Ironbunny
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The effects of the show were kinda horrible but the acting, cast and the way the story was told really elevated the series. Plus the Children of Dune show had a wonderful soundtrack from Brian Tyler.
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DUNE - Official Trailer
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The effects of the show were kinda horrible but the acting, cast and the way the story was told really elevated the series. Plus the Children of Dune show had a wonderful soundtrack from Brian Tyler.
Rei dos Vermes
Member
The trailer looks amazing and feels surprisingly close to the book, way closer than the Lynch movie. I'm very excited!
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
I'm giggling like a schoolgirl.
It's gonna suck for Jodorowski, but Dune deserves a good movie.
It's gonna suck for Jodorowski, but Dune deserves a good movie.
Mikado
Member
I like how they managed to make them not look stupid; whenever I hear "ornithopter" I think those slapsticky "dawn of flight" contraptions from black & white film reels.
That HL2/dragonfly aesthetic they went with is pretty lit.
Dev1lXYZ
Member
I saw the original in theaters, read the book, and had the Marvel Comic’s movie adaptation. I recently reread all of the books and was pretty hyped for the movie. This trailer definitely tempered my expectations. It looks like a step just above the Sci Fi Channel’s version of which I’m not the biggest fan. The special effects look pretty weak and the casting is flat. I like the director’s previous films, but I wouldn’t wish Dune on my worst enemy. It’s just not what audiences are going to want to see and the studio should push this to VOD. I expect to be one of the few who see it.
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Javthusiast
Banned
Usual people already whining about not enough diversity. xD
iconmaster
Banned
I assume the full line is:
“There’s a crusade coming. Not a jihad, which all reasonable people would welcome as a culturally-appropriate expression of faith; but a crusade, which is of course worse.”
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Eh, I know what to expect from a Denis Villeneuve movie; cinematography to pop your eyeballs. Everything else is a 50/50 chance of being good with him.
Without Dune there would be no Star Wars.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Can you point me in the direction of that video? I've only seen the film adaptations and I've only read a portion of the first book
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Dune and Dune: Messiah are an excellent (and tragic) pair. That's all you need. I think if you read them as an adult, you can appreciate how they're structured. Some bits of the world are a bit gibbberish, like the spice and the weirding way, but the conflict between factions is well described. That's what you're learning in the first third of the book, the factions and how they hate one another. It makes it kind of a slog but it is setting up the Hero's Journey. It's very archetypal. Think King Lear. Think Saul and David. Think Iliad. As long as you're paying attention to who hates who and who is trying to backstab who, watching the pieces fall together by the end is incredibly satisfying. The sci fi universe is 20,000 years in the future and is intensely weird, but it's a feature not a bug. Just soak in it.
Oh, and regarding the religious aspect of Dune, it is central to the story. it would be a shame if they didn't do it justice. Massive mid-story Spoilers: Paul and his mother Jessica are aware of the fremen myths and prophecies, having studied them in preparation to coming to Arrakis. When they encounter the fremen in the desert, they intentionally lie to them and intend to set Paul up as the messiah, at least until they can escape the planet or reclaim power somehow. But as Paul consumes more spice, he does indeed fulfill both the prophecy of the Mahdi, simultaneously fulfilling the bene geserit Qwisatz Haderak messiah thing. Then Paul goes Angry Jesus and fucks every single person up. Then he
Xenon
Member
Kinda agree but at least it could be a lot worse. That said it stayed in my head for a while.
Explosive Zombie
Banned
Honestly so much of it looks exactly how I imagined it reading the book which is incredible.
The Shift
Banned
Meh.
Fuck it - they should have done the Machine Crusade trilogy as the big budget Marvel FX movies for cinema. Perfect for that audience. Then do Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune as prestige high budget streaming series which gives the more complex stories leg room.
This movie just looks so bland, like I've seen the scenes in other movies many times before.
Fuck it - they should have done the Machine Crusade trilogy as the big budget Marvel FX movies for cinema. Perfect for that audience. Then do Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune as prestige high budget streaming series which gives the more complex stories leg room.
