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Post by Simone on Oct 1, 2021 8:52:31 GMT -8
Wait a minute!!! Duke Leto dies???!!! You spoiled the movie for me! Joking joking joking! I am looking forward to that whole dramatic sequence from the assassination to the escape as it is really well written in the novel. And glad to hear Dune was legendary pun intended in your eyes. I hope I have the same reaction on October 22. Yeah, I've been attacked by people who didn't like reading this one quote from the film. It's not a spoiler in the sense that this is a 56 year old book that has had a film, and a short tv series on it. On top of that, there is a plethora of summaries about Dune for those who don't have the patience to read the book. So if it's a "spoiler" for some people, that's too bad, they are telling on themselves for not even knowing the most basic plot of this cultural phenomenon classic.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2021 13:57:43 GMT -8
Is he going to be at the London premiere? I know he's there now filming Wonka so I imagine he will be.
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Post by Simone on Oct 1, 2021 14:09:02 GMT -8
Is he going to be at the London premiere? I know he's there now filming Wonka so I imagine he will be. Yes, Timmy will be at the London premiere.
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Post by chalametthegreat on Oct 1, 2021 21:11:56 GMT -8
Simone, I do agree with you on spoilers for Dune. If it were a totally new property, I wouldnt want people to spoil big plot elements on social media. But the book has been around for two to three generations of people. I think it is ok to discuss the plot openly. And if you dont want to be spoiled at all, dont go online. People just need to find something to complain about and bring people down for no good reason.
And damn the COVID19 pandemic and HBO Max streaming model. If Dune had a great big traditional Hollywood premiere back in 2020, I was seriously thinking about flying out to Los Angeles and getting along the ropes early to attend my first one ever and try to meet the cast in person as they walked down the red carpet. I think the focus on Europe is great, but isnt the film going to be broken or made financially in America and maybe China. There doesnt seem to be any grand events planned in the United States which really surprises me. Maybe the studio thought it was better to juice up the box office in Europe due to no streaming option and better word of mouth before the larger markets?
I have to hope Dune Part Two is made and has some American old fashioned premiere in a few years. I'm so jealous of Londoners as they have been getting all the big movie premieres recently. We still have 4000 Miles though so take that non attending Europeans!
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Post by Teenca on Oct 1, 2021 23:55:16 GMT -8
Actually, I don't agree with you, guys on spoilers. Sorry! I don't think everyone must or should know everything about a movie before watching it or read the book/plot or see the other movies. And where is the surprise while watching the movie? And you know for young people everything is new. Lots of people meet Dune for the first time now. I'm a sci-fi fan but I haven't read Asimov's Foundation, so I'm really excited to watch the series without knowing the whole plot and comparing it with the book. It's a great experience.
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Post by chalametthegreat on Oct 2, 2021 2:50:35 GMT -8
I can't spoil Asimovs Foundation since I havent read it myself haha so no worries there. But I just think if a persons goal is to not read or hear spoilers about a movie adaptation of a long established work with multiple adaptations, then you should be more careful searching online and using social media when we know you can easily find out spoilers even just by mistake. I agree to disagree regarding books that have been around for many years.
That being said, people also need to know their audience when they speak or write. For example, I'm not going to tell my young nephews or niece that the Wicked Witch melts to death at the end in Wizard of Oz. However if they reach their teenage years without knowing that cultural reference, I dont feel the need to censor myself at that point. The burden shifts to older people just to know certain literary and cinematic references in my opinion.
Finally I do my best to not spoil anything for anyone. I want people to enjoy books and movies. But for myself if someone spoils something for me, I usually just shrug my shoulders and move on. It's not something I get flustered about. I recognize though everyone is different. Fun thought exercise tonight!
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Post by Teenca on Oct 2, 2021 23:25:23 GMT -8
Good points. And I also move on when comes a spoiler...
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Post by Simone on Oct 3, 2021 7:14:58 GMT -8
Martina and Anthony you both make great points. When I was called out for not having a spoiler tag for the one quote from the movie, that told me that the people who called me out didn't care one iota to invest in the most basic material to learn about the most basic plot that motivates our protagonist Paul. The death of Leto is well documented, I can't help that people had avoid everything about this classic novel, the 1984 Lynch film, and the 2003 tv series, on top of all the fan pages on Dune. With that said, I have no intentions of leaking anything else because I myself am protective of other people's rights to experience a new film/book on their own terms. But it seems that a lot of Timmy fans don't give a damn about Sci-fi or Dune, they just want to see the movie because of Timmy, and frankly, I find that pathetic. But, just as long as they watch the film, I guess that will just have to do.
I did get upset for people when a major spoiler for Bones and All was was dropped and it upset a lot of people who were in the process of trying to buy the book. I was lucky in buying the book very early and read it quickly to AVOID spoilers because some people like to spoil plots for people. But in my case for Dune, there are so many moving parts and the plot is expansive and dense, my sharing that one sentence was not a spoiler for me, but if people felt it was, oh well, you just revealed that you knew absolutely nothing about the most important film of Timmy's career and have not invested in the slightest in becoming familiar with this beloved and respected classic book by Frank Herbert.
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Post by Simone on Oct 3, 2021 7:18:20 GMT -8
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Post by Simone on Oct 4, 2021 8:14:29 GMT -8
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Post by Teenca on Oct 4, 2021 9:03:03 GMT -8
I'm so pissed of, no news about IMAX screening or selling tickets for the movie in Hungary. Everything is just about James Bond now.
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Post by Simone on Oct 6, 2021 7:38:34 GMT -8
This is a valuable article by Vanity Fair, especially for those who haven't read the book or seen the 1984 Lynch Dune film! I even appreciate what's written in this article.
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Post by Simone on Oct 7, 2021 8:21:01 GMT -8
The latest and final trailer for Dune!
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Post by Simone on Oct 7, 2021 12:53:46 GMT -8
I'm saving this tweet here for historical reference. LOL! @dunemovie, the official twitter account for Dune, Re-tweeted... not "liked", but friggin RE-TWEETED my tweet to their 103K followers.
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Post by chalametthegreat on Oct 7, 2021 20:39:45 GMT -8
I just bought my IMAX ticket and regular 2D tickets to see Dune twice in the same weekend including a fun evening outing with a friend. All to support Frank Herbert, Timothee, and Denis Villeneuve.
The only three films that I remember ever seeing twice in the theatres were Beauty and the Beast, Titanic, and Pirates of the Caribbean when I was young. The reason I havent seen other great movies more times in the cinema is because I like to see as much diverse films as I can as there is just so much content.
Therefore, seeing Dune twice in one weekend is pretty darn special for me in light of my cinematic history. I cant wait to be amazed by this experience!
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