Dune - go see it · 2:15pm Sep 21st, 2021
What the title says, basically. The new Dune movie is seriously good, and if you like Dune, or sweeping SF epics in general, you should go see it, preferably on the biggest screen you can. It's gorgeous! The movie follows the book much better than the Lynch film did, and lets the environment play a big role, as is fitting.
Just one warning: this is just Part One, so you're not getting the complete story here. They're going to need at least another movie to finish the story, and I would not be too surprised (but, possibly, slightly disappointed) if it turned into a trilogy of films. Also, I'm very familiar with the book, so I'm not sure how many things will just slide by you if you don't know the basics. This movie doesn't spend time on explaining what the mentats or the Bene Gesserit or whatever else is, it shows you what it needs to show to get things moving, and then progresses.
(Art by Pixelkitties, of course.)
Huh. Funny you should mention that. Guess what I started watching today? The 1984 Dune film by Lynch.
With the character of Gurney played by Sir Patrick Stewart, before he took up the reins as a starship captain...
talk about old memories, how old is that picture!