ChocolateCitySkin Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 i personally think dune is probably the best sci-fi/fantasy story written... that said, peter berg??? how about peter jackson. i want someone with an uncompromising visoin. atleast, lynch had a few good movies and brought a vision to the film with his version. although, word is that he divorced himself from his movie at its release. and peter berg we've already seen is completely controlled by producers -- han****... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/ anyone read the new book in the series?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ugh.. :doh: This is like someone re-doing 2001 or The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai. You don't **** with the classics by redoing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pskins Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I might get flamed on this but I thought the Sci-Fi Channel's version of Dune was far superior to David Lynch's film. The film. I think, is a steaming turd pile. Remaking either of them is a really stupid idea. Typical for Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 ^^followed the book more closely -- but definitely didbt have the crazy awesome set designs and costumes that lynch had in his movie. the sound guns were stupid though. the freeman are supposed to be battle hardened warriors that learn sick ninja skillz from paul's moms not magic voice gun operators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I'll take a different stance: Don't re do Dune because it was awful the first time. I can't understand why anyone liked that movie. It was lame. It was boring. And it was long. All of which made it atrocious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Dune sucked. Might as well remake Tron while we're at it. No wonder kids are stupid, they keep seeing the same crap over and over again. What happened to creativity and originality ? Oh here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpocrqvP2Yg Or is it this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 theres like more than ten books in the series with a new one that just came out. ya think they could use some different material. that said, i'm sure peter jackson could make a really awesome version of dune (he seems to be good with the epics) because quite frankly i think its the best piece of sci-fi literature written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 No one will like any Dune film. They didn't like it then...they won't like it now. Save your money investors. It's a cult film which will be compared to the original, so therefore the cult followers will indeed bash it as well. Ask yourself...Should they remake The Blob, King Kong...oh wait...****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 thats a little harsh... besides they are remaking star trek right now and everyone seems to think tats going to be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 What is there ? One good Star Trek movie ? Out of how many ? Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 thats a little harsh... besides they are remaking star trek right now and everyone seems to think tats going to be great. Yea, but Star Trek was, at one point, mainstream. What is there ? One good Star Trek movie ? Out of how many ? Exactly. Star Trek II, III, IV, VI, and VIII were all good movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Wrath of Khan. Best of the bunch. The rest of them were really not that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 What is there ? One good Star Trek movie ? Out of how many ? 3 or 4 solid movies..IMO. But Wrath of Khan clearly was the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Dune sucked. Might as well remake Tron while we're at it. TRON was actually ahead of it's time in 1982, but I could see Hollywood doing a remake of that. If it blew everyone away back then (except the critics), it could definitely work as a remake today if put in the right hands. Maybe I was a stupid 14 year old, but AI thought TRON was pretty good and cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I'm looking forward to the new Star Trek... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 What some people are missing here is that Dune is the book. Other than the art direction, the film sucked beyond comprehension. Frank Herbert hated it. The sci-fi series was much better but still didn't do the books justice. I'm not sure any visual telling of the story can compare. It's the deep thought behind the story that makes the Dune books so good. Frank Herbert was a genius and master wordsmith. The latest books by his son are only passible as a general back story but even then, he gets some of the history wrong and things don't always jive with Frank Herbert's telling of the story. For the record. God Emperor was the best of the Dune books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 i personally think dune is probably the best sci-fi/fantasy story written... that said, peter berg??? how about peter jackson. i want someone with an uncompromising visoin.atleast, lynch had a few good movies and brought a vision to the film with his version. although, word is that he divorced himself from his movie at its release. and peter berg we've already seen is completely controlled by producers -- han****... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160419/ anyone read the new book in the series?? Don't know how Peter Berg will do, but a remake of this movie has been on my wish list for a long time. I agree with everyone who said the original was a steaming pile of dog crap that got almost everything 100% incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I agree with CCS, Dune is an awesome series of books. Problem with making it into a movie is it's SO deep that they can't ever get all the details in it that make the books so good. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I agree with CCS, Dune is an awesome series of books.Problem with making it into a movie is it's SO deep that they can't ever get all the details in it that make the books so good. ~Bang Dune itself is my favorite book of all time. The 2nd one was okay, but then I thought they just never got close to the magic of the first book after that, so I stopped reading after about 5 of them. I haven't read the ones that Herbert's son wrote after he died, so I have no idea how good/bad they are. EDIT: And you're right about the intricacies and plot twists - a movie may never capture everything. This is why Jackson would have been a better choice than Berg, he's already shown he can whittle down an epic and still have it be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLongshot Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 ugh.. :doh: This is like someone re-doing 2001 or The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai. You don't **** with the classics by redoing them. Dune is a classic? Sorry, but the film is mostly a mess. As said above, other than the cool art direction, the plot was a mess. The film is worthy of a remake. (Unlike, say, The Day The Earth Stood Still.) That being said, Dune is tough to do right in the format of a motion picture. While the miniseries was closer to the plot of the book, the acting left something to be desired. I'm not sure even a three hour film will do it justice. There are just too many internal dialogs that happen in the book. Personally, I feel there are better properties out there that haven't been touched yet. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMetal Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I agree with the other posters that the supremity of the books far surpasses anything that could ever be brought to screen. Even "Rings" is mostly an objective narrative, but Dune unfolds so magnificently through a variety of characters' perspectives, which could never be duplicated in a cinematic medium. And as far as I'm concerned, the Lynch film was ridiculous for his sheer effrontery at creating a gimmicky sonic weapon that never existed in the book whatsoever. And the best thing about the cheesy Sci-Fi mini-series was Barbara Kodetova's rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Forgot I started a thread about this some time last year, and mentioned I'd like to see Dune remade. My wishes are coming true! http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?t=189229 Okay, so name a movie you'd like to see re-made, and cast all the main characters and pick a director.Personally, I'd like to see Dune remade, directed by Peter Jackson (talk about a movie that needs an epic director). Paul Atreides - Leonardo DiCaprio Leo Atreides - Sean Connery Jessica Atreides - Famke Janssen Thurfir Hawat - David Carradine Duncan Idaho - Jason Statham Gurney Halleck - Tom Sizemore Baron Von Harkonnen - Jack Nicholson in a fat suit (he does sleazy/evil so well) Feyd-Rautha - Ryan Phillipe Dr. Wellington Yueh - Chow Yun-Fat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 This is why Jackson would have been a better choice than Berg, he's already shown he can whittle down an epic and still have it be amazing. Totally agree. If anything, Jackson will make it a series of epics just to tell the first story. And I can deal with that. With LOTR he earned my trust. I am SO glad that those movies are as good as they are. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Totally agree. If anything, Jackson will make it a series of epics just to tell the first story.And I can deal with that. With LOTR he earned my trust. I am SO glad that those movies are as good as they are. ~Bang Yeah - the natural split would seem to be the initial attack, Paul and Jessica to the desert, end it with the crash of the ornithopter. Part 2 could start with the Harkonnens back in control of the castle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zguy28 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Wait a second, Patrick Stewart was in Dune and Star Trek. I smell a conspiracy...:paranoid: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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