Film Dune

Donut said:
I just saw it, it was fantastic. However, I did feel

The stakes weren’t that high, everything seemed a bit too easy, especially the final army showdown. Although my heart was racing at the final duel. And for some reason I thought part 2 was the last one.
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I think it was going to be, but then Villeneuve and the other writers figured that they really can't wrap things up without doing a film on Dune Messiah (the second book), and allowed themselves more open-endedness than originally intended.

Or maybe that was intended all along, and they just kinda pretended they needed two films to wrap things up. Either way, with all the hype and stellar reviews, it seems pretty likely that Villeneuve will get to do his part three.

(And I don't see it going beyond that. There are more than two books, but Dune Messiah wraps things up pretty nicely for the story up to that point.)
 
This was absolutely amazing. Dare I say one of the best movies in the last 3-4 years: simply a 10/10.
There were parts in the movie were I was genuinely getting goosebumps.
Chalamet is ridiculously talented, going from a good WIlly Wonka to this, is just mental.
 
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For me it may be the best sci-fi film of all time and I know how crazy that sounds. I just loved watching it though.
 
I really liked both movies but feels like I didn't quite get certain elements. Need to read some explanations.
 
El-Manos said:
This was absolutely amazing. Dare I say one of the best movies in the last 3-4 years: simply a 10/10.
There were parts in the movie were I was genuinely getting goosebumps.
Chalamet is ridiculously talented, going from a good WIlly Wonka to this, is just mental.
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Yeah, Chalamet is a fantastic actor. And so diverse as well.

Can’t wait to watch this. :drool:
 
Absolutely outstanding movie the industry has needed something of this calibre for years. Has to be the one of the best films I've seen at premier.

Does so well bringing a complexity of different elements into a continuous flow without feeling lost. There are so many modern films that have drowned with this aspect, casting can't help it, it's solely on the director having the ability to story tell effectively. In recent memory you can see Nolan's struggles over the same issue with Tenet, when a director fails with narrative pacing it makes everything disjointed.

This film is one of the best within this category I'm struggling to think of any movie I've seen that has mastered the speed of the plot. This is a massive compliment to Denis Villeneuve and there was traces of his brilliance illustrated with the first Sicario the scene cuts are transitioned in all the right places.

I was somewhat sceptical the first 45 mins or so, was a little flat but an hour in and it just picks up traction.

This is a 11/10 movie.
 
The biggest compliment I can give is that it's what, 2 and a half hours? I'd have happily sat and watch 2 and half more.
 
Do someone need to see part 1 before seeing this ? Also I never really care for plot or characters. Is it worth seeing just for the visuals ?

I went to Oppenheimer last year due to the great reviews and ended up feeling a bit meh.
 
Yeah, you have to see the first.
I'm equally indifferent about this .
I mean, I should like it. The world ticks all my boxes. Its science fiction, which I love, it has some genuinely interesting concepts, I generally like the Director's work ( though he isn't even close to being one of my favourite film-makers) and visually it looks stunning, yet here I am.

My indifference probably largely boils down to the cast. I kinda rate Timothy, I think he's a OK actor ( Call me by your name is still his best performance) but I don't rate Zendaya particularly highly.
 
FrankDrebin said:
Yeah, you have to see the first.
I'm equally indifferent about this .
I mean, I should like it. The world ticks all my boxes. Its science fiction, which I love, it has some genuinely interesting concepts, I generally like the Director's work ( though he isn't even close to being one of my favourite film-makers) and visually it looks stunning, yet here I am.

My indifference probably largely boils down to the cast. I kinda rate Timothy, I think he's a OK actor ( Call me by your name is still his best performance) but I don't rate Zendaya particularly highly.
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I've heard she's good in this, for what it's worth. I'm tossing up whether to re-read the last part of the book again before I go next week, might distract me too much.
 
weetee said:
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It’s all about the vibes!
FrankDrebin said:
Yeah, you have to see the first.
I'm equally indifferent about this .
I mean, I should like it. The world ticks all my boxes. Its science fiction, which I love, it has some genuinely interesting concepts, I generally like the Director's work ( though he isn't even close to being one of my favourite film-makers) and visually it looks stunning, yet here I am.

