Well, I'll give it a chance. I really loved the original novel, wasn't impressed by the first movie, but let's see what this one can deliver!
6 hours ago, Satam said:I find the implication that actors like Josh Brolin, Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgard, Rebecca Ferguson, Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, and up and comers Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya aren't relevant a bit myopic and very subjective, but okay.
It's nothing against the actors, celebrity's just a fickle mistress. I'm actually a big fan of Momoa and Zendaya, but it is what it is. When Warhol talked about 15 minutes of fame, he was being generous.
1 hour ago, mako said:As for Sting, I never said he was a great actor, but he was there, and unlike most of the cast of the remake, he did it while he was still relevant.
I find the implication that actors like Josh Brolin, Oscar Isaac, Stellan Skarsgard, Rebecca Ferguson, Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, and up and comers Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya aren't relevant a bit myopic and very subjective, but okay.
I will check out both the book and the movie when I get a chance. As for the new cast I like the majority(Brolin, Isaac, Skargard, Bardem, Ferguson)don't know how great they will be in this, though. As someone whois not familiar with the source material or the other adaptations, I gotta say this trailer did little to get me interested in the movie.
20 minutes ago, Satam said:Dude, Sting was a terrible actor. I don't know what movie he was worse in, Dune or The Bride.I totally agree with you, though, about finding the longest version of the 1984 movie possible, but in my research, I've never been able to find a cut that was much longer than three hours, and that includes the version that was shown on HBO in the '80s and then later sometimes on Encore and Starz, which is the version that doesn't cut out all the scenes with Paul and Jamis and doesn't always have the blue in the eyes of the Fremen. It also only appears to only be available from retailers overseas unless one has access to an old VHS tape or something.
It's the internet age my friend, if I looked hard enough, I could probably find the five minutes of footage of my right foot I took when I got bored at my uncle's 50th birthday 20 years ago.
As for Sting, I never said he was a great actor, but he was there, and unlike most of the cast of the remake, he did it while he was still relevant.
19 minutes ago, mako said:Yeah, that's the one. It's a little weird, but then so was the book. It's got a cast that puts this little remake to shame though: Kyle MacLachlan, Patrick Stewart, Sting, Francessca Annis, Sean Young, etc.
A word of advice though, if you wanna see it, go for the deep-dive and track down the 4 hour cut. It's worth the trouble.
Dude, Sting was a terrible actor. I don't know what movie he was worse in, Dune or The Bride.I totally agree with you, though, about finding the longest version of the 1984 movie possible, but in my research, I've never been able to find a cut that was much longer than three hours, and that includes the version that was shown on HBO in the '80s and then later sometimes on Encore and Starz, which is the version that doesn't cut out all the scenes with Paul and Jamis and doesn't always have the blue in the eyes of the Fremen. It also only appears to only be available from retailers overseas unless one has access to an old VHS tape or something.
2 hours ago, Belmont13 said:I'm a little ashamed to admit that I never read the book or seen the original movie, is that that the one with Kyle MacLachlan?
Yeah, that's the one. It's a little weird, but then so was the book. It's got a cast that puts this little remake to shame though: Kyle MacLachlan, Patrick Stewart, Sting, Francessca Annis, Sean Young, etc.
A word of advice though, if you wanna see it, go for the deep-dive and track down the 4 hour cut. It's worth the trouble.
1 hour ago, Belmont13 said:I'm a little ashamed to admit that I never read the book or seen the original movie, is that that the one with Kyle MacLachlan? A lot of people have recommended that I read the book but I have never gotten around to it. I recently saw a post where someone said that this new movie will not top the miniseries that SyFy channel did. How many adaptations are there?
Yes.It's a good book. The 1984 movie, no so much. But it is super weird.Threre are now four adaptations, counting the Syfy Miniseries sequel Children of Dune (based on more than the sequel books Children of Dune and Dune: Messiah, if I remember correctly), and even more than that if you count video and pc games.
I'm a little ashamed to admit that I never read the book or seen the original movie, is that that the one with Kyle MacLachlan? A lot of people have recommended that I read the book but I have never gotten around to it. I recently saw a post where someone said that this new movie will not top the miniseries that SyFy channel did. How many adaptations are there?
1 hour ago, mako said:I will give it this, Rebecca Ferguson's Lady Jessica is easy on the eyes, she's no Francessca Annis, but she's easy on the eyes.
I like her a lot. Did you see Doctor Sleep? She's an outstanding actress. I'd argue Rebecca Ferguson is a better actress than Francesca Annis, and I'm assuming Denis Villanueve will give her more to work with than David Lynch gave his Lady Jessica.
