I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer.

Looks incredibly faithful to the book.  I just hope it is long enough to do the book justice, I'm talking LOTR-Extended-Director's-cut-long

I am excited about this. You guys?

But will it have a man having his heart plug removed? Or a fat guy howling with laughter and shooting to the celing?

...yeah, I'm excited too.

Wait a minute. They made another one?

I wanted to see this version.

In reply to Snowdoggie :

100% agreed.  I keep wondering if someone will try to do an animated version of his movie as a fan film.

In reply to Snowdoggie :

You wouldn't want to see it. I've seen his other movies. No amount of chemical assistance will get you to the level of batE36 M3 that he is capable of.

As for the new movie, I'm excited but I loved the original movie and you'd be hard pressed to get a better soundtrack than that one.

Dune does seem like something that would be best dealt with with a series, like GOT.  Not the end of course (which was all pulled out of their asses anyway).

Generally, the best stories to make into movies are short stories (e.g. Shawshank).

I did like the funky styling of the first movie, but the special effects where funky in a not so good way.

Sci-fi Channel did Dune and Children of Dune as miniseries. They're pretty decent, I have them on DVD. I can't believe they're about 20 years old now. I guess every generation deserves its own Dune?

GIRTHQUAKE said:

But will it have a man having his heart plug removed? Or a fat guy howling with laughter and shooting to the celing?

...yeah, I'm excited too.

You don't want to see what Joderowski had planned for the Leto Atraides torture scene.

aircooled said:

Dune does seem like something that would be best dealt with with a series, like GOT.  Not the end of course (which was all pulled out of their asses anyway).

Herbert's son Brian and Kevin Anderson have cranked out enough Dune prequels to keep a series going for years. Unlike George RR Martin who is suffering from the most infamous and public case of writer's block ever.

Snowdoggie said:

aircooled said:

Dune does seem like something that would be best dealt with with a series, like GOT.  Not the end of course (which was all pulled out of their asses anyway).

Herbert's son Brian and Kevin Anderson have cranked out enough Dune prequels to keep a series going for years. Unlike George RR Martin who is suffering from the most infamous and public case of writer's block ever.

 

I never got into the sequels.  Felt like they just lost the plot of the original to me.

Mr_Asa said:

Snowdoggie said:

aircooled said:

Dune does seem like something that would be best dealt with with a series, like GOT.  Not the end of course (which was all pulled out of their asses anyway).

Herbert's son Brian and Kevin Anderson have cranked out enough Dune prequels to keep a series going for years. Unlike George RR Martin who is suffering from the most infamous and public case of writer's block ever.

 

I never got into the sequels.  Felt like they just lost the plot of the original to me.

I have read all of the sequels Frank Herbert actually wrote. He seems to run out of material after a while. I also read a few of the prequels his son wrote and is still writing. Most of them are just different stories in the same universe with minimal ties to the original story. It's kind of like a book factory. Crank out a couple each year to make more money. Kind of like what Disney is doing to Star Wars. 

I'm excited for more Villeneuve. 

Even if they broke up the books into two movies each, this would be a massive income generator. The whole sandworm hybrid thing, yea, that might need some artistic license not to be hokey, but the rest of the original series is just about avoiding resource depletion and over-concentration of humanity. 

The tougher thing to convey here are those deeper themes - the ecology/resource depletion theme is one that could really resonate today. The lack of understanding about the sandworm lifecycle and its benefits to humanity, being "one" with our environment, the progress of human evolution, while been keenly aware of the mistakes of our ancestors, oh, and the whole "every empire/ruler needs a threat"-  those are some real deep, nuanced themes throughout the books - if you don't get at least some of those from the story, it can seem kinda shallow. 

Snowdoggie said:

Mr_Asa said:

I never got into the sequels.  Felt like they just lost the plot of the original to me.

I have read all of the sequels Frank Herbert actually wrote. He seems to run out of material after a while. I also read a few of the prequels his son wrote and is still writing. Most of them are just different stories in the same universe with minimal ties to the original story. It's kind of like a book factory. Crank out a couple each year to make more money. Kind of like what Disney is doing to Star Wars. 

I've read all the prequels from Brian and Kevin. I enjoyed spending more time in the Dune universe, but all of those prequel novels are really pulpy...not great writing at all. I encourage people to read them if they like an escape in a universe they love, but not if they can't tolerate low grade sci-fi. Space opera stuff for sure. 

Mezzanine said:

Snowdoggie said:

Mr_Asa said:

I never got into the sequels.  Felt like they just lost the plot of the original to me.

I have read all of the sequels Frank Herbert actually wrote. He seems to run out of material after a while. I also read a few of the prequels his son wrote and is still writing. Most of them are just different stories in the same universe with minimal ties to the original story. It's kind of like a book factory. Crank out a couple each year to make more money. Kind of like what Disney is doing to Star Wars. 

I've read all the prequels from Brian and Kevin. I enjoyed spending more time in the Dune universe, but all of those prequel novels are really pulpy...not great writing at all. I encourage people to read them if they like an escape in a universe they love, but not if they can't tolerate low grade sci-fi. Space opera stuff for sure. 

 

 

It was interesting to get a background on House Atriedes, House Harkkonen and House Corrino and where the political forces that collided in Dune came from. The Butlarian Jihad and the overthrow of the machines could have been placed in another universe and fit in or could have been its own universe. 

ShawnG said:

In reply to Snowdoggie :

As for the new movie, I'm excited but I loved the original movie and you'd be hard pressed to get a better soundtrack than that one.

 Well Hans Zimmer is composing the music for this one and if you don't know about him then look him up. He is amazing and some! 

I'll watch a movie simply because he did the music. 

Very excited about this one - every movie this guy has made has been excellent.  He's said that he's a huge fan, and wants to keep it very true to the book.

Not sure I'm really dying to see a movie of the 2nd and 3rd books.  "Children of Dune" would be OK but "Messiah" got pretty tough to get through.

In reply to yupididit :

Wasn't aware he was doing it. That's awesome.

Looks like a fine time to me. I loved the first book. 

I am more excited about this film than any in recent memory. Still I tend to zone out and enjoy a movie for it's own sake if it is entertaining. Hence I like a lot of films critics and fans dead pan for what ever reason.

Well folks, we have a new official trailer.  I guess it got updated, and... oh my lord.

If it is half as good as it looks then I will be a very happy boy 

Holy crap that cast!

In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :

Right!?!?

I will actually go to a theater to see that. It's been a decade or more since I've seen a movie in a theater. 

Gurney Halleck is the only character that doesn't satisfy my expectations in terms of casting. I don't know the actor in the role, but he doesn't look grizzled enough for me. 

Josh Brolin is great in that type of role.  I'm not sure I could think of a better grizzled actor from the current crop.  Not sure if that says something about today's actors and movies, or what I watch.

Edit: Maybe Tommy Lee Jones, or Scott Glenn?