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The screenplay was the worst part of the new Dune movie
by slibhb 5y ago
The screenplay was the worst part of the new Dune movie
- tokai 5y agoNah Zimmers atrocious score was at least a tad worse.
- whydid 5y agoI wouldn't even call it a score, more of a collection of Zimmerisms
- anyfactor 5y agoI haven't seen the movie yet but I assume it has that dramatic orchestral reverbed bass that often covers dialogue?
- emilecantin 5y agoYes. I thought the overall "feeling" of the movie was a bit like Arrival (another Villeneuve movie).
- Unklejoe 5y agoI normally like his stuff, but I did find relief in the one scene during the final fight where the background "music" stopped for a few seconds. That's when I realized how annoying 2 hours of continuous background pad can be.
- jccalhoun 5y agoI am normally not a fan of Zimmer but I thought his score for Dune had some great parts.
- simonh 5y agoI've watched it twice now, and while the first time I thought the score was a bit jarring (possibly the theatre had the sound level too high as well), the second time I barely even consciously noticed it.
- folli 5y agoI was considering to watch it this weekend. So you advise against it?
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- Unklejoe 5y agoI've never read the book, and had no idea about the plot. I didn't really enjoy the movie. I'd still recommend watching it though. It was clearly done well - I just didn't personally like it. It was hard to become invested in the characters - they all seemed like they were sort of zoned out or high, if that makes any sense.
- whydid 5y agoDo you enjoy explosions, spaceships, and verbal exposition?
- fsloth 5y agoThere was far less verbal exposition than could have been. For example the mentats and their importance due to the Butlerian Jihad is never explicitly mentioned but only hinted at in subtle ways (which is nice).
- simonh 5y agoThe same team are working on a Sisterhood prequel TV series, to the background info is coming.
- emptysongglass 5y agoBecause if you do, I invite you to experience it in 4DX where you can get rained on, punched and perfumed. It will take your mind off alarmingly frequent cuts to Paul's love interest cum Chanel commercial. It may even--a far bigger feat--inure you to the dialogue written (one thinks) by a crack team of out-of-work teamsters moonlighting as screenwriters from your local meetup.
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- sgt 5y agoI loved the Lynch version. I wonder if this one will be even better?
- goto11 5y agoIt is different. Less bizarre but better production value.
- throw0101a 5y agoOne thing I liked about Lynch's version was that the settings/sets made the universe feel old and decadent. Good feeling for an aristocratic setting of Emperors and Houses.
- MikusR 5y agoThe cinematography is amazing. I didn't know gray, brown and bland had so many shades
- simonh 5y agoIt' you're a huge fan of light brown, this is the movie for you.