Topic: Latest Movie You Watched

[goldshirt*9]

  The Summit, a documentary. Interesting but a little mis jointed

[Beatrix]

I was watching some 1982 cops vs thugs movie earlier.  It is visually fun as hell to watch old movies now, old acting.  I especially love anything from the 70s and 60s. It was on the telly and I didnt catch the name.  I was busying myself housekeeping, it's a decent living here.

[6pairsofshoes]

I'm glad you're happy in IL, Bea.

I was wondering if anyone had seen the new Dune movie yet?  I'm curious to know how it is.

[goldshirt*9]

I'll watch it when it reflects the complete book, but not until then.

then you will never watch it.
That would be a costly failure.

[dweez]

then you will never watch it.
That would be a costly failure.

Not necessarily. I've yet to find any movie adaptation of a book fully satisfying, with the exception of Shawshank Redemption.

[6pairsofshoes]

I've seen the rare movie that actually is much better than the book.  The film version of the Shipping News, for example, is much better than the novel.  And, while it isn't a movie, the televised version of Westworld is a great deal better than the sketchy screenplay that masquerades as a novel.  Same for The Handmaid's Tale, which is more of an interview of a subject in the past.  The television version is more compelling, although the movie was also good.

[dweez]

All Michael Crichton books make better movies than books, as I think he only writes them as seeds for screenplays.

That might be true so as judge, I disqualify them from the conversation.

[6pairsofshoes]

Jurassic Park was actually more detailed than the film, but other than Westworld, it's the only "novel" I've read by him.  Dune got a good review in the New York Times.  It was filmed in the Jordanian desert.  It was hot there, I gather.

[goldshirt*9]

Not necessarily. I've yet to find any movie adaptation of a book fully satisfying, with the exception of Shawshank Redemption.

Dune wouldn't appeal to a mass audience, and this film as per the first is a sort of "fan" film.
I will go to the pictures to watch but many wont even with the big stars. I do hope im wrong

[smokester]

Dune wouldn't appeal to a mass audience, and this film as per the first is a sort of "fan" film.
I will go to the pictures to watch but many wont even with the big stars. I do hope im wrong

Yep, I'm one of the masses.

Saw the original about a thousand years ago and I am still chewing over what the golly happened.

[goldshirt*9]

What makes Dune great for me is also its biggest issue. Dune (the series of books) is set up for the long haul, to ask the question "what happens after the good guys win?", Dune (the first book) sets that up by having the good guys win. Dune the movie just establishes who the good guys are. Not enough to be worth the entrance fee for me. I would love for a AppleTV+ 100-part series of Dune á la Foundation, but until then I am prepared to wait for at least the first book to be completed (although I think he should go for the trilogy and make a third movie of Dune Messiah, as that makes a convenient place to stop).

totally agree

[goldshirt*9]

O totally forgot to post this movie  The Green Knight. I kept thinking of Terry Gilliam whilst watching for some reason. As asked on Google
"Is the green knight worth watching
The Green Knight is worth watching just for the odd elegance it has to offer. Staying true to its source material, this movie gives nothing to the audience. As odd as it may seem, this movie doesn't care what people really want to see in a classic fable"  Took the words out of my mouth.
I felt so sad for Joel Edgerton with his question to Sir Gawain  :'( :'(
 

[goldshirt*9]

CopShop 

what a blast 

[goldshirt*9]

  Dune. Wow the effects are stunning, If possible to believe the film is slower than the first version.
It moves / crawls at times to set the atmosphere  then bang. Hopefully No2 will appear, but it's just not making the mega bucks, so yet again another film series may stop in its tracks again.

[goldshirt*9]

Riders of Justice. Absolutely loved it