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[Great Rumbler]

Vittorio Storaro did the cinematography and he tried to compensate for the extreme low-budget by making it look like a fancy theatrical production.

Dune had a budget of $40 million!

[Ichirou]

Vittorio Storaro did the cinematography and he tried to compensate for the extreme low-budget by making it look like a fancy theatrical production.

Dune had a budget of $40 million!

The miniseries?  No fucking way.  It looked like shit.

EDIT: You're talking about the movie!  Yeah, the movie looked fucking awesome...I already said it did.

[Great Rumbler]

Vittorio Storaro did the cinematography and he tried to compensate for the extreme low-budget by making it look like a fancy theatrical production.

Dune had a budget of $40 million!

The miniseries?  No fucking way.  It looked like shit.

EDIT: You're talking about the movie!  Yeah, the movie looked fucking awesome...I already said it did.

Yeah, miniseries had a budget of $20 million.

[The Fake Shemp]

I dug Dune's art design, cinematography, and the sandworm effects.  I agree that the movie is a mess, but it's a gorgeous mess.

Yeah, the sandworm effects were real awesome. You guys.

Movie looked like garbage even in the 1980s.

[The Fake Shemp]

Yeah, miniseries had a budget of $20 million.

$19 million spent on William Hurt, the other million spent recycling sound stages from Farscape.

[Dickie Dee]

I dug Dune's art design, cinematography, and the sandworm effects.  I agree that the movie is a mess, but it's a gorgeous mess.

Yeah, the sandworm effects were real awesome. You guys.

Movie looked like garbage even in the 1980s.

Indeed:

In his review, critic Roger Ebert gave Dune one star out of four and wrote "This movie is a real mess, an incomprehensible, ugly, unstructured, pointless excursion into the murkier realms of one of the most confusing screenplays of all time."[9] Ebert added that "The movie's plot will no doubt mean more to people who've read Herbert than to those who are walking in cold,"[9] and later named it "the worst movie of the year."[10] On At The Movies with Gene Siskel and Ebert, Siskel began his review by saying "it's physically ugly, it contains at least a dozen gory gross-out scenes, some of its special effects are cheap — surprisingly cheap because this film cost a reported $40-45 million — and its story is confusing beyond belief. In case I haven't made myself clear, I hated watching this film."[11] The film was later listed as the worst film of 1984 in their "Stinkers of 1984" episode.[12] Other negative reviews focused on the same issues as well as on the length of the film.[13]

Siskel & Eberts Worst Film of 1984

The film has no redeeming qualities other than Lynch fans feeling they have to be completionists with his filmography.

[Ichirou]

I dug Dune's art design, cinematography, and the sandworm effects.  I agree that the movie is a mess, but it's a gorgeous mess.

Yeah, the sandworm effects were real awesome. You guys.

Movie looked like garbage even in the 1980s.

What are you talking about?  That looks fucking awesome.

[The Fake Shemp]

In next weekend's edition of Embracing the Cheese, Ichirou tells me the costume design for Flash Gordon is awesome.

[brob]

Watch a movie, go to bed, come back to the bore and y'all are still on about Dune? Did Lynch knock up your sister on the promo tour or something willco? Shaddap about it pls.

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American Pie: Beta House  
I love this film

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[The Fake Shemp]

Hey, don't point fingers at me. I dropped it a few pages back, you'll see the culript - per usual - is Ichirou.

[brob]

yeah, but you should know better. 

[The Fake Shemp]

That's true, I'm only stooping down to his level.

[Ichirou]

Sorry, Willco.  There's a ton of cool and interesting stuff in Dune.  Don't make me go all Green Shinobi on your ass.

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...seriously, don't make me go Green Shinobi.  I'll just end up annihilating myself.  :'(

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[Great Rumbler]

Sorry, Willco.  There's a ton of cool and interesting stuff in Dune.  Don't make me go all Green Shinobi on your ass.

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...seriously, don't make me go Green Shinobi.  I'll just end up annihilating myself.  :'(

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Just give it up, Ichirou. You LOST.

[Ichirou]

I'll never give up.  I'll just keep bringing up how awesome Dune is in unrelated threads.

[Cheebs]

Stargate Universe is better looking from a production value perspective than Blade Runner. 

