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Maybe, will Sting be in it?

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Absolute shit show, just like BR2049. Hope he gets AIDS and dies, just like him killing BR. DV is a communist and a terrorist, and should not be allowed to make anything. Fuck him, fuck the studio that allowed him to make it, and fuck Ford for even showing up in it. He should have let them CGI'ed his involvement so he could denounce then. Ford should stick to crashing planes, not good movies that he was in 30 years ago-Crystal Skulls? Jesus Fucking tap dancing Christ, just with that someone should have shot him in the Calista Flockhart pussy to put both of them out of our misery. Hope Spielberg dies too, what an asshole infected cockgobling cumdumpster. He and Disney should flagellate each other on pedophilesporn.com fuck them in the ass.

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Get da fuck outta here. I am a huge fan of the original Blade Runner. And BR 2049 surpasses it.

which, I didn't think it was possible Hollywood could make a good sequel anymore.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb_LO7gJo-4

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My Dad read a chapter every night, for bed time stories when I was a kid https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/UA0AAOSwFARZwyZx/s-l300.jpg

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I was in 4th grade when I read Dune the first time...

I think the writing in the BR sequel was really mediocre (in spite of being a total nerd for the original), so I guess I disagree with the sequel fanboys, but you never know.

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When will it be on Netflix?

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Thing about Dune is that it's very cerebral- a lot of the story is not told through dialog or visuals. I'm not sure a decent screenplay could be put together that isn't either annoyingly wordy or cut to shreds.

It's hard for me to judge DV's directorial skills. The weakness of the blade runner sequel wasn't necessarily the direction as much as the mediocre writing and poor characters. Certainly the special effects and photography were brilliant. Honestly, I'd hate to see an epic story like Dune treated this way... turned into a poorly written emo piece wrapped in brilliant effects... but if it does, the one ultimately in control of putting it all together is the director.

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If any of you have ever heard of Alejandro Jodorowsky.....man...his version would have been either horrible as all get out...or one hell of a midnight, acid trip movie.

Orson Welles as Vladimir Harkonnen....

Savlador Dali as the Emperor....

David Carradine as Duke Leto.........

Damn...I am trippin' already.

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So,

Dune.

It's one of those soft sci fi novels I have never really gotten into...and yet have always enjoyed the first novel, just the same.  For me, it's kind of like a Christopher Nolan film...despite it's imperfections, you can tell the author is trying to make something beautiful for you.  Too, as a fan of deserts ( I hate lots of plants, water...AND BUGS ) I have always enjoyed sparse ecosystems.  For various reasons, Dune (only the first book) has always appealed to me as an imaginative experiment.

I am one of the few who appreciated SOME of the things that David Lynch TRIED to do with the 1984 version of Dune.  That being said, he was drawn into the project way too quickly and without enough forethought.  Also, some of the plot devices and other things cooked up for the movie such as heart plugs, the weirding modules, etc. really ruined what could have been a better story.  I think it was the set design and casting IDEAS that I liked. I was always bummed that he was hampered by jumping into Dune too quickly, without a more explicit knowledge of the book, the fans of the Dune universe and by the sheer scope of something that should have been more thought out before being tackled.

Now Denis Villenueve is tackling Dune...and, after seeing and REALLY enjoying Blade Runner 2049 ( a movie that I was COMPLETELY AGAINST being made ) ...I must say I am pretty excited by his two part venture into the Dune Universe.  I didn't like BR 2049 the first time I saw it..but I didn't hate it, either.  After seeing it several more times, I have become a HUGE fan of the movie.  I also enjoyed Sicario ( again, not perfect ) and Arrival.  He works very hard at telling mature, yet enjoyable tales.

I am thinking, if anyone can tell this story and tell it well....it will be Villenueve.  I thank God every day that Ridley Scott won't be involved in this because after Prometheus and Covenant, I wouldn't trust Ridley with making me an In n' Out burger....and you don't know how much that seriously breaks my heart as Ridley has directed some of my most beloved films.  Hell, Ridley Scott is who got me addicted to movies, quite honestly.

Anyhow, is anyone else excited or curious about this?  I am cautiously optimistic about it.

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What are your thoughts on the Sci-Fi Mini-series from the early '00's?  I thought it was well done, wish it had a bigger budget.  The special effects have not withstood the test of time.

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I need to sit down and watch it.  I always avoided it due to the effects...but I have heard it was very good.  I am almost done reading Dune again.....I think I'll give it a try.

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Leto II rules all.

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Absolute shit show, just like BR2049. Hope he gets AIDS and dies, just like him killing BR. DV is a communist and a terrorist, and should not be allowed to make anything. Fuck him, fuck the studio that allowed him to make it, and fuck Ford for even showing up in it. He should have let them CGI'ed his involvement so he could denounce then. Ford should stick to crashing planes, not good movies that he was in 30 years ago-Crystal Skulls? Jesus Fucking tap dancing Christ, just with that someone should have shot him in the Calista Flockhart pussy to put both of them out of our misery. Hope Spielberg dies too, what an asshole infected cockgobling cumdumpster. He and Disney should flagellate each other on pedophilesporn.com fuck them in the ass.

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I need to sit down and watch it.  I always avoided it due to the effects...but I have heard it was very good.  I am almost done reading Dune again.....I think I'll give it a try.

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Definitely. The mini series are very good.

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Except for stuff like fully developed characters and a real story...

Seriously, I have no clue how anyone could think BR2 doesn't feel like a mediocre fanfic sequel glossed over with excellent SFX (which is what it was).