This movie just looks so bland, like I've seen the scenes in other movies many times before.
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PanzerAzel
Member
“Crusade”?
Hope this isn’t some PC-driven nullification in fear of backlash in using the term Jihad. That’s what it is.....grow some cojones and use it.
Shield combat looks legit, I’ll hold off judgement of the look of the worms until I see more. Bene Gesserits look dope, I can dig Mohiam and the gom jabbar, but Paul’s acting has me a bit skeptical.
Yeah I’m on board. The source material is so dense for a two+ hour film to begin to cover, I honestly don’t know how they’re going to pull this off in paying proper service to it. Here’s to hoping.
Hope this isn’t some PC-driven nullification in fear of backlash in using the term Jihad. That’s what it is.....grow some cojones and use it.
Shield combat looks legit, I’ll hold off judgement of the look of the worms until I see more. Bene Gesserits look dope, I can dig Mohiam and the gom jabbar, but Paul’s acting has me a bit skeptical.
Yeah I’m on board. The source material is so dense for a two+ hour film to begin to cover, I honestly don’t know how they’re going to pull this off in paying proper service to it. Here’s to hoping.
Stillsuits. Breath in through the mouth, out through the nose. It’s a method of capturing moisture.
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Burger
Member
Eclipse by Pink Floyd, the closing track on Dark Side of the Moon. What a choice. They don't licence their music very often either. I've never heard anyone use Eclipse in anything before...
DonJorginho
Banned
Was underwhelmed by the stills shared beforehand but this trailer has completely reinvigorated me hype wise, it looks so mesmerising and Denis is a director I fully trust to deliver.
The use of Eclipse was masterful too.
The use of Eclipse was masterful too.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
I have seen the trailer now for a third time, and I still don't get what you people see in this.
This looks like a recreation of Lynch's dune, scene for scene, just with an extremely bland and greyish cinematography.
It's like they took the old movie and grinded off its rough edges, which made it so charming.
The use of Pink Floyd as a wink to the old Jodorowsky production feels so gimmicky, since Jodorowsky never planned to use existing material but wanted them to compose new stuff for the movie.
And it's unsincere, because this looks like it's basically everything that Jodorowskys version wasn't.
As a life long fan of the genre, I will still be watching the movie at the cinema, but that trailer really didn't give much to me.
This looks like a recreation of Lynch's dune, scene for scene, just with an extremely bland and greyish cinematography.
It's like they took the old movie and grinded off its rough edges, which made it so charming.
The use of Pink Floyd as a wink to the old Jodorowsky production feels so gimmicky, since Jodorowsky never planned to use existing material but wanted them to compose new stuff for the movie.
And it's unsincere, because this looks like it's basically everything that Jodorowskys version wasn't.
As a life long fan of the genre, I will still be watching the movie at the cinema, but that trailer really didn't give much to me.
Explosive Zombie
Banned
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
The score and sound design for Lynch's Dune were masterful. Whatever your feelings about the overall quality of the movie after the producers got finished hacking it up, those things (and others like the casting and production design) I feel have really stood the test of time.
V4skunk
Banned
Have you even seen 1984 Dune? What are all these colours you speak of? All i see in D1984 is black, grey, yellow/orange and brown. You are talking shit.
I also think it is funny how you retards think you can see what a film will be like with a 3min trailer, you can't make this shit up, bunch of retards.
manfestival
Member
I don't need to watch any more trailers. Give me the movie and I will be there.
Stiflers Mom
Banned
Once more, every post I have ever seen of you is angry, miserable and insulting.
What's wrong with you?
You come across like that raging alcoholic who is sitting next to the train station in my part of the city mumbling nonsense and being a horrible person to people passing by.
I pity you, and the people who have to deal with a person like you in real life.
Master Of Illusion
Member
This slowed down song w/ formulaicly timed image fade outs trend in trailers needs to die.
I still think I prefer the rough, rococo designs of the Lynch version, but this looks fucking sexy.
