helloimustbegoing said:

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Went to see Dune on the Imax Sunday, but have been too sick since to gather my thoughts appropriately.

I've read the original novel 3-4 times, including a re-read last summer to get hyped for the movie.

A note on the trailers before it - Ghostbusters, Batman, Top Gun, and Spiderman 3 all got cheers and applause; Eternals got crickets

Positives
The design work of the world - really off the charts. You figured going in they would have to make it pretty different from everything out there while still being faithful to books that have been out for 50 years, and that was tough to do. Really dug the landing gear and the shape of a lot of the ships; they clearly looked like whatever physics we use to fly didn't really matter to them.

Chalamet's ability to articulate with his face. In the scene where he gains control of his fear during the Gom Jabbar test, that mofo turns on the acting chops, and he does it again when he takes out Jameis.

The voice effect. Incredible, especially when the Reverend Mother uses it on Paul.

Momoa - I hate him as Aquaman, but this is his niche - supporting character bad-ass.

The Baron's anti-grav technology. Super creepy, really well done.

Bardem - my favorite casting since the day they announced it. Wish he could have done more, but on to book 2

The visions near the end - it was hard to tell what was really happening and what was going on inside Paul's head and that was cool.

Negatives
Leaving out the big dinner scene where Paul takes over for his dad during the security breach and really starts to feel himself out as a leader and as a representative of House Atreidis. Really missed seeing it play out, especially because it gives a lot more feel of what politics are like in the galaxy, and the fact that Arrakis is not just all savages.

Leaving out the "indoor greenhouse" inside the residence on Arrakis, where Paul and his Mother are able to see what Dune could be like and where Lady Jessica got the warning note about the attack on Paul.

If I hadn't read the books, I think I would have understood about 1 out of every 10 lines.

Not enough of Oscar Isaac or Josh Brolin.

I love the soundtrack, but the volume of it at some places was so loud it made me want nothing more than for the scene to be over.

Randoms
Leto telling Paul he wanted to be a pilot when he was growing up was a nice Poe Dameron reference

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Excellent comment. 3 biggest things I noticed missing where the two you mentioned (dinner party and the Arrakeen conservatory), and (just mentioned it previous post) the revelation that Jessica is the Barons illegitimate daughter. Everything else was pretty much spot on (obviously except for Dr Kynes had mammaries…). Other small change was when he told Jessica he knew she was pregnant. In the book he tells her in the tent after the Duke's assassination, whereas as in the movie it was much earlier. Great effort. Wife went in cold and liked it. Imax was a must for atleast one watch.

I haven't seen comments about the bodies being drained of blood while the merc army was in process of getting anointed. That was macabre AF.

This.... is the spoilers thread... not sure what you expected.

This is the thread for movie discussion:
https://texags.com/forums/13/topics/2812788

It's a spoiler thread. With lots of book spoilers that aren't in movie 1.

Not sure why this one is over the line.

I can see it both ways.

Its a spoiler thread FOR THE MOVIE not the book. So yeah, mentioning something that wasn't in the movie and is likely being saved for the sequel is kind of a dbag move.

On the other hand, how much time have you non-book readers had to read the book? Quite a few of you have been saying for the past 3-4 years that you were going to read it in prep for the movie....yet you never did. Its the internet...a "slip" like this was bound to happen in a spoilers thread where book readers are dying to compare the book and the movie.

We've talked a lot about things that were in the book but not the movie. This is a little different, but at least in the area of that type of discussion. It's unlikely to come up if it hasn't yet.

TCTTS said:

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SpreadsheetAg said:

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This.... is the spoilers thread... not sure what you expected.

This is the thread for movie discussion:
https://texags.com/forums/13/topics/2812788

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Nope. Like FL_Ag1998 said, this is the spoiler thread FOR THE MOVIE. If you want to talk second-half-of-the-book spoilers, or book spoilers they didn't include in the movie, start a book thread. It's a simple as that. This is no different than people having already seen a sequel, and having the common courtesy to not talk about the sequel yet in the spoiler thread for the first movie.

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Where does it say movie only? The OP has book spoilers.

Let the record show I didn't start this spoiler argument.

This is true. The OP even says it's for the whole series.

Wow, this is women's book club after all? Considering the thread title is SPOILERS, then there is really zero explanation required. I'd suggest that was probably not very smart of you to even read a thread with such a clearly stated title. If you will also notice my comments on the other thread, I carefully respected the environment to avoid revealing and spoilers. Some people don't live on here everyday and know all of the little self imposed rules and fiefdoms.

Bonzer103 said:

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Wow, this is women's book club after all? Considering the thread title is SPOILERS, then there is really zero explanation required. I'd suggest that was probably not very smart of you to even read a thread with such a clearly stated title. If you will also notice my comments on the other thread, I carefully respected the environment to avoid revealing and spoilers. Some people don't live on here everyday and know all of the little self imposed rules and fiefdoms.

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Don't worry about it. He is just mad he hasn't read a 60 year old book.

Guys guys guys, it's not actually a spoiler for part two.

In the book, Paul tells Jessica about the Harkonnen heritage when they are in the tent. So, it's not really a spoiler it's a missing element from the movie.

Ta-da! Problem solved!

Do we even know that the Jessica/ harkonnen connection is in the sequel? Because is it's not, then nobody posted a spoiler. The entire first page is full of much bigger spoilers than that. I love you to death, TC, but you're the one asking for information about things, seeking out and posting explanation videos about all these tiny details from the film, etc. Again, the book is 56 years old. When you come to the spoiler thread you're going to see spoilers for dune in its entirety .

Brian Earl Spilner said:

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Let the record show I didn't start this spoiler argument.

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It's been always burning since the worm's been turning.

This is infinitely better than star wars. Just wanted to throw that out there.

So for clarity, I thought your beef was I spoiled that plot point for you for when you go back and read the book. So that I misunderstood. If you are worried that it intentionally wasn't shown in this movie as a plot point for the next movie (which is an understandable assumption), then rest easy, it's not. My comment was I was surprised it was left out, but it was left out because he didn't feel it was relevant. And it's really not based on how he is telling the story. So, no, you didn't just learn that Vader is Luke's father.

helloimustbegoing said:

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Do we even know that the Jessica/ harkonnen connection is in the sequel? Because is it's not, then nobody posted a spoiler. The entire first page is full of much bigger spoilers than that. I love you to death, TC, but you're the one asking for information about things, seeking out and posting explanation videos about all these tiny details from the film, etc. Again, the book is 56 years old. When you come to the spoiler thread you're going to see spoilers for dune in its entirety .

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I'll echo this sentiment. Also, I bet TC avoids this thread now so he may not even see any of our subsequent posts after that lineage revelation post.

I also doubt it is thrown into movie 2, but maybe it is.

And it is also not NEAR as vital or important as the Vader/Luke relationship. This is a minor spoiler all being said. Story can live without it.

TCTTS said:

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SpreadsheetAg said:

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This.... is the spoilers thread... not sure what you expected.

This is the thread for movie discussion:
https://texags.com/forums/13/topics/2812788

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Nope. Like FL_Ag1998 said, this is the spoiler thread FOR THE MOVIE. If you want to talk second-half-of-the-book spoilers, or book spoilers they didn't include in the movie, start a book thread. It's a simple as that. This is no different than people having already seen a sequel, and having the common courtesy to not talk about the sequel yet in the spoiler thread for the first movie.

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Nope, this is MY OP. All Dune talk is welcome here.

(Start your own Dune Movie 1 [only] spoilers thread, if it's that important to you)

The connection is really more about showing more about the BG breeding program and what they intended to be their next best chance of breeding the KH. How even Jessica was a pawn in that game and how the BG support for the Atreides-Harkonnen feud was really all about creating a scenario where a political marriage would emerge as part of a peace deal. Plans within plans.

Arrakis ecologist said:

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Spoilers I don't think TCTTS knows

Jessica is pregnant and what the water of life will do to her, the baby, and to Paul. He also hasn't put together that Duncan is coming back. But this isn't until the 2nd book, but is one thing I question will happen in the 2nd movie.

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I think they do it. Momoa was great in the first and I could see them wanting to capitalize on it. I could see them having it as a big reveal like as a after credits scene to get people hyped for the 3rd one.

TCTTS said:

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SpreadsheetAg said:

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This.... is the spoilers thread... not sure what you expected.

This is the thread for movie discussion:
https://texags.com/forums/13/topics/2812788

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Nope. Like FL_Ag1998 said, this is the spoiler thread FOR THE MOVIE. If you want to talk second-half-of-the-book spoilers, or book spoilers they didn't include in the movie, start a book thread. It's a simple as that. This is no different than people having already seen a sequel, and having the common courtesy to not talk about the sequel yet in the spoiler thread for the first movie.

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Go read the first few posts on page one of this thread, it's an established book spoiler thread.