Red Mosquito

epilogue wrote:Part of the reason I think Fight Club is such a brilliant movie (aside from all the normal film criteria) is that it's masterful in the way it elevates the source material by doing things that a book can't do. It uses a visual/auditory medium to explore and enhance themes/elements/ideas in a way that the written word can't.

Villeneuve's Dune is the same kind of adaptation. He does so much visually and in the sound design to give us insights into the story, that reveal the world of the novel and vital plot elements/themes that are so much better in a visual medium than book form (the visions and concept of prescience/possible futures is a HUGE example of this).

The acting is stellar all around. There isn't a weak link. Obviously the photography is stunning. The sound design and the score are each breathtaking. My wife has never read the book, never seen Lynch's film, knows zero about the story at all and she was literally on the edge of her seat for large chunks of the movie.

It's full of action and excitement without sacrificing the quieter more nuanced parts of the story. It's a big budget action movie but it's also still a weird psychedelic space opera. It trusts it's audience and allows room for intrigue and doubt. It allows us to hold our confusion with trust that we'll get there eventually. Every aspect of the movie works toward that end.

There's a lot left out but the gist is all there. I'd love to go a little deeper on some things but they do such a great job of giving everything you need. Villeneuve adds some great touches, too, that aren't from the book but totally enhance the world and the vision of Dune. The result is an equally satisfying and stunning experience for those that know the book(s) well and those that have never heard of Dune before.

This movie is great.

Monkey_Driven wrote:Minor quibbles aside this movie gave me a sense of wonder that is usually lacking in these big budget, special effects laden movies.

Jorge wrote:

Monkey_Driven wrote:Minor quibbles aside this movie gave me a sense of wonder that is usually lacking in these big budget, special effects laden movies.

Me too, several times I thought "I wonder how much longer before this thing's over"

Jorge wrote:(I haven't seen this yet, but it was just sitting there, I had to take it)

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.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Anders wrote:Momoa took me out of it in the beginning, but then he grew into the role.

I had the same experience. Or rather, I grew to love his warm interactions with Paul. And the part with the spit was funny.

Anders wrote:It was stylishly made, well acted, and atmospheric. I am looking forward to seeing it a second time.

There are some smaller things I could nitpick, but don’t feel the need to.

It did however feel like only the beginning (similar to The Fellowship Of The Ring). Not sure if one sequel is enough.

Strat wrote:

Jorge wrote:(I haven't seen this yet, but it was just sitting there, I had to take it)

WHY ARE YOU HANGING OUT AND STARTING SHIT IN A THREAD FOR SOMETHING YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH

Jorge wrote: