"Uncle how can we let this happen? How can they TAKE every Sci-Fi film and give it to that Duke?" "Mickey is a jealous mouse, a dangerous jealous mouse."

Bautista is really making a name for himself playing bad guys. The dude is so nice in real life, yet absolutely nailed ruthless Rabban in this movie. He was awesome in Blade Runner as well

I like how Piter doesn't budge when Rabban screams.

Having the Baron refer to someone as a "dangerous man" beautifully establishes the Emperor power without a single frame dedicated to him

1984 Baron: Schlocky. 2000 Baron: Charming. 2021 Baron: Terrifying.

One thing I love about this scene is that it establishes the Emperor as a menacing character as well, without ever showing him or revealing him too much about it. The face of the conspiracy against the Atreides is the Baron, but the man truly pulling the strings is the Emperor; a dangerous and cunning man who rules over an entire galaxy.

I love that in the first part, the emperor is spoken about but never shown, kind of like star wars. It establishes his presence as a kind of shadow over the universe that everyone is aware of long before we as the audience get to actually meet the character.

"WHEN IS A GIFT NOT A GIFT" ooof chills such a great casting choice

As a Finn this seems really funny. Harkonnen resembles a Finnish surname "Härkönen" and Vladimir is clearly in some futuristic sauna. House Harkonnen is Finnish apparently

It's impressive the amount of details in this movie. I love how the Baron touches his head just like Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now. Two crazy men with a lot of power in their hands.

1:18 I love the minute details in this movie. The little bubbling noises as the lights on his suspenders glow on his spine, signifying subtle movements from the baron.

Can we take a moment to appreciate how eerie and dangerous (1:18) the Baron becomes just with the activation of his spinal apparatus? The dim red lights in the mist and the subtle, muffled, mechanical clicks of its activation. Makes him go from an already powerful villain, to a frightening one with just that.

man, Almost every time we see the Baron, he's engaged in some leisurely activity. Saunas, chowing down, mud baths, sitting in his throne room... uncle knows how to treat himself.

I like how Bautista always steals every scene he's in. Because you see him and go "He's going to be terrible..." and he absolutely is not.

These two are the best casting choice of the entire film, they are both absolutely perfect for these roles

most bad ass introduction ever. the music, the environment, the general demeanor of his servants, the interior design, the way we only get a hazy view of the baron, the voice, all contribute to his menacing aura

When the Baron wipes his head, it reminds me of Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now.

I like how over the top evil the Harkonnens are here. I know that sounds wrong, especially compared to the lynch version, but what I mean is, I like how boldly (no pun intended) and simply evil they are, aesthetically. Just a nice straightforward villainous movie faction. It takes a whole legacy of movie villains and basically condenses them. They’re nosferatu-cenobite-xenonorph-orc combined, all while still just being humans. It’s not really what the book described at all, but I like this more. They’re just ‘the bad guys’ so they’re slimy, brutish, creepy, dark, brutal. I read somewhere that they were inspired by bugs hiding under rocks, and I can really see it. Their whole aesthetic is like high tech worm-and-scarab, with their heads being the maggots and their armour being the black insect carapace. Huge fan.

LOVE this scene! The imagery, Bautista, Baron's voice, the music, the creepiness, the humor... everything...

In the original Dune movie, Harkonen was such a Caricature. Here they made him justice and made him Menacing.

Love the contrast between the Harkkonen homeworld and the Atredes homeworld. The latter has much more nature, showing their understanding and compassion. Meanwhile the former is dark and dead with little nature, showing how they overuse a planets recourses, destroying them in the process

Batista is a hell of an actor now. Came along way since The triple H days. I remember he dropped the chair on shawn michaels. It was heartbreaking

Bautista is starting to become my favourite actor the man keeps getting better

I love the gothic, industrial look to the Harkonnens and their planet. Totally metal 🤘

I never noticed how Piter is like mid-calculation at the start of the scene. So cool

The Baron enshrouded in that steam and the shot at 1:25 all echo Brando's entrance in "Apocalypse Now." Love it.

That is how you present a scene the villain homeworld and their plotting almost everything about this scene is impactful Notice the harkonens home world is a polluted yet technologically advanced industrial hub and the baron as well as his mentat were completely aware that their house is expected to stage a coup against the atreides to reclaim the arrakis and its Spice It is appearent that the nephew despite having a high position and being essentially the muscle & hammer of the baron he is not included in the inner sanctum of harkonens

I love how the others shake at Rabba's shout. To me, it exemplifies the fear and intensity Rabban projects. Very epic

Dave Bautista was really convincing as Rabban!

We need a 2 hour movie of nothing but Dave and Stellan planning and bitching about things. Also, fucking loved when the Barons repulsers kicked on. Such an awesome job done on the sound effects.

Bautista as Rabban was INCREDIBLE. When he says "TAKE" I shook.

