The first instalment was enjoyable but somewhat lacking.
Peter de Vries is sadly underused and for all the fuss about that Zedenya lady as Chani she still only has about half a dozen lines in the film. I was pleasantly surprised by the Baron though; they’ve toned down the grotesque a bit and perhaps reminded us that the baton was meant to be big and muscular before you-know-who did you-know-what.
I was really hoping to see Villeneuve’s take on the guild navigators too, but we didn’t see any. At least Bardem will probably make for a good Stilgar, and Voice was depicted quite well along with the finger speaking and use of other languages.
It was quite a visual feast which is par for the course as far as the director goes, but for all the things that happen so very little is actually said. I think you really need to have read the book to get full enjoyment; there’s just so little exposition.
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jonbob loves you, Tue 26 Oct 2021, 22:51,
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Why *was* there a lot of fuss over that Zanadu person?
I'm seriously out of the loop on that one.
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I think it's the same reason the Jonas brothers are still in the press.
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jonbob loves you, Wed 27 Oct 2021, 8:58,
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Major character, so the casting is important
and she will have a lot more to do and say in part 2
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She managed to hold an impassive face throughout, and make her eyes glow blue. Wonderful talent.
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After you my dear Alfonse No. After you., Wed 27 Oct 2021, 19:54,
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I thought the lack of exposition
Leaving out the Emperor, the Spacing Guild and the Navigators (with the folding space etc.) was a really brave, and smart, move.
This movie is character driven, it doesn't lay all this lore on people, it lets you get involved with the motives and pulled along by the story - the lore is easy to read up on (or view on youtube) if needed.
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It seems the first will only stream on US streaming services
Probably will never get to see it. I'm not subscribing to every streaming service in the world. Will probably just torrent it, cos fuck 'em
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simbosan nuck nuck nuck, Tue 26 Oct 2021, 22:59,
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4K version is on rarbg
I’ve watched it twice, but I’m still going to see it on the big screen; it’s that sort of film.
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jonbob loves you, Tue 26 Oct 2021, 23:03,
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You could just go to a cinema...
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 26 Oct 2021, 23:59,
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Fuck that
I am not spending three hours trapped in a room with 200 mask-refuseniks when the current prevalence rate is around 1 in 50. I’m not taking any unnecessary risks - I’ve got a kid to look after.
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wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Wed 27 Oct 2021, 7:36,
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Yeah. I've got a suitably large/good screen and sound system at home.
But this is definitely cinema spectacle stuff. I'm hedging my bets that they'll do a back to back screening once the second part finally gets released. Hopefully by then things are a little less manky.
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Its been years since I have seen a theatre with 200 people in it.
There's usually about 10 people when I see a film there
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I'm off to my local arthouse cinema later this week for the first time in ages:
Friday for The Seven Samurai, which I don't think I've ever seen on the big screen;
Saturday for this interesting-sounding one.
There will be way less than 200 people at the screenings, but it'll be "cosy"...
I noticed earlier that the same place (in Manchester) is showing an old-school B3tard's sophomore directorial feature with a post-screening Q&A including the director on Saturday.
They're also screening Dune, but I have little-to-no interest in seeing that...
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Happosai _,,,,_(O ; o)_,,,, Wed 27 Oct 2021, 22:45,
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It's a cinema movie
really requires that context, scale, and sound system
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Pity there's a pandemic on then, isn't it?
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Wed 27 Oct 2021, 18:17,
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Covid isn't going away
so we vaccinate, wear masks in public, and learn to live with it.
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I'll be avoiding cinemas like the plague (lol) until mask wearing is made voluntary in Scotland.
Don't get me wrong, I'll still be wearing one in enclosed public spaces. But my issues with these 'mask exempt' cunts and worse, the chinmaskers and fuckwits that take their masks off as soon as they're seated are only getting more severe as the pandemic wears on.
I struggle to take a 10 minute trip to the supermarket without descending into an internal rage about how fucking self-centered and pathetic the general public can be. There's no way on earth I'd be able to sit through (never mind enjoy) a screening feeling like that.
Once mask wearing is no longer compulsory, (I hope) I won't react so aggressively to those soft cunts that can't bear the anguish of donning a temporary face covering for a small portion of their day. But while it's compulsory, there's really no fucking excuse besides "Sorry, I'm a bit of a cunt and the slight discomfort of wearing a mask is too much to bear so I'm just going to walk about without one looking like a massive bellend and then claim I have some kind of debilitating disability/mild asthma when questioned about my exempt status". Just do what you're fucking told for fuck's sake.
I think my issue is compounded somewhat by the fact that I work in a job where staff are mandated to wear masks throughout the day. Mine goes on at 8 in the morning and doesn't come off again until 5pm unless I decide to take a 30 minute lunch break. Would I prefer not to wear a mask? Of course. But it's really not a fucking hardship. If a customer/member of the public is unwilling return that courtesy for the short amount of time that they are required to do so, they're a fucking twat in my book.
Sorry. Needed to get that off my chest. But yeah, no cinema for me for the time being!
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Mask wearing is voluntary in England
but not because it's any safer here, it's because England is 75% fucking stupid cunts.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Thu 28 Oct 2021, 16:09,
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I wear a mask in enclosed spaces, and stay away from close contact with vulnerable people
I can't control what anyone else does, so not going to stress about it.
I'm not concerned about catching it myself, I'm almost certain I had it spring 2020, and will keep myself vaccinated. I just don't want to pass it on to anyone vulnerable, so I take measures against that.
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I like Dune, but I love my parents, my grandmother, my friends, etc.
I also value my own life to some extent.
Could you explain how going to a crowded indoor space is going to help you learn how to live with a deadly virus?
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Thu 28 Oct 2021, 16:07,
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its not going anywhere
so care to explain how you expect the world to carry on at all?
All go live in caves somewhere and never contact each other, until we die of old age?
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I expect the laws of physics to remain in place if that's what you mean...
I think there's some happy medium between living alone in caves and 24/7 face-licking parties.
I don't think 'learning to live with the virus' is particularly meaningful. I think you're using it as a euphemism for something pretty dark.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Thu 28 Oct 2021, 18:50,
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