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@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan @NTA did you guys see it on imax?
apart from just the bigger screen which it was filmed for theres the sound...i dont think ive ever heard such a loud pair of movies before. My chair vibrated at times. It was fucken amazing.Hopefully Part 2 will do well enough for Part 3 to be given the go ahead. Though i suspect it will be some time off before its made.
Yeah, heard at least three years.
But that's because he's doing Rendezvous with Rama, can't wait to see what he does with that, going to be a trip.
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@dogmeat said in Movie review thread...:
Agree with all the positives re Dune 2. Possibly the best SF movie ever. In amny ways it reminds me of Lawrence of Arabia - big, epic, grand set pieces. For three hours the plot fairly races along. It's really a very light touch. Shit just happens without much detail and background, but it works.
The set pieces are fucking amazing. Surely has to clean up every technical Award going
I really like they don't hit you over the head that Paul is not the good guy.
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@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan @NTA did you guys see it on imax?
apart from just the bigger screen which it was filmed for theres the sound...i dont think ive ever heard such a loud pair of movies before. My chair vibrated at times. It was fucken amazing.The sound for Part 2 is a step up from Part 1. I will definitely go and see again as a stand-alone movie.
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This may sound like heresy but those tits cannot make up for the awfulness of that voice.
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@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
This may sound like heresy but those tits cannot make up for the awfulness of that voice.
When you coming out?
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@MN5 said in Movie review thread...:
Yeah the 80s movie painted Paul as the great redeemer.
Definitely less so in this case
Like the books
the movies deal well with the struggle Paul feels in saving himself and his family, at the cost of billions once the Fremen go full jihad on the galaxy -
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan @NTA did you guys see it on imax?
apart from just the bigger screen which it was filmed for theres the sound...i dont think ive ever heard such a loud pair of movies before. My chair vibrated at times. It was fucken amazing.Hopefully Part 2 will do well enough for Part 3 to be given the go ahead. Though i suspect it will be some time off before its made.
No just a standard screen (everything else booked) but even that was pretty fucking epic for sound that made your seat vibrate.
The local Reading Cinema has a "Titan" cinema with bigger screen and better seating. Will go back once I get tone, to get the full brown note experience.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Movie review thread...:
@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:
This may sound like heresy but those tits cannot make up for the awfulness of that voice.
When you coming out?
Give me a kiss and I’ll tell you. No. Wait. Hang on
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@NTA said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan @NTA did you guys see it on imax?
apart from just the bigger screen which it was filmed for theres the sound...i dont think ive ever heard such a loud pair of movies before. My chair vibrated at times. It was fucken amazing.Hopefully Part 2 will do well enough for Part 3 to be given the go ahead. Though i suspect it will be some time off before its made.
No just a standard screen (everything else booked) but even that was pretty fucking epic for sound that made your seat vibrate.
The local Reading Cinema has a "Titan" cinema with bigger screen and better seating. Will go back once I get tone, to get the full brown note experience.
Definitely worth it, Dune Part 2 was filmed for Imax so what you see and probably hear on a standard screen isnt the full package.
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@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@NTA said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan @NTA did you guys see it on imax?
apart from just the bigger screen which it was filmed for theres the sound...i dont think ive ever heard such a loud pair of movies before. My chair vibrated at times. It was fucken amazing.Hopefully Part 2 will do well enough for Part 3 to be given the go ahead. Though i suspect it will be some time off before its made.
No just a standard screen (everything else booked) but even that was pretty fucking epic for sound that made your seat vibrate.
The local Reading Cinema has a "Titan" cinema with bigger screen and better seating. Will go back once I get tone, to get the full brown note experience.
Definitely worth it, Dune Part 2 was filmed for Imax so what you see and probably hear on a standard screen isnt the full package.
A 600km round trip for me, so...
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@antipodean said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@NTA said in Movie review thread...:
@Virgil said in Movie review thread...:
@Kirwan @NTA did you guys see it on imax?
apart from just the bigger screen which it was filmed for theres the sound...i dont think ive ever heard such a loud pair of movies before. My chair vibrated at times. It was fucken amazing.Hopefully Part 2 will do well enough for Part 3 to be given the go ahead. Though i suspect it will be some time off before its made.
