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Post by Grim Wanderer on Feb 15, 2019 11:05:29 GMT -5
In unrelated news Momoa just received a very important role in Denis Villenueve's Dune film. That of Duncan Idaho. His Conan work aside I cannot believe how much I hate this choice.
Momoa is nothing like this character and will fuck it up with his usual wooden performance.
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Post by boot on Feb 15, 2019 11:14:24 GMT -5
In unrelated news Momoa just received a very important role in Denis Villenueve's Dune film. That of Duncan Idaho. His Conan work aside I cannot believe how much I hate this choice.
Momoa is nothing like this character and will fuck it up with his usual wooden performance.
It's been a while since my last read of Dune, but Duncan didn't have a lot of scenes in that first novel, did he? Duncan had more scenes in later novels in the series. I know in the SciFi series and David Lynch's film, Duncan's part wasn't that big. Otherwise, I agree with you. Momoa isn't that great an actor.
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Post by Grim Wanderer on Feb 15, 2019 11:19:48 GMT -5
In unrelated news Momoa just received a very important role in Denis Villenueve's Dune film. That of Duncan Idaho. His Conan work aside I cannot believe how much I hate this choice.
Momoa is nothing like this character and will fuck it up with his usual wooden performance.
It's been a while since my last read of Dune, but Duncan didn't have a lot of scenes in that first novel, did he? Duncan had more scenes in later novels in the series. I know in the SciFi series and David Lynch's film, Duncan's part wasn't that big. Otherwise, I agree with you. Momoa isn't that great an actor. Duncan's part isn't large in Dune but it is important. As one of Paul's major teachers and influences he holds an important role. Also as his representative among the Fremen Duke Leto relies on the hope that the Atreides will by judged by Duncan's behaviour and abilities. I can't imagine Momoa's ham slap grin and smug expression endearing him with the Fremen. His water would be claimed for the tribe before the coffee was served.
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Post by johnnypt on Feb 15, 2019 12:13:00 GMT -5
In unrelated news Momoa just received a very important role in Denis Villenueve's Dune film. That of Duncan Idaho. His Conan work aside I cannot believe how much I hate this choice.
Momoa is nothing like this character and will fuck it up with his usual wooden performance.
It's been a while since my last read of Dune, but Duncan didn't have a lot of scenes in that first novel, did he? Duncan had more scenes in later novels in the series. I know in the SciFi series and David Lynch's film, Duncan's part wasn't that big. Otherwise, I agree with you. Momoa isn't that great an actor. He'd be more important in the sequels, definitely. How many franchises can all these people sign onto at once? When are Cumberbatch and JK Simmons getting roles?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 12:29:14 GMT -5
It's funny how Hollywood, Amazon and the BBC are willing to adapt sooo many of these sci-fi/Fantasy worlds scrambling to get them onto some kinda screen.
But for some unfathomable reason they are so hesitant when it comes to adapting the work of REH.
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Post by boot on Feb 15, 2019 12:37:58 GMT -5
It's funny how Hollywood, Amazon and the BBC are willing to adapt sooo many of these sci-fi/Fantasy worlds scrambling to get them onto some kinda screen. But for some unfathomable reason they are so hesitant when it comes to adapting the work of REH. I think, except for Lord of the Rings, this kind of fantasy doesn't have a good track record. I think its because they don't know how to make a good fantasy. You'd think LotR would inspire Elric and Conan epics. Of course, I always thought Star Wars should have inspired a lot of good space opera, and it didn't.
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Post by Grim Wanderer on Feb 15, 2019 12:48:41 GMT -5
It's funny how Hollywood, Amazon and the BBC are willing to adapt sooo many of these sci-fi/Fantasy worlds scrambling to get them onto some kinda screen. But for some unfathomable reason they are so hesitant when it comes to adapting the work of REH. I think, except for Lord of the Rings, this kind of fantasy doesn't have a good track record. I think its because they don't know how to make a good fantasy. You'd think LotR would inspire Elric and Conan epics. Of course, I always thought Star Wars should have inspired a lot of good space opera, and it didn't. It wouldn't. Star Wars is fantasy with space trappings so no joy there.
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Post by Char-Vell on Feb 15, 2019 13:25:48 GMT -5
It's funny how Hollywood, Amazon and the BBC are willing to adapt sooo many of these sci-fi/Fantasy worlds scrambling to get them onto some kinda screen. But for some unfathomable reason they are so hesitant when it comes to adapting the work of REH. I think, except for Lord of the Rings, this kind of fantasy doesn't have a good track record. I think its because they don't know how to make a good fantasy. You'd think LotR would inspire Elric and Conan epics. Of course, I always thought Star Wars should have inspired a lot of good space opera, and it didn't.no love for Battlestar Galactica, Battle Beyond the Stars, or Starcrash? Damn!
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Post by boot on Feb 15, 2019 15:56:38 GMT -5
I think, except for Lord of the Rings, this kind of fantasy doesn't have a good track record. I think its because they don't know how to make a good fantasy. You'd think LotR would inspire Elric and Conan epics. Of course, I always thought Star Wars should have inspired a lot of good space opera, and it didn't.no love for Battlestar Galactica, Battle Beyond the Stars, or Starcrash? Damn!
Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars? Starcrash? "good" space opera?
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Post by Char-Vell on Feb 15, 2019 16:04:19 GMT -5
Hells yeah!
Different strokes, I guess..
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Post by johnnypt on Feb 15, 2019 16:15:13 GMT -5
no love for Battlestar Galactica, Battle Beyond the Stars, or Starcrash? Damn!
Well, love for Jane Seymour, Sybil Danning and Caroline Munro
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Post by Char-Vell on Feb 15, 2019 16:22:17 GMT -5
no love for Battlestar Galactica, Battle Beyond the Stars, or Starcrash? Damn!
Well, love for Jane Seymour, Sybil Danning and Caroline Munro So say we all.
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Post by charleshelm on Feb 15, 2019 23:21:29 GMT -5
no love for Battlestar Galactica, Battle Beyond the Stars, or Starcrash? Damn!
Well, love for Jane Seymour, Sybil Danning and Caroline Munro Well...the original Battlestar Galactica was fun, Battle Beyond the Stars...has been a while but not so great...Starcrash...Caroline Munro 'nuff said.
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Post by kemp on Feb 16, 2019 0:07:06 GMT -5
I loved both the original Battlestar Galactica from the late 70's and also the 2004 series. Both are different, but great in their own right, the latter a little more dark at times, but it added to the desperate situation, lost in dark space, hunted by Cylons intent on wiping them out, food running out. I will remember Richard Hatch for his role as Tom Zarak just as much as his previous one as Apollo. I would love to see a new Battlestar Galactica film, imagine the destruction of the colonies on the big screen. Can't see a part for Momoa in it though, but if they are getting him to play Duncan Idaho.....
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Post by theironshadow on May 25, 2020 11:18:39 GMT -5
Sorry to ressurect such an old thread, but i just got done watching the short documentary 'Conan The Legacy' on the blu ray of the 2011 Conan film, and really enjoyed how Fred Malmberg was warts-and-all about when the 'rot' started come in to Conan as a franchise (including Simon Bisley's steroid freak cro-magnon art) and was then rejuvinated by the artists and writers at Dark Horse comics. Paul Sammon was also great on camera, a very knowledgable writer and media author. Got a copy of his Conan book 'Conan: The Phenomenon' on loan from a friend, and just about to start into it.
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