Dune: Part 1 (2021)

[BTHOtu]

Really good movie. Exceeded my expectations. Doesn’t stray too far from the book so far

 

[Breed]

Pluses - It was actually enjoyable and SO SO much better than the original Dune movie. Which may have been the most boring thing I've ever fallen asleep to in a movie theater and that's saying something cuz I saw Pink Floyd's The Wall.

Minuses - WTF kinda ending was that? Where's the rest of the movie?

 

[Picklerick 2.0]

I'm planning on watching it at some point. I've read the books so the original was just a sigh and facepalm.

 

[ThereIsNoPlace]

Pluses - It was actually enjoyable and SO SO much better than the original Dune movie. Which may have been the most boring thing I've ever fallen asleep to in a movie theater and that's saying something cuz I saw Pink Floyd's The Wall.

Minuses - WTF kinda ending was that? Where's the rest of the movie?

Dune 2

June 2, 2024

 

[Breed]

Dune 2

June 2, 2024

Aww damn it to hell.

Thanks for the answer though. Shit!

 

[flyerhawk]

Dune 2

June 2, 2024

I believe the targeted release date is still October 2023.

 

[R.J. MacReady]

Having no space navigators was unacceptable and a complete cop out.

 

[ThereIsNoPlace]

I believe the targeted release date is still October 2023.

fake news to make Breed feel better.

 

[Breed]

fake news to make Breed feel better.

It didn't work. That's still far too long.

 

[jvett77]

Knew it was a loser immediately after watching for 15 minutes but decided to press on and hope the best was yet to come. LOL. People in robes. Dreams. Voices. Guys sword fighting. Telepathic commands. Explosions. Exploding space ships. Confusing plot if there is one. Who should I root for. Who are the good guys, Paul and parents, I'll guess. The dopiest movie made in years maybe decades. Solid loser. Unintelligent director with money to spend and time on his hands.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

Knew it was a loser immediately after watching for 15 minutes but decided to press on and hope the best was yet to come. LOL. People in robes. Dreams. Voices. Guys sword fighting. Telepathic commands. Explosions. Exploding space ships. Confusing plot if there is one. Who should I root for. Who are the good guys, Paul and parents, I'll guess. The dopiest movie made in years maybe decades. Solid loser. Unintelligent director with money to spend and time on his hands.

Maybe the worst movie take I've ever seen.

 

[jvett77]

Maybe the worst movie take I've ever seen.

Box office agrees with me. First weekend, $41 mill, 2nd - $13 mill, -62%; 3rd weekend - $6 million, -51%.

Good movies have legs; most tended to hate it. It couldn’t stand on its own as a good movie; I suppose you had to have read the book(s) to get into it for any enjoyment. Glad you liked it. I used a 48 hour free HBO tryout to see it.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

Box office agrees with me. First weekend, $41 mill, 2nd - $13 mill, -62%; 3rd weekend - $6 million, -51%.

Good movies have legs; most tended to hate it. It couldn’t stand on its own as a good movie; I suppose you had to have read the book(s) to get into it for any enjoyment. Glad you liked it. I used a 48 hour free HBO tryout to see it.

You didn't do yourself any favors by watching it on a small screen, but you do you.

 

[BusSport]

Box office agrees with me. First weekend, $41 mill, 2nd - $13 mill, -62%; 3rd weekend - $6 million, -51%.

Good movies have legs; most tended to hate it. It couldn’t stand on its own as a good movie; I suppose you had to have read the book(s) to get into it for any enjoyment. Glad you liked it. I used a 48 hour free HBO tryout to see it.

Uh, what? Those are incredibly good box office numbers, since Dune was simultaneously released to streaming on HBO Max, so people didn't even have to go to the theater to see it. People were going to see it in those numbers at the theater even though they could watch it at home!

On top of being a major box office success, Dune was also a great critical success, at 83% critics score on RottenTomatoes, and winning the most awards (6) of any film at the 94th Academy Awards.

Not just critics, but audiences loved it: A- CinemaScore, 90% audience score on RottenTomatoes, 8.0 on IMDB.

This film has been massively successful and is now the start of a new major film franchise. The studio was very happy with how the film performed, hence why they greenlit and now have Dune: Part 2 under production.

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

Uh, what? Those are incredibly good box office numbers, since Dune was simultaneously released to streaming on HBO Max, so people didn't even have to go to the theater to see it. People were going to see it in those numbers at the theater even though they could watch it at home!

On top of being a major box office success, Dune was also a great critical success, at 83% critics score on RottenTomatoes, and winning the most awards (6) of any film at the 94th Academy Awards.

Not just critics, but audiences loved it: A- CinemaScore, 90% audience score on RottenTomatoes, 8.0 on IMDB.

This film has been massively successful and is now the start of a new major film franchise. The studio was very happy with how the film performed, hence why they greenlit and now have Dune: Part 2 under production.

Yup.

400 million WW for a non-franchise movie that was released simultaneously to streaming is tremendous.

 

[calsnowskier]

Why is everyone double entering this convo? So weird.

 

[jvett77]

You didn't do yourself any favors by watching it on a small screen, but you do you.

I would not have loved it if I had watched it at Regal cinema rather than my 65 inch screen. It did nothing to transport me to the planet(s) because of its dull presentation (Visual effects and Cinematography winner) and gibberish.

 

[ill]

I would not have loved it if I had watched it at Regal cinema rather than my 65 inch screen. It did nothing to transport me to the planet(s) because of its dull presentation (Visual effects and Cinematography winner) and gibberish.

sorry that it went over your head

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

I would not have loved it if I had watched it at Regal cinema rather than my 65 inch screen. It did nothing to transport me to the planet(s) because of its dull presentation (Visual effects and Cinematography winner) and gibberish.

Stick to Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine from now on.

 

[Niner Outlaw]

This film has been massively successful and is now the start of a new major film franchise. The studio was very happy with how the film performed, hence why they greenlit and now have Dune: Part 2 under production.

Yea, If Dune was a flop, they wouldn't be making an expensive sequel.