RE: Denis Villeneuve is great...

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Posted by RGA (R) on April 4, 2022 at 19:24:13

In Reply to: Denis Villeneuve is great... posted by musetap on April 4, 2022 at 01:53:44:

I liked Blade Runner 2049 and I liked Sicario a lot.

Dune was meh. The problem is that I was rooting for the Giant sandworm to eat everyone. I didn't CARE about any character because none of them gave me anything to care about.

Rule one of science fiction is you need some sort of anchor character to root for - in Star Wars that was Luke Skywalker - in Dune it was a boring cardboard droopy-faced muppet.

Timothée Chalamet in a zombie performance playing (who cares) Paul Atreides.

The spectacle was good - big special effects worthy of technical awards. Dune makes you feel you are in a Dune starving for water (writing, character development). Meh. It was nominated so a lot of people liked it - that's why I watched it - I always try to watch nominated films because they are well-liked. So definitely try to see it. Maybe I can generate enough low expectations for you that you will enjoy it. Perhaps my expectations were too high given it was nominated and given I liked Sicario and Blade Runner 2049.

It's also possible that if I like Dune 2 I'll change my impression on Dune.

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Topic - Dune out from under the Oscars shadows - JDK 19:55:59 04/3/22 (17)

Good in some aspects; low marks in cast decisions. - free.ranger 08:51:03 04/4/22 (2)

RE: Good in some aspects; low marks in cast decisions. - pictureguy 21:03:25 04/5/22 (0)

RE: Good in some aspects; low marks in cast decisions. - JDK 09:32:48 04/4/22 (0)

Has the "Films/DVD" sub forum gone defunct? (nt) - Steve O 04:41:43 04/4/22 (0)

Denis Villeneuve is great... - musetap 01:53:44 04/4/22 (7)

RE: Denis Villeneuve is great... - pictureguy 22:26:30 04/6/22 (0)

RE: Denis Villeneuve is great... - RGA 04/4/2219:24:13 04/4/22 (4)

Not one for sublety eh ;-) - JDK 20:27:18 04/4/22 (3)

RE: Not one for sublety eh ;-) - RGA 19:25:23 04/5/22 (2)

RE: Not one for sublety eh ;-) - JDK 04:59:40 04/6/22 (1)

RE: Not one for sublety eh ;-) - RGA 19:21:33 04/6/22 (0)

RE: Denis Villeneuve is great... - JDK 02:56:23 04/4/22 (0)

RE: Dune out from under the Oscars shadows - AbeCollins 22:11:56 04/3/22 (4)

RE: Dune out from under the Oscars shadows - JDK 22:21:25 04/3/22 (3)

RE: Dune out from under the Oscars shadows - pictureguy 23:23:31 04/3/22 (2)

RE: Dune out from under the Oscars shadows - JDK 02:53:13 04/4/22 (1)

RE: Dune out from under the Oscars shadows - pictureguy 12:42:38 04/4/22 (0)

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RE: Denis Villeneuve is great... - RGA 04/4/2219:24:13 04/4/22 (4)

Not one for sublety eh ;-) - JDK 20:27:18 04/4/22 (3)

RE: Not one for sublety eh ;-) - RGA 19:25:23 04/5/22 (2)

RE: Not one for sublety eh ;-) - JDK 04:59:40 04/6/22 (1)

RE: Not one for sublety eh ;-) - RGA 19:21:33 04/6/22 (0)

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