[Film] Dune

The Clamp said:

Agreed. I want people to like films, all kinds. We can’t all like the same things and I hope people enjoy what they watch. Especially if it’s something they have been looking forward to. But I don’t want to be accused of not getting it if I happen to not like a film. It’s Dune. It’s a space fantasy, there’s not much to get.

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Sid in the Sharknado said:

To be clear, I don't think for one minute that you didn't enjoy the film because you lack the intellectual capacity to appreciate it.

I think you accidentally walked into the wrong screening and watched a much more boring 3 hour film about sand without realising.

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Sid in the Sharknado said:

Not sure if that's my comment you're referring to, but to be clear, my criticism of the dream sequences was that they could have been repeated less and it would have made them more effective and the film shorter. As it was it felt like the film was bashing me over the head with it to make sure I couldn't possibly miss that "SHE'S THE ONE HE'S HAVING THE DREAMS ABOUT! LOOK! IT'S HER! HAVE YOU GOT IT YET? THAT'S HER!" which reduced any impact it might have had.



Speaking as somebody who genuinely really enjoyed the film, that's a cop out. You can't ask people to pay full price and spend two hours plus watching a film that doesn't stand up on it's own. It's fine to leave the story hanging to be picked up by the next film, but you can't just dismiss criticism by saying it'll all be worth it once you pay another £10 in a years time (see that Harry Potter film where they spend 2 hours in a tent).

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Acker79 said:

I find you get this occasionally. Some people really like a film, but it isn't universally loved and rather than accept that different people have different tastes, they dismiss the criticism as somehow invalid. With La La Land, it was "people are jumping on the bandwagon, hating it because it's popular to", with Mother! it was the similar "people just don't understand, it's a biblical allegory!". It is lazy, and imo makes the accuser seem quite fragile - like what you like, you don't need the validation of everyone else liking it, too.

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Uncle Spielberg said:

This is so true la la land got universal plaudits and 5 star reviews until it got 7 golden globes out of 7 and then somehow it was sh*t and routinely slagged off as it was popular to do so as especially in this country people do not really like winners. It will always be a 10 from 10 from me. Dune I thought was a great spectacle with Chamolet and Ferguson perfect for their parts. I gave it 88 out of 100

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vegster said:

La La land got a ten from me Uncle. I never saw it at the cinema due to various reasons meaning that i missed it there, when I saw it via Netflix or whatever i gave it a ten, ten minutes... absolute dross.

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Sid in the Sharknado said:

I think you accidentally walked into the wrong screening and watched a much more boring 3 hour film about sand without realising.

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Uncle Spielberg said:

Really, you decided it was dross after 10 minutes ? Ok then

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Uncle Spielberg said:

Really, you decided it was dross after 10 minutes ? Ok then

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vegster said:

Honest Uncle, I really did not care for the characters, Still, others enjoyed it so its all relative.

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Uncle Spielberg said:

Fair enough, just cannot see how you can judge a 130 minute film after 10 minutes but no issue, the characters evolve and change that is basically the whole point of the film

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vegster said:

I just went to You Tube to look at the opening scene where they are all dancing on and around their cars and yes, I really didn't like it...... cn I ask though, what do you think of the latest Bond,Uncle ? I've not seen it yet but hope to do a monday arvo soon.

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vegster said:

I just went to You Tube to look at the opening scene where they are all dancing on and around their cars and yes, I really didn't like it...... cn I ask though, what do you think of the latest Bond,Uncle ? I've not seen it yet but hope to do a monday arvo soon.

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Uncle Spielberg said:

This is so true la la land got universal plaudits and 5 star reviews until it got 7 golden globes out of 7 and then somehow it was sh*t and routinely slagged off as it was popular to do so as especially in this country people do not really like winners. It will always be a 10 from 10 from me. Dune I thought was a great spectacle with Chamolet and Ferguson perfect for their parts. I gave it 88 out of 100

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Acker79 said:

You appear to have missed my point.

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Uncle Spielberg said:

Sorry repeat

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Uncle Spielberg said:

That scene was just a show stopper start, it was really so far away from the jist of the whole film, deliberately, it is a gritty love story basically

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vegster said:

I just went to You Tube to look at the opening scene where they are all dancing on and around their cars and yes, I really didn't like it...... cn I ask though, what do you think of the latest Bond,Uncle ? I've not seen it yet but hope to do a monday arvo soon.

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Cheeky Monkey said:

Not too many straight men are going to appreciate LaLa veggie, which is why me and Uncs love it, and I agree about the shite opening sequence but the rest of it is a somewhat different animal. Do not judge on the opening traffic jam. Altogether now: “City of stars, Are you shining just for me?” A visual feast for the mince pies.

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