Small note, but I *love* The sound effects that they gave to the Baron's anti-gravity suit. I'm not even sure how to describe that noise. It just sounds so unsettling, and fits him perfectly.

The sound of his gravity suspenders activating

"When is a gift not a gift?" Best line!

Piter's just vibin', running calculations. They don't even bother explaining mentats in part 1 -- a smart move.

"Don't be too sure it's an act of love" "What does he mean?" "When is a gift not a gift?" "... What does _he_ mean?"

Out of all the Baron Harkonnen's we've seen so far (Lynch, mini-series, and Villeneuve), I think this is the first time we've seen one that's portrayed as intimidating and that you could believe commands the fear and respect of his house

One thing that this movie did so well was to take note of what the Baron himself says in the book: "Observe the plans within plans." The Baron has his plans. The Emperor has his plans. As we see, Leto has plans of his own. The Bene Gesserit have their own, long-range plans. Even the Fremen have their plans. And Paul, of course, has very grand plans. One might think of the story of Dune as a story of all sorts of plans and plots and schemes colliding with each other as they face reality.

Dude the clicking of his spine is sooo creepy I love it.

One thing about the film is that you just can’t catch a break… and I find that amazing. Transition from Paul training with Gernie to this… then this to the arrival of the Bene Gessirit… whooo I love it

Great Brando vibes here with the wiping of the bald head while pondering.

I like how this scene really shows how dave batista is really coming along as an actor. You really feel them giving up aracus bugs the shit out of Rabbon because he doesn't know the full plan. He tries to be respectful and you can see he is hoping the baron will explain but he doesn't and just dismisses him. He tries to just walk away but at the last second he just cant and then goes into his lines. I think it really shows dave is a great actor that he is able to pull all those emotions out in this scene.

The scene conveys three basic villainies. Rage, contemplation, patience.

I really wish they got more screen time with Stellan/the Baron. The role was so perfectly written and acted in this movie. I absolutely loved Dune the book, and the Baron in there is very talkative, but I have to admit the way they made him here, much more reserved and frugal with speech, just works so well. I think he didn't get much screen time because of the time it takes to get the makeup and fat suit on, his age, etc. Oh well. At least one more movie with him.

The sounds the Baron's Anti-Gravity lifter makes sounds eerily like the sounds of his spinal column shifting or cracking, sounds nasty as hell, but it fits his nasty theme perfectly.

Seriously the best sci-fi movie that's come out in decades, can't wait for pt. 2

0:17 I wonder what is Piter computing? The cost benefits analysis of military operation retake Arrakis? or else? 0:19 I also enjoyed how he and Rabban look at each other.

"You took my only fiefdom! Now I'm going to STARVE!"

I remember that, back in the 70s, when Jodorowsky wanted to adapt the novel, he hired H.R. Giger to design every aspect related to the Harkonnens. And watching this scene, it seems part of Giger's style was used eventually.

When Frank Herbert went out to invent a name for the villains of his book, he got a hold of a Finnish phonebook and selected the most brutal sounding name he could find: Härkönen (which is today the last name of some five thousand Finns) was selected because it sounds particularly harsh for an English speaker. Thus Harkonnen got their name. But what is particularly interesting to me, a Finn, is that the first time we see baron Harkonnen in the new movie is when he is having a steam bath. Sure, one of the themes of the movie is that the rich and powerful have water and live on planets awash in it (no pun intended) while the Fremen have to spit in their coffee pots and recycle their dead in order to have enough just to survive, but as a Finn, the other significance of the steam bath is not lost. That thing the baron was sitting in is, whether or not the makers of the film understood or realized it, a sauna, in a form it might be known in the far future of the dune universe. There is no other alternative for it. Once you get used to having a sauna you wont let go. And the Harkonnen certainly have not, not even when the passing millennia has changed their language and culture, their physique, even their name. Thus, the Harkonnen are space Finns. They may be villains but they are true Finns that have never forgotten the Löyly.

This shit felt like a LSD trip when I saw it in the cinema with IMAX, I was blown away by the movies poetry, subliminal, deeper understanding, politics and wars that could be compared to todays society... what a piece of art ! I'm not a sci fi nerd but this shit was incredible !

Sci-fi should be like this. Dark, heavy, disturbing...and the good sci-fi movie is the one that you think about many days after watching it.

Stellan Skarsgård's voice is intimidating AF.

00:54 PITER: "Rabban, we talked about this. Use your inside voice."

He reminds me so strongly of Colonel Kurtz

Everything about Dune was a visual masterpiece, but OH MY GOD the Harkonnen aesthetic knocked it out of the park

‘The Emperor is a Jealous Man….A DANGEROUS-JEALOUS MAN’!😮😮😮

How can he... TAKE everything we've built and give it to that DUKE! HOW?!

He owned that “TAKE”.