My indifference probably largely boils down to the cast. I kinda rate Timothy, I think he's a OK actor ( Call me by your name is still his best performance) but I don't rate Zendaya particularly highly.
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Thanks. Yeah this is my worry. I’ll spend nearly 3 hours and come out thinking it was decent enough. Tbh I’ve mostly enjoyed Villeneuve other works but everything about new Dune series hasn’t really clicked with me.
 
FrankDrebin said:
Yeah, you have to see the first.
I'm equally indifferent about this .
I mean, I should like it. The world ticks all my boxes. Its science fiction, which I love, it has some genuinely interesting concepts, I generally like the Director's work ( though he isn't even close to being one of my favourite film-makers) and visually it looks stunning, yet here I am.

My indifference probably largely boils down to the cast. I kinda rate Timothy, I think he's a OK actor ( Call me by your name is still his best performance) but I don't rate Zendaya particularly highly.
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She's top in this.

The only professional to give a wooden performance was Batista. Has the same stupid look on his face in literally every scene and all his dialogue is just shouting.
 
duffer said:
Walken also was pretty meh, but he always is.
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I was just trying to think of other possibilities for the Emperor, then my brain struck David Lynch and now won't let go of it.
 
Saw it today. Why can't they just make the fecking book
 
Just left the cinema, overall it's a really decent movie but I can't see how some give it a 10/10, it annoyed and disappointed a couple of times. 7.5/10 for me

I agree that the second half of the movie feels rushed, it all goes pretty quick and for me the final showdown battle was just infantile and naive, I get it that the emperor/Harkkonen got hit by surprise, but then again we are talking about the most powerful man in the galaxy, with unlimited money and apparently bringing all his army with him - wasn't it really too easy for the Fremen to overpower them?
in general emperor might be the worst character in the movie, it's completely unconvincing, his motivations are unclear and have little to do with logic, the acting is quite bad too - I understand it might have been intentional to make him so uncharismatic and dull, but it just doesn't work as the archenemy.
speaking of bad acting I don't think I saw Zendaya in any other movie than Dune part one, but for me she was really unconvincing in her role. Boring as hell, extremely predictable and the acting itself felt over the top at times.
And I know the music is supposed to be one of the strongest suits of the movie, but while I liked in in part one, it felt very repetitive in part two and without the element of freshness. I know Hans Zimmer is a genius and he will always be remembered as one, but perhaps it's time we have a chance to some new blood.
Chalamet does a really impressive job (and I know him very little from other works, so can't compare to other roles) and the visuals are very solid overall. I used to worked with video editing and always pay unhealthy attention to this, and I also found it great with only one or two moments where it felt a bit clunky for me. way above industry standard.
 
Just came out of cinema, it was fantastic. The scenography was pretty much perfect.
 
Holy fecking shit. I’m gobsmacked. What a piece of cinema. Denis Villeneuve delivered once again. My eyes didn’t leave the screen once in 3 hours. Cinematography, sound design, world building, action. A masterpiece. The first film was great but this… this is sensational. Another level.
 
Excellent movie. Miles better than the first which was fine but nothing special for me.

Only complaint is the whole riding the worms... It's like fast and furious logic. How are these people getting off the worm? How are they getting a whole group of people and chairs and tents on the worms? The worm just parks up and waits for them or something? Bit ridiculous...
 
See this last night was a good film around a 7-8 out of 10 for me some of it didn't make sense as some say the whole everyone being up on the worms stuff and the fact you have races who have mastered technology enough to bring down a whole citadel from the sky but you attack them and they only have swords apart from that decent plot and better than the first,now we need a proper Warhammer film to be made dark and futuristic but Hollywood is not capable.
 
bosnian_red said:
Excellent movie. Miles better than the first which was fine but nothing special for me.

Only complaint is the whole riding the worms... It's like fast and furious logic. How are these people getting off the worm? How are they getting a whole group of people and chairs and tents on the worms? The worm just parks up and waits for them or something? Bit ridiculous...
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They climb! Desert power.
 
massey said:
See this last night was a good film around a 7-8 out of 10 for me some of it didn't make sense as some say the whole everyone being up on the worms stuff and the fact you have races who have mastered technology enough to bring down a whole citadel from the sky but you attack them and they only have swords apart from that decent plot and better than the first,now we need a proper Warhammer film to be made dark and futuristic but Hollywood is not capable.
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They explained the swords in the first film. Basically, their shields are so advanced that they will stop any fast projectile. So, the only way to penetrate them is with a slower weapon.
 