No just a standard screen (everything else booked) but even that was pretty fucking epic for sound that made your seat vibrate.
The local Reading Cinema has a "Titan" cinema with bigger screen and better seating. Will go back once I get tone, to get the full brown note experience.
Definitely worth it, Dune Part 2 was filmed for Imax so what you see and probably hear on a standard screen isnt the full package.
A 600km round trip for me, so...
you'll need to pack extra snacks then
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Very late to the party as I don't really watch movies a great deal but.
Leave the World behind - an apocalyptic tale of what would happen to America if the wi-fi went out for 2 days. Been guffawing with mirth ever since.
Re watched Shutter Island, more successful as a psychological thriller as it attempts to make you think though of course it does explain it all at the end. Acting is brilliant and well executed with a haunting ending line "Would you rather live as a bad man or die as a good one?"
Heard nothing but good reviews about Dune 2, so looking forward to watching that.
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The original Princess was way hotter in the 80s flick…..
Than this one……
Minor gripe, the later one is a pretty fucken amazing big screen experience. The 80s one had all sorts of issues being made….
Without giving too many spoilers I find it really interesting to see the similarities but also a few massive differences between the two versions.
disappointed that Rabban was essentially a bit of a pussy, it’s Dave Bautista for fuck sake. Getting saved by his mate when that Freman chick was on him, getting a beat down from his brother and finally submitting meekly to Gurney……not what I expect from a WWE unitStiglers rants became really boring. Yes, Paul is the messiah, we get it.
Feyd was awesome, the Baron slightly less so. Preferred the 80s one for over the top craziness.
Christopher Walken was in good form for an old bloke
Paul’s character progression was pretty impressive.
Perhaps this belongs in the GOM thread but it was tough to tell who was who during the fights with all the fucken sand flying around.
I woulda liked more info on the worms. Instead we get old mate Stigler having a good old ride on one without much explanation.
The set pieces when they were attacking the spice mining operations were spectacular. Some amazing stunt work.
The movie was terrific, but I’m just airing a few gripes about it
There will 100% be a sequel, we all know that and it’s interesting to see who directs it.
I wonder what Frank Herbert would have thought of it ?
He hated the Iron Maiden song about it….
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@MN5 I went to see this last night, thoroughly enjoyed it.
I am a fan of Florence Pugh, and was not enough of her on screen.
I did like the explanation of how precious water was and they drained it, and for thier people it is a pool/shrine but for people they kill, thier filthy water is used for cooling systemsThe almost 3 hours flew by, unmlike other recent 3 hour movies!
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@taniwharugby said in Movie review thread...:
@MN5 I went to see this last night, thoroughly enjoyed it.
The almost 3 hours flew by, unlike other recent Nolan movies!
FIFY
great movie
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Maestro. Came to this with with a bit of doubt from reviews and thought it a bit meh after 20 minutes but stuck with it. Glad I did and ended up being wowed by it.
Bradley Cooper is astounding and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets an Oscar. It's not a documentary but more a portrait of the man and maybe that's why it doesn't gel for a lot of people.
4.75 Mahler Third's out of 5 Day in the Life's
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:
Maestro. Came to this with with a bit of doubt from reviews and thought it a bit meh after 20 minutes but stuck with it. Glad I did and ended up being wowed by it.
Bradley Cooper is astounding and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets an Oscar. It's not a documentary but more a portrait of the man and maybe that's why it doesn't gel for a lot of people.
4.75 Mahler Third's out of 5 Day in the Life's
Hmm, hopefully this improves like you suggest, although I got 40 minutes in before stopping.
I've watched 8 of the 10 best picture nominees so far (and 40 minutes of this) and it's easily (based on 40 minutes) the worst of the bunch by a large margin.
I'm going to have to watch it over the weekend as I think the Oscars are next week and I try to finish my watch of them all before then.
Still have to watch The Holdovers too, which I suspect I'll like, but Billions kind of ruined Paul Giamatti for me, I can't handle his soft talk style anymore.