[The Fake Shemp]

SyFy original programming that looks better than Blade Runner:

- Farscape
- Stargate Atlantis
- That fucking weird show with mutants and characters from public domain literature

[Great Rumbler]

SyFy original programming that looks better than Blade Runner:

- Farscape
- Stargate Atlantis
- That fucking weird show with mutants and characters from public domain literature
- That movie where people get attacked by bees

Fixed.

[Cheebs]

Don't forget this:
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[Robo]

6 pages dedicated to DUNE

[Barry Egan]

Still better than an entire forum dedicated to AVATAR. 

[The Fake Shemp]

Don't forget this:
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This is amazing

[Great Rumbler]

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

poor Stephen, he's nobody's 2nd favorite Baldwin.

[Dickie Dee]

Don't forget this:
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Even Jesus won't forgive Stephen Baldwin for that

[Cheebs]

I just noticed the movie is called Stan Lee's Harpies. Why is Stan Lee's name attached to sci-fi channel made for tv movies? 

[ManaByte]

Which 80s Dune? The two-hour Lynch version or the four-hour Alan Smithee version?

[Dickie Dee]

Which 80s Dune? The two-hour Lynch version or the four-hour Alan Smithee version?

and by four you mean three?

[ManaByte]

Which 80s Dune? The two-hour Lynch version or the four-hour Alan Smithee version?

and by four you mean three?

The DVD released in the US is the three-hour version. The original Alan Smithee one was closer to four hours.

[Great Rumbler]

I just noticed the movie is called Stan Lee's Harpies. Why is Stan Lee's name attached to sci-fi channel made for tv movies? 

They convinced him to executive produce it.

[Dickie Dee]

Which 80s Dune? The two-hour Lynch version or the four-hour Alan Smithee version?

and by four you mean three?

The DVD released in the US is the three-hour version. The original Alan Smithee one was closer to four hours.

Not that it matters, but no:

Alan Smithee version
The 189-minute "Alan Smithee" version was released in 1989. Prepared originally for syndicated television by Universal's MCA division (and later seen on basic cable television networks) for a two-night broadcast, it was prepared without either participation or authorization by David Lynch. It includes a new narrator and a new prologue with a montage of painted pictures. It also reinserts approximately 40 minutes of cut footage, extending some existing scenes and adding others that were, until this version, entirely unseen. This television version also includes some repeated shots throughout the film.

Lynch objected to this version and petitioned the Directors Guild of America to have his name removed from the credits (which were replaced by the pseudonyms Alan Smithee and Judas Booth). This version was initially only released on laserdisc in Japan, but was also found as a poorly recorded VHS on the bootleg market.[28] It is now available worldwide on DVD as the "Extended Edition", but 13 minutes shorter because it was originally presented on television in two parts, with the opening and closing credits repeated on the second night with a Part 1 recap. Only Universal's Region 1 release from 2006 presents the Smithee version of Dune in the film's original widescreen 2.35:1 aspect ratio.

aaaaand I'm off Dune.

I like this thread for movies to add to my To See list.

[BlueTsunami]

Came back from Clash of the Titans. Ho-hum movie but...

 

 

[The Dark Shake 3000]

Hey guys you know what movie is the tits? Dune.

[Joe Molotov]

Wilco's the only one that doesn't like it, and he admitted in that other thread that he'd never even seen Commando. How can you take his opinions on any 80's movie seriously at that point?

[The Dark Shake 3000]

I don't even like it, but Willco was getting pissed yesterday at the thought of anyone finding anything to like about it at all. Should have just let it go

[Great Rumbler]

Came back from Clash of the Titans. Ho-hum movie but...

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Big deal. The original had:



AND nudity!

[brob]

Wait, what. the new clash of the titans doesn't have nudity?

[Great Rumbler]

Wait, what. the new clash of the titans doesn't have nudity?

It does not.

[brob]

 

[The Fake Shemp]

Wilco's the only one that doesn't like it, and he admitted in that other thread that he'd never even seen Commando. How can you take his opinions on any 80's movie seriously at that point?

I am actually caving in to Internet pressure and will review Commando, although I'm pretty sure I'm not going to like that either.

[Cheebs]

Came back from Clash of the Titans. Ho-hum movie but...

