Dune - any good? Never watched the 84 version nor read the book(s?), I just like scifi.
If thereās one book that all other sci-fi could be measured against, itās Dune. Itās fucking amazing.
Havenāt seen the film yet but Iām really hyped for it. I really hope itās good.
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the '84 film sadly isnāt worth watching.
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Not seen it but it was famously bad wasnāt it?
Itās relevant today too, Spice is rife up in Derby!
I have fond memories of Dune but the reality is painfully dull.
Yeah very long but I saw it as a kid and I still love it
Donāt think Iāve actually finished the original film even after starting it numerous times.
Didnāt finish the book either.
Looking forward to the new one because Villneuve can do no wrong.
The problem is, the Lynch film is just a total mess.
I only saw it yesterday and was blown away by how much of a mess it really is.
There is zero subtext yet so much exposition. They literally voice over at every opportunity.
I was with a friend and said āI bet this film had some crazy cuts and they had to add in the voice overs afterā and sure enoughā¦that is exactly what happened.
Apparently the Villneuve film covers only the first third of the book which to me makes sense (although Iāve never read the book) as the 135 min cut I watched yesterday tried to pack soooo much in that at points, you were just left totally lost. Characters are barely introduced but all of a sudden are meant to be main protagonists. Or plot ideas are laid down only for you to never hear a thing about them again.
Weird.
I got that Jodorowskis Dune doc to watch laterā¦
Oh shit, such a great documentary.
I watched it in 4 parts as our boy has been pretty ill over the last few days, so I didnāt really get into it properly.
It seemed like one of those films that needs full attention, and I didnāt give it thatā¦ plus I was really tired and a lot of the film is very dimly lit which didnāt help.
Iāll try again and report back. But from what I do remember, it looked stunning and I really liked the atmosphere.
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Going to see James Bond tomorrow, hopefully before Hugo.
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Saw your man there, def watch the last one because thereās overlap.
In my day they existed as there own separate entity.
Surge on Netflix is really good. Like a UK Falling Down.
The Guilty with Gake Jyllenhall is decent too. He never leaves a room for the whole film but still tense as. Like Locke which is Tom Hardy in the front seat of a Volvo for 90 minutes.
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This was way better than expected. Love Jake.
Had the house to myself this weekend so been on a sci-fi binge because I never get to do that. Interstellar, Arrival, now just settling down to Gattaca with a glass of whiskey. Seen them all before but theyāre all so good.
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One of my faves.
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Watched 2001 last night, for the second time. Wagon film.
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Thatās so sick.
Will watch it tonight.
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Saving Private Ryan.
The Martian.
Interstellar.
The unofficial trilogy of Matt Damon getting rescued from further and further away.
Also something like Dunkirk, Saving Private Ryan and Fury, or Cabin In The Woods, Cloverfield and Pacific Rim.
Thereās a killer thread on Reddit about unofficial trilogies like that, definitely worth dipping into - https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/pzgv4i/which_three_movies_should_be_watched_together_as/
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New Bond is great. I deliberately havenāt read any reviews so not sure of the overall consensus, but for me itās probably the Bond Iāve enjoyed most since Casino Royale.
If I had one criticism itād be that there wasnāt really enough of Rami Malikās bad guy - I think it needed a bit more to flesh out his motivations. But overall, pretty enjoyable I thought
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