Dune

[StevenC]

 

[KnightBrolaire]

I am so hyped

 

[Merrekof]

Oh boy! This is a remake I don't mind watching when it comes out

 

[Mathemagician]

What’s Dune? Is it good? Should I read a book? Is it a remake? I’ve heard about it before.

 

[Joan Maal]

What’s Dune? Is it good? Should I read a book? Is it a remake? I’ve heard about it before.

Books are the really good here... its a kind of "intergalactic" game of thrones (summing up a lot, obviously)

 

[thebeesknees22]

I dunno how I feel about this one. The original wasn't ....good. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either. I hope villeneuve just makes "his" movie the way he wants to and doesn't try to do any homages to the original. ....studio's will probably make him stick a lot of homages to the original in it though... they love doing that crap..

well if all else, it'll look pretty and probably have a nice score.

 

[Dayviewer]

It's been a long time since I've read the book, tried reading it a second time a while back but I couldn't get into it.
Looking forward to the movie though and I trust the director after he did Bladerunner 2049

 

[Merrekof]

It is a book, turned into a movie back in the 80's (I think) with questionable special effects. Story was good, the movie was okay.
Now there is a remake with modern special effects and hopefully it will be a better movie.

 

[jaxadam]

The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness.

 

[_MonSTeR_]

The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness.

It's when we start quoting the fact that "the stains become a warning" that you have to know the context

 

[Xaios]

It's been a long time since I've read the book, tried reading it a second time a while back but I couldn't get into it.

Some would say that it's a little...

...dry?

I am actually very much looking forward to the movie. I read the book when I was young and, while the David Lynch movie is kind of iffy, I did enjoy the Dune and Children of Dune SciFi miniseries. Plus, Villeneuve is definitely one of my favorite working directors. When I heard he was tackling Dune, I was definitely excited, especially after the cast was announced.

 

[Daemoniac]

I am so fucking psyched. I can't lie - I haven't read the book, a travesty given how much it influenced the Warhammer 40k universe (which I love), but what Villeneuve did for Blade Runner 2049 was masterful, and I have very, very high hopes for this.

 

[Seabeast2000]

 

[Lorcan Ward]

I’ve no idea what’s going on but I like what I see. I might read the book before it’s out since these giant stories often assume you’ve read the book.

 

[thraxil]

Definitely read the book before seeing any of the movies if you can. I'd also really recommend reading at least one or two of the sequels, since they significantly change how you will see the overall story of Dune.

The miniseries did a better job of telling the story without the "WTF did I just watch?" factor that Lynch's film has (though I kindof love Lynch's film as its own weird entity).

All in all though, if you are at all interested in Science Fiction, getting very familiar with Dune will be well worth it, since it was so massively influential on *everything* that came after it.

 

[Bloody_Inferno]

I've said it before that Villeneuve the right person to direct this property, and he's had a solid track record so I'm really looking forward to this.

I'm one of those weirdos that started on the first Dune game on PC (before the RTS Dune 2), that told the story of the book (albeit heavily truncated) before reading the books then watching the David Lynch movie. Loved the game, loved the books (well until after God Emperor then he Frank Herbert lost me), and the Lynch movie while wasn't good at all, was at least some interesting fever dream kind of viewing. Notorious as the movie was, it's a small miracle the movie was made at all. Think of what it could've been....

 

[Hollowway]

Sorry for the necrobump, but I just watched Dune (2021) last night, and it’s driving me nuts who this actor is. It’s the guy who went to ask the Sardaukars to help defeat Atreides. Help a brotha out and let me know who this is…

 

[Seabeast2000]

Barry Pepper?

 

[_MonSTeR_]

He's David Dastmalchian, playing Piter De Vries, who is the Harkonnen “Mentat”

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2810287/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t12

 

[Hollowway]

He's David Dastmalchian, playing Piter De Vries, who is the Harkonnen “Mentat”

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2810287/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t12

Yes! That’s him. I knew I recognized him!