Dune (2020) by Dennis Villeneuve

[Otomofan]

The bank robbers from Heat would look pretty toyetic with the hockey masks on, not just dudes in suits.

What a movie. Truly unappreciated in its time.

Will we be saying the same about Dune in a few decades?

 

[Asta]

The bank robbers from Heat would look pretty toyetic with the hockey masks on, not just dudes in suits.

What a movie. Truly unappreciated in its time.

Will we be saying the same about Dune in a few decades?

I found some old photos of my CraftOne figures:

Spoiler

The bodies are really heavy, but the arm movement is so annoyingly limited you can't do a lot with them.

Sometime after the photos were taken I broke Kilmer and Sizemore down as I thought they were too dull to have on display. Then I happened to watch the film again, and built them back up again with a few updates.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

I found some old photos of my CraftOne figures:

Spoiler

The bodies are really heavy, but the arm movement is so annoyingly limited you can't do a lot with them.

Sometime after the photos were taken I broke Kilmer and Sizemore down as I thought they were too dull to have on display. Then I happened to watch the film again, and built them back up again with a few updates.

Cool that you have those. I considered picking them up long ago but I just didn't like the sculpts. Such a great movie with a great cast!

 

[jye4ever]

You should hear that movie on my system it rattles the windows.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

You should hear that movie on my system it rattles the windows.

Same. When I first set mine up that might have been the first scene that I really cranked the volume as a test. Awesome, scary, and loud as ****.

 

[matticus]

We wouldn't have TDK without Heat.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

We wouldn't have TDK without Heat.

We wouldn't have Skyfall without the TDK.

 

[Wor-Gar]

As I get distance on Skyfall, I like it less and less. Fortunately for Skyfall, Spectre and QOS are just so bad, that Skyfall remains at the #2 best Craig Bond by default.

Hoping NTTD knocks it down to #3.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

We wouldn't have TDK without Heat.

Excuse my ignorance but what is the connection? Either I'm forgetting or there is something I'm not aware of.

 

[matticus]

Excuse my ignorance but what is the connection? Either I'm forgetting or there is something I'm not aware of.

Well Nolan referenced it. Pacing, very grounded approach, same aesthetics, two opposing forces not encountering each other directly until a face to face in the third act. Reminds me of the symmetry of The Batman and Seven.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Hoping NTTD knocks it down to #3.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Well Nolan referenced it. Pacing, very grounded approach, same aesthetics, two opposing forces not encountering each other directly until a face to face in the third act. Reminds me of the symmetry of The Batman and Seven.

The villain is also very Jokerish. He even dresses like a cop to perform a hit and gets captured only to escape as part of his plan. Loki did the same in Avengers.

 

[matticus]

The villain is also very Jokerish. He even dresses like a cop to perform a hit and gets captured only to escape as part of his plan. Loki did the same in Avengers.

Oh forgot about the robberies to start each off too. I always prefer to introduce the villain before the hero. Sets the hero(es) against the opposing force immediately.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

It came out the same year as Rises and both had injured past their prime heroes coming back to save the day.

 

[matticus]

Skyfall had TDK like Joker (weird dude wants to get caught) and Spectre old dude like TDKR. Ripping off Nolan! Broccoli or whoever is running the show should just give the keys to Nolan and let him do what he wants.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Bond has been ripping other movies off since 'Jaws'.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Skyfall had TDK like Joker (weird dude wants to get caught) and Spectre old dude like TDKR. Ripping off Nolan! Broccoli or whoever is running the show should just give the keys to Nolan and let him do what he wants.

After watching Tenet, I think I've seen all of Nolan's tricks. I think he peaked with Inception and TDK.

I fear his Bond would lack the fun factor and be too serious. Not the character, but the tone. Also, I can imagine the dialogue and overtly complicated plot already.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Well apparently Will Smith has something in common with Vincent Hanna(Pacino) on Heat...



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowb...Jada-Pinkett-Smith-NOT-practice-monogamy.html
I doubt Will is as funny as Vincent though...

 

[matticus]

After watching Tenet, I think I've seen all of Nolan's tricks. I think he peaked with Inception and TDK.

I fear his Bond would lack the fun factor and be too serious. Not the character, but the tone. Also, I can imagine the dialogue and overtly complicated plot already.

He needs to give up on some of the way out there theoretical plots and editing to what he has done lately. I'm kinda done with time travel and hopefully this MCU multiverse sticks to some fun fan service stuff. Bond has just become boring and trying to be all classy like the Connery stuff was. Bautista as Jaws was pathetic rehashing territory, which they have been doing the past couple of movies now. It feels like they are just shooting themselves:

 

[Wor-Gar]

Bautista as Jaws was pathetic rehashing territory

One could say Jaws was simply Oddjob rehashing. In which case, Bond hasn't been original since You Only Live Twice.