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new Dune movie was completely forgettable. Not very good imo
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:02 AM Author: irate underhanded orchestra pit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43326420) |
Date: October 25th, 2021 10:12 AM Author: ocher appetizing friendly grandma hospital (Joss Whedon) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43326438) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:14 AM Author: chest-beating mind-boggling ticket booth (Jeff Bezos, visibly angry that it was much better than Tomorrow War) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43326444) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:15 AM Author: coiffed amber hall (lonely guy looking for human attention) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43326445) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:16 AM Author: bistre violent boltzmann It was an absolutely flawless film.
I didn't really enjoy it. |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:24 AM Author: coiffed amber hall This is a fair reaction. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43326475) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:17 AM Author: Electric rebellious juggernaut (guy with bodily resemblance to Harkonen leader) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43326454) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:21 AM Author: irate underhanded orchestra pit lol @ the maf nerds itt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43326466) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:26 AM Author: soul-stirring big-titted travel guidebook stain The Last Duel is much better.
Dune is just the culmination of the latest glossy, soulless 21st century action movie |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 1:23 PM Author: big clear locale idiot I agree. Last Duel was much better. I should learn to stay away from sci-fi shit. Can’t remember the last time I liked any movie about wars on other planets (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43327337) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:27 AM Author: irate underhanded orchestra pit costumes were terrible and looked the same for every house/race. Why not follow the book?
The acting was awful and I don't know why I am supposed to like any of the characters.
The set was so bland.
Why am I supposed to care if Duncan lives or dies? Why is he even in the movie in th first place? |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:29 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle multi-billionaire "why is duncan idaho in the movie?" lol. he's a forgettable character at this point in the story but is absolutely necessary later on. omitting him would have possibly the worst decision that could have been made, short of omitting paul or something. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43326502) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:30 AM Author: irate underhanded orchestra pit why should I even care about the dad dying? Like, why is he even important? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43326506) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:34 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle multi-billionaire it puts Arrakis back under Harkonnen ownership, thats #1, it means Paul is now Duke, #2, and it allows Leto an attack of the Harkonnen family #3. its not overly emotional.
if i remember correctly paul emotes for a short time then completely gets over it as he becomes the leader of the coming jihad.
--paul killing jamis is a bigger emotional event for paul than his father's death
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:30 AM Author: learning disabled heady den i liked it quite a bit as a good adaptation of the book.
but i can def see how a non-bookmo would not be impressed or entertained. |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 1:21 PM Author: big clear locale idiot I literally fell asleep twice during it. Granted I was drunk but I wouldn’t have fallen asleep if it was good (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43327333) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 1:24 PM Author: Deranged rigpig I saw this Film so long ago that I have no comment. It’s been AGES ffs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43327348) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 2:17 PM Author: irate underhanded orchestra pit Dune opened to $40M against reported production and marketing costs of $300M. Industry media are frantically spinning this as a win ("Highest opening ever for Villeneuve! Highest opening for an HBO Max day-and-date streaming movie! We only expected $35M!") but the brutal truth is that if the studio knew a couple years ago that that would be the number, it wouldn't have had a prayer of being greenlit. For comparison, a few other opening weekends from 2021:
Black Widow: $80M Venom 2: $90M No Time to Die: $55M (this was widely seen as a weak print for a blockbuster, even given Chinkflu effects) Halloween Kills: $50M
Part One opened to 20% less than the 12th Halloween movie :lol:. HBO Max movies have also been notorious for brutal 70% second week drops, so there's a very real chance this movie (which, again, was supposed to be one of the biggest tentpoles of the year and dominate the holiday box office and spawn a film trilogy and multiple TV spinoffs) will fail to reach $100M domestically, and gross less than than movies like Jungle Cruise and Free Guy.
