Gavin Feng Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 this thread give me a vibe that this movie is gonna flop hard cuz there are so many great reactions out there while none of you post it. 4 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLurking Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 9 minutes ago, Gavin Feng said: this thread give me a vibe that this movie is gonna flop hard cuz there are so many great reactions out there while none of you post it. Usually peeps post critic reactions which will be out in 2 days, I did scroll through tweets for the mexican/french premieres and they do seem enthusiastic though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I can only assume reactions are great coz i don't speak french.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Man Standing Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, Gavin Feng said: this thread give me a vibe that this movie is gonna flop hard cuz there are so many great reactions out there while none of you post it. I saw them, I didn't post cause, y'know early reactions, they're always great unless you're talking about a Sony CBM. It's interesting that it won over some people who didn't love Part 1. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IchwanBigBrother Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Elessar said: I can only assume reactions are great coz i don't speak french.... If you go to Xitter they offer in line Google translate. Bottom line, short but very substantive praise, expectation set again this is a better film than One (which for me is cake on top of pie). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iEnri Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 3 hours ago, Last Man Standing said: I saw them, I didn't post cause, y'know early reactions, they're always great unless you're talking about a Sony CBM. It's interesting that it won over some people who didn't love Part 1. They are only always great on twitter, not on letterboxd. And the early reviews on letterboxd are amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipDerby Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 This Dune trilogy is going to be the Lord of the Rings of this generation. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IchwanBigBrother Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 2 hours ago, ChipDerby said: This Dune trilogy is going to be the Lord of the Rings of this generation. They'll be successful, and I love the story (book fan) but I wouldn't go that far. LOTR is easier to digest and will still probably take the financial and awards/critical crown in the end. Dune is more polarizing even with its growing popularity, and this will especially be true when Messiah comes out. I'll just be grateful if the studios leave Villeneuve the hell alone and let him do what he needs to do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatebox Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 5 hours ago, ChipDerby said: This Dune trilogy is going to be the Lord of the Rings of this generation. nah 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomThomas Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 6 hours ago, ChipDerby said: This Dune trilogy is going to be the Lord of the Rings of this generation. Ehhh... Unless it makes a billion, part 2 gets over 8.4 imdb and wins in a bunch of major Oscars categories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ChipDerby Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 43 minutes ago, TomThomas said: Ehhh... Unless it makes a billion, part 2 gets over 8.4 imdb and wins in a bunch of major Oscars categories. Yes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valonqar Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) France was Dune's #3 OS market (25.4M) after China (39.5M) and UK (28.8M). Based on the rapturous reception, it's gonna blow up in this market. It should also improve Mexican performance (5M). All of them were during the pandemic. Edited February 13 by Valonqar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Kenni Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Last Man Standing said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Kenni Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Valonqar said: France was Dune's #3 OS market (25.4M) after China (39.5M) and UK (28.8M). Based on the rapturous reception, it's gonna blow up in this market. It should also improve Mexican performance (5M). All of them were during the pandemic. I hope China pulls a considerably bigger audience this time and I feel that the action-packed Part 2 might just do it. How much more? That remains to be seen but even just $60m would be great for the Legendary there and that would give all the more breathing room for Messiah production. I wonder if the Part 2 deal with WB and Legendary is the same as with Part 1 or different. Wasn't China in harsh lockdown policies during Part 1? Maybe Part 2 has a shot for even $100m there? ...I wonder which movies have done that since Part 1 over there. Answering myself ... Chinese Box Office 2023 Shot yeah, but needs to hit a homerun. $60-80m should definitely be in play. Don't know what the competition would be. During Part 1 NTTD hit week after the theaters. Edited February 13 by von Kenni Chinese BO numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ando Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Uh, I'm not expecting much out of China based on how they've been treating Hollywood films lately. Pretty sure the latest forecast for it was like $14M. Unless the Chinese audiences are really wowed by the spectacle of it all, it's gonna take a miracle to get $60M+ from China tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Kenni Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 $14m from China would stink. I hope Legendary - Wanda Group connection can this time do better job than the last time...and hopefully Part 2 is more engaging for the local audience there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arlborn Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 These social media reactions are intriguing because so many of them are calling it better than the first one, even people who mentioned not liking the first one all that much. Really looking forward to what the critics will say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IchwanBigBrother Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 (edited) 1 hour ago, Arlborn said: These social media reactions are intriguing because so many of them are calling it better than the first one, even people who mentioned not liking the first one all that much. Really looking forward to what the critics will say. It's likely to be an almost carbon copy of the first film. The reason is there's a sizable minority of critics who simply cannot stand sci-fi (and/or fantasy), especially the films which take themselves seriously. Then there are the ones who reflexively push back against any big Hollywood films, even those made with impeccable craft. I will be surprised if any of those critics suddenly reevaluate the films, no matter how much more intense or impressive in their individual elements. During LOTR even those who ended up warming up to the trilogy did so begrudgingly, and to my knowledge never went back to reassess Fellowship or Towers. Edited February 14 by IchwanBigBrother Clarification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...