Its the sort of film that existed on its spectacle ... The story is quite simple ... You need to immerse yourself in the sound and vision ... Its not a great film, but it works well for what it is ... I never read the books, even though I was around when they were fashionable, the narrative just didn't seem that interesting to me... And to be honest I'm beginning to wonder if they aren't that good after this and the farcical David Lynch mess, I think its more about internal battles and influences on the politics of the narrative ... Themes that are impossible to capture on film in any entertaining manner ... But in Hollywood, anything that sells well is up for sacrifice, and if this was to be made I dare say this is as good as it could get ... But of course its only half the story ... I've seen several shots that aren't even in this film, that are obviously further ahead in the story ... So I'm guessing its all shot, but the producers are not providing the VFX budget for the second half till they see an astronomical profit ... It is obvious that they'll get a decent profit after the figures already once this goes to blu ray so they should just get on with it, cos the masses aren't going to appreciate such an open ended film, without knowing there will be a finale to the story
Like I said ... See it on a big screen ... Its epic cinema and worth supporting as most of the muck that flops out of Hollywood now is best left to fester unwatched and unwatchable... 7 out of 10.
Review of Dune
