*** DUNE: PART TWO ***
At least it's better than a standard movie screen.
Brian Earl Spilner said:
Which one of these is like the Edward's IMAX in Houston off Silber and I10?
I did watch TDK in that theater, which was amazing. So I'm sure it'll be good either way.
The gap in video has largely been closed now that movies are streamed in 4K. Sound is the biggest differentiator at this point, but for anyone that read through the Sound Mix thread on here around a year ago mixing sound for at home movies has become a crap shoot.
My reference disc for sound is still Master and Commander which has the best sound of any movie I've watched at home. Having said that, we moved and I no longer have my home theater sound setup like I did at old house. Miss that.
Looks to be single laser IMAX, which is digital 1.90 format on the bottom right.jamesagg said:Brian Earl Spilner said:
Which one of these is like the Edward's IMAX in Houston off Silber and I10?
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Brian Earl Spilner said:
This is a really great graphic, where you can actually tell the HDR-like differences in the colors/contrast I've mentioned before, between 70mm and 4K digital. That said, my only note is that I've consistently found the 4K digital IMAX version to actually be brighter than the 70mm IMAX version.
As someone who wasn’t totally enamored with DUNE, I must say DUNE PART TWO is phenomenal. Truly epic. Impressed by Timothee Chalamet, and Austin Butler is a mad man. A sci-fi movie that feels huge in scale without feeling over-produced. We need more blockbusters like this.
— Ethan Anderton (@Ethan_Anderton) February 20, 2024
DUNE: PART TWO is a work of such scale/craft that it’s intimidating. A perfect adaptation of the novel that captures the bleak peril of prophecy. Visually unimpeachable. Dread-fueled. Utterly transportive. Movies like this are why cinema exists. People will remember this forever. pic.twitter.com/36pL4yLiH1
— James Preston Poole (@JamesPPoole) February 20, 2024
DUNE PART TWO on a second watch goes even harder. Can’t believe one of the most intense and thoroughly orchestrated hand-to-hand fight sequences I’ve ever seen put to a studio blockbuster film involves two of Hollywood’s IT white boys duking it out.
— Rendy (@rendy_jones) February 20, 2024
Denis, your spicy power.
The reports of Dune: Part 2 were not exaggerated
— Film Colossus (@FilmColossus) February 20, 2024
#DunePartTwo continues the epic world-building of its predecessor, but the last hour is the definition of masterful filmmaking! Chalamet steals the show, with impressive turns from Zendaya, Butler, Pugh, Ferguson, Brolin, & Bardem as well. Denis’ scope & vision is BREATHTAKING pic.twitter.com/FMqWne8ofI
— Tony Mosello (@MoselloATC) February 20, 2024
The cast, the cinematography, Paul’s arc. Whew. That’s the best 3rd act I’ve seen in a blockbuster in years. Even over The Way of Water. Timothee, Austin Butler, and Zendaya the standouts. But Bautista and Javier Bardem are good too. This is just great all around. #DunePartTwo https://t.co/FfbkAkFWb2
— Garrett (@thecinemababel) February 20, 2024
#DunePartTwo/ #Dune2 plays just as fantastic, if not more, the second time around. It’s a masterpiece. It’s just as immersive, impressive and deeply thrilling on repeat viewings. I’m ready for third screening (in IMAX on the 25th). pic.twitter.com/ndnEx8D4Ot
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) February 20, 2024
With astonishing visuals, score & rich storytelling, #DUNE Part II delivers & then some. The performances by all are stellar. This series will undoubtedly be one of the landmarks in film for decades to come.
— Fatma 🦇 (@fringebats) February 20, 2024
Absolutely brilliant! Full review tomorrow on my YouTube & TikTok! pic.twitter.com/YpD0qMv6ei
#DunePartTwo reminds me of Barbenheimer with its ability to stay trending for the last few months. From the AMC popcorn bucket to the re-release to the Josh Brolin poems, I think Dune is staying a part of the pop cultural conversation for the foreseeable future. pic.twitter.com/xk4AGXrhok
— Kyle Arking 🟧(he/him) (@ArkingKyle) February 20, 2024
Is it supposed to be? That 70mm shot is way brighter than the digital one.TCTTS said:Brian Earl Spilner said:
This is a really great graphic, where you can actually tell the HDR-like differences in the colors/contrast I've mentioned before, between 70mm and 4K digital. That said, my only note is that I've consistently found the 4K digital IMAX version to actually be brighter than the 70mm IMAX version.
Maybe I don't understand how we define brighter in this context. Wouldn't be the first time.
Streets are saying Paul vs Feyd Rautha is the best hand to hand fight since Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 1… 👀 #DunePartTwo pic.twitter.com/bAD9Wbk0W2
— Jeff Muad’Dib (@starwart1) February 20, 2024
Probably should've used Neo vs Smith from Matrix 1.