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Have you seen Quantum of Solace? She was incredibly hot in that.

[The Dark Shake 3000]

She's no Anna Karina

[ManaByte]

Wilco's the only one that doesn't like it, and he admitted in that other thread that he'd never even seen Commando. How can you take his opinions on any 80's movie seriously at that point?

I am actually caving in to Internet pressure and will review Commando, although I'm pretty sure I'm not going to like that either.

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

[The Dark Shake 3000]

I am seeing Greenberg tonight in IMAX 3-D. Will report back with impressions.

[Cheebs]

I am seeing Greenberg tonight in IMAX 3-D. Will report back with impressions.

I wanna see that, still haven't gotten around to it.

[BlueTsunami]

Came back from Clash of the Titans. Ho-hum movie but...

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Have you seen Quantum of Solace? She was incredibly hot in that.
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I thought she looked familiar. She was definitely gorgeous in Quantum of Solace too.

[The Dark Shake 3000]

I am seeing Greenberg tonight in IMAX 3-D. Will report back with impressions.

I wanna see that, still haven't gotten around to it.

Make you sure you see it in IMAX, though. Dolby 3-D is bullshit.

[Cheebs]

I am seeing Greenberg tonight in IMAX 3-D. Will report back with impressions.

I wanna see that, still haven't gotten around to it.

Make you sure you see it in IMAX, though. Dolby 3-D is bullshit.

I think my greenberg showing in IMAX is a liemax though. 

[The Dark Shake 3000]

At least tell me it's Real-D

[Bebpo]

Came back from Clash of the Titans. Ho-hum movie but..

 

Have you seen Quantum of Solace? She was incredibly hot in that.
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If a perfect woman exists, that's pretty darn close to one. 
Red Hair
Smooth Skin
Pretty face
 

[The Dark Shake 3000]

So Greenberg was very good. Stiller plays a manic douchebag for the whole film, but does it well and Greta Gerwig is fantastic. Kind of feels like a less intense Cassavettes film. Go see it.

[Cheebs]

So Greenberg was very good. Stiller plays a manic douchebag for the whole film, but does it well and Greta Gerwig is fantastic. Kind of feels like a less intense Cassavettes film. Go see it.

I still need to check out more of baumbach's filmography but I should be seeing Greenberg this weekend.


It was written for mark ruffalo, you think he would have been better if he didn't have to drop out?

[The Dark Shake 3000]

Stiller makes the role his own, but I'm intrigued as fuck by what it would have been like with Ruffalo in the role. I can't imagine it being even close to the same film.

[Bebpo]

I think Ruffalo would have been better.  Stiller does great, but I can definitely see Ruffalo in that role. 

[brawndolicious]

Do The Right Thing

Didn't really like it.  Not very subtle.

[Fresh Prince]

It's Spike Lee! What did you expect?

[brawndolicious]

Well it was worse than Bamboozled and Driving Miss Daisy so it failed all my expectations.  The worst thing was that it was claimed to have been a warning of the LA riots and the Rodney King abuse and everything, but it's climax scene was fucking tame compared to reality.

[Ichirou]

Do The Right Thing is worse than Driving Miss Daisy?  In what world do you live in?

[brawndolicious]

Well in Driving Miss Daisy, the racism was always in the background and there was always some tension between Hoke and Daisy.  It actually made a believable story of two people from different castes slowly getting along.  Miss Daisy actually shows how ignorant most moderate white people in the south were of racism and so the movie shows her actual learning process of seeing how racism affects Hoke.

In Do the Right Thing, the only really, intentionally racist act seemed to be when the police were too aggressive with Radio Rahim.  The police, who are fucking minor characters, then set off a huge misunderstanding and a bunch of bitching and moaning.  I don't see any real social commentary and all the characters feel like caricatures and not believable people.

[Cheebs]

I saw An Education for the second time, this time with my family who rented it and had not seen it. I really love that movie. Though I am a huge fan of Nicky Horby, I've read everything he has written multiple times so it comes to no surprise. Carey Mulligan is fucking incredible in this though. Even more so the second time it angers me that she did not win the oscar. No actress came close to that performance in 2009. Probably would have been in my top 3 easily last year if it wasn't for that weak ending.