From: psperson1@ix.netcom.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:11:23 GMT, eichler2@comcastsucks.net (Bice)   
   wrote:   
      
   >On Sun, 24 Oct 2021 03:55:38 -0000 (UTC), Lafe    
   >wrote:   
   >   
   >>"novaste...@gmail.com"  wrote in   
   >>news:b86b9b4f-e66e-4558-9668-eddb5639c27dn@googlegroups.com:   
   >>   
   >>> On Friday, October 22, 2021 at 9:34:52 AM UTC-6, Paul S Person wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'll be adjusting the price I am willing to pay to rent it ...   
   >>>> downwards.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> But I'm sure I'll see it eventually.   
   >>>> --   
   >>>> "I begin to envy Petronius."   
   >>>> "I have envied him long since."   
   >>>   
   >>> Fortunately I have HBO Max so I can see it for free, still your reviews   
   >>> don't leave me with much hope.  And unlike most everybody else I   
   >>> actually liked the Lynch version.   
   >   
   >My daughter has a crush on Timothee Chalamet, so she got HBO Max   
   >specifically to watch this movie and talked me into watching it with   
   >her.  I've read the book a few times, mostly trying to figure out why   
   >so many other people rave about it.  For me, it's one of those "I can   
   >respect it but don't really like it" kind of books.   
   >   
   >   
   >>I liked the Lynch version well enough, though I wasn't a huge fan of it.   
   >>And I have read the books.   
   >>   
   >>I thoroughly enjoyed this adaptation.   
   >   
   >Same here.  About this one - I thought the Lynch version was Mystery   
   >Science Theater material.   
      
   The "wierding modules" /alone/ would qualify it.   
      
   I /like/ the Lynch version, BTW; but the "wierding modules" are just   
   ... wierd.   
      
   >>My memory of the many details in the books is quite fuzzy, but I didn't   
   >>have any trouble following the "flash-forwards".   
   >   
   >Again, same here.  They weren't really flash forwards, they were   
   >visions and dreams that Paul was having, and I no trouble telling them   
   >apart from the real-time action of the movie.  They were usually in   
   >slow motion or had a different color tone...or just obviously weren't   
   >what was happening right that moment.   
      
   Well, that helps.   
      
   >>It certainly wasn't (and can't be) perfect at replicating the book, but it   
   >>didn't detract from the experience at all for me. I thought the sound,   
   >>music, and cinematography was very well done, and the acting was generally   
   >>above average, and in some cases truly excellent.   
   >   
   >My major gripe is the same as most modern movies (especially sci-fi   
   >for some reason) - half the movie was too dark to see what the hell   
   >was going on.  There's a scene towards the end with one of the   
   >sandworms where I turned to my daughter and said "I bet this would be   
   >really impressive if you could see ANYTHING right now."   
      
   But that would cost a lot more because the CGI would have to actually   
   be done. Budgets can be limiting.   
      
   O'Brien's second /The Lost World/ uses costumed lizards instead of   
   stop-motion because of budget problems.   
      
   But CGI doesn't have that option available. Doing less of it is the   
   only way to save money.   
      
   >>I think it's well worth your time to see it.   
   >   
   >Agreed, especially for fans of the book.  It's well done enough that   
   >I'm looking forward to watching the second half when it comes out.   
   >After we watched it on Saturday night, my daughter tried to talk me   
   >into going to see it in a theater on Sunday (despite having a big   
   >screen TV and surround sound set-up at home).  It would probably   
   >benefit from a theater-sized screen, but I wasn't wild about the idea   
   >of sitting in a Covid stew for two and a half hours.  So we   
   >compromised and watched it again on HBO Max and I liked it even better   
   >the second time.   
   >   
   >Speaking of subwoofers, my minor gripe is that super-loud   
   >"ba-rooooommmmmmm" noise in the soundtrack that has become another   
   >cliche of sci-fi movies.  That's getting a little tired.  Other than   
   >that though, I thought the soundtrack music was really good.   
      
   I can't /wait/ to hear how that sounds on my single-speaker Fire HD 6   
   or my stereo TV (if I rent it on DVD)!   
      
   Actually, I /couild/ wait a long time with some other film, but this   
   is /Dune/ we are talking about, so I will be seeing it eventually.   
      
   Of course, I /could/ wait for part 2 and then rent both ...   
      
   >The acting was a little flat, but better than I expected given some of   
   >the other reviews I've read.  And I'll take understated and subtle   
   >over melodramatic and over-the-top any day.   
   >   
   >Best result of the movie - my daughter asked to borrow my copy of Dune   
   >and asked if there were any other sci-fi books I'd recommend.   
      
   That is indeed the best gain of all!   
      
   Here's hoping she likes the book!   
      
   If she does, the sequels might be worth mentioning.   
   --   
   "I begin to envy Petronius."   
   "I have envied him long since."   
      
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