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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    04/21/09

    In reply to Dune Remake Could Be Greenlit Soon
    I don't mind another shot at Dune, but the main this about this that bums me out is simply that when each freaking idea that's been done before gets done again, something that could use a first shot gets left behind. So tiresome.


    Also, this guy directed "Fighting"? It's hard to call that a good sign, unless it leads to a lot of awesome Gurney Halleck and Duncan Idaho moments.


    As long as we're talking about feature films, I have to admit with Tennant's time on the Doctor nearly done and with how popular and charismatic he was, I admit I'm surprised no big-screen version was considered. Maybe it's against the Doctor Who mission as set up in the Magna Carta.

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    04/21/09

    @Lassus: Did you leave out his direction of "Hancock" on purpose, Meredith? ;-)
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    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    04/22/09

    @Lassus: yes because I pretend it doesn't exist. I have high hopes for Berg.
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    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    04/22/09

    @Lassus: didn't direct. Produced.
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    04/21/09

    In reply to Dune Remake Could Be Greenlit Soon
    Personally I liked the director's cut


    As for the next one cast Patrick Stewart in it and I'll go see it.

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    Image of dsmeek36 dsmeek36
    04/21/09

    In reply to Dune Remake Could Be Greenlit Soon
    oh, maybe they could make a horrific two-hour Hollywood version of "Count of Monte Cristo" and have it star a bunch of bad actors. wait, that's been done.


    since when do incredibly complex movies fit into two-hour movie slots? if a movie is ever made of my book, it'll be at least four hours with an intermission like "Lawrence of Arabia"

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    Image of aspiringexpatriate aspiringexpatriate
    04/22/09

    @dsmeek36: The horrible Count of Monte Cristo had great actors. It was just horrible.
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    Image of Fate'sBitch Fate'sBitch
    04/21/09

    In reply to Dune Remake Could Be Greenlit Soon
    "Spice is part of the book"

    And that quote sums up just what a disaster this will be, they have no clue.


    Spice is part of the book, come on man, really? That's the best answer you can give?

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    Image of Lassus Lassus
    04/21/09

    @Fate'sBitch: The fact that he didn't go on a 15-minute monologue littered with Fremen quotes doesn't exactly mean HE DOESN'T GET IT OH CRAP. Let's be fair, eh?


    Actually, I read that with a "what you are you kidding?" sound to it.

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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    04/21/09

    @Lassus: Whether anyone should be allowed to make a Dune movie should be based on one question: do they know the Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear by heart.
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    Image of Counterglow Counterglow
    04/21/09

    In reply to Dune Remake Could Be Greenlit Soon
    Dune is too complex to make a good movie. The mini-series did the job nicely. There's a ton of good material out there begging to be turned into an epic movie. Why not make use of it?
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    Image of Lampbane Lampbane
    04/21/09

    @Counterglow:


    The miniseries lacked punch.

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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    04/21/09

    @Lampbane: and acting.
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    Image of hopskipper hopskipper
    04/21/09

    @Counterglow: Because Hollywood is run by a bunch of no-talent assholes that are too scared to try anything new.
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    Image of Urbania Urbania
    04/21/09

    @hopskipper: the miniseries was completely awful. for a textbook book-to-video transfer , it was a win. at least david lynch tried to add some cinematic art to the process.
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    04/22/09

    @Counterglow:
    The miniseries hit all the nails that Lynch's movie missed, but nothing else. Lynch had better actors, sets, costumes, and pacing. Sci-Fi had better blue eye effects and was more faithful to the book.
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    04/22/09

    @Purple Dave: BETTER ACTORS????
    First of all Paul Muad-dib is 15 in the book..hell in the movie he is almost THIRTY?? Sorry does not compute..
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    04/22/09

    @oldandintheway:
    Never said better casting, just better actors. The ones they got for the miniseries were largely untalented. Those few who _were_ talented were still mostly outclassed by their Lynchian counterparts. The one exception I can think of is the guy who played Piter in the movie, who really kinda sucked (though, to be fair, that perception may be tainted by the fact that he said "Lands-draad").
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    Image of thatblackgirl thatblackgirl
    04/21/09

    In reply to Dune Remake Could Be Greenlit Soon
    Argh! WHY? Are there no new SF ideas to be filmed?


    When you mess something up as bad as you did Dune, cut your losses and let it go.

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    Image of Gearhead_42 - Nibbles ate my garage! Gearhead_42 - Nibbles ate my garage!
    04/21/09

    In reply to Dune Remake Could Be Greenlit Soon
    And another part of my childhood dies...
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    04/21/09

    @Gearhead_42: If this killed your childhood then you're weak and pathetic and it deserves to die.
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    04/21/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: I have a clear memory of watching the David Lynch version of this movie as a kid and being completely baffled by it. I guess technically it's part of my childhood, but the remake couldn't possibly kill off that memory.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    01/12/09

    In reply to Commercials Worth Their Culty Cred And Stanislaw Lem's 1 Gets A Trailer
    Let us not forget the new tv ad from the Ladders job search site featuring Guilala, from The X from Outer Space and The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit



    + Watch video
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    Image of Sproing Sproing
    01/11/09

    In reply to Commercials Worth Their Culty Cred And Stanislaw Lem's 1 Gets A Trailer
    The Lem piece sounds like a drama-ridden version of Jorge Luis Borges' "The Library of Babel."
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    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    01/11/09

    @Sproing:Also, it's hard to imagine two authors whose writing styles are more different than Lem and Borges. >_>
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    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    01/11/09

    @ParryLost:Okay, except that both wrote reviews of fictional books. >_> Triple comment, yay!
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    Image of Sproing Sproing
    01/12/09

    @ParryLost: "On some shelf in some hexagon (men reasoned) there must exist a book which is the formula and perfect compendium of all the rest."
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