Any Good? Who has seen it and…

Saw it an hour ago. The visuals were stunning. The soundtrack was stunning. Loved the casting. Also loved how culturally alien it felt.

That being said, story-wise it felt somewhat lukewarm, and I hardly could connect with any characters the way I connected with them while reading the book, watching Lynch version (which I do not consider a good film) or even the cheesy mini-series (which I also do not consider a good series). Not because its cultural otherworldliness, but because this Dune seemed to lack the right emotional emphasis which makes me root for the protagonists and despise the villains. Take the baron. In the book and other cinematic adaptations the baron was a guy you loved to hate. He was sleazy, immoral and deliciously memorable. This version of the baron looked tired, as if he was constantly suffering from a bad case of hangover and wanted to be left alone. Even scheming and political games seemed a chore to him. Or take Paul. The previous versions of Paul seemed much more lively, spunky and desiring to get politically involved. The new Paul, on other hand, for me felt relatively uninterested and just going with the flow.

TL;DR: visually impressive. However, story and character-wise, it's as if the film wanted to be more subtle than its predecessors, but ended up being more restrained and phlegmatic. And not in a good way.

what i liked:
- worldbuilding
- actors
- visuals

i didn't find the story very interesting or gripping. got a bit tired in the second half, also since most of it plays in the dark.
all in all it's a solid flick as expected from villeneuve, but i enjoyed some of his previous movies more (e.g. blade runner 2049)

I saw it yesterday in Germany. I had bigger expectations i must say. It was a 3D screening and I must say: Don't watch it as 3D-Screening version. There are no scenes where 3D is nessecary or even noticable.

After watching the villeneuve dune I have to say that I prefer the 1984 Version with all its flaws.
The 1984 Version had great costumes, Set Design, a great Cast, "interesting" storytelling (usage of the Off-dialogue) and a solid interesting soundtrack.

I really normally like Villeneuve Movies but this one was nothing special.

The cast puzzled together to have every ethnical group being considered. You just see it that way. Paul (Chalamet) looked absolutly like kylo ren with the hair cut and the emo face all the time. The Baron was ok but could have been far more impressive. The Baron in the 1984 version is disgusting but fascinating. The cast was in general somehow not convincing. I dont know why but I felt not that involved in their conflicts.

The soundtrack: Ok, Hans Zimmer - where should I begin... Heavy drumms, and deep brass and everytime the desert is in the screen you hear arabian sounds (vocals, etc.) I mean, come on. Desert = Arabian sounds???
Here and there he added some e-guitar but the soundtrack from 1984 had far more character. Wasnt perfect either but this was