Netflix have a director’s cut of Blsde Runner with more scenes. It was interesting but the end was a little different from the original. It made it a little more clear that Deckard was a replicant
--FT Sent from iFōn > On Nov 2, 2021, at 3:44 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > For Sci Fi movies, I saw the Blade Runner sequel last year sometime and > actually thought it was pretty well done. > >> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021, 11:06 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Yesterday we saw "Beetlejuice" at our local theater, great Halloween >> movie... >> Anyway there was a trailer for the new Dune movie, it actually didn't look >> as terrible as I expected.My in-laws apparently went to see it this >> weekend. MIL is working her way though the book, it'll be interesting to >> see what they thought. >> -Curt >> >> On Sunday, October 31, 2021, 10:47:21 AM EDT, Peter Frederick via >> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I read the whole series when it was new, and was disappointed with the >> later books. Author bit off more than he could chew, I think. >> >> Re-reading them a few years ago they came across as very adolescent. >> >> The original movie was worthless, wrong director and butchered script. >> book is way to dense to put into a 2 hr movie, and David Lynch appears to >> live in a 1970's "alternative bar" where everything is nearly unlit and the >> walls, ceiling, and floor are all painted flat black. Terrible movie >> >> I'll pass on the new on too I think. >> >> >>> On Oct 31, 2021, at 9:39 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> Many years ago I attempted to watch that movie and couldn’t get past 10 >> minutes. The next day took another stab at it and ended up watching the >> whole thing but can’t say it made any sense. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Oct 31, 2021, at 9:35 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Never read Dune but it sounds almost like reading “A Clockwork Orange” >> where you had to consult the glossary throughout the story to understand >> what the various slang terms meant. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>>> On Oct 31, 2021, at 9:27 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I’m big into sci-fi but not really this sort of sci-fi. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 31, 2021, at 7:13 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I read the book a couple months ago, I agree that it's a lot better >> than the movie. Definitely a book for sci-fi readers though, could be >> difficult if you weren't used to hardcore sci-fi. >>>>>> Curt >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 5:51 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes< >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Both of your observations match mine. I do >> recall being very impressed with >>>>>> the book, then disappointed with his following works. The '84 movie >> was >>>>>> poor. This one certainly needs a middle and end, but I also thought I >> needed >>>>>> to watch it again. Why don't we have any great contemporary scifi >> like we >>>>>> used to have? >>>>>> >>>>>> I once met Ray Bradbury. I told him he was one of my favorite >> authors. He >>>>>> said I had very good taste. >>>>>> >>>>>> Greg >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of >> Scott >>>>>> Ritchey via Mercedes >>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2021 6:22 PM >>>>>> To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' >>>>>> Cc: Scott Ritchey >>>>>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dune >>>>>> >>>>>> The new Dune is just as long as the '84 version but ends about a >> third of >>>>>> the way through the story. It looks like the first episode of a >> trilogy or >>>>>> mini-series but I see nothing online about follow-on episodes. >>>>>> >>>>>> I found the book confusing when I first read it back in the '60s but >> the >>>>>> book has several appendices that explain things. Several times I >> stopped >>>>>> reading the main story to read the relevant appendix. I think Dune >> could be >>>>>> a good series (more than 3 episodes) but it is (IMO) foolhardy to try >> to >>>>>> tell the whole story in a movie. >>>>>> >>>>>> There were several other sequel and prequel books based on Dune. Some >>>>>> better than others. The prequels explained how the Dune-era "world >> order" >>>>>> came to be. >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>>> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2021 9:07 PM >>>>>> To: Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>; Floyd Thursby >> via >>>>>> Okietalk <okiet...@okiebenz.com> >>>>>> Cc: Kaleb Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> >>>>>> Subject: [MBZ] Dune >>>>>> >>>>>> I am currently watching this new Dune movie that I guess is a remake >> of the >>>>>> 1984 Dune movie. So far it is about a confusing and boring as the >> first >>>>>> Dune movie. It has been decades since I have seen the original so >> maybe I >>>>>> need to try to watch it again for comparison. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