Watched part 1 again last night, having previously viewed it during the time of its release, on the likelihood I'll be viewing part 2 sometime this coming week.
I certainly enjoyed it more this time round. I admired the film previously but wasn't necessary wowed by it or the performances, though the sets, cgi and costume designs always had my admiration.
I enjoyed Timothy's performance much more in this second viewing. I initially was quite underwhelmed. But he effectively added a great balance of depth and subtleness' to quite large role .

I never had any particular issue with the story or how it was executed on my initial watch. I think it was explained as efficient as it could have possibly been told, especially considering the many factors in this world can be quite complex for most audience members.

I don't think I have any real issues with the film. Its well executed and the world building, both visually and narratively, are equally great.

I think my initial feelings on this film were largely effected by my situation at the time and obviously Covid.

Eager to view Part 2 now.
 
Ubik said:
They climb! Desert power.
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Yeah how do they get the old people and kids and tents on there!! And how do they all get off!

Saw the director gave the answer that he didn't feel the need to add that detail in the movie but it'll be in the third... Cop out
 
Watched this yesterday - another really strong addition to Villeneuve's work, in my opinion. Not a perfect movie, but thoroughly entertaining and well-made.

I just love the world building in both this and the first one. The set design, costumes, weapons, vehicles, machines and language all feel otherworldly, but still believable and grounded in a way. It's fantastically well done. Of course, you need to suspend your disbelief with the worms, and there are some rules about the weaponry that are not fully explained, but that sort of stuff is to be expected from sci-fi.

Performances are generally strong with a few hiccups here and there. Javier Bardem and Rebecca Ferguson are the best of the bunch, in my opinion, but Chalamet is certainly also good in the lead. However, I'd say Zendaya is not a particularly strong actress. It's not catastrophic, but it does shine through in a few scenes. I also didn't like the Harkonnen's as much in this one. The Baron was extremely memorable in the first, but didn't have that same menacing presence here, and Feyd-Rautha seemed almost a bit cartoonish in his villainy. Perhaps I was a bit disappointed with the emperor. They cast such an iconic actor in Christopher Walken and it feels like they didn't really utilize him.

As for the plot it moves along in a nice pace, and it is generally understandable what happens and why. It is apparent that it is adapted from quite a complex work, so there isn't really enough time to flesh out the motivations of all the factions. We've got the Fremen (believers and non-believers), Harkonnens, Bene Gesserit, The Emperor, and the Landsraad of noble houses. Just a lot of moving pieces, but it is generally well-handled. For an almost 3 hour movie, there was only one time where I felt it's length, and that was around the scenes on Geidi Prime.

I'd give it a solid 8/10. Happy to see it is set up for another movie, and I saw Villeneuve comment on this as well. If this is another financial success, I don't see why they wouldn't.
 
Brilliant. The only downside was the annoying little bastards sat to my left. Constantly on his phone, talking to someone next to him, rustling packets of sweets and slurping pop bottles. Paid premier seats for that privilege as well.
 
Stookie said:
Brilliant. The only downside was the annoying little bastards sat to my left. Constantly on his phone, talking to someone next to him, rustling packets of sweets and slurping pop bottles. Paid premier seats for that privilege as well.
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Cinema etiquette is dead. Someone sat behind me was translating all the Fremen language lines to English to her friend. Super annoying.
 
Just got back and really enjoyed it. If part one felt like half a movie, this feels like two movies in one! They really went for it and most of the action scenes are phenomenal.

Mike Smalling said:
Watched this yesterday - another really strong addition to Villeneuve's work, in my opinion. Not a perfect movie, but thoroughly entertaining and well-made.

I just love the world building in both this and the first one. The set design, costumes, weapons, vehicles, machines and language all feel otherworldly, but still believable and grounded in a way. It's fantastically well done. Of course, you need to suspend your disbelief with the worms, and there are some rules about the weaponry that are not fully explained, but that sort of stuff is to be expected from sci-fi.