Hard to say how much of that is Warner's catastrophically dumb handling of the release, and how much is that making a Dune movie is about as advisable as trying to turn Afghanistan into a globohomo democracy, but at this point the most compelling drama is whether Warner wants to torch another 9 figures trying to keep this ship afloat a few more years or cut their losses, especially since the 2nd half of the story is going to require a lot of expensive effects and action scenes, so slashing the budget isn't really on the table. I guess they still plan to make 3 more Fantastic Beasts movies even though the last one shit the bed, so maybe they just hate money or expect a Fed bailout or something. |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 2:20 PM Author: Citrine circlehead round eye I don't understand simultaneous release on HBO Max. Of course box office numbers are going to get murdered when you do that
Looks like it's grossed $220M counting international
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1160419/ |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 2:36 PM Author: ocher appetizing friendly grandma hospital Yeah, obviously this is disappointing financially, but it's more about whether the signs point to success for Dune 2 when it opens under better conditions. I wouldn't rule that out, though I'd bet they won't get the budget for the sequel they hoped for (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43327782) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 2:42 PM Author: laughsome submissive hairy legs $40M domestic? Haha wow holy shit The simultaneous HBO max stream is weird as shit though |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 3:18 PM Author: multi-colored dun forum police squad lol @ VENOM doubling this movie (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43328104) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 3:27 PM Author: laughsome submissive hairy legs Normies were never going to be into dune, their brains are too pozloaded with MCU to make room for anything else, and especially not something colorless and humorless and difficult to explain This movie was only ever going to be a hit among dunemos. My wife ended the movie confused af, they should hand out like a glossary or do a fucking star wars crawl or something |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 3:33 PM Author: multi-colored dun forum police squad peopel on xo seem to like it, i get your point on normies though
my take way before it came out (just from watching the traielrs) was same as yours, that the film would flop because no one cares about long shots of sand dunes and no millennial gives a shit about dune. i dont know if 40m is flopping though or whether it's 'exceeded expetations' enough |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 4:40 PM Author: irate underhanded orchestra pit I wonder if they considered not casting a twink and an Aztec in the lead roles? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43328522) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 3:26 PM Author: chest-beating mind-boggling ticket booth This is interesting because I have HBO Max which lets you see TW movies for free at the same time as theater release. I watched it on my massive 4k Sony projector. I wonder how many people are doing this instead of getting tickets. An interesting point of comparison will be Matrix 4, which is also going to be released on HBO Max. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43328156) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:26 PM Author: bistre violent boltzmann I'm very curious what the formula is for what a "hit" movie or tv show on a streaming service.
Like, if I watch 12 hours of content, is my $12 just distributed $1/hour to what I watched and then just compared to the licensing cost?
8 of those 12 hours are usually classic movies from their catalog, which probably cost the least.
But it's obviously not that simple because they're spending their ass off on original expensive programming to get growth. Apple+ for example is making some really original shows, a lot of which will fail, but one is Ted Lasso. And Ted Lasso is probably responsible for all of their growth, which locks in a new user for 1/3/6 months, with some decline curve. |
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Date: October 26th, 2021 12:02 AM Author: chest-beating mind-boggling ticket booth (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43330853) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:41 PM Author: exhilarant boiling water roommate All of those other movies are sequels and have established fan bases. Dune isn’t that well known anymore as a book series. $40M plus HBO Max engagement is pretty good. It’ll definitely get a sequel which will likely double this film’s opening weekend box office. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43330428) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:50 PM Author: chestnut space If it doesn't do well enough to make another movie, maybe they could make an HBO TV show out of it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43330487) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 10:51 PM Author: swashbuckling stage potus Everyone gave up on iI. Kids eagerly watched tbe old worm movie last night. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43330496) |
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Date: October 25th, 2021 11:59 PM Author: jade piazza The 1984 version was far superior. This mew one was better than the crappy TV movie in 2001 or whatever though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43330843) |
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Date: October 26th, 2021 11:03 AM Author: multi-colored dun forum police squad cr what a shit movie (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43332224) |
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Date: October 26th, 2021 11:05 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle multi-billionaire fuck off man. you want iron man 6? FF27? this was an actual attempt at a movie. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43332235) |
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Date: October 26th, 2021 11:13 AM Author: irate underhanded orchestra pit lol you're fuming maf (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43332268) |
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Date: October 26th, 2021 11:16 AM Author: multi-colored dun forum police squad Ok sorry let me rephrase. I thought it was ok, not a shit movie, and I like it well enough since it’s dune. But it’s not gonna be a success. abrupt scene changes, exposition super boring, etc.
To be fair I only got to the part where they first move into dune |
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Date: October 26th, 2021 11:18 AM Author: Razzle-dazzle multi-billionaire ok ty. tbf the first 30-60 minutes of any dune movie have to be boring. after they get to dune it does get better. also this was the first movie i went to a theater for in 5-6 years, it benefits from the screen and real audio (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43332287) |
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Date: October 26th, 2021 11:18 AM Author: bearded thriller institution Did you watch in theater or on your tv? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4949153&forum_id=2#43332291) |