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oldschoolcalgary · 10-28-2021, 10:30 PM

So, finally had a chance to watch Dune on Imax... its a bit of a challenging thing to review. I thought there were some great things but some editorial decisions, that I might not have done, that were made to reduce the length of the film.

I was left a little wanting, but mainly because I know the first book pretty well. The friends I went with, who didn't know anything about the book, thought it was great.

I understand why some people would have some issues with pacing. The critique that it was 'too slow, but then too fast' is something I can understand completely...

On a technical level it was a masterpiece, narratively, I would probably give it an 8.

Rebecca Ferguson was great, and same with Chalamet... No one had a bad performance

My biggest issues

Spoiler!

I wish that Villeneuve had done this as a series however, as it would have been absolutely spectacular... I hope and pray that there will be an extended version released on Bluray at some point in the future.

So long as Thufir isn't milking a cat for an anitdote, i'll score it one for Villeneuve and zero for Lynch

10-28-2021, 10:30 PM	#89
oldschoolcalgary Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Exp:	So, finally had a chance to watch Dune on Imax... its a bit of a challenging thing to review. I thought there were some great things but some editorial decisions, that I might not have done, that were made to reduce the length of the film. I was left a little wanting, but mainly because I know the first book pretty well. The friends I went with, who didn't know anything about the book, thought it was great. I understand why some people would have some issues with pacing. The critique that it was 'too slow, but then too fast' is something I can understand completely... On a technical level it was a masterpiece, narratively, I would probably give it an 8. Rebecca Ferguson was great, and same with Chalamet... No one had a bad performance My biggest issues Spoiler! Some of the characters didn't get enough screen time - Piter de vries (David Dastmalchian) was under utilized - his creepy fascination with Jessica was something I was hoping to see. - The shadout mapes barely had any time - The arc of knowing that a traitor was in their midst, and Leto wanted the Harkonians to think he thought it was Jessica... - the Conservatory scene, the dinner party would have been fantastic scenes as well I get it though; all of that would have added 1-2 hr to the film... just seemed like some of the character building on Caladan could have been done on Arrakis to fix the pacing issue that I had I wish that Villeneuve had done this as a series however, as it would have been absolutely spectacular... I hope and pray that there will be an extended version released on Bluray at some point in the future. So long as Thufir isn't milking a cat for an anitdote, i'll score it one for Villeneuve and zero for Lynch Last edited by oldschoolcalgary; 10-28-2021 at 10:49 PM.