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Film producer Dino De Laurentiis dies aged 91

VincentACVincentAC
edited November 2010 in Chit chat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11734039

Bugger :(
Post edited by VincentAC on
Oh, no. Every time you turn up something monumental and terrible happens.
I don’t think I have the stomach for it.
--Raziel (Legend of Kain: Soul Reaver 2)

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Comments

  • ASMASM
    edited November 2010
    I love Barbarella and the Conan/Red Sonja series...

    R.I.P

    ASM
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited November 2010
    Now someone most of us have heard of ! ;)

    Wow thats a name which takes me back to my 'yoof'. Classic name on so many films i watched over the years

    Glad he had a good innings.
  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited November 2010
    I recently watched 'Conan the Destroyer', a genuine 80's film, I loved it back in the day, when I was 13, but now I think it's a stupid film starring an idiot guy. And Grace Jones, what a bad actress!

    As for 'Dune', I think it was a very overrated film, very boring. I'm looking forward to seeing the new version, more 'commercial', I hope...

    R.I.P.
  • ZX BeccyZX Beccy
    edited November 2010
    That's sad :(

    As for Dune, I love that film! Never heard of it being 'over hyped' though... remember everyone hating it and I thoroughly enjoyed it... Great soundtrack by Toto too! :D
  • beanzbeanz
    edited November 2010
    Shame, one of the ones that I always took note of.
  • zx1zx1
    edited November 2010
    A shame, i remember seeing his name on many films, oddly i can't name any offhand.
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • SardSard
    edited November 2010
    JuanF. Ramirez wrote: »
    As for 'Dune', I think it was a very overrated film, very boring. I'm looking forward to seeing the new version, more 'commercial', I hope...

    Dune is one of those films where if you have read the book, and understood it's premise, the film is actually a pretty good version all in all. Of course the big problem was that most of its audience hadn't , so it tended to leave a very strong "WTF was all that about?" taste in the mouth.
    I agree with Beccy, it was slated at the time, mostly by puzzled reviewers of course, so I don't think the word "overrated" could ever really be applied. :)
  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited November 2010
    Yep, the book is always better than the corresponding film. I've always been interesting in reading this book, I must give it a try!

    But I found the film very boring, maybe because in these years the films I loved were Back to the Future, Rambo, Commando etc... a genuine film-lover! ;)
  • GrazGraz
    edited November 2010
    Dune. Very much misunderstood when it was released, but became a massive hit 10 years afterwards. Even Frank Herbert admitted that it was better than his book. Yup!

    Conan the barbarian is awesome, and long live, Flash Gordon.

    One of the best in the industry. RIP indeed. :(
  • ZX BeccyZX Beccy
    edited November 2010
    Graz wrote: »
    Dune. Very much misunderstood when it was released, but became a massive hit 10 years afterwards. Even Frank Herbert admitted that it was better than his book. Yup!

    I think the cast they put together for the movie was perfect... even Sting... but Kenneth McMillan stole the show as the Baron... one of the reasons I found it really hard to watch the TV mini series... it was just weak in comparison.

    I'm glad I saw the film before reading the book ( well, I say read... unabridged book on tape *ahm* )
  • milemile
    edited November 2010
    ZX Beccy wrote: »
    I think the cast they put together for the movie was perfect... even Sting... but Kenneth McMillan stole the show as the Baron... one of the reasons I found it really hard to watch the TV mini series... it was just weak in comparison.

    I'm glad I saw the film before reading the book ( well, I say read... unabridged book on tape *ahm* )

    yeah watching the film makes reading the book easier. although its not a difficult book to get into.

    it wa sa good film a lot from the book packed in there.

    i noticed how the mini series made some of the same changes that the film made. i really dont remember what they were though.
  • merseymalmerseymal
    edited November 2010
    Worn in honour of the chap http://twitpic.com/3645ng
  • beanzbeanz
    edited November 2010
    I watched Deathwish last night....still a great movie.
  • 1980-20..1980-20..
    edited November 2010
    ZX Beccy wrote: »
    I'm glad I saw the film before reading the book ( well, I say read... unabridged book on tape *ahm* )

    I am shocked :-o. Get it readed young lady. The first book is quite easy to get into some of the later ones are a little bit harder to get into but have some great ideas.
  • HedegaardHedegaard
    edited November 2010
    Dune, his best film imo.

    RIP, sadly............
  • VincentACVincentAC
    edited November 2010
    ZX Beccy wrote: »
    one of the reasons I found it really hard to watch the TV mini series... it was just weak in comparison.
    God, the tv series was just a great big pile of poo. I remember watching it onthe Sci-Fi channel (when it still had a decet name and logo!) and I got really bored with it. I'd even say the acting in the Star Wars prequels was better!

    The film though is brilliant. I don't actually have the film on DVD yet. I've got the 3 hour version, but not the cinematic version. I must buy it really soon.
    Oh, no. Every time you turn up something monumental and terrible happens.
    I don’t think I have the stomach for it.
    --Raziel (Legend of Kain: Soul Reaver 2)

    https://www.youtube.com/user/VincentTSFP
  • ZX BeccyZX Beccy
    edited November 2010
    VincentAC wrote: »
    God, the tv series was just a great big pile of poo. I remember watching it onthe Sci-Fi channel (when it still had a decet name and logo!) and I got really bored with it. I'd even say the acting in the Star Wars prequels was better!

    The film though is brilliant. I don't actually have the film on DVD yet. I've got the 3 hour version, but not the cinematic version. I must buy it really soon.

    well, hopefully they will consider pushing through the uncut blu-ray they've been talk about for ages in a tributy sort of way
  • VincentACVincentAC
    edited November 2010
    ZX Beccy wrote: »
    well, hopefully they will consider pushing through the uncut blu-ray they've been talk about for ages in a tributy sort of way
    No good for me, don't have a blu ray player. Don't even have an HD telly yet either, ours is just a crt that is "HD ready". Basically, you can plug in HD things but they're only 480. Which isn't HD.
    Oh, no. Every time you turn up something monumental and terrible happens.
    I don’t think I have the stomach for it.
    --Raziel (Legend of Kain: Soul Reaver 2)

    https://www.youtube.com/user/VincentTSFP
  • ZX BeccyZX Beccy
    edited November 2010
    VincentAC wrote: »
    No good for me, don't have a blu ray player. Don't even have an HD telly yet either, ours is just a crt that is "HD ready". Basically, you can plug in HD things but they're only 480. Which isn't HD.

    well, its all dual format releases at the mo so I'm sure it will be out again on Doovd :)
  • VincentACVincentAC
    edited November 2010
    ZX Beccy wrote: »
    well, its all dual format releases at the mo so I'm sure it will be out again on Doovd :)
    Hope so :D
    Oh, no. Every time you turn up something monumental and terrible happens.
    I don’t think I have the stomach for it.
    --Raziel (Legend of Kain: Soul Reaver 2)

    https://www.youtube.com/user/VincentTSFP
  • deadpan666deadpan666
    edited November 2010
    RIP Dino


    :(
    The Black Cauldron (PC)
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