Hope there's a 70mm showing at some point to add some grind into the picture.
I still think I prefer the rough, rococo designs of the Lynch version, but this looks fucking sexy.
Hope there's a 70mm showing at some point to add some grind into the picture.
Stuart360
Member
Was that really necessary?, Jesus Christ.
Trilobit
Member
I read the first Dune book a few months ago, but it really wasn't my cup of tea. I love sci-fi, but it didn't hook me like for example Asimov's books do. Though I did enjoy the world building and I'm looking forward to see if Villeneuve has managed to catch the atmosphere of a desert planet. I want to feel thirsty and sandy after I've watched it.
#Phonepunk#
Banned
looks good in parts but overall not very visually interesting. it suffers from the prestige tv/realism trend. is that a dude wearing a t-shirt? cmon man wtf is a t-shirt doing in Dune?
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The Hamburglar
Banned
What’s the deal with all these future sci movies with spaceships and shit using knives and swords 
NecrosaroIII
Ultimate DQ Fan
What’s the deal with all these future sci movies with spaceships and shit using knives and swords
It's been a while since I read the book, but basically from what I remember is the people of Dune don't really trust technology anymore. There was a war or something, and so ever since computers and shit have been outlawed. That is why the Spice is so important. It allows expanded consciousness, so that people can do calculators. There are literally people in Dune that serve the same function as computers. BTW, Dune MAY have been originator of that trope.
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TyphoonStruggle
Member
Energy and kinetic weapons are in Dune but they're not used for a reason.What’s the deal with all these future sci movies with spaceships and shit using knives and swords
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Explosive Zombie
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The Shift
Banned
I like that in the Lynch version everything has a lived in look, it's all dirty and grimy with fluids and detritus pasted everywhere. The Villeneuve versions characters and sets look like they have been dressed by IKEA. Nothing shocks, nothing surprises, the strict adherence to the mundane rules. If the screenplay/dialog is as dry and lifeless as Arrival then this is a bust out the gate.
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TyphoonStruggle
Member
It's based on the book. It has nothing to do with Lynch's Dune movie.
Explosive Zombie
Banned
Villenueve filmed most the movie in real locations, not sets. Interview a year or two ago clarified that. Also, his "versions" look far more novel-accurate than the stuff in Lynch's film. It's weird seeing all these people come out of the woodwork to downplay this because of a movie that missed the mark so badly and wasn't even that well liked.
ManaByte
Gold Member
I've talked to people who read the script for part 1. Seems real faithful.
Part 1 ends:
When Jessica takes the Water of Life. Which is a natural break point due to the time jump after that.
Explosive Zombie
Banned
Yeah was just reading an article where he was saying the book is too complex for one movie, something Lynch either didn't get or wasn't allowed to get by the studio.
The Shift
Banned
A lot of presumptions there. Nice effort but no, he used sets, green screens and a massive amount og cgi to achieve this versions aesthetic. Which as
Stiflers Mom
outlined seems to mimic and demure to the David Lynch release.It's ok to enjoy it, go ahead. At least attempt to accept that sometimes 'These People' might criticise what you like.
Explosive Zombie
Banned
A lot of presumptions there. Nice effort but no, he used sets, green screens and a massive amount og cgi to achieve this versions aesthetic. Which as
It's ok to enjoy it, go ahead. At least attempt to accept that sometimes 'These People' might criticise what you like.
You're kinda full of crap
Dune: Timothee Chalamet reveals he only did "two scenes on a green screen" for Denis Villeneuve's epic
Villeneuve added: "They didn't shoot Jaws in a swimming pool. The title is Dune; we needed to be in the real environment"
ManaByte
Gold Member
You're kinda full of crap
Dune: Timothee Chalamet reveals he only did "two scenes on a green screen" for Denis Villeneuve's epic
Villeneuve added: "They didn't shoot Jaws in a swimming pool. The title is Dune; we needed to be in the real environment"www.gamesradar.com
Yup. They show a lot of it in this: