quang Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) Today my dream came true. I went to a theater and watched Denis Villeneuve’s Dune film which premiered over here last wednesday. I waited 50 years for this movie since I read the Frank Herbert’s novel back in the early 1970s. Today is the day of reckoning and I got to say I’m not disappointed. Everything is just like I imagined it, just so much more: the brutish grandeur, the plot, the characters, the action, the photography, the music … BUT… the thing which impressed me most is the technological artifacts deployed in the film notably the ORNITHOPTER, a cross between a Huey Cobra and a dragonfly with translucent wings! A marvel of sci-fi design, mechanical and organic at the same time. No cgi here but I suspect they have built a full-size mock-up for the filming because it’s incredibly realistic down to the vibrations of the flapping wings. I search the internet for a picture of the Dune 2021 ornithopter but for some reason I couldn’t find any. Now I know what I’ll be doing for the next few years: waiting for a 1/32 plastic kit of the Dune Ornithopter Cheers, Quang Edited September 19, 2021 by quang Grammar Uncarina, europapete, Kagemusha and 18 others 19 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Glad you enjoyed it, been looking forward to it for quite some time now, it's not due for a UK release until 22 October, but everything takes longer post-Brexit! If you search Dune 2020 ornithopter it should yield some results... Scotsman and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Kagemusha said: If you search Dune 2020 ornithopter it should yield some results... I did. There are some pics but nothing like the craft you see in the film. I can’t help but think that this film needs multiple viewings. Maybe I’ll return next week to watch it on iMax. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Dune is on my must-see list too. Thanks for the thumbs-up. Tony Model_Monkey, LSP_Matt and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 Patience, Tony. You won’t be disappointed! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 It's on my to-do list as well. I loved the original film with Sting in it. also have now read the books too. Bit heavy going but still enjoyable. I even remember playing the computer Dune games on my old Atari ST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 7 hours ago, quang said: Today my dream came true. I went to a theater and watched Denis Villeneuve’s Dune film which premiered over here last wednesday. I waited 50 years for this movie since I read the Frank Herbert’s novel back in the early 1970s. Today is the day of reckoning and I got to say I’m not disappointed. Everything is just like I imagined it, just so much more: the brutish grandeur, the plot, the characters, the action, the photography, the music … BUT… the thing which impressed me most is the technological artifacts deployed in the film notably the ORNITHOPTER, a cross between a Huey Cobra and a dragonfly with translucent wings! A marvel of sci-fi design, mechanical and organic at the same time. No cgi here but I suspect they have built a full-size mock-up for the filming because it’s incredibly realistic down to the vibrations of the flapping wings. I search the internet for a picture of the Dune 2021 ornithopter but for some reason I couldn’t find any. Now I know what I’ll be doing for the next few years: waiting for a 1/32 plastic kit of the Dune Ornithopter Cheers, Quang This one? Model_Monkey, LSP_K2, Kagemusha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 35 minutes ago, Grunticus said: 37 minutes ago, Grunticus said: This one? I think so. Yet the one on your pix is an artist’s sketch. The ones in the movie are more hard-tech yet organic. The wings fold back on the ground, deploy and flutter independently when in flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, AlanG said: It's on my to-do list as well. I loved the original film with Sting in it. also have now read the books too. Bit heavy going but still enjoyable. I even remember playing the computer Dune games on my old Atari ST Just wait to see Stellan Skarsgard as Baron Harkonnen. Makes Sting look like Billy Idol Uncarina, Pup7309 and Paramedic 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) Maybe a little bit "off subject", but hasn't there been a earlier movie "Dune" in the past? I remember having seen something like it on a old VHS video cassette, but can't remember specific scenes anymore, so neither a ornithopter comes to mind! Jack PS...found it, a 1984 version..... Edited September 19, 2021 by Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerwomble Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 lols - we are booked to see it on the 23rd , as it comes out in the UK on the 22nd as Kagemusha says . 37 years ago I saw the Lynch one in the cinema , that's a long time to wait for a remake. Wild over excitement in the womble abode this last year waiting for the release date. "Beer is the mind killer............." No idea what this is all about ? link to official trailer here. Pup7309 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Another remake was made in 2000 but it went directly to DVD and television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: Another remake was made in 2000 but it went directly to DVD and television. Actually, it was made for TV, the Sci-fi (or sy-fy) channel. More faithful to the book, but utterly lacking the movies production values. Almost like a stage play. Panzerwomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 1 hour ago, quang said: Just wait to see Stellan Skarsgard as Baron Harkonnen. Makes Sting look like Billy Idol Well, they are 2 different characters. Sting played Feyd RauthaHarkonnen, the Barons nephew. RLWP, Uncarina and Panzerwomble 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 23 minutes ago, eoyguy said: Well, they are 2 different characters. Sting played Feyd RauthaHarkonnen, the Barons nephew. Oh, then it’s Dave Bautista in the 2021 version. But the Big Meanie is the Baron himself played by Stellan Skarsgård (shades of Marlon Brando as Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now). Don’t mind the official trailer. This featurette is much more explicit AND you can also get a few glimpses of the ornithopter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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