tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post6241977865383827867..comments2023-09-11T09:19:38.384-05:00Comments on Sarah Ahiers Writes: In Which I'm Told I'm Watching DuneSarah Ahiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-36881925951441226952012-07-09T15:04:31.301-05:002012-07-09T15:04:31.301-05:00I am not sure how I ended up on this post, but I a...I am not sure how I ended up on this post, but I am glad I did, first because of the caption on that Sting picture, then because of that Sting picture, and finally because YES! The Dune internal monologues!<br /><br />My absolute (non)favourite is the one where the priestess lady comes to test Paul's abilities, and there's that poison needle? (Sorry it's been a while since I watched the film, even longer since I read the book.) Paul successfully navigates the test that could possibly kill him. His mom comes back in the room...cue internal monologue:<br /><br />"Paul! He's alive!"<br /><br />Holy crap. Really? Wow. <br /><br />I genuinely liked the Dune film, but I do not understand why they chose to add the monologues.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-28040656454534743852012-03-16T15:42:29.427-05:002012-03-16T15:42:29.427-05:00Sting looked so fine in that movie. DammmnnnSting looked so fine in that movie. DammmnnnMichael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-68567822259160374402010-03-26T08:03:54.227-05:002010-03-26T08:03:54.227-05:00Elana - sorry about that...but maybe it will be in...Elana - sorry about that...but maybe it will be incentive to not tell? Because if telling looks like that, well, no thanks<br /><br />Barbara - good to know<br /><br />Dezmond - yeah i let them get away with it since it's the early 80s but still. Don't get me wrong, i still like the movie, i just can't blindly like it anymore. I remember the sci-fi one, but i don't remember if i watched it.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-48337477633953981212010-03-25T16:29:54.842-05:002010-03-25T16:29:54.842-05:00I loved the original movie, hated the SciFy channe...I loved the original movie, hated the SciFy channel's mini series, anxious about the new big screen version which won't come any time soon although it's in preproduction. <br /><br />I think the point of those inner lines and dialogues was to show the dark atmosphere full of doubts and uncertainty in which the characters were set. But, those were the early 80's if that's an excuse :)DEZMONDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127166104359407763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-30559360961642979602010-03-25T15:01:23.724-05:002010-03-25T15:01:23.724-05:00I liked the original books. I crapped out on God E...I liked the original books. I crapped out on God Emperor. It just got a little too....much.Barbara Ann Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751427987081847906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-51740735419183968692010-03-25T14:40:06.635-05:002010-03-25T14:40:06.635-05:00Every time I tell a CP about telling now, I'm ...Every time I tell a CP about telling now, I'm going to think of that brain-ish picture! Thanks! :) (lol)Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-581730067123996792010-03-25T12:20:24.691-05:002010-03-25T12:20:24.691-05:00Shannon - i don't know - do you feel bad about...Shannon - i don't know - do you feel bad about missing Sting in underwear? Then maybe<br /><br />Laurel - i agree. There's so much going on in the book.<br />And since i've only read the first book, i did not know they turn into sandworms. That makes more sense then.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-32699267286882269062010-03-25T12:06:58.529-05:002010-03-25T12:06:58.529-05:00I LOVED the Dune books. They were a huge part of m...I LOVED the Dune books. They were a huge part of my HS experience. I can't tell you how many lunch hours I spend arguing with my guy friends about them. (And I had a bunch of geek guys stalking me at a choir festival when they found out I was a *gasp* girl Dune fan. LOL.) <br /><br />I think Dune is a hard book to film because the world is so incredibly trippy, the plot complex and Herbert's writing very philosophical. The SciFi channel version was poorly cast--the performances lacked zip. The 80s wide release was cool in some ways, but didn't capture the book very well, through I loved Kyle Maclachlan as Paul. He carried the film, really. I agree there was too much explaining of all the wrong things. <br /><br />Oh, and eating too much spice gradually turns one into a sandworm. At least that's the idea. So that's why the guild guys look more worm than human. Paul sandworms himself in book 4, as I recall.