Performances are generally strong with a few hiccups here and there. Javier Bardem and Rebecca Ferguson are the best of the bunch, in my opinion, but Chalamet is certainly also good in the lead. However, I'd say Zendaya is not a particularly strong actress. It's not catastrophic, but it does shine through in a few scenes. I also didn't like the Harkonnen's as much in this one. The Baron was extremely memorable in the first, but didn't have that same menacing presence here, and Feyd-Rautha seemed almost a bit cartoonish in his villainy. Perhaps I was a bit disappointed with the emperor. They cast such an iconic actor in Christopher Walken and it feels like they didn't really utilize him.

As for the plot it moves along in a nice pace, and it is generally understandable what happens and why. It is apparent that it is adapted from quite a complex work, so there isn't really enough time to flesh out the motivations of all the factions. We've got the Fremen (believers and non-believers), Harkonnens, Bene Gesserit, The Emperor, and the Landsraad of noble houses. Just a lot of moving pieces, but it is generally well-handled. For an almost 3 hour movie, there was only one time where I felt it's length, and that was around the scenes on Geidi Prime.

I'd give it a solid 8/10. Happy to see it is set up for another movie, and I saw Villeneuve comment on this as well. If this is another financial success, I don't see why they wouldn't.
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Sad to say but I agree. Perhaps it's what the role called for but she too much pouting and comes across like an annoyed teenager. It doesn't give Chani as a character much depth. All the other actors do a fantastic job with their roles.

What I do find interesting though, even if it wasn't intended, is how it shows the difference between her and Paul by the end of the movie. She never feels like his equal but she feels completely like a surrogate in the final scenes. This is how it comes across in Dune Messiah as Paul develops into being less of a benevolent hero (no spoilers I think because this is hinted at throughout the movie). It should be good foreshadowing for those not familiar with the sequel if they make a follow-up.
 
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bosnian_red said:
Yeah how do they get the old people and kids and tents on there!! And how do they all get off!

Saw the director gave the answer that he didn't feel the need to add that detail in the movie but it'll be in the third... Cop out
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I feel like the film did miss a bit of explanation as to the Fremen's relationship with the worms. They can evidently control them so I just made a few assumptions. When the guy gives Paul that sand thumper he says "I tuned this myself", so I'm guessing its something to do with the thumpers how they communicate. Also the film made a point of showing two sort of vents underneath the worm's skin when the hooks lifted it up, which may be something to do with it. Probably all explained in the books, will get around to them one day.
 
Mike Smalling said:
Cinema etiquette is dead. Someone sat behind me was translating all the Fremen language lines to English to her friend. Super annoying.
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It really is dead. My best cinema experience in the last few years was when my son and I went to see Mad Max in 3D and we were the only ones in there. As someone smarter than me once said ‘hell is other people’
 
Vidyoyo said:
Just got back and really enjoyed it. If part one felt like half a movie, this feels like two movies in one! They really went for it and most of the action scenes are phenomenal.



Sad to say but I agree. Perhaps it's what the role called for but she too much pouting and comes across like an annoyed teenager. It doesn't give Chani as a character much depth. All the other actors do a fantastic job with their roles.

What I do find interesting though, even if it wasn't intended, is how it shows the difference between her and Paul by the end of the movie. She never feels like his equal but she feels completely like a surrogate in the final scenes. This is how it comes across in Dune Messiah as Paul develops into being less of a benevolent hero (no spoilers I think because this is hinted at throughout the movie). It should be good foreshadowing for those not familiar with the sequel if they make a follow-up.
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Yeah, felt like she brought her spiderman gf persona with her a bit, rather than that of a strong desert warrior/survivor. Just nit-picking through really, she's not terrible.
 
A feast for the eyes and ears; Villeneuve is finally giving Nolan a run for his money as the master of IMAX filmmaking. There were several moments that were genuinely breathtaking.

9/10

Hope we get a director's cut, as it felt like there was a ton of stuff left on the cutting room floor, primarily relating to the Emperor/Princess Irulan.
 
Stookie said:
Brilliant. The only downside was the annoying little bastards sat to my left. Constantly on his phone, talking to someone next to him, rustling packets of sweets and slurping pop bottles. Paid premier seats for that privilege as well.
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Experienced it with a couple beside me, heard all £9 worth of popcorn the girlfriend ate. Wonderful.
 
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