Based on 170 votes and 50 reviews.
Sorry, too many parallels to the middle east for me. I think of that region and get nauseous
Enlightening and Entertaining
Not much made sense. Of course they all shed their life giving helmets every time there is a fight, the bad guys have helmets on. And that horrible Johnny girl, she must be the bi-racial daughter of the producer, one angry glance after another is her acting chops. This Dune is of course the 2nd of the series of 32 more episodes, which will finish in 2033, June.
I asked my wife to go with me & made her watch Dune 1 on DVD before the theater trip for context. She enjoyed Dune 1 (in spite of her initial doubts) and we both were looking forward to Dune 2 in IMAX. Coming out of the theater we both agreed part 2 was dreadful compared to part 1. Jumpy script, disjointed editing and dialogue. We will not waste theater time on 'a future' part 3 & I will be hesitant to waste time watching a part 3 on a small screen. Such a disappointment for both my wife & me. I had to constantly apologize to her all the way home!!!
Having read the books wayyyy back when (as I'm the 1970s) and found them plodding and pedantic I was hoping that a modern movie rendition would add some much needed punch and pizazz to the series. No dice. This thing was dull and boring, and even the cgi couldn't add excitement to a plot that was boring in the 70s...! It appears that all the hype is by gen z viewers and reviewers trying to prove that they themselves have some depth by liking a "classic", but nothing can save this from the dud that it is. Seriously, save yourself some money and hard pass on this (or at least wait until it's free on Netflix, so that you can turn it off after 1/2 hour).
i love it
I loved Denis Villenueve first depiction of Dune in Part I, and I thought Part II was even better! Wow! The sights and epic portrayal was amazing! This is definitely a film you want to see on the big screen with premium screens and sound.
Going to the theater to see it again for the 3rd time! It was that amazing
Better than Part 1 -- can't wait for Part 3!
great special effects!