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[TheMightyMollusk]

Trick or Treat from Casa de Mollusk! Our Halloween tradition is to set up a small fire bowl in the driveway and roast hot dogs and smores while waiting for kids.

[Vyrerus]

Trick or Treat from Casa de Mollusk! Our Halloween tradition is to set up a small fire bowl in the driveway and roast hot dogs and smores while waiting for kids.

That is an excellent Halloween tradition :O! I wanna go Trick or Treat at Casa de Mollusk!

Unrelated: Did you know that in Bloodborne they were originally going to have a, "Slug Princess" as the hub lady instead of the doll?

[Theodric]

I guess my 'Halloween' this year was technically on Saturday. I went to go see the new Dune movie with a certain forum poster. It was pretty good. A long movie, but the seats in the cinema were very comfortable. The next part of the movie isn't out until 2023, though...

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

I guess my 'Halloween' this year was technically on Saturday. I went to go see the new Dune movie with a certain forum poster. It was pretty good. A long movie, but the seats in the cinema were very comfortable. The next part of the movie isn't out until 2023, though...

I've been debating if I want to watch that - though not in theatres, though, since Covid's still surging bad in my state. I don't know much about the Dune franchise other than it being very beloved, but I've been seeing some gifs on Tumblr of it and it's definitely piqued my interest.

[Fukuro]

I've been debating if I want to watch that - though not in theatres, though, since Covid's still surging bad in my state. I don't know much about the Dune franchise other than it being very beloved, but I've been seeing some gifs on Tumblr of it and it's definitely piqued my interest.

i‘d say give it a watch. i went in without any expectations (didn‘t watch the trailer) and had no idea about the novels and i was positively surprised. had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. the acting was great, the music was phenomenal (hans zimmer was the composer) and the visuals were breathtaking.
i‘ve watched it a second time since!

[Theodric]

I've been debating if I want to watch that - though not in theatres, though, since Covid's still surging bad in my state. I don't know much about the Dune franchise other than it being very beloved, but I've been seeing some gifs on Tumblr of it and it's definitely piqued my interest.

I echo Fukuro's comment above. I went in knowing very little about what to expect but ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. If you watch it at home, you'll also have the benefit of skipping adverts.

[Snorky]

I echo Fukuro's comment above. I went in knowing very little about what to expect but ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. If you watch it at home, you'll also have the benefit of skipping adverts.

Just wanted to comment if you like reading try the original book. I didn't read the sequels but read the original when it came out. I want to see the remake movie but will wait til it's out of the theaters

[Theodric]

Just wanted to comment if you like reading try the original book. I didn't read the sequels but read the original when it came out. I want to see the remake movie but will wait til it's out of the theaters

I'll likely look into it. The setting has a lot of stuff I love in a story, such as intrigue and scheming between different noble houses. I imagine that's even more fleshed out in the source material. Plus, now that the weather is getting colder it's the perfect time to sit back and read on the sofa!

[ItMe]

I've been debating if I want to watch that - though not in theatres, though, since Covid's still surging bad in my state. I don't know much about the Dune franchise other than it being very beloved, but I've been seeing some gifs on Tumblr of it and it's definitely piqued my interest.

The movie is good, but not worth the covid risk if it's as bad as you say it is in your area.
Especially since the movie is also online (HBOs online platform has it already).

Just wanted to comment if you like reading try the original book. I didn't read the sequels but read the original when it came out. I want to see the remake movie but will wait til it's out of the theaters

If you have any interest in going back and reading the later books, please go into them knowing that the later books were never planned and they'revery dissimilar from the first book. After the success of Dune, Frank Herbert wrote the others for some easy money and not because he had a vision for them. But what really makes them so different is that he started hating the first book (his personal philosophy and politics changed a lot as he aged) and tried to "fix it" with the subsequent ones.

They can still be fun reads, but if you go into Children of Dune (and beyond) expecting more Dune you're in for a disappointment.

Minor issues aside that's frickin gorgeous~

[Kaoru_Nagisa]

I echo Fukuro's comment above. I went in knowing very little about what to expect but ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. If you watch it at home, you'll also have the benefit of skipping adverts.

I'll keep it on my To-Watch list for when it gets out of theatres, then! Your mentioning of intrigue and scheming between noble houses is stuff I eat up as well, plus from what I recall it's a sci-fi series of a sort? Sounds like a perfect match to keep my interest.

I'd definitely love to check out the book, too, if I end up liking it - just wish it was easier for me to sit down and read more often. I either have no time to, or I have to read a little bit at a time because my eyes get tired from having to squint at small text or hold the book closer (getting old is fun). Audio books don't do it for me though, I always end up zoning out and losing track of what's going on.

Honestly been debating if I should invest in a Kindle or something at this point.