Oh, that's sad. I really like his work. (Except Cold Mountain, but I hated the book so thoroughly you'll never persuade me to see the movie.)
Haven't you killed me enough for one day?
Mal ,'War Stories'
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Nutty - Mar 18, 2008 6:03:32 am PDT #4390 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Jessica - Mar 18, 2008 6:03:50 am PDT #4391 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Not to change the subject, but:
Why do people keep thinking that adapting Dune will be a good idea? Seriously?
Miracleman - Mar 18, 2008 6:07:37 am PDT #4392 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Why do people keep thinking that adapting Dune will be a good idea? Seriously?
Amen. It never works.
Jessica - Mar 18, 2008 6:10:05 am PDT #4393 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I was telling DH in IM, it's like these people are skimming the plot synopsis and going "Hey cool! It's about a teenager with superpowers and his hot superpowered Mom who takes over the world! With big worms!"
And...okay...kind of...but...no. Kind of missing the point A LOT.
sumi - Mar 18, 2008 6:14:29 am PDT #4394 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
He can make it more like FNL. . .
Miracleman - Mar 18, 2008 6:20:19 am PDT #4395 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
I was telling DH in IM, it's like these people are skimming the plot synopsis and going "Hey cool! It's about a teenager with superpowers and his hot superpowered Mom who takes over the world! With big worms!"
"Plus, no sets to build! All sand!!"
Strega - Mar 18, 2008 6:21:56 am PDT #4396 of 10000
I can't tell if it makes more or less sense that one of the producers did the Sci-Fi adaptations, too. Apparently he thinks "Producer of Dune" isn't just a credit; it's a way of life.
Jessica - Mar 18, 2008 6:23:42 am PDT #4397 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"Plus, no sets to build! All sand!!"
Everybody wins!!
Frankenbuddha - Mar 18, 2008 7:07:54 am PDT #4398 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
"Hey cool! It's about a teenager with superpowers and his hot superpowered Mom who takes over the world! With big worms!"
I'm not sure that's what David Lynch was up to. Of course, does ANYONE really know what David Lynch was up to, or is ever up to, including him.
I must admit that Lynch's DUNE is pretty high up on my list of "love it even though it isn't remotely good" movies.
Jessica - Mar 18, 2008 7:20:34 am PDT #4399 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I must admit that Lynch's DUNE is pretty high up on my list of "love it even though it isn't remotely good" movies.
Oh, I completely agree. I think the mistake Hollywood is making is in thinking that it's possible to make a "tentpole" movie out of Dune in the first place - the problem nobody will admit to is that the reason (okay one of the reasons) the Lynch version failed as a movie was that it managed to retain a surprising amount of the book's original tone.
You simply will not get a summer blockbuster sci-fi action film out of Dune if you stay true to the book. The movie that Paramount wants isn't in there.
Of course, I'll still go see it...