Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 17985902)

I recently noticed that Dune Part 2 is on Netflix now. If you've never read the book or if the book isn't terribly important to you, you'll likely enjoy it. But if you love the book and were finally hoping for a faithful, competent adaptation, you'll be really pissed off. I personally hated it so much that I haven't been to movie theater since I saw it.

Not familiar with anything else that was nominated. Haven't watched the Oscars in years. No plans to ever watch it again.

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 17986069)

Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 17985994)

The ironic thing is that the '84 movie doesn't butcher the book anywhere near as bad as the new one does. It was poorly made, poorly directed, had terrible special effects, had miscast/bad actors in crucial roles, and threw in some stupid shit, but overall it stuck to the story fairly well.

I actually think more highly of the '84 movie after seeing the latest one. THAT'S HOW MUCH I HATED IT. :#

There's a thread in the Media forum where I discuss at length why Dune Part 2 sucks every dick in the universe. I really don't want to relive that here anymore than I already have.

Originally Posted by RedRaider56 (Post 17986128)

I'll go check out your recap in the Media forum

Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 17986106)

You mean like being a miserable, sniping, no life **** on the interwebs?

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 17986047)

I think there was a very significant erosion in quality especially with Covid forcing producers to embrace the new reality of movie theaters. Great scripts dont always get matched with the best directors who pump $ into a star studded cast. So the market was flooded with marvel movies and sequels and kids movies.Agreed there were still great films from independent directors and it’s good to see the industry embrace them, but it feels like we’re finally hitting that happy medium again where a producer can get behind an original movie without the blockbuster gimmicks. I feel like this year was a really good step in the right direction for movies even if the top billing at the Oscar’s was a little underwhelming.

And credit to the Oscar’s for leaning into that. They seemed to very intentionally reward originality. Dune 2 was your Oppenheimer spectacle. A complete unknown was your standard overrewarded biopic like the overrated Elton John/queen movies (shame, since the complete unknown is legitimately good). Wicked is kind of that Barbie blockbuster. Anora and the brutalist are way more of a gimmick free movie which is a little refreshing.

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 17986069)

Originally Posted by Bump (Post 17986267)

There's more to life than stuffing your face with 5,000+ calories per day as well

Originally Posted by |Zach| (Post 17986246)

Hoping there is movement there. The obsession is mediocre (at best) comic book and other misc IP based movies has been pretty bad. It is a weird business to be in especially with so much quality TV out there.

Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic (Post 17986276)

It sucks because I don’t have time to invest in binge watching TV series. I miss the escapism of the theaters but the super hero genre is just lowest common denominator bs that I can’t stand.

Originally Posted by wazu (Post 17985874)

If I try to even think of a movie that was released in the past year right now all I've got is that new Captain America movie that is about a guy who isn't the same Captain America in the Avengers but I guess uses his shield or something.

Also, why does Deberg hate sex workers?

Originally Posted by Frazod (Post 17986302)

Sorry for engaging the troll, everybody. I occasionally remind people not to do that shit in DC, and here I go doing it in the main forum. :spank:



Oh, and apologies to whoever the **** FD is. Sorry I made your pussy hurt, champ. Maybe one day you'll read a really good book that doesn't have any pictures in it, and then perhaps you'll understand.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 17986047)

I think there was a very significant erosion in quality especially with Covid forcing producers to embrace the new reality of movie theaters. Great scripts dont always get matched with the best directors who pump $ into a star studded cast. So the market was flooded with marvel movies and sequels and kids movies.Agreed there were still great films from independent directors and it’s good to see the industry embrace them, but it feels like we’re finally hitting that happy medium again where a producer can get behind an original movie without the blockbuster gimmicks. I feel like this year was a really good step in the right direction for movies even if the top billing at the Oscar’s was a little underwhelming.

And credit to the Oscar’s for leaning into that. They seemed to very intentionally reward originality. Dune 2 was your Oppenheimer spectacle. A complete unknown was your standard overrewarded biopic like the overrated Elton John/queen movies (shame, since the complete unknown is legitimately good). Wicked is kind of that Barbie blockbuster. Anora and the brutalist are way more of a gimmick free movie which is a little refreshing.

Originally Posted by wazu (Post 17986114)

I have seen multiple hilarious clips on social media today of Conan O'Brien being Conan O'Brien and now feel like I should have watched.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 17986056)

I’ve never read the books so that would make sense. I thought it was incredibly directed with musical scores and everything, but yeah that would be frustrating if it veers way too far off course.

Have you watched the Max prophecy show? I’ve found it incredibly boring but imagine it’s much closer to the books.