Dune Part 2

[Anonymous]

I actually liked 2 even better than one. Saw it Fri at AMC Gtown.

[Anonymous]

OP of this thread and I finally got to see this today! It was great. Really gripping. I even indoctrinated my kids and it was fund to see their reactions to what was happening.

Again, completely visually stunning. Chalamet really lived up to the role. I thought he captured everything Paul was going through really well and at the end you understood why Paul made the choices he did, even when he didn't want to.

That Giedi Prime arena fight scene was insane. Butler was great in that role.

I think my two critiques are that I don't think Zendaya really lived up to the role of Chani and that I never want to hear Florence Pugh attempt an American accent again.

I wanted to love Zendaya in this role and just couldn't get there. I don't think she and Chalamet had much chemistry and I also think the decision to not have her be the daughter of Liet Kynes was a mistake. but she did bring some great moments - the look she gave Chalamet when he tried to mansplain the sand stride was gold.

I also thought Jessica seemed a little crazy, which I didn't remember from the books.

[Anonymous]

I was SO excited for this release, but found Dune 2 disappointing and actually liked Part 1 better. The music/score is boring and at times annoying, the casting esp. Zendaya and Christopher Walkin is pretty bad, the love story is not believable because 1) they have zero chemistry and 2) Zendaya’s Chani is constantly questioning Paul and showing mistrust. Paul’s mother had a huge character shift from Part 1 to 2 and turned crazy and unlikeable. The story was rushed, and since Jessica was pregnant the entire time, are we to believe this all happened in less than 6-8 months?! Just learning to ride a sandstorm would probably take months.

The cinematography is beautiful, but overall, Dune 2 is a a case of too much gravy and not enough meat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Excellent movie. I like Dune 1 better, because it had so much story line and character development.
This is the Dune series I have been waiting for since I read it in 8th grade so long ago.
I wish there was more development about the suffering of the Fremen under Imperial/colonial rule to give us even more reason to understand why this rebellion was necessary.
Paul going south in the books was well explained, however in the movie it was hasty and due to bombing.

Yeah it seemed sudden in the movie, like he was insisting he couldn’t go, then had another one of his visions, then decides to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was SO excited for this release, but found Dune 2 disappointing and actually liked Part 1 better. The music/score is boring and at times annoying, the casting esp. Zendaya and Christopher Walkin is pretty bad, the love story is not believable because 1) they have zero chemistry and 2) Zendaya’s Chani is constantly questioning Paul and showing mistrust. Paul’s mother had a huge character shift from Part 1 to 2 and turned crazy and unlikeable. The story was rushed, and since Jessica was pregnant the entire time, are we to believe this all happened in less than 6-8 months?! Just learning to ride a sandstorm would probably take months.

The cinematography is beautiful, but overall, Dune 2 is a a case of too much gravy and not enough meat.

I think Chalamet did a great job, but agree that the love story falls flat. I haven't seen Zendaya in other things so I'm not sure if the problem is chemistry, or if she isn't that great of an actress.

[Anonymous]

Just seen part 2. I liked part 1 better... . If I did not read the books, not sure if I would have been able to understand the story at all. Part one was done much better and in more detail. Part 2, like someone else said, covered a long period of time but Jessica still did not have her baby. And it was just so superficial. I cannot quite remember, was it the same in the book time wise? When was the sister born?