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The released synopsis at the very least sounds like it can make for a much more focused film that a general audience might enjoy. It doesn't sound particularly strong, but fairly straightforward.

lmao what

Rise of Skywalker, Crimes of Grindelwald, and Secrets of Dumbledore are really bringing the standards down.

What happened to quality titles.

Yeah they say admits was 59k.

They say Dune in Sweden had the largest opening of 2020 and 2021.

Veeeery much so

Not me finally reading what this shit is actually about

It has now reached 90% on RT.

Starting to make a run for 90% on RT, 89% atm.

Been wanting to go back to theaters to see it again, so I just might in like two weeks or so. 😎

........ yeeeeeep.

Let's goooo

I sure hope we're not giving the general audience enough credit here, I would love that. I do think what helped Joker massively is people love and know that character. I certainly don't think it would've grossed a billion had it been called 'Arthur' and be completely divorced of the IP. The reverence for the Joker character coupled with the great reviews is what got most people into theaters to start. Hell, I remember getting a text from my mother saying she was interested in seeing it, and there is no way in hell that would've happened if it wasn't the Joker.

Blade Runner 2049 wasn't unleashed for "free" on the world on opening day, 'nor was the marketing playing it up as a much more audience friendly film than it really is. It did go from sitting at 8.5-8.4 during its entire theatrical run to quickly dropping once it became available on VOD. Dune can have a much more extreme reaction much faster.

Once it hits HBO Max (and torrent sites), there's gonna be loads of people giving it a casual watch on their laptops thinking "this was supposed to be good, and I like sci-fi", get really bored almost immediately, and the IMDb rating subsequently goes down significantly. It's gonna do that anyway, but unleashing it on the world for "free" that soon will only make it more extreme. Not that this matters lol, but I wouldn't put any stock in the 8.7 it currently has, 'nor compare it to Joker.

Reached 100 reviews now, 77% and the average rating has gone up to 6.4/10. Certified fresh looking more likely.

It's a great film, a breath of fresh air for big blockbuster filmmaking. In the age of quips, and an excessive need to look at the audience and nod to confirm that "yes, we know big concepts are silly"... this has the same level of maturity to the way it approaches scenes and characters as great indie dramas, just with a budget and scope that makes it look bigger than the biggest blockbusters. I was very high on it to start, after a little while it started petering out even though it remained very good, but then something would happen that brought it up again, and kept moving along very well. I do not know how a general audience is gonna react to the pacing of it, or the somber tone. It works very well for me, but I am definitely gonna have to be picky which ones among my close friends I recommend it to. It would be easier to recommend to people, had the story actually ended here. The main point of contention is definitely going to be where it ends. I think what makes the ending feel jarring to people is what big blockbusters have conditioned us to expect from the third act. You tend to end a blockbuster with the biggest action scene occupying the third act, but Dune is a pretty extreme version of doing the opposite. The lack of a huge climactic sequence probably doesn't clue some people in that the end of the movie is about to come. I would say that to me the movie felt about as complete as Fellowship, which does have a grander third act (though compared to pretty much any setpiece in the following two films, it's pretty damn small and insignificant, just dudes in the woods), but it also could not make it more clear that there is absolutely more story to come. What'll also set people off with Dune is not even knowing if there's actually gonna be more to come, and if there is, when? If Dune Part 2 (and maybe even a Part 3) is comparable to this, then collectively Dune has a real shot at being my favorite film trilogy (or duology), that would truly make this the cinematic thunderclap that one tweet claimed. Dune Part 1 just can't do it alone. Though as far as comparing it to other first-entries in a franchise? This is the best in a long time.

Chalamet is far removed from the usual main character in a big blockbuster. Potentially not the best for a general audience mostly familiar with Marvel performances, but a huge win for me looking for anything different in big movies. He's really great in it, and brings a level of maturity to how he approaches the role that puts the performance many notches above other franchise leads. I could say the same for many aspects of the film.

Alright team, we doin' this, 15 min to go.

Mentally preparing for an obnoxiously long drive to see this today.

Completely forgot I'm seeing this on Wednesday, oh boi what the hell happened to time.

lmao, and I definitely wouldn't put this particular moment anywhere above camp either.

Let's calm down with the spinoffs lol.

Real ass-clencher of a weekend.