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D-Pad: Jun 28, 2006

That was amazing. Blew me away and was almost perfect. I fully expected to come into this thread to find everybody taking huge dumps on it because goons always hate everything but I'm glad to be wrong and that really speaks to how good it was. loving pumped for part 2.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2021 00:36

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# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 00:20

D-Pad: Jun 28, 2006

Chalamet loving killed it. I liked him in that medieval movie as well. Love it when we get a new young actor who you can tell is going to give us decades of good roles assuming they stay in the business.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2021 05:30

D-Pad: Jun 28, 2006

There will definitely be a part 2. Box office has been decent for the current times, but the big thing is I am positive a ton of people are going to watch this on HBO Max. By the time part 2 can be filmed and released things should be back to normal and they probably will make it theater exclusive which means all those HBO Max viewers will go to the theater the second time around which puts it in pre-covid blockbuster territory.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2021 17:31

D-Pad: Jun 28, 2006

What's up with Giedi Prime? It looked like a solid metal/artificial planet in the brief shot from space.

# ¿ Oct 25, 2021 05:35

D-Pad: Jun 28, 2006

sigher posted:

Nope, I don't like weed that much. lol

This explains a lot

# ¿ Oct 25, 2021 06:30

D-Pad: Jun 28, 2006

sigher posted:

I'd love to hear what it explains.

You using a smiley face for one.

Prolonged Panorama posted:

Well said. This version is obsessed with the textures of natural materials - wood, stone, sand. Everything feels appropriately ancient.

Is this dude trolling, the Lynch voice overs are embarrassing 100% of the time. An admission of cinematic failure; we can't adequately show, or even tell via dialogue, so we'll tell via directly hearing character thoughts.

Again, seriously? The Lynch version is like a student film in comparison - it exists because it's in the book, but nothing really happens story-wise for any of the characters. We just run through the beats (and slavishly book accurate dialogue) in rote fashion. In Villeneuve Paul actually masters the pain, turns the tables on Mohiam, and she falters, wondering what she's awakened. Literally every aspect of the new version is superior - performance, set design, cinematography, script, communicating Paul's pain, his relationship with his mother. And it actually serves a story purpose in Paul and Jessica (and Mohiam's!) journeys. Here, watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrW_8M3xJow

Yeah anybody who thinks any part of the Lynch movie is superior besides the camp/weirdness has a broke brain.

# ¿ Oct 25, 2021 06:53

D-Pad: Jun 28, 2006

Glottis posted:

Seriously, David Lynch must be loving how suddenly everyone's a fan of his version. It was a laughing stock for almost everyone up until this movie came out, apparently.

I feel like I'm in a Battlefield thread

# ¿ Oct 26, 2021 04:20

D-Pad: Jun 28, 2006

Warhammer chat: Just an FYI, for those who haven't been into or read 40k in years/decades, GW replaced all their management in 2015/16 and things have gotten a lot better in many areas of the lore and books. There are some truly great books written since then that aren't just space marine bolter porn wank fest. Books that stand on their own as legit good science fiction literature. If you ever had an interest in 40k, but got turned off come on over to the Black Library thread and we can give you some good recommendations for recent stuff (because there are still some poo poo books).

The funniest part of a lot of the Warhammer fandom reaction are the idiots who think Dune ripped off 40k instead of the other way around and get real mad about it.

# ¿ Oct 28, 2021 16:42

D-Pad: Jun 28, 2006

PeterWeller posted:

The thing with reading Hams fiction or any other licensed fiction is you could just read the stuff they're riffing on and ripping off instead.

E: And I say this as a dude who loves to read lovely Forgotten Realms novels.

Their definitely better than the new Dune books and you can only re-read Dune and the other inspirations so many times.

# ¿ Oct 28, 2021 17:09

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# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 00:20

D-Pad: Jun 28, 2006

My friend sent me this and I have no idea where he got it but um...

quote:

Picture this.
You're 17 years old, working at some grease counter in your hometown that everyone loves because there's literally no other options and mozzarella sticks are pretty hard to gently caress up.
One day your boss comes in, hes got a laundry list of poo poo he needs done around the place because next week the place is going to be on some TV show for food network.
You're pissed. Because you know it's Restaurant Rescues and you know 90% of the places that go on that show buckle within 6 months. Now you've not only got to do a bunch of annoying poo poo but also find another job.

Now it's Saturday, the camera crews are setting up. The whole place smells like Pine-Sol and is packed because a bunch of bumpkins are just fuckin chuffed at the opportunity to be on the television.

You're standing at the counter awkwardly taking orders in a way that's more annoying and professional than you've ever done before and your boss is hovering. As you stare into the void over the head of the foot faced man who owns the Ace Hardware combination Hollywood Video that constitutes the economic center of this municipality you can see a yellow Ford F250 with flames on it pull into the parking lot.

Out jumps a man who looks like a giant alien worm trying unsuccessfully to disguise himself as a vape shop owner. But you laugh because you get to keep your job and take some sick pics for facebook clout. You never thought you'd be so relieved for the opportunity to come back to this shithole.

And within minutes of filming you find him extremely charming. Every meme you'd ever shared about a man whose character is frosted tips and flame shirts now suddenly disservices the extremely pleasant being before you. As he goes through the motions of helping you make your "famous" chicken parm sub. Which retails for an indulgent $7.99 you're laughing. This isn't the missing link between Violent J and the singer for Smash Mouth. This guy is great. You feel intoxicated as you work.

"So tell me about the spices you put on this whopper of a sandwich"

"Oh nothing too exciting, just garlic/onions/parsley/oregano"

"I love spices. Let me see you do it"

Hes standing behind you now, with steady practiced hands helping you apply the flavors to the sandwich. Exageratedly fawning over you and the percieved flavors of the sandwich. You breathe him in and are overcome with how otherworldly he smells.

"Show me the spice closet. I wanna see what you've got for spices. Let's see if we can kick this baby into overdrive. Let's spice it up"

You look into his piercing blue eyes and grin.
Your fingers caress the tired stainless knob that was but five feet from where you stood just moments ago practically embracing.

Upon opening the door your eyes are met with an unfamiliar vision. Instead of weathered racks of grease clouded plastic bottles and a water heater. You look out into a derelict desert city. Small cracked brown buildings feature uncharacteristically futuristic doors, and guards disguised as traders shift uneasily trying to disguise state of the art guns.

"So this is where you keep the spices then. Is this on Arrakis?"

But your breath is too short to respond.

As you turn around. The restaurant begins to melt away. His eyes grow deeper blue and you hear a thunderous noise from behind you. The illusion dissolves like a drug trip, as the disguise begins to strip away. Your heart is pounding. You feel absolute terror.

This man. Who is clearly no man then forcefully pushes you through the door and the portal immediately closes as you lay on your back in the sand. The sound of the wind is cut by an apocalyptic roar.

The last sight your eyes behold. Is the miles long flame print trunk of the great blonde sand worm bursting forth from the desert in pursuit of the spices stored here. Flavortowns greatest weapon unfurls. Distant voices shout "It's Guy Halud" before the entire town is swallowed by the beast. The dust quickly consumes the rubble and by days end any evidence of the slaughter is all but forgotten by the sand.

# ¿ Oct 29, 2021 05:02

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