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This is a link post VFX Artists Compare the good & bad of DUNE 1984 with DUNE 2021
Recently watched DUNE 2021 which is something you should see if you're into your sci fi plus, I identified not being able to get into the old version as a kid, mainly because it creeped me out so much but also I was too young to follow the story back then, the new version is amazeballs though and thoroughly recommend it, here they give a good breakdown of the vfx in both versions if you like knowing how they made these films.
(Sneak7h1ef television is my religion, Wed 26 Jan 2022, 22:49, Reply)
This is a normal post The Lynch film is awesome, but terrible.
I love the designs - the costumes and sets - and some of the effects are amazing... but then others are just crap and stupid looking.

Still not seen the new one - going to the cinema is still not on the cards for those of feeble lung.
 (I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 13th Level Scrote, Thu 27 Jan 2022, 9:52, Reply)
This is a normal post It's a real shame.
Because this is one of the few films in the last decade (at least) that genuinely deserves a cinema viewing.
I'm totally with you, though. I'm not particularly concerned about contracting Covid, but the thought of spending 2+ hours surrounded by fuckwits that are unwilling/unable to keep their faces covered is my idea of hell - and I didn't much like going to the cinema before all this, anyway.
I'm lucky enough to have a reasonably large telly and a reasonably good surround sound setup which is capable of at least doing justice to the movie - especially if I sit close, but a soundbar and a 43" flatscreen really isn't going to cut it.

I'm counting on Chapter One being re-released for cinemas when Chapter Two finally gets released so folk can sit down and watch the whole thing in one go. Maybe by then I'll be able to visit the local cinema without wanting to bludgeon to death everybody within 20 feet. Maybe.
 (Tony Hayers DEFUND THE POLICE, Thu 27 Jan 2022, 9:58, Reply)
This is a normal post Imma waiting for Chapter 2
I have my nice 4k 55" telly and ye olde (but still perfectly good) digital Sony surround system sitting and waiting. I did have a projector and pull down screen back in the day when 1080p HD was a thing but I can't afford a 4k projector so the 55 will have to do :)
Considering my first telly was a 14" Samsung I think I'll be fine :)
 (I helped save b3ta! TBL I posted this on, Thu 27 Jan 2022, 13:42, Reply)
This is a normal post If you sit up close, it becomes a 75"
That's how I do it.
 (Tony Hayers DEFUND THE POLICE, Thu 27 Jan 2022, 20:49, Reply)
This is a normal post Yes, Yes I do

(I helped save b3ta! TBL I posted this on, Fri 28 Jan 2022, 1:45, Reply)
This is a normal post The new one is fantastic.
I've watched it about 8 times already.
 (I helped save b3ta! Boris Johnson's Press Secretary, Thu 27 Jan 2022, 18:08, Reply)
This is a normal post I'm not far behind.
Had to watch it a second time almost immediately because I was so distracted by the visual spectacle the first time round. Best CGI I've ever seen.
Then showed it to the folks at Christmas as an excuse to watch it again (and because my 75 year old dad gets a real kick out of the sound system).
It's so bloody well done.
 (Tony Hayers DEFUND THE POLICE, Thu 27 Jan 2022, 20:48, Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah it's great being a single virgin, ain't it?

(I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Fri 28 Jan 2022, 9:03, Reply)
This is a normal post No kids or partner to constantly funnel money into?
It's fucking brilliant. I've basically got the disposable income of somebody on twice my salary.
 (Tony Hayers DEFUND THE POLICE, Fri 28 Jan 2022, 11:41, Reply)
This is a normal post Do you have a bed shaped like a racing car?

(benito vaselini no not that one, Fri 28 Jan 2022, 13:58, Reply)
This is a normal post i saw the remake. seemed a bit unnecessary, mostly the same scenes and dialogue. like a ghostbusters reboot
there were part where the original lynch made more of an impact: the visceral diseases on the baron's face. the guild navigator beasty in a tank. even sting had more life than that bloke from guardians of the galaxy who looks like a bouncer.
And the paul atreides character seems to accept his prophecy earlier and with more conviction in this one, which intensifies the problem with any prophecy based story, which is "what they said was going to happen happens"
 (I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Fri 28 Jan 2022, 21:35, Reply)
This is a normal post Yes, but - spoilers
- the prophesy is bollocks. There's no magic bullshit in Dune, just science bullshit.
The prophesy was seeded by the Bene Geserit to give them a way to gain zealous followers in case they needed sanctuary.
So the prophesy coming true is not actually a given at all.
 (I helped save b3ta! Invisible Wizard - 13th Level Scrote, Sat 29 Jan 2022, 19:20, Reply)