DUNE

[Sedim Haba]

anyone see dune yet? saw it, think that David Lynch's dune did a better job at world building early on in that version. I can see anyone who did not read the book being even more lost with this new adaptation.

the only thing going for it is it's not the whole thing crammed into one movie.

 

[ADigitalArtist]

I liked it better than the Lynch version personally. While the world building is certainly important, at the end of the day Dune is a character piece to me. (Specifically exploring what happens when a Heros Journey goes wrong). So having really strong character moments made it shine. Loved the cinematography too.

I agree with you that it's a lot easier to follow as someone familiar with the books though.

 

[Altfish]

I enjoyed it, so did my 13-year old grandson.

 

[Heyo]

anyone see dune yet? saw it, think that David Lynch's dune did a better job at world building early on in that version. I can see anyone who did not read the book being even more lost with this new adaptation.

the only thing going for it is it's not the whole thing crammed into one movie.

I recognized a vague resemblance to the books.

 

[Nimos]

anyone see dune yet? saw it, think that David Lynch's dune did a better job at world building early on in that version. I can see anyone who did not read the book being even more lost with this new adaptation.

the only thing going for it is it's not the whole thing crammed into one movie.

I liked it as well, haven't read the books so can't compare it to that. I don't think I were lost in it, but then again, I have also seen the first movie and some of the others, including some lore videos etc. But even without that, I don't think I would not understand it. Obviously as you say, they need to add the rest of the movies or it will be a pointless movie/story.

 

[AlexanderG]

I loved it. The acting, the music, and the cinematography were all top tier, and the story and world-building were well adapted. Every scene felt like I was looking at art. Maybe I'm just a sucker for good sci-fi.

 

[Orbit]

I've read the books and have seen the previous films. I think they did a great job with the new Dune.

 

[Revoltingest]

anyone see dune yet? saw it, think that David Lynch's dune did a better job at world building early on in that version. I can see anyone who did not read the book being even more lost with this new adaptation.

the only thing going for it is it's not the whole thing crammed into one movie.

I like this one & the Lynch version.
Each has its charms.
The new one is more conventional...Lynch's is more Eraserhead.

Haven't seen Eraserhead yet?
It's....uh....different.

 

[Sedim Haba]

No I have not seen Eraserhead. Should I?

OK here's two things in particular.

They did not explain nor represent shields sufficiently. I mean, the things were so very obvious in the Lynch version. Maybe they did and I just missed it? I can imagine someone thinking...
"how come everyone's just got big knives? Where's the guns? Where's the blasters? pew-pew!"

Second thing is the Mentants and the Butlarian Jihad. Lynch did a oh so much better job there.

"where are the computers? The androids? battle bots? everything's so primitive!"

I almost laughed at the missiles both in the thopter chase scene and the Saducar invasion.
Then I realized that those things would probably have 1950's style analog homing systems.
Their erratic flight suddenly make more sense. Would someone coming in cold see this?

 

[Revoltingest]

No I have not seen Eraserhead. Should I?

I highly recommend it....
- A window into David Lynch's soul.
- It's iconic weirdness.
- He tricked pretentious reviewers into reading deep meaning into it.

They did not explain nor represent shields sufficiently. I mean, the things were so very obvious in the Lynch version. Maybe they did and I just missed it? I can imagine someone thinking...
"how come everyone's just got big knives? Where's the guns? Where's the blasters? pew-pew!"

Yes, that would've been very helpful to the unfamiliar,

Second thing is the Mentants and the Butlarian Jihad. Lynch did a oh so much better job there.

"where are the computers? The androids? battle bots? everything's so primitive!"

I almost laughed at the missiles both in the thopter chase scene and the Saducar invasion.
Then I realized that those things would probably have 1950's style analog homing systems.
Their erratic flight suddenly make more sense. Would someone coming in cold see this?

People dis Lynch's version, but it's one of my favorite movies.
Very well done, especially given the huge scale of the books
fit into a couple hour long movie. It felt rather abbreviated at
the end.

 

[Sedim Haba]

I It felt rather abbreviated at
the end.

That was it's downfall, it came out before multi-part movies were the norm,
so they tried to cram too much into one go. It was my fav as well.

I remember when I saw it and I was explaining things IN THE THEATER to the people around me.
At their request!

That's why it took so long for a successful Lord of the Rings, some stories simply
can't be told in one movie, be it because it's a trilogy, or really long (like Dune).