Dave Bautista was great in this movie!

“When is a gift not a gift”? I fucking love this quote. Lord Barron is a man of few words but he always gets his point across. I’ve been reading the book so good

Barron Harkonnen said, "Don't you worry, my little Nephew. We're gonna kill that Duke anyway."

I love how the background theme sounds like machinery, a perfect fitting theme for the harkonen house and planet, totally covered with industrial infrastructure.

Loved how the Baron was portrayed in Dune. Much closer to the books.

I think these boys who jumped during Rabba's outburst were meant to serve and give pleasure to the baron. They looked so timid and fragile compare to the baron and Rabba that it is disturbing. It is well showed the essence of house harkonnen- there is no place for sensitive ones, there is no place for compassion only ruthless and corrupted shall prevail.

I see the radiation has affected comrade Shcherbina a lot...

All scene is reminiscent of Kurz appearance in "apocalypse now" , that hand gesture on Baron's bald head is exactly the same of Brando during his monologue.

"The emperor... Is a snail.... Crawling along the edge of a straight....razor..."

Piter was underdone and underused. It was never shown how much of an unpredictable and dangerous man he was - even potentially to his master the Baron. For that matter, Hawat wasn't portrayed well either. Both men were deadly dangerous, super smart assassins. One loyal and reliable and the other a purposefully made pyschopath that the Baron knew he would have to kill before he was killed by him.

I love this version of the duke so much. he's in the movie so little and yet captures every scene.

This scene is so different from the books but I actually think it is a good change. Instead of the timid Feyd-Rautha allowing Piter and the Baron to exposit for the entire conversation, Rabban yells and throws a fit and allows the Baron to instead be the cruel and draconian ruler that he’s meant to be by simply and seriously quieting those under him

When is a gift not a gift? When it is a trap.

Dave Bautista also keeps getting better and better with each movie that he does

When is a gift not a gift? When you expect something in return

The best villain in any recent movie.

The whiping-the-sweat-from-the-head scene is 100% identical to the Colonel Kurtz scene from Apocalypse Now. Stellan Skarsgård is channeling his inner Marlon Brando to perfection. A nice hommage from Denis Villeneuve.

This has nothing to do with this clip, but as a Fin I absolutely love the fact that the name Harkonnen has been taken after a finnish surname, Härkönen. Always lovely to come across things like this😂

"You're an errand boy sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill."

The industrial noises of the doors opening whilst the music is playing like war drums give this scene so much intensity and character.

1:22 if this isn't a reference to the "you're an errand boy" scene from Apocalypse Now, then I don't know what is. Baron touches his head and face exactly like Colonel Kurtz does in that scene.

The perfection of this casting. The Baron, Piter and Rabba -- a perfect triangle of malice.

Idk why but I love it when he yells, “THAT DUKE!”

I love how the film has captions explaining the locations to make the audience who haven't read the books understand where the scene is taking place. It also helps create an environment of intrigue across the Imperium. Watch closely how it shifts between Caladan, Geidi Prime, and Salusa Secundus. Notice how each location feels unique? Each planet represents the Major House that lives on it, and I love that. In a way, the settings become characters in there own right.

I like that Rabban starts to leave at first, like if he doesn't dare/want to doubt his uncle's decision, but then he turns back and explodes

Baron looks like he used to be a hulk. Even bigger than Rabban.

Man... I have to confess, Batista as a fighter was the best, but he as an actor today is beyond the best... Speechless...

the pop noises of his back lights always freak meet out

When your boss makes Tony Soprano look like a footstool.

When Piter gave his remark in a condescending voice Raban did not yell at him but instead asked his uncle what he means. Nice hint that Rabban maybe is a brute but clever enough to ask questions.

bloody hell I love this scene so much. Everything seems on point and perfect. Bravo Dune

I've noticed that the designs for the Harkonnens have influence from Jodorowsky's unmade version, with those H.R. Giger designs (specially the surroundings of Giedi Prime and the Baron's castle). On the other hand, the Atreides have more influence from Lynch's version.

Denis loves to show ships landing but not traveling through space.

One of the greatest villans of all time ,,My Arrakis, My Dune"

Superb acting by these two. I just love the cast of this movie. it's sooooooo well thought of and well made man.....

I like how the design of the Baron's palace pay homage to the original Giger design intended for Jodorowsky's version of Dune.

Uncle How can we let this happen? How can the Emperor TAKE EVERYTHING WE BUILT TO GIVE IT TO THAT DUKE?! HOW?!

Wow, this Baron is not a buffoon like the one in the 1984 version.

I know the Baron reminds us of Col. Kurtz from Apocalypse Now. But he also comes off as an unmasked Darth Vader.

I just want the meme of guy slap a kid saying "This is how you make a threatning villian David Lynch"

The bit when he rubs his head reminds me of Colonal Kurtz from Apocalypse Now