So just saw the movie and overall I liked. It has been a decade snice I read the book. But overall from what I remember it stayed pretty close. I am happy that they split the movie. It was a long movie and they only did half the book. That was the big strength of the Sci Fi mini series. You don't have to cut out large parts of the book to fit into a theater timeslot.
The movie was great visually and the acting was generally good. The strong point was that I didn't realize that the movie was over. Instead I caught up in the movie and didn't notice the time pass which is always a good since snice movies like Jungle Cruise had me checking my watch.
And,when Harkonnen attack was made much more logical,it was far less epic then Dune 1984.In Dune 2020 i simply said good work,in Dune 1984 i wonted go and die for Atrides.
Personally I liked the invasion. I thought the missiles that slowed down on impact where a nice visible effect. Not to mention that it showed a decent last stand Atrides troops run to their ships only to find a large force there and their ships being destroyed. They charge anyway knowing their is no chance. I also like how it showed Atrides troops generally holding till the Sardaukar came form behind.
Not to mention that Duncan Idaho was a surprise for me. I generally think that Jason Momoa is a one note actor. But here he plays the part of the loyal solider well. It fit within his abilities and you grew to like him enough that the last fight had a decent emotional impact.
Stellan Skarsgård also killed it as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. He brings to life the ruthless and cunning from the book better then the others. They even managed to make the flying menacing instead of silly like the 1984 movie or Sci Fi mini series.
So I enjoyed the movie and Hope that it does well enough to see part two get green light.
