MaVilla Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Anyone else going to watch it? Reviews are off the scale so far it seems, Dune Part 1 was a little slow, but Dune part 1 was effectively the first half of the book, so i fully expected it to be slow, the second half of the book is where it all goes nuclear, so basically the second film. If its even nearly as good as the reviews say it is, should be a classic? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted February 28 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28 Tickets booked for Monday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 28 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28 Loved the book (admittedly many years ago, when I used to read a lot of SF - I rarely go near it now). Found the film dull AF. Won't bother with Part 2 until it's streaming for free. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 28 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28 First part was amazing. Expecting big things from this 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) Watched the first part twice. Enjoyed it. Might need to watch it again with the missus so got someone to go with me to watch it. Edited February 28 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted February 28 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28 Booked for Sat evening. That said, I always prefered the first part of the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted February 28 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28 IMAX booked for Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Denis don't miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villa4europe Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, GarethRDR said: Denis don't miss. Is anyone making prettier looking films right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 29 VT Supporter Share Posted February 29 8 hours ago, GarethRDR said: Denis don't miss. 7 hours ago, villa4europe said: Is anyone making prettier looking films right now? He’s a genius. My favourite director Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 10 hours ago, GarethRDR said: Denis don't miss. Praying he does Rendezvous with Rama next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 3 minutes ago, hogso said: Praying he does Rendezvous with Rama next. He is attached to it last I saw. Used to be David Fincher. Also has a 3rd Dune movie and a Cleopatra movie lined up who knows when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted February 29 VT Supporter Share Posted February 29 (edited) Going to see this in 10 hours time and I can't bloody wait. I am a Dune tragic. I've read the main 6 books, 3 times over and I still could read them again and probably will. I haven't read all the preludes but the one I have read was an amazing book as well. The first movie was very well done with only a few minor gripes that I had, but this is expected when converting an all time classic book into a movie. If you haven't read the books then I will tell you that the first movie did its job, which is to set you up for what's about to happen ..... Shit is about to get real!!! Edited February 29 by Villan_of_oz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted February 29 VT Supporter Share Posted February 29 (edited) 23 hours ago, mjmooney said: Loved the book (admittedly many years ago, when I used to read a lot of SF - I rarely go near it now). Found the film dull AF. Won't bother with Part 2 until it's streaming for free. Because you the read books many years ago I'm going to cut you some slack... The first movie did exactly what the part of the book it covers does, sets you up for what's about to happen.... You wait until it's streaming for free by all means, I'm going to see it on the big screen as soon as I finish work today because it's going to be worth it. Edited February 29 by Villan_of_oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 29 VT Supporter Share Posted February 29 18 minutes ago, Villan_of_oz said: Because you the read books many years ago I'm going to cut you some slack... The first movie did exactly what the part of the book it covers does, sets you up for what's about to happen.... You wait until it's streaming for free by all means, I'm going to see it on the big screen as soon as I finish work today because it's going to be worth it. TBF, I only saw it on TV, I'm sure it was spectacular on the big screen. But it just didn't grip me - and it didn't look anything like the way I imagined it in the book. I did love the original book, but was very disappointed by Dune Messiah, so I didn't bother with all the subsequent cash-in sequels. Bottom line: (with a few notable exceptions) I'm generally not a big fan of screen sci-fi, as compared with the written word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted February 29 VT Supporter Share Posted February 29 5 minutes ago, mjmooney said: TBF, I only saw it on TV, I'm sure it was spectacular on the big screen. But it just didn't grip me - and it didn't look anything like the way I imagined it in the book. I did love the original book, but was very disappointed by Dune Messiah, so I didn't bother with all the subsequent cash-in sequels. Bottom line: (with a few notable exceptions) I'm generally not a big fan of screen sci-fi, as compared with the written word. I'm sorry but "cash in sequels" is nowhere near accurate, Frank Herbert wrote those books because he hadn't just created an entire world, he had created an entire universe ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 1 hour ago, Villan_of_oz said: Going to see this in 10 hours time and I can't bloody wait. I am a Dune tragic. I've read the main 6 books, 3 times over and I still could read them again and probably will. I haven't read all the preludes but the one I have read was an amazing book as well. The first movie was very well done with only a few minor gripes that I had, but this is expected when converting an all time classic book into a movie. If you haven't read the books then I will tell you that the first movie did its job, which is to set you up for what's about to happen ..... Shit is about to get real!!! man after my own heart. I have read all 6 of his Dune books, some of them probably more than 10 times.......but tbh, and its apersonal thing, but i refuse to read his sons books. Not so hung up on Messiah, but Dune, CoD and GEoD......classics. Dune is defo my fave books series ever, sublime books. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Can someone watch Dune 2 if they haven’t watched Dune 1 (or can’t remember anything about the first film because they fell asleep during it)? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted February 29 VT Supporter Share Posted February 29 3 minutes ago, MaVilla said: man after my own heart. I have read all 6 of his Dune books, some of them probably more than 10 times.......but tbh, and its apersonal thing, but i refuse to read his sons books. Not so hung up on Messiah, but Dune, CoD and GEoD......classics. Dune is defo my fave books series ever, sublime books. Yeah I'm the same mate, no interest in the newer books I even own one of them but it doesn't interest me for some reason. I have read House Harkonnen, not sure who wrote that but I'm pretty sure it's Frank. Dune Messiah, was just a short book to give you all the info needed before CoD but yeah it's not my favourite either, there is a part of that book I love but I'm not mentioning it here. Heretics of Dune was my favourite out besides the first book. Again I won't go into why here but Miles Teg and the ghola who shall remain unnamed is fantastic character interaction. If I ever need a gamer tag or username, DuncanIdaho01 is my go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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