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The movie felt incredibly rushed. The time skip when Paul went off to cross the desert by himself as an right of initiation made me and my girlfriend go huh.
As arbitrary numbers go, I'd have called the first movie a 8.5 on visuals and cinematography alone, this one barely a 7. The only memorable scene was the soldiers mantling up that mesa at the start with their jet packs, even the use of nuclear warheads (one of the biggest taboos in the setting) felt underwhelming, as did the final battle. Nothing else compared to the Sardaukar's praise for McDonald's in the first.
I think the first movie was slightly over indulgent and slow when it came to its pacing, this one rushed and disorienting, especially for people who hadn't read the books. The geopolitics were rushed, and I would have appreciated at least some mention of CHOAM being on the take when it came to the surveillance of the lower hemisphere and so on. The first movie's music felt a lot more compelling.
Well, at least I got the mild enjoyment of telling my girlfriend all the absurd things that happen down the line, like "will you love me if I turn into a
sandworm" and other Dune fever dreams. Or Duncan Idaho being resurrected over and over again till he's like a neanderthal in relation to the moderns. She didn't believe me, but I doubt the movies will ever go there, so it's just something to chuckle over.More options
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