I just left the theatre 5 minutes ago. Not having read the book and not a fan of Sci Fi, I took a chance. Not bad at all and I will be going to see Part 2, should it be made. I enjoyed it much more than Tenet.
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Well, in the books some of the minor characters are developed later, including Chani, Irulan, the Emperor (I believe we see him only in the second half of the book).
Correct, but i was talking about:
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- Gurney he does not really do anything;
- Piter and Thufir (and mentats in general are not explained);
- Yueh and the Suk doctors and imperial conditioning;
- the smugglers;
- the spacing guild and the navigators (in general).
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In the scene with the hunter-seeker, just before it enters the room, the videobook narrator said something that left me wondering. Or rather, I'm not sure if I heard it right.
First the narrator mentions that sandworms can grow up to 400 meters in length.
Then, as the narrator is talking about what grows on Arrakis, I think he says the roots of some bush or another can reach 135 feet underground.
1) Can anyone confirm that the narrator really uses both meters and feet in that scene?
2) If yes, is there an in-universe reason for him to mix the two up or was this a blooper?
First the narrator mentions that sandworms can grow up to 400 meters in length.
Then, as the narrator is talking about what grows on Arrakis, I think he says the roots of some bush or another can reach 135 feet underground.
1) Can anyone confirm that the narrator really uses both meters and feet in that scene?
2) If yes, is there an in-universe reason for him to mix the two up or was this a blooper?
Same here if it ends up on a stream. Else the Blu Ray to support it later on. Cinema is not an option anymore. 😑
As far as I can remember, all the measurement in the books are in centimeters, meters and kilometers
But then, I checked in the appendixes...and in the Appendix I: The Ecology of Dune you can read:
" Kynes and his people turned their attention from these great relationships and focused now on micro-ecology. First, the climate: the sand surface often reached temperatures of 344° to 350° (absolute). A foot below ground it might be 55° cooler; a foot above ground, 25° cooler."
So it could be also a subtle reference to the books....
In a online search this morning, seeing conflicting release date info for USA: 22Oct, 20Nov, 18Dec. Anyone have a definitive answer?
22Oct22: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/
From a search page:
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dune_(2020_film)
Release. Dune was originally scheduled to be released on November 20, 2020, but was pushed back to December 18, 2020
22Oct22: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/
From a search page:
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dune_(2020_film)
Release. Dune was originally scheduled to be released on November 20, 2020, but was pushed back to December 18, 2020
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Well, it's not quite another Fellowship of the Ring, sadly.
Among other things I liked the casting for Thufir, that's how I'm going to imagine him from now on. Less impressed by Jessica - not exactly regal looking and seemingly far less capable all around than in the books.
I was surprised that the movie just fizzles out like it does without a proper finale. The attack on Kynes' hideout would have made for a better ending than that quick dispatching of Jamis in front of an audience of ten or so.
Among other things I liked the casting for Thufir, that's how I'm going to imagine him from now on. Less impressed by Jessica - not exactly regal looking and seemingly far less capable all around than in the books.
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Well, I got the exact opposite impression...
Thufir does not do pretty anything, all the traitor deception story line from the book has been removed. Make no mistake, I am not against the actor, it is that he is barely in the film.
On the other hand, Rebecca Ferguson did a splendid job IMHO, also Momoa did a very good job, his Duncan is solid.
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I'm more about the casting in these two cases I mentioned. Yes, they cut a whole lot of stuff, some of it really puzzling since it does change the overall narrative. I'm not against cutting per se - but then why add things like the scene outside next to the palmtrees? Could have been used to flesh out Yueh instead. Beats me.
As I said, it's no Fellowship - it's one interpretation of the book - not THE ONE.
Well a lot better than what we got so far...a very good film, not perfect, but very very good.
World building to appeal to the book nerd IMHO. The particulars of bull fighting for example (the trophy, the statuette, the lines of dialogue between paul and his father), the flaming palm trees, the whip of Beast Rabban, the analogic controls and gauges of the ornithopters (computer and AI are taboo, banned in universe since the butlerian jihad) are all references for the book nerds, like myself.
But, for example, I would have preferred more insight on the Mentats both Thufir and Piter, on the guild navigators, on the Suk doctors, ecc. ecc.
Very interesting, they scripted and filmed the banquet scene, but then decided to cut it...
Well, I am going to buy the extended Blu-Ray version as soon as it is out...
Well, I am going to buy the extended Blu-Ray version as soon as it is out...
Cool bit of trivia: Marianne Faithfull was one of the Bene Gesserit ancestor voices.
I liked it and I am really glad they gave Part II a go!
I actually liked the way they ended it...
Dune II - Release Date
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I actually liked the way they ended it...
Dune II - Release Date
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They must have been at work for a while now with preproduction, script, casting decisions and so on if they are confident they can really hit a release date only two years from now.
It almost makes you wonder if they weren't going to greenlight it anyway.
They probably could have saved a few dollars if they allowed him to shoot them together since they now have to go back and build items again, if they didn't keep them, and there might be some issues with contracts etc, unless they already nailed those down before hand.
I am just glad the second movie is going to be made! Very happy with that!