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-60182687466576598622010-03-25T11:43:00.316-05:002010-03-25T11:43:00.316-05:00Sorry - I've never read it, and I've never...Sorry - I've never read it, and I've never seen the movie. Should I be ashamed of myself? :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-7490250300976134332010-03-25T10:50:20.928-05:002010-03-25T10:50:20.928-05:00Summer - i'd like to know what that independan...Summer - i'd like to know what that independant film is. So i can appreciate Kyle's...acting talents...<br /><br />Teebore - you know she's just so scared. I didn't realize there is male nudity in Showgirls. Even that tidbit isn't enough to make me want to watch it. You'd probably like the book. I think. You should watch the movie for hilarity alone.<br /><br />Talli - it is really funny most of the time. But sometimes, it's just irritating<br /><br />Alex - yeah i agree. I still enjoy the movie, even if it's weird and irritating. And i agree about Paul being likeableSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-38673018671127383722010-03-25T09:40:42.623-05:002010-03-25T09:40:42.623-05:00Yeah the internal dialogue was cheesy. Overall the...Yeah the internal dialogue was cheesy. Overall the movie was cool, though. I think it presented Paul a little bit more likeable and heroic.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-85772677490849975272010-03-25T09:40:01.452-05:002010-03-25T09:40:01.452-05:00I've never seen Dune but now I think I have to...I've never seen Dune but now I think I have to just to experience the internal dialogue!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-44861000884502590492010-03-25T09:36:49.870-05:002010-03-25T09:36:49.870-05:00Don't take away my geek card for saying this, ...Don't take away my geek card for saying this, but I have never seen nor read Dune. My wife loves the more recent sci-fi adaptation, though. And now I think I really need to get a pair of armored underwear like Sting. <br /><br />@Summer <i>we caught a clip of some bizarre movie on the Independent Film Channel with Kyle MacLachlan going full-frontal. </i><br /><br />Was it Showgirls? He (and everyone else) goes full frontal in that. It's kinda bizarre, and also funny, mainly just from watching Jesse Spano go from class president and quasi-valedictorian to a desperate Vegas stripper.<br /><br />Are you still so excited, Jesse?Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-52880034739326609702010-03-25T09:02:30.657-05:002010-03-25T09:02:30.657-05:00A little bit of Dune was ruined for my and my brot...A little bit of Dune was ruined for my and my brother when we caught a clip of some bizarre movie on the Independent Film Channel with Kyle MacLachlan going full-frontal. <br /><br />The things I always remember from Dune are, "I will bend like a reed in the wind" when he's fighting Sting in the end, and "Mua'Dib. Mua'Dib" in that weird voice. Oh, and "You have found the Weirding Way" or whatever. And..."Tell me of your homeworld, Usal." <br /><br />Anyway. It's one of those trippy movies from my childhood. But I still remember Toto's epic music for it!Summer Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234534550255682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-20997981273185351172010-03-25T08:18:07.566-05:002010-03-25T08:18:07.566-05:00Anne - you know my feelings about farmville. GASP ...Anne - you know my feelings about farmville. GASP what are you going to do next week?<br />Also you should read the book. You'd like it. It kind of (very very loosely) remind me of the Faded Sun trilogy.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-24486314600662844142010-03-25T08:16:20.958-05:002010-03-25T08:16:20.958-05:00Joan - see what i mean?! That thing is so effing w...Joan - see what i mean?! That thing is so effing weird, and we're just supposed to know what it is? no way<br /><br />Susan - thanks for stopping by! Yeah Sting is really a highlight of the movie. As for what he's wearing, maybe armor underwear? I have no real clue. I think it was just an excuse to brag about Sting being mostly naked<br /><br />Christi - yeah i hear that. Though i still enjoyed it, just is a different (less serious) way.