Sci-Fi Dune

[Guts]

I am aware. We are talking about the trailer for Dune. Not Dune. This is a big budget movie and a trailer is supposed to entice the general public.

And a trailer showing a different tone than the actual movie would be very misleading.

 

[Blade Hoarder]

It would get people in the movie seats. Better than a flop.

 

[Mysteryman]

Don’t be surprised if more than a few people actually think that the desert planet is Earth in the future.

 

[Blade Hoarder]

It's Nevada.

 

[Guts]

Don’t be surprised if more than a few people actually think that the desert planet is Earth in the future.

No. It's Earth far back in the past. Denis will introduce Cylons in the sequel.

 

[Mysteryman]

It's Nevada.

Right. Just don’t be surprised if some people think “Arrakis?Is that what they are calling Earth in this movie?”

 

[Mysteryman]

No. It's Earth far back in the past. Denis will introduce Cylons in the sequel.

Shhh. NO SPOILERS!

 

[DarkKnight88]

Which Star Wars episode is this anyway?

 

[Blade Hoarder]

Episode 0

 

[Mysteryman]

I think the romance angle with Zendaya portrayed in the trailer is what's going to make this more than just "sci-fi weirdness" for the general audience. I can see this film doing Life of Pi numbers; don't underestimate the drawing power of a great book.

They may be playing it up in the trailer, however,Zendaya recently indicated that her role in the film is relatively small.

 

[Mysteryman]

Episode 0

Oh, that has always been one of my favorites!

 

[I Am The Knight]

It's all about sand getting everywhere.

 

[Mysteryman]

It's all about sand getting everywhere.

Whatever you do , Don’t trip over a Sandworm!

 

[DarkKnight88]

 

[Guts]

 

[Mysteryman]

Any word on trailer views?

 

[Deck Rickard]

Watched the trailer probably a dozen times now. I have to say that Charlotte Rampling is the VIP here. Her "remove your hand from the box... and you die" line sends chills down my spine. Also like what I'm seeing from Chalamet and Zendaya. We don't see a lot of the rest of the cast, but I worry Momoa might be the weak link here. He seems a little too silly and bro-ish in the brief snippets we get of him. It might work though; the film obviously needs some levity and Idaho is probably the best character to provide that.

 

[Schlosser85]

Watched the trailer probably a dozen times now. I have to say that Charlotte Rampling is the VIP here. Her "remove your hand from the box... and you die" line sends chills down my spine. Also like what I'm seeing from Chalamet and Zendaya. We don't see a lot of the rest of the cast, but I worry Momoa might be the weak link here. He seems a little too silly and bro-ish in the brief snippets we get of him. It might work though; the film obviously needs some levity and Idaho is probably the best character to provide that.

Rampling is good at being a chilly matriarchal authority figure (Red Sparrow).

As for Momoa, I expect him to be in “Jason Momoa” mode.

 

[OutOfBoose]

She's even more chilly in Melancholia.

 

[terry78]

It feels accurate.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Rampling is good at being a chilly matriarchal authority figure (Red Sparrow).

As for Momoa, I expect him to be in “Jason Momoa” mode.

Yeah, I like Momoa for the most part but I want him to elevate his performance in this above his usual "Whoa bro, check out how fast I can kill people with a sword" routine.

 

[4super9]

Wow, this thread has exploded. I can't keep up. I tried reading all of it, but I'm honestly not interested in debating who is the best director, etc, etc. This may have been already mentioned, but I am chiming in here now because I just heard a rumor, from someone in the industry, that Dune is almost certainly going to be delayed. Thought I would pass that on. I am checking with a more direct source now, and will update that info here if I learn anything new.

 

[Neil McCauley]

I never said anything about you contesting the validity of any opinions, I just offered my own. Did you mistake me for someone else? Differing opinions are interesting since that often creates more discussion than similar ones.

Personally it's not the cinematography I like the best in Blade Runner 2049, although it is an amazing looking film. I think the script is great, as shown by how one aspect of the theme outshines the main one in Interstellar for me. I agree that it's not among Villeneuve's more emotional films though, in that sense it's a bit closer to Nolan. Being compared to Parasite is a high bar, but to comment on that I probably think 2049 is closer in the way of subtle messages and cinematography storytelling than anything Nolan has done. In terms of overrated I have a similar issue with Nolan and TDK. A film that is widely liked but that I actually think only has a mediocre script that struggles to combine two different tones. Unfortunately I don't find any of the Batman films emotional either since even when Rachel died I was just relieved since I didn't think the character was very well done in the story.

Memento is still my favorite Nolan film, I don't think Inception is on that level (didn't get all that much out of the great DiCaprio), but I hold some of Villeneuve's works higher now. It's still sort of indicative of how I experience Nolan as I don't really feel that much for the characters, I'm just very intrigued by the plot and the structure. It doesn't stop it from being great though. I haven't seen Tenet yet (will do on Wednesday) so I can't comment on that but Dunkirk was unfortunately one of the least engaging war films I've seen so I'm hoping for an upswing compared to that.

As for Dune (and the thread is about that film so perhaps I should stop with the director comparison) the trailer has kept my hype going but since I've decided not to read the book before I've mainly been hyped for Villeneuve himself. It's his first real epic so we'll see if he can pull that off. Part of the charm is that he's doing something new (although it's still sci-fi) but it does make it less of an automatic success.

Oh so you're one of these "TDK is overrated yet Marvel is great" type of users?

In 12 years, there's a reason if for many people it's still the greatest or one of the greatest CBMs of all time and an overall great film. Critics and audience really liked it and it's far better than anything Denis has done, IMO.

I disagree but you're allowed to have to your opinion. I couldn’t care about Enemy’s or Sicario's protagonist, not in the slightest neither was the plot of these films anything special.

I am very interested in Dune and his projects anyways, but I would say that he's at best comparable to Cameron, which has the same number of films and they're all good fun and good filmmaking at the same time.

 

[Deck Rickard]

Wow, this thread has exploded. I can't keep up. I tried reading all of it, but I'm honestly not interested in debating who is the best director, etc, etc. This may have been already mentioned, but I am chiming in here now because I just heard a rumor, from someone in the industry, that Dune is almost certainly going to be delayed. Thought I would pass that on. I am checking with a more direct source now, and will update that info here if I learn anything new.

LOL, no offense but I don't think you need to check with inside sources to confirm that. The pandemic will still be going on in December, which means many theaters won't be open. And even if they all are, a lot of people aren't going to risk their lives to see any movie. It's definitely getting delayed.

 

[I Am The Knight]

As for Momoa, I expect him to be in “Jason Momoa” mode.

So his default...