Everything we know about Dune: Spice Wars

Tiwaking · 2021-12-30T14:37:37+00:00

Looks good! Doubt it will be as good as Dune 2000 though

Node · 2021-12-01T04:09:23+00:00

Dunno which one I saw, but it was literally the WORST movie I've ever seen.

IkeConn · 2021-12-01T03:50:39+00:00

The book was great. The movie sucked.

JasonCarswell · 2021-11-30T02:58:47+00:00

"HEAVEN DRIPS" — A Bad Lip Reading of Dune (3:05) ~ Bad Lip Reading
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXfSg7mLEdU

JasonCarswell · 2021-10-22T06:26:09+00:00

The worst part is the turn around time. How long until the next one? Hopefully they shoot two or three more at a time.

I know I'm going to like it. I'm biased and partial to the novel and all adaptations. I love Dune and Max Headroom like that. Doesn't mean everyone will. I can only hope that the execution is good enough to survive the New Normal.

Nerdrotic is great, but everyone has different tastes. It will be interesting to see if folks think like he does.

d3rr · 2021-10-22T05:14:25+00:00

that's weird how it ends in the middle of the book and there's no part 2 scheduled. ugh. I didn't like the new bladerunner so I'm happy to hear that this might be better.

send_nasty_stuff · 2021-10-22T04:23:08+00:00

Great. Movie is not even out yet and we have reviews.

Popper · 2021-09-24T20:35:13+00:00

look up what symbolism means

IkeConn · 2021-09-24T20:32:19+00:00

But having super powers does help. Nobody I know has them.

JasonCarswell · 2021-09-24T10:54:07+00:00

It's possible but I think this will be a good series.

IkeConn · 2021-09-19T04:42:10+00:00

I'll bet they delierately added LGBTQ shit to it.

Popper · 2021-09-17T15:14:14+00:00

the novel was really symbolic about not trusting govt

IkeConn · 2021-09-17T03:13:17+00:00

Another crap Dune movie. Big whoop. They'll probably go woke and add all kinds of LBGTQ shit to it.

IkeConn · 2021-08-20T01:11:56+00:00

Once you have read the book there is no way a movie could measure up.

JasonCarswell · 2021-08-16T05:06:12+00:00

My idea of the highlights would focus on truth-seeker news, though if that grew to be successful it might be fun/funny to have "local" SaidIt news about domestic drama, depending. It's good for history, but not so sure it's good for developing a community if there's too much negativity. It would have to be exceptionally balanced.

Node · 2021-08-16T03:30:28+00:00

/s/WhiteOwlSocialClub

Thanks, that covers it well enough. Also reminds me how much of saidit slips by without me seeing it. Your weekly highlights idea is a good one.

JasonCarswell · 2021-08-16T02:43:23+00:00

I read LOTR before that, in grade 7 or 8. Made notes in the margins and translated stuff and all that D&D stuff. Loved it but gave up in the Silmarillion. The movies had to do the best they could in a visual and editorially paced medium. THere were moments of poor CGI and so many more where they pulled magic out of their asses. IMO they pulled off the impossible and made one of the greatest series ever. Shame about the Hobbit.

brief history of 2021.0 - 2021.5 saidit

Enza/NPC has been making historical notes and updates along the way in /s/WhiteOwlSocialClub.

Also, you could update the https://infogalactic.com/info/SaidIt article and/or document all that as you see fit. InfoGalactic has its pros and cons. Our Cassy project wiki will be available soon too - for projects of any kind, utilizing a wiki - not just encyclopedic stuff.

Yes, those were very weird times with a lot of coincidental shit happening simultaneously in an imperfect storm of sorts.

I'm not interested in rehashing that drama, but I hugely appreciate efforts to document history of SaidIt. I tried with the IG article and I tried to have M7 document more stuff be he wasn't interested in it. Some people don't appreciate historical events (like the birth of SaidIt), and sometimes folks like me are just digital hoarders. Regardless, I'm trying to move forward with solutions and things that I can apply my skills to. I've got maybe ~20 good years left. I'm about to go deep on a video for 9/11 so I will be quiet and busy until then and after aim to resume work on Cassy.

Node · 2021-08-15T23:04:42+00:00

I was more into the LOTR. I've read the book 7 times, so 7000+pages. Even there, while being pretty great, the movies were a real letdown in several critical areas. Faramir was a good guy, unlike the character the movie portrays.

Anyway, you're a good and prolific writer. What do you think about a possible 'colab' on a brief history of 2021.0 - 2021.5 saidit. We might have to hit up u/d3rr for a link to one of those drama-stimulating loki88 posts, if any remain.

TAM 'documenting' saidit intentionally violating the hosts terms of service, as well as being fine with illegal felonious death threats, would have to be in there. The site going offline within 12 hours could call the "random card payment denial" for the first time in 3 years into a bit of question, and could add a bit of controversy for interest.