Ornithopter said:
The comment about it being "the best 3rd act since The Way of Water" is kinda funny. Like, maybe they haven't seen a movie in a while?
Well this one makes sense though. That movie is less than two years old. How many massive blockbuster action movies with epic climaxes have come out in the last 14 months?
I hope not.
#DunePart2 left me speechless. A powerhouse epic masterpiece that becomes the TWO TOWERS of this decade. A special type of movie that only comes around every so often & will make you believe in what the magic of filmmaking can create. Denis Villeneuve out does himself once again. pic.twitter.com/EzGvDUV1vD
— Zach Pope (@popetheking) February 21, 2024
Rarely does a sequel deliver on THIS level of hype, but #DunePartTwo surpasses the first in almost every way. It is a technical masterpiece, as expected, but even the writing is a step up. It left me with this beautiful feeling that I had just experienced something truly special. pic.twitter.com/dXYzEjlz5E
— Austin Burke (@theBurk3nator) February 21, 2024
The last hour of #DunePartTwo is one of the best hours of movie-making of all-time. pic.twitter.com/p30XTLgnq7
— Mac (@FleetwoodJMac) February 21, 2024
Dune: Part Two is a spectacle among all spectacles. A blockbuster to end all blockbusters. This is a mythical tome of a film that succeeds in every way. It’s among the most impressive films I’ve ever seen. #Dune #DunePartTwo pic.twitter.com/TTMNflzFLW
— Hunter Bolding (@HunterBVideo) February 21, 2024
Rebecca Ferguson is coming for that Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2025 and I’m here for it pic.twitter.com/8Nx78osxCI
— Meredith Brown (@mbrown__21) February 20, 2024
Frank Herbert’s Dune inspired some of the most famous science-fiction and fantasy stories ever told. Yet, nigh 60 years after it was published, Denis Villeneuve brings it to life on screen in a way like you never imagined. DUNE: PART TWO is the ultimate jewel in his sci-fi crown.
— Johnny Sobczak (@JohnnySobczak) February 21, 2024
I simply can’t wait to see it again and for everyone else to share this experience. This type of film does not come around often. In fact, despite how many classic films have ripped from Dune, I’m not sure there’s ever been a sci-fi epic on the big screen quite like this.
— Johnny Sobczak (@JohnnySobczak) February 21, 2024
For now, time to get writing! So much to discuss, so I really can’t wait for everyone to experience this for themselves, especially fans of the novel. Check back for two written reviews tomorrow!
— Johnny Sobczak (@JohnnySobczak) February 21, 2024
This makes for an incredible duology of films (for the time being) and gives Denis Villeneuve, Greig Fraser, Joe Walker and co. so much latitude to play with this world. Some fantastic parallels and callbacks, while blowing your mind with every new element they throw at you.
— Johnny Sobczak (@JohnnySobczak) February 21, 2024
Bird Poo said:
Any of these critics give rave reviews of True Detective Night Country?
I hope not.
Best TV series set in ice since snowpiercer
One thing I'm still not clear on is why many "real" IMAX theaters (ie. Edwards in Houston) don't have 70mm. Is it just a small subset of IMAX theaters who have kept their 70mm film projectors around and/or have the personnel to run the projectors?TCTTS said:Brian Earl Spilner said:
This is a really great graphic, where you can actually tell the HDR-like differences in the colors/contrast I've mentioned before, between 70mm and 4K digital. That said, my only note is that I've consistently found the 4K digital IMAX version to actually be brighter than the 70mm IMAX version.
The IMAX 70mm print of Dune: Part Two has arrived 🎞️
— BFI (@BFI) February 21, 2024
There is just over a week to go until the first screening at BFI IMAX - have you got your tickets yet? pic.twitter.com/TYBji3zDjp
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Also, i think TA can finally drop Vine embeds in favor of TikTok....
#Dune2 debuts to 95% on Rotten Tomatoes — Based on 66 reviews 🍅 pic.twitter.com/qUiiCvdTlI
— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) February 21, 2024
I can't remember anything remarkable about the combat in that film either. The first thing that comes to mind for me is the hallway fight in the Daredevil series on Netflix.TCTTS said:
I've seen this comparison twice now, from two different people, yet I have zero recollection of the climactic Spider-Man/Goblin fight involving any kind of extended hand-to-hand combat, much less it being an apparent benchmark masterwork of fight choreography. In fact, I haven't thought about that sequence once since 2002, and all I can even recall about it is a vague memory of some quick punches being exchanged and then the Goblin being impaired by his glider...Streets are saying Paul vs Feyd Rautha is the best hand to hand fight since Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 1… 👀 #DunePartTwo pic.twitter.com/bAD9Wbk0W2
— Jeff Muad’Dib (@starwart1) February 20, 2024
Such as weird comparison to make to a mostly unmemorable scene in a movie that's now 20 years old.