I guess I could re-read the first one - I might like it again. Or it might disappoint the great image/feeling I have about it from my (now) distant memory.
I'm almost certain it would not disappoint. You'd probably get even more from it. I'm in a similar boat having read the entire series ~20yrs ago. Tempted to re-read at least the first, but I have a stack of new books I need to get around to reading before I commit to re-reads!
The Lynch film should have been a series or something. It doesn’t work as a film at all. But there are many brilliant things in it; not least the casting, costumes, set design.
I agree. I've got a soft-spot (due to my love of Herbert's Dune universe) for the Lynch film and don't think it's as bad as many people do. However, there are parts that simply don't work/make sens/are plain badly done.
The TV series that came out around 2000-2003, from memory (rose tinted spectacles?) was actually OK but I haven't gone back to re-watch since it's release.
I hope you’ve all watched the Jodorowski Dune documentary https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935156/
If not, rent it tonight - it’s flippin’ brilliant.
Excellent documentary. Although I think the film that Jodorowski so fondly fantasises about in the documentary would have been an even bigger failure than Lynch's effort and probably never been released following some 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' worthy production hell.
Can’t believe Jason Mamoa is playing Duncan Idaho.
The Duncan Idaho character is such an interesting concept deeply loyal and predictably rebellious eternal guardian. I was surprised by that choice but in Denis we trust! The assembled cast that's been released so far is incredible. For me Denis Villeneuve can do very little wrong and has really gone from strength to strength:
Prisoners - well constructed drama, good performances across the board, ratchets up the tension.
Enemy - so this one is a bit of an oddity. Being a fan of Fight Club, I view this film from a similar position. It's not satire but very little is meant to be taken literally, which I get doesn't work for the majority of movie going audience but if you want to have a metaphorical discussion of one man's struggle with modern life and commitment/relationships this is a decent film for you.
Sicario - the palpable tension of the boarder crossing scene alone makes this a worthy watch.
Arrival - one of my favourite films of the last ~5yrs, deeply moving and poignant. Amy Adams is magnificent. A superb example of using the sci-fi genre to examine some of humanities biggest questions of regret, love, loss, life, pain, grief.
Blade Runner 2049 - watched this in a brand spanking new 'iSense' cinema and was blown away by the cinematic sensory over-load. For me Blade Runner (either the director of preferably the final cut... not the original with voice over) is one of the greatest of all time. So for a sequel to manage to not ruin or shit on that is a pretty big achievement. I think the story at about the 2/3rds mark(?) drags but there is plenty to admire. The sound design and Zimmer score, Deakins cinematography, distopian world imagery, got a
bit of a huge man-crush on Ryan Gosling and liked his performance along with most of the cast especially Dave Bautista (who i could have done with more of!), the 'Baseline Tests' are so dark and scarily well executed... How long until corporate/government bodies find a way to normalise such practices? :D
Perhaps I'm a bit of a 'fan boi' but
and I'll be aiming for an opening night seat for Dune come 2020!