I just alluded to 'the drama' when helping out that new guy, but it might be interesting to put as much of it as we can remember down before it all fades.

JasonCarswell · 2021-08-15T22:04:48+00:00

It certainly had issues.

You might like the SpiceDiver Edit better if you're dedicated to the books and want to give it a second chance. Many think it's the best version from the 1984 material.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Dune+SpiceDiver
https://thepiratebay.org/search.php?q=Dune+SpiceDiver
https://www.1377x.gd/search/Dune%20SpiceDiver/1/
https://www.1377x.to/search/Dune%20SpiceDiver/1/

Node · 2021-08-15T21:36:37+00:00

If that's the same Dune movie I saw, it was literally one of the worst movies I've ever tried to watch.

JasonCarswell · 2021-08-15T21:16:55+00:00

I read it and the next 3 books in grade 9. I was of the few who had a 2nd period lunch when most people and 3rd or 4th so I read a lot. That was within a year of the movie but I didn't see it until a year or few later. IMO the stillsuits were perfect, as were many other things. The thopters were terrible IMO. My first time seeing it I knew it wasn't well received so I wasn't supersized at my disappointments but I enjoyed the movie despite some flaws obvious to me then, and still like it even if there's much more I could criticize now. It has it's pros and cons. I expect the new movie/series will also have pros and cons despite the master director. IMO, the best thing about Dune is that it's sci-fi with deeper politics and power plays.

IkeConn · 2021-08-15T02:07:06+00:00

I read the book many years before this came out. The movie was a huge let down.

JasonCarswell · 2021-08-10T06:48:09+00:00

Despite the age of smart phones, I still recommend reading the books.

Copypasta:

I don't know about both of them.

The book is epic. The movie is too. As is the TV series. I suspect the first of the 2 part movies of the first book in the series will be exceptional.

Few sci-fi on video bother to address politics of the future (essentially the same kind of manipulative bullshit).

IkeConn · 2021-08-10T04:34:55+00:00

Sometimes reading the book before watching the movie ruins both of them.

JasonCarswell · 2021-07-23T23:36:10+00:00

Can Dune Actually Be Successful, Honestly? (11:05) ~ Quinn's Ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMIinKDD8qo

JasonCarswell · 2021-07-23T15:12:28+00:00

Dune Trailer 2021 Breakdown Easter Eggs and Things You Missed (14:11) ~ Emergency Awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHmK98XcGRs

la_cues · 2021-07-23T13:13:42+00:00

Read the book a few years ago and loved it.

Never saw the first movie, although I heard it totally missed the mark. This looks dark/serious enough, but I don't know if it fits the vibe for what I created in my head.

AmericanMuskrat · 2021-07-22T23:32:11+00:00

Oh cool, it's got Jason Momoa from Stargate Atlantis.

Aureus · 2020-09-28T16:10:53+00:00

Looks interesting, thanks for making this sub.

JasonCarswell · 2020-09-28T08:33:22+00:00

I'm almost tempted to re-read the first 4 books I read 35 years ago and finish the series.

JasonCarswell · 2020-09-27T19:44:51+00:00

Herbert could pass for my Dad in dim light.

JasonCarswell · 2020-09-25T16:25:27+00:00

In grade 9 I was about 13 years old and had the misfortune/fortune of having a lunch in the second period our of 5 classes the whole day. Most of the students had third or fourth period lunches, so I didn't have my friends, nor many others to make friends with, and being new and shy in a grade 9-13 high school I just spent most of my time in the library reading everything I could find. For example, I read all the Ian Fleming James Bond books (not like the movies), other movie novelizations like Jaws and Dawn Of The Dead (much scarier than the movie), Lord Of The Rings before it was cool, and even some lame Choose Your Own Adventure stories. I read stuff I'd never heard of, simply based on the cover and Dewey decimal system, such as Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy of five and of course I read Dune, Dune Messiah, Children Of Dune, and God Emperor Of Dune. I know there are two or three more in the series, but they weren't in my school's library then.

fred_red_beans · 2020-09-24T05:01:38+00:00

I just watched my copy of Dune on DVD. It occurred to me that a true messiah would have no interest in house Atreides and participating in and maintaining a hierarchical system of control.

JasonCarswell · 2020-09-18T15:49:11+00:00

Yes, it did take a while to straighten out, but it's well worth the endurance. I read the series in highschool.

If you haven't read or seen the other versions I would wait for the upcoming 2 movies. If you're keen to learn the lore, then the Sci-Fi channel series are worth watching for much more detail than the 1984 which is also more than an excellent short summary.

Tarrock · 2020-09-17T01:54:03+00:00

I tried reading it. It's one of those books that's an advanced read and it's exhausting to read it. Only got a few chapters in said that that I'd wait for the movie as the number of characters was getting overwhelming.

Enza · 2020-09-16T20:32:15+00:00

Call me clueless, cuz I do this, (and attention all shooters, Ima shootin' star, life is a course and I'ma shoot for Par), but what is this movie about?