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Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Thu October 28, 2021 7:57 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Thu October 28, 2021 8:30 pm
by Ensign9
No time travel. No comment on people coming back...or you can read the following mega-spoiler for the books at your own risk.
Spoiler: show
Duncan is ultimately the true Kwisatz Haderach thousands of years in the future. He is resurrected hundreds of times over that span. Several others are resurrected as well.

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Thu October 28, 2021 8:59 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 2:57 am
by Mecca
I’m wondering who will play Feyd Rautha in part 2… Machine Gun Kelly?

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 4:01 am
by Ensign9
Mecca wrote:I’m wondering who will play Feyd Rautha in part 2… Machine Gun Kelly?
Sting!

There’s concept art floating around with Tómas Lemarquis as an unnamed character. Might’ve been for Piter, though. He was in Blade Runner 2049.

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Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 6:08 am
by Mecca
I was thinking modern-day musician that would jump around in a future diaper

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 2:20 pm
by Ensign9
Mecca wrote:I was thinking modern-day musician that would jump around in a future diaper
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Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 2:29 pm
by Simple Torture
Mecca wrote:I was thinking modern-day musician that would jump around in a future diaper
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Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 3:41 pm
by Mecca
Simple Torture wrote:
Mecca wrote:I was thinking modern-day musician that would jump around in a future diaper
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oh my god

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 3:43 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 4:36 pm
by spike
Simple Torture wrote:
Mecca wrote:I was thinking modern-day musician that would jump around in a future diaper
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I couldn’t bring myself to do it since he reads the board.

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 4:41 pm
by spike
lil dicky would do it

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 10:55 pm
by dimejinky99
Ok I only got as far as the dad bringing him up to all the graves. Then I fell asleep.
We’ve had a long day in fairness.
I’ll have to go again.
I loved the way they packaged a lot into quick explainer bits up front. That took ages in the book.
Wasn’t crazy about the music I did get to hear. And my Timothy shaladingdong crush is over.

Snoring in a Front row cinema seat of a Friday night. Not very rock n roll

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 11:42 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
You guys should watch Foundation. It kind of scratches a similar itch

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 11:44 pm
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Fri October 29, 2021 11:56 pm
by dimejinky99
E.H. Ruddock wrote:You guys should watch Foundation. It kind of scratches a similar itch

They made that here. Biggest production ever

First episode is a lot. You really have to pay attention with this show

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Sat October 30, 2021 12:12 am
by E.H. Ruddock
It kind of levels out and gets easier to follow. The latest episode had an amazing space scene that was big budget movie quality

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Sat October 30, 2021 1:00 am
by dimejinky99
Yeah it’s a pretty lavish production. No idea the budget but it ain’t small

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Sat October 30, 2021 2:56 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

Re: Movie: Dune (2021) (It’s alright; you should bother)

Posted: Sat October 30, 2021 3:03 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.