Forum Overview :: Peter Molyneux's The Movies

Dune is probably my favorite sci-fi novel of all time and I loved the movie! by Mischief Maker 10/25/2021, 9:05pm PDT That said, I came away from it wondering how someone who hadn't read the books would be able to follow the plot, so much gets glossed over so fast. I was correct in my assessment that Josh Brolin was horribly miscast as Gurney Halleck. They needed an actor who was uglier yet more charismatic. On the flipside, Jason Momoa perfect as Duncan Idaho, the trailer gave me the absolute worst impression. THANK GOD the movie doesn't shy away from Paul's "terrible purpose." If you came away from this thinking that Paul is Neo, part two is gonna take you for a loop. And it's weirder than the Lynch version! Love the whole Sardaukar cult. 40k Space Marines wish they were this cool. If you're wondering, in the books the three biggest weapons are shields, lasguns, and planet-cracking nukes. Shields bounce off nearly any fast-moving projectile, only carefully slow ones can penetrate. Lasguns cut through anything, but if they connect with a shield, they cause a small scale nuclear explosion, so they're only used in very limited circumstances. (There's a scene in the book where Duncan Idaho takes out a pursuing group of Sardaukar with lasguns by setting up a shield that blows up in their faces.) So fighting in this universe is primarily done through hand-to-hand combat by soldiers who know how to parry fast to activate their shields but attack slow to penetrate. I've only seen commercials for Jodorowsky's Dune, but I recognized several designs. Here's hoping for an extended special edition when it comes out on disk!

Dune (2021) by Rafiki 10/22/2021, 9:46am PDT     I also know nothing of the source material, and I thought it was really good. by pinback 10/24/2021, 4:23pm PDT         Re: I also know nothing of the source material, and I thought it was rea by Rafiki 10/24/2021, 7:44pm PDT             The stillsuits looked like they were all about to go spraypaint a house NT by Bad costumes all around 10/24/2021, 9:18pm PDT                 Brataccas is my favorite bad game and they really cribbed from Dune a little by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/26/2021, 2:30pm PDT     Dune is probably my favorite sci-fi novel of all time and I loved the movie! by Mischief Maker 10/25/2021, 9:05pm PDT         Re: Dune is probably my favorite sci-fi novel of all time and I loved the movie! by Rafiki 10/26/2021, 11:07pm PDT             All of your moral interpretations of the plot are accurate. NT by Mischief Maker 10/27/2021, 4:36am PDT                 SPOILER elaboration (only for part 1) by Mischief Maker 10/27/2021, 5:04am PDT                     Re: SPOILER elaboration (only for part 1) by E. L. Koba 10/28/2021, 4:33pm PDT         Re: Dune is probably my favorite sci-fi novel of all time and I loved the movie! by E. L. Koba 10/28/2021, 4:58pm PDT     [REDACTED] is killed by what is effectively a drone. by A Samsung SSD 10/26/2021, 1:13pm PDT     I saw it in the theater, in a recliner, with extremely good sound system, and a by beer in the cupholder. 10/27/2021, 12:56pm PDT         Infinity War didn't rate? NT by laudablepuss 10/27/2021, 2:33pm PDT             Marvel movies are ugly messes, every frame of Dune is gorgeous. by Mischief Maker 10/27/2021, 4:28pm PDT                 Pretty goddamn generic by Frank Herbert 10/27/2021, 4:42pm PDT                     You know Thanos isn't actually Josh Brolin in purpleface, right? NT by Mischief Maker 10/27/2021, 4:59pm PDT                         incorrect by laudablepuss 10/27/2021, 5:20pm PDT                             Lookit dese guys NT by Couple a purps 10/27/2021, 5:27pm PDT                         gur, I read this as "IS actually". I might have to stop reading on my phone :( NT by laudablepuss 10/28/2021, 12:30pm PDT                         Re: You know Thanos isn't actually Josh Brolin in purpleface, right? by John Gulp 10/29/2021, 6:51am PDT                             Re: You know Thanos isn't actually Josh Brolin in purpleface, right? by Vidinfox 11/09/2021, 12:37pm PST                 This is correct. by pinback 10/27/2021, 5:26pm PDT                     Re: This is correct. by Frank Herbert 10/27/2021, 5:34pm PDT                     Arrival was pretty decent. A few ridiculous parts NT by but largely good 10/27/2021, 8:34pm PDT                 Scenes in a desert are going to be stark and striking automatically. NT by laudablepuss 10/27/2021, 5:27pm PDT                     Re: Scenes in a dessert are eye candy NT by caltropa after dark 10/28/2021, 4:56am PDT     Rewatched '84 and '21 recently. by Mischief Shai-hulud 11/09/2021, 11:53am PST         IMO a couple of character moments are better in the '84 version by Fullofkittens 11/09/2021, 12:26pm PST             Agreed on #2, huge disagree on #1. by Mischief Shai-hulud 11/09/2021, 12:30pm PST             Also I think the real Kwisatz Haderach in '84 is Duke Leto's unkillable pug. by Mischief Shai-hulud 11/09/2021, 1:58pm PST