understand how sometimes its not possible to even adapt a book to film.

I might be wrong when I say this, but the 1984 dune is probably the best adaptation tonally that the book will ever get.

Yes, but who will play Lady Jessica in the reboot?

I kinda like it for the sheer spectacle. The most I remember outside of floating fat men scenes is how many scenes bored me (constant inner monologues, the movie).

The book shares the problem that Paul is a very dull protagonist. The movie at least holds off on his "lol insta-win" powers until towards the end. Whereas in the book, it's much earlier and makes the rest of the story a dry, foregone conclusion. It's probably heretical to sci-fi nerds but the book did not impress me, other than its first third, which was genuinely exciting.

Back to the movie. I kinda like and respect it, but it's a mess. The assembly cut is also a mess which I never finished because IT WAS EVEN MORE BORING. I recommend at least one watch, because there are moments that are really worth it.

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Someone post the sandworm riding scene it's the only part i remember and it has one of the best pieces of music in a movie

Is this a meet and fuck game from newgrounds or something?

The movie did this weird thing where all the characters would give a little monologue to start / finish a scene to give the story a 'push' to help things along. I see why they did that, but it really detracts from the film.

how to dune:
read first book
read wikipedia synopses on the next five books
stop forever

The audiobook for dune is amazing by the way. James Earl Jones plays Baron Harkonen.
Inb4 read the book
Ive read the book.

>read wikipedia synopses on the next five books
I did this, and thought to myself "how could these books get so fucking retarded?"

just imagine what the retards like me that actually read all six thought

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The movie was fucking terrible but I still loved it.


I went in without any perspective or expectations and actually had the thought "wow critics probably fucking hated this" and to my surprise they echoed my thoughts about specific scenes I will not spoil you for your pleasure.

I liked both the movie and the book, the movie has some sick riffs

>DUDE and then he becomes a worm and lives for 3000 years LMAO

Pleb. Everything after God Emperor is amazing. The only weak book is Children.

i bet you watch arthouse

>implying that novel wasn't anything other than autistic science babble and political nonsense

Fuck off, God Emperor was a masterpiece and even rivals the original.

>and it has one of the best pieces of music in a movie
I had the most bad-ass dream that I was in the red army and tasked with setting up scientific equipment to document a nuclear test in Siberia to that music.

>tfw the nuke went off right when the music peaks

the novels written by frank herbert were awesome for me. the one written by his son supposedly "based on notes found after his death" was utterly retarded.

the movies were ok. the first movie was what got me to read the novels.

We can't stop here this is worm country!

The Brian Herbert books are some of the worst books I've ever read. I don't mean just storywise, but writing style, and everything.

S P I C E D

MAUD DIB

This is terrible. What was Lynch thinking?

A beautiful mess

>read first book
How about you skip it altogether and read some actual worthwhile literature instead?

what, harry potter?

>writing style, and everything

totally agree.

>It's probably heretical to sci-fi nerds but the book did not impress me, other than its first third, which was genuinely exciting.
this
Dune isn't actually very good. The basic premise is nice but the plot just isn't that interesting and most of the worldbuilding seems to be mostly having weird names for things.

>I will not spoil you for your pleasure.
Nigga the movie is like 30 years old.

The space-politics is pretty cool too

just watch logh :)

You thought the first half was a phenomenol piece of sci-fi space opera but also acknowledge that the second half is rushed beyond repair. The impact of the ending is lost on you as the build up to it feels so rushed which makes you sad.

However, you want to watch a directors cut that fits Lynch's original vision (never going to happen though).

This list is retarded

Twin Peaks redditors "discovering" Dune.
Terrible movie but I guess people that grew up on videogames and capeshit will love it.

Sorry, we just know how not to get LYNCHED

Shoo shoo, back to your general where you can whine about GOT and spam CUTE! images and DAVID LUNCH lol

There's a reason why it seems that way.

It's based on the book where the characters' inner thoughts are revealed to the reader. It gives important background information but could honestly be done better, as much as I love the book.

>The movie was fucking terrible but I still loved it.
I feel exactly the same way

the main characters are bene gesseritt or trained in bene gesseritt ways (like paul atreides) and one of the most powerful (or useful) skills of the bene gesseritt is detecting minutiae that normal humans cannot like the slight quiver at the corner of your eye or the imperceptible (to non-bene-gesseritt-trained people) slant in the room walls indicating it's designed to funnel sound to a vent allowing someone to listen in.

all these observations which are important to the plot (it allows them to determine the person they're talking to is hiding something or that the room they're talking in is being monitored by non-electronic means) is internal monologue.

the first movie tried to show the bene gesseritt ability (an ability acquired through a combination of bene gesseritt training techniques) of the reverend mother to listen in on a conversation between the emperor and a guild envoy who were talking several rooms away. but i misinterpreted that scene and thought she had telepathic powers. i don't know if i was the only one who thought that. those who've read the novel before watching the film would not, of course.

movie is dogshit but i like it

>Ayn Rand
Absolutely garbage list.

>Yes, but who will play Lady Jessica in the reboot?
>mfw every Dune thread moving forward will inevitably (d)evolve into a Behind The Dunes discussion.

I want to talk Dune.
But I also kind of want to see the smugglers tits.

Which version did you marathon? 9/10 mentats agree that the optimal version to watch is the Spicediver fan edit.

>tfw "marathoning" a single movie...

WHY THE FUCK DO ALL WOMEN IN EVERY GOOD PORN PARODY HAVE MASSIVE TITS, DO YOU AUTISTS ACTUALLY ENJY THIS!!!! I WANT MY ON MODEL HENTAI AND PORN GAMES WITH REALISTIC BODIES NOW!!!!!

I-I do that too. Years of sitting in front of the screen have reduced my attention span to roughly 15-20 minutes...

I've spoken to Lynch about this before, not joking, he said it was his biggest regret because he didn't get final cut. He seems to be really bitter about it even to this day.

He Alan Smithee'd it right?

pizzagate is now hacking your packets

> ayn rand

I hope there will never be a remake. Kyle is the perfect Paul.

I-I dont remember this from a movie.

not that user. i think that's from a different movie.

i would like a remake but this time they stick with the age of the novel character. paul was teenager. also, paul's son was boy in novel (except in next novel which is set thousands of years afterwards).

reminder

>Dune + Rome = Game of Thrones

False.
Dune and Rome were both spectacular. Game of Thrones is professional wrestling for people who think they're too smart for professional wrestling.

He tried I think, but you've got to prove your case to the director's guild to get the ability to take your name off something.

>Dune features based Ian McNeice
>Is fantastic

how the fuck do you marathon 1 movie?

>Rome features based Ian McNeice
>Is fantastic

>Game of Thrones is devoid of based Ian McNeice
>Is garbage.

It's more like Dune + LotR = GoT

GoT author did plagiarize several things from Dune:
- Faceless Ones who are assassins who can change faces are copied from Face Dancers who are also assassins who can change faces. GoT author was even too lazy to think up of a different name.
- A child of House Stark is Green Seer who can see past present future is a copy of a child of House Atreides who is Kwisatz Haderach who can see past present future.
- Dothraki who are desert warriors made up of clans led by khal and advised by Mothers and who Jaime Lannister described as terrifyingly good warriors are copied from Fremen who are desert warriors made up of tribes led by a naib and advised by Reverend Mother and who are described as terrifyingly good warriors
- House Stark whose leader had to leave Winterfell because King asked and whose leader's death was orchestrated by Lannister is copied from House Atreides whose leader had to leave Caladan because Emperor ordered and whose leader's death was orchestrated by Corrino. An user who read the books even said House Stark were physically described in the same way the Atreides were physically described in terms of facial features.
- House Lannister richest house in Westeros who becomes head of empire and whose child is married to House Stark's child is copied from House Corrino biggest shareholder in CHOAM richest House in Imperium who is head of empire and whose child is married to House Atreides' child.

OP probably meant the first Dune movie plus the later mini-series.

You're a genius.

You should probably step up your meme game.

Not to mention the blatant Kwisatz Haderach rip-off of Azor Ahai

The similarity between Azor Ahai and Kwisatz Haderach is that they're both the PromisedOne/ChosenOne/Saviour/Messiah which is also found in several scifi books and in fantasy as well. I think the Green Seer is the rip-off of the Kwisatz Haderach since they both can see past present future and they both can control others via warging (Green Seer) and Voice (Kwisatz Haderach).

fack i only thought there was the books and 1 movie. never posted in a dune thread. will have to considering checking out.

Maybe Azor Ahai is Bran. And there will be a scene where Bran shows his power as Azor Ahai and Arya proclaims to assembled people "How can this be? For he is the Azor Ahai!"

These are pretty good.
I'll add to the list maesters, which parallel mentats.
Maesters are highly trained doctors, advisors, logicians, astronomers, and record keepers and they maintain the Raven communication network. They are sworn to serve the realm and usually remain neutral during conflicts.
Mentats are highly trained human computers who act as advisors for the various factions in the Dune universe, performing advanced calculations, handling systems and logic problems, and storing data. While they are sworn to serve a particular faction, their skills are valuable enough for their lives to be spared (when possible) during military conflicts.

it's from nsfw cut lynch kept for his personal use

the mini-series more faithfully portrayed the novel. for some reason though i like the first Dune movie compared to the mini-series. i like the novels best (over the films) so i'm confused why i would prefer the movie that's not so faithful to the source material.

The movie is a guilty pleasure. To be honest, you can't really adapt all of what the book(s) are about in a single film. It did well with what it could, and introduced some neat ideas, like the sonic weapons, which are almost a staple of Dune now. It could have been better, and I think Lynch mistakenly gives himself too hard a time about it. It's fun.

Because 'accuracy' to a source doesn't lead to something of actual quality - and that's all the mini-series has over the movie

I thought Maesters were rip-off of Ixians but you're absolutely correct. Each House in Westeros has a Maester providing knowledge/info and advice to the head of the House. Each Major House in the Imperium has a Mentat providing knowledge/info and advice to the head of the House.

I thought of Ixians because Ixians provide technology while a maester provide the anti-dragon weapon to Cersei.

well the movie was for sure weird as fuck, but with got now dead, hulu being worthless and cucktube content melding together I am dying for something to watch.

>I hope there will never be a remake.

They're making a new movie directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Fortunately, he's a really good director and a personal fan of the material.

the internal monologues and the bene gesseritt's petit minutiae skill are difficult to portray on-screen. maybe lynch got grief from novel fans who wanted a more faithful portrayal (this is just speculation from me i haven't read anything that indicates this) and maybe that's why lynch regretted the film.

i'm curious why he added the sonic weapons.

I think about Blade Runner when internal monologues come up. It was an afterthought and it was believed there was too much silent pondering in the film, or watchers wouldn't understand what was going on without some explanation. Now most look at the directors cut, without monologues, as the superior version. I think both of these movies set some ground work for what works and what doesn't, so it's a little unfair that Dune gets a bad rep for it. Lynch tried something new. Not a big deal. Dune is just too complicated to not have some sort of explanation, especially in a 2-3 hour movie.

Hey, redux or original, what do you think is the better one?