<br /><br />Palindrome - i love the book. It's one of those books that has a most excellent final sentance that is completely satisfying (don't you go look at it...) yeah i agree that Kyle MacLachlan as Paul is awesome sauce. Also i always forget that Patrick Stewart is in it until i see him.<br /><br />Dominique - it's actually very creepy too. It's supposed to be a man who's taken so much spice that he's mutated - the spice gives them the ability to bend space for rapid space travle, hence they're navigators. But they're supposed to look sortof manish...<br /><br />Palindrome - it's ugly no matter which end it is<br /><br />Kitty - the movie is one weird trippy thing, but even though you'll be confused for most of it, the worms, Patrick Stuart, Kyle MacLachlan and Sting make it worth the watch.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-63332784456343242082010-03-25T08:09:09.115-05:002010-03-25T08:09:09.115-05:00*shakes fist at Palindrome*
you only beat me becau...*shakes fist at Palindrome*<br />you only beat me because i was absorbed in farmville.<br /><br />Anyway haven't read the book, and i remember the same things you do about the movie.<br /><br />Sting ftwAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-80398334098152296062010-03-25T08:03:51.819-05:002010-03-25T08:03:51.819-05:00I echo Dominique!!I echo Dominique!!Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-58847020093746550662010-03-25T07:51:47.934-05:002010-03-25T07:51:47.934-05:00@Joan- LMAO!! that would be an ugly rear end.@Joan- LMAO!! that would be an ugly rear end.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-85129342822641106752010-03-25T07:51:38.386-05:002010-03-25T07:51:38.386-05:00Well, I've never read Dune or seen the movie, ...Well, I've never read Dune or seen the movie, but now I'd <i> really </i> like to now what that thing is supposed to be. It looks really weird.Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-2230659897397020202010-03-25T07:50:45.988-05:002010-03-25T07:50:45.988-05:00I love the Dune movies, all of them!! The SyFy Cha...I love the Dune movies, all of them!! The SyFy Channel version was more true to the book (sans all the sex) but Kyle MacLachlan was born to play Paul. <br /><br />I didn't care for the book. I've been trying for 15 years to get through it. I just don't care about the Harkonen's (did I spell that right), I only want to hear about the SPICE and PAUL! <br /><br />I have the extra super long version of Dune on tape...TAPE!! LOL! I still bust it out occasionally...it's extra super long!<br /><br />Ah, Dune.<br /><br />Good times.<br /><br />did i beat anne?! did i beat anne?!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-38050153525417935562010-03-25T07:45:54.197-05:002010-03-25T07:45:54.197-05:00Fear is the mindkiller! It's the little death!...Fear is the mindkiller! It's the little death! I love Dune, and have the whole series and the original movie (I didn't like the sci-fi channel's version).<br /><br />But I'm with you in one respect: I do this to EVERYTHING now. I was watching Just Friends with my dad Saturday. I'm all, 'they should have called this The Friend Zone they say it so much.' Not to mention I was compelled to comment on certain unrealistic and unresearched factors.<br /><br />Then I tried to read a much beloved story and was all 'hey... this is telling. This is redundant. This is passive.' It's like I can't enjoy movies or books anymore without thinking of pacing and plotting missteps.Christi Goddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590491851753709622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-42468312880373489972010-03-25T07:27:31.310-05:002010-03-25T07:27:31.310-05:00I just came over here from Sharon Mayhew's blo...I just came over here from Sharon Mayhew's blog, and I just love your blog - you've got some really interesting stuff here (and I love your lucky steampunk writing hat - I may have to get one of those!)<br /><br />I've never read Dune or watched the movie, but that picture you posted of Sting makes me think I may have to check it out. What in the world is he wearing?Susan Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433408456603462774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-59568192824807798722010-03-25T07:07:30.806-05:002010-03-25T07:07:30.806-05:00Well, that was quite the Rorschach test picture at...Well, that was quite the Rorschach test picture at the end, m'lady. For the first few seconds, I was sure I was looking at the rear end of something...Joan Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513335615114222374noreply@blogger.com