tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980742.post852049183796244767..comments2023-12-28T14:43:54.874+00:00Comments on malung-tv-news: THE SLEEPER AWAKENSDAVE BONEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207525118627449541noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980742.post-89161720780153515572010-06-08T13:34:16.206+00:002010-06-08T13:34:16.206+00:00'The sleeper awakens' references the hidde...'The sleeper awakens' references the hidden memories of all previous genetic lines in the Atreides, waking up to them is the awakening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980742.post-87937428034777567192009-08-30T19:11:47.658+00:002009-08-30T19:11:47.658+00:00That was a lovely post and I'm glad you're...That was a lovely post and I'm glad you're feeling okay. I never read "Dune" but I might have to now.<br /><br />I think shamans and guides are overrated but I'm sure you'll stumble upon what or who you need when the time comes. <br /><br />Happy trails.La Sirenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565141127124213800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980742.post-63359114884512793632009-08-24T12:11:27.313+00:002009-08-24T12:11:27.313+00:00Cheers I am feeling great. I think I needed a raw ...Cheers I am feeling great. I think I needed a raw dose of fear to stop me smoking, which I am glad of.<br /><br />The boxed set came with a doco which was a revelation. Particularly with how British the film actually was. There was an old lady working on it who was more eccentric than Lynch.<br /><br />She critisised the film because she thought there was no humour in it and she didn't think the worm was friendly looking which I thought was ridiculous because the Harkonens were really perverse and funny in a proper David Lynch styley.<br /><br />It was strange to see what people thought after the event. How some thought that because it wasn't a commercial success that it was a faliure artistically, and how others still stood by their work, particularly the special effects guy.<br /><br />It comes across as one of the last great pre-CGI epics, in the truest sense, in that you can look at it now and it still stands up. Nothing looks cheap or flimsy because it wasn't. Eighty sets built on sixteen sound stages. All the props custom built.<br /><br />What was really funny for me was watching the TV version on youtube. I never even knew there was one. I can see the thinking behind it. <br /><br />"The film was a flop so lets make it for TV". <br /><br />What a load of shit! Hilarious.<br /><br />Reading the hisoty of the project on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_%28film%29" rel="nofollow">wikipedia</a> is interesting. I never knew that Mobieus and Geiger were attatched to this. They- particularly Mobieus are my favourite artists. How the film turned out looking this good without them is a credit to all involved.<br /><br />I can understand how Lynch must have hated the edit but I think it represents the essence of the story really well. I have a really deep spiritual connection to the book and the film. I am still wondering what it is saying to me.<br /><br />Maybe I should go take Ayahuasca or something. I am up for it, I just dont want to get involved in one of those stupid ceremonies where some religious group tells you what it is. I understand it is probably better to do these things with a guide first time, but I'd have to choose my Shaman carefully I think.DAVE BONEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207525118627449541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980742.post-75415724554499126862009-08-24T11:37:18.583+00:002009-08-24T11:37:18.583+00:00I thought the film was underrated - Kenneth Mcmill...I thought the film was underrated - Kenneth Mcmillan hams it up too much as the Baron, and David Lynch was really just after the cash for <em>Blue Velvet</em>, but it had a bit of a nice Steampunk look to it, and there were some memorable performances and a great soundtrack. Plus Virginia Madsen never looked better! The script also added some nice new elements, like the heart plugs (although we could have done without the rain at the end).<br /><br />Herbert did well to imagine a future without robots and computers, since it means the story has dated far less. Everytime I watch a <em>Star Trek</em> episode, old or new, I often wonder why most of the stuff the spaceships do - including fighting - isn't just handed over to a computer to perform. In the last film the forcefield which stops the cast (besides a hapless extra) being sucked into space by a hole in bridge doesn't even come on automatically.Bartholomewhttp://barthsnotes.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980742.post-73580571138031754222009-08-23T21:30:22.384+00:002009-08-23T21:30:22.384+00:00Hi dave,
Surrealism aside hope you're feeling...Hi dave,<br /><br />Surrealism aside hope you're feeling better :-)<br /><br />ive never read dune myself (played the PC game a fair bit though...) but I feel compelled to after this post!<br /><br />UmarHuey P Muslimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14319451448218211202noreply@blogger.com