Saturday, December 20, 2025

If Dune had been done as a 1940s film noir

 

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  1. This trailer looks better than the original....

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    1. Haw! One of the commenters at the YouTube site suggested that, too. I've never seen a film version, but I would definitely watch one that looked like this.

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    2. I've seen the original. While I don't expect a movie to be identical to the book, I do like there to be a faithful attempt to be consistent. The original tried in parts, but (IMHO) had a fair amount of over acting. It's not on my rewatch list.

      I've not seen the current version, as I prefer to wait for a movie to hit the streaming services, preferably one that I'm subscribed to. But I hear it's an improvement, and the trailer looks promising.

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    3. I have seen the current version, and it's very low key compared to Lynch's movie. The Baron is almost catatonic - no howling at all.
      I thought the original was way overblown until I saw the remake. It's got its moments, but overall it feels like the production team sat down to watch the original and did everything they could to not resemble it.

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