"Dune" fans?
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wrote on 8 Mar 2024, 20:55 last edited by
Are they going to base it off the Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson books?
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Are they going to base it off the Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson books?
wrote on 8 Mar 2024, 21:03 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in "Dune" fans?:
Are they going to base it off the Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson books?
Since Valya and Tula Harkonnen are in the character list, I assume they are.
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wrote on 8 Mar 2024, 21:20 last edited by
MUCH better day today. Out to lunch with my bride, down to pick up a case of wine in the city and all the while listening to my favorite NPR show, Science Friday.
One of today's topics was could Arrakis exist? Where would the oxygen come from on an all-sand desert world? What creatures could exist for the sandworms and humanoids to eat? How did they not need water?
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@George-K said in "Dune" fans?:
@Doctor-Phibes said in "Dune" fans?:
I'm hoping to get to it this weekend. I loved the first movie - I've watched it three times already.
Be sure to do IMAX.
We're off to the Providence IMAX for a date tomorrow. We may even dine extravagantly at the mall food-court beforehand.
wrote on 8 Mar 2024, 21:27 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in "Dune" fans?:
We may even dine extravagantly at the mall food-court beforehand.
Pro tip: springing for the extra spring roll is fine but avoid the temptation to supersize the soda even if it looks like a good deal. Dune is a long movie and you want to reduce the probability of needing a bathroom break during the movie.
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MUCH better day today. Out to lunch with my bride, down to pick up a case of wine in the city and all the while listening to my favorite NPR show, Science Friday.
One of today's topics was could Arrakis exist? Where would the oxygen come from on an all-sand desert world? What creatures could exist for the sandworms and humanoids to eat? How did they not need water?
wrote on 8 Mar 2024, 21:34 last edited by@Mik said in "Dune" fans?:
One of today's topics was could Arrakis exist? Where would the oxygen come from on an all-sand desert world?
Sand is silicon dioxide, so there is an abundance of oxygen on an all-sand world.
What creatures could exist for the sandworms and humanoids to eat? How did they not need water?
Can probably make up some story about microorganisms too small to be seen by the naked eye, and make them he bottom of the food chain in the desert much like plankton is the bottom of the food chain in the sea. :man-shrugging:
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@LuFins-Dad said in "Dune" fans?:
Are they going to base it off the Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson books?
Since Valya and Tula Harkonnen are in the character list, I assume they are.
wrote on 8 Mar 2024, 22:57 last edited by@George-K said in "Dune" fans?:
@LuFins-Dad said in "Dune" fans?:
Are they going to base it off the Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson books?
Since Valya and Tula Harkonnen are in the character list, I assume they are.
Is that from the “Schools of Dune” trilogy? I can’t say that I read those or the House books. Are they set about halfway between Vorian and Leto?
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@George-K said in "Dune" fans?:
@LuFins-Dad said in "Dune" fans?:
Are they going to base it off the Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson books?
Since Valya and Tula Harkonnen are in the character list, I assume they are.
Is that from the “Schools of Dune” trilogy? I can’t say that I read those or the House books. Are they set about halfway between Vorian and Leto?
wrote on 8 Mar 2024, 23:06 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in "Dune" fans?:
Is that from the “Schools of Dune” trilogy? I can’t say that I read those or the House books. Are they set about halfway between Vorian and Leto?
https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Tula_Harkonnen?so=search
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wrote on 8 Mar 2024, 23:26 last edited by
Wait, it’s only 80 years after the end of the Jihad? So Vorian’s probably still active?
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That’s so rude.
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(Says the guy who burned a couple hundred sq ft of pasture frying an anthill with a magnifying glass)
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@Doctor-Phibes said in "Dune" fans?:
@George-K said in "Dune" fans?:
@LuFins-Dad said in "Dune" fans?:
If she’s walking because of Irulan, then I don’t think these guys understood the characters at all.
I got the distinct impression that's what it was.
Paul goes into this "I'll always love you" speech, and within 1 minute, turns to the Emperor and says "I marry Irulan or you die." Chani storms out, and summons Shai-Hulud.
JesusMuad' Dib.As I mentioned, there are some real liberties taken with the story. Because it's such massive work, I understand the need to be selective about what's shown.
But I don't understand some of the stuff, like not putting Fred's poison into the duel.
On the other hand, if I hadn't read the book, I would have thought this was a really great tale, well-told. That thought crossed my mind several times during the movie.
wrote on 5 Jul 2024, 11:30 last edited by@George-K said in "Dune" fans?:
@Doctor-Phibes said in "Dune" fans?:
@George-K said in "Dune" fans?:
@LuFins-Dad said in "Dune" fans?:
If she’s walking because of Irulan, then I don’t think these guys understood the characters at all.
I got the distinct impression that's what it was.
Paul goes into this "I'll always love you" speech, and within 1 minute, turns to the Emperor and says "I marry Irulan or you die." Chani storms out, and summons Shai-Hulud.
JesusMuad' Dib.As I mentioned, there are some real liberties taken with the story. Because it's such massive work, I understand the need to be selective about what's shown.
But I don't understand some of the stuff, like not putting Fred's poison into the duel.
On the other hand, if I hadn't read the book, I would have thought this was a really great tale, well-told. That thought crossed my mind several times during the movie.
Meh, not so sure. Finally watched Dune 2 with Karla and Lucas and they were confused as hell.
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@George-K said in "Dune" fans?:
@Doctor-Phibes said in "Dune" fans?:
@George-K said in "Dune" fans?:
@LuFins-Dad said in "Dune" fans?:
If she’s walking because of Irulan, then I don’t think these guys understood the characters at all.
I got the distinct impression that's what it was.
Paul goes into this "I'll always love you" speech, and within 1 minute, turns to the Emperor and says "I marry Irulan or you die." Chani storms out, and summons Shai-Hulud.
JesusMuad' Dib.As I mentioned, there are some real liberties taken with the story. Because it's such massive work, I understand the need to be selective about what's shown.
But I don't understand some of the stuff, like not putting Fred's poison into the duel.
On the other hand, if I hadn't read the book, I would have thought this was a really great tale, well-told. That thought crossed my mind several times during the movie.
Meh, not so sure. Finally watched Dune 2 with Karla and Lucas and they were confused as hell.
wrote on 5 Jul 2024, 11:45 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in "Dune" fans?:
they were confused as hell.
I suppose, having read the book several times, I can get that. You can't erase what you already know.
What did they find confusing, the "Water of Life", Jessica's transformation?
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wrote on 5 Jul 2024, 12:08 last edited by
Really some basic points. But once per ple started having visions and hearing ancestral voices, it started jumping around too fast. It wasn’t coming through to them that Paul was seeing a greater danger, requiring him to take on dreaded mantle.
They also were pissed about the Chani thing, as she was the one that finally pushed Paul to go and told him they would still be together, but then got pissy the moment Paul started doing what was needed.
Karla also wasn’t getting why Paul didn’t just kill the Emperor.
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wrote on 5 Jul 2024, 14:20 last edited by
I started 2 this week. Like Foundation, loosely based on the book. I do think Dune has stayed truer to the book themes than Foundation. All in all good entertainment.