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Dune 1984 Open Thread

 

Clan McClarey, as usual, watched Dune (1984) in the run up to midnight on New Year’s Eve.  We can recite many passages by heart, a true mixed blessing!  The usual Open Thread rules apply.  Be concise, be charitable and, above all, be amusing.

 

 

 

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Phillip
Phillip
Sunday, January 1, AD 2023 5:33am

Obviously you practice atonement for your sins and those of the world at the end of the year.

David WS
David WS
Sunday, January 1, AD 2023 6:20am

The only movie I’ve been able to watch more than once is “Guardians of the Galaxy” and I don’t know why.

George Haberberger
George Haberberger
Sunday, January 1, AD 2023 7:08am

So… how you dune?

Pinky
Pinky
Sunday, January 1, AD 2023 8:05am

Dune reminds me of a line from Red Letter Media: “Is he supposed to be the bad guy?”

Philip Nachazel
Philip Nachazel
Sunday, January 1, AD 2023 8:11am

I think Phillip is on the right path.

Fr. Bob; And now for your penance…

Penitent; Whhhat? Why not two rosaries Father? Or a fast from coffee?
B…b..b.ut DUNE?
Nooooooooo.

Mary De Voe
Sunday, January 1, AD 2023 8:54am

In the Eucharist we eat the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. The Sacrifice of the Mass is an unbloody Sacrfice of the Crucifixion. Jesus gives us Himself to help us carry our cross so that we may meet the risen Christ when we have accomplished our lives.
As far as Jesus Becoming Jesus The Greater Doxology, “The Glory Be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and shall ever be, world without end.” tells us that Jesus, as God, is unchangeable. Jesus grew in wisdom and grace, that is, Jesus grew. The wisdom and grace was always with Him as is the Holy Spirit, in fullness. In wisdom and grace is a better understanding. In wisdom and grace which was always Jesus Christ’s in fullness, Jesus grew to manhood as is natural to man.
Jesus did not “become” Jesus. Jesus always was, Jesus always is and Jesus always will be the Son of God and the Son of Man in the Hypostatic Union.
Mary DeVoe
I’m Dune fine.

CAG
CAG
Sunday, January 1, AD 2023 9:01am

Typical movie night in the CAG house:

Me: What movie should we watch?
Friend: You pick, I picked last time.
Me: Dune it is!
Friend: Hey! I know! Let’s watch …

It never fails 🙂

Donald Link
Donald Link
Sunday, January 1, AD 2023 9:15am

Probably discouraged any effort to make a film(s) on the Foundation trilogy by Asimov. Of course, his passing also put a stop to the author’s approval for the project.

CAM
CAM
Sunday, January 1, AD 2023 7:24pm

Friend recommended JOULUTARINA. 2007 drama. The other Christmas Story, no BB gun in this one. Finnish story of how an orphaned boy named Nikolas becomes Santa Claus Beautifully filmed in and around a Finnish fishing village a century or two ago.

CAM
CAM
Sunday, January 1, AD 2023 8:17pm

Liked Hitchhikers Guide to Galaxy 2005 film and the book. After watching the exerpts of Dune on this post I’m done with Dune.

Mary De Voe
Monday, January 2, AD 2023 4:19am

More on the Infinite Divinity of Jesus Christ before all ages.
If Jesus Christ did not know that He was the Infinite, Divine Son of God, filled with wisdom and grace, as His Mother Mary who is filled with wisdom and grace, from the very first moment of the Hypostatic Union in the womb of the Virgin; if this knowledge was withheld from Christ because of Original sin, then it would have been imposible for Christ to empty Himself of Infinite Divinity.
If Christ was ignorant of His own Infinite Divinity, wisdom and grace of His own identity before all ages, then how could He manage to employ His sacrifice of His Infinite Divinity before all ages for our salvation?
Mary De Voe

Bob Kurland
Admin
Monday, January 2, AD 2023 6:01am

After the first few pages, I was dun with Dune. And wouldn’t watch a movie that’d be worse than a bad book. but we do delight every now and then in Galaxy Quest (w. tim allen): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177789/

Philip Nachazel
Philip Nachazel
Monday, January 2, AD 2023 9:01am

Don’t do that! I’m not kidding.
:%)
Galaxy Quest is a quick fix to a gloomy, cold, gray day.
I wish I could appreciate Dune for more than a insomnia remedy but I can’t. :^[

Guy McClung
Guy McClung
Tuesday, January 3, AD 2023 5:25am

Some famous director said there were very very few “perfect” movies. Galaxy Quest was on the short list. Guy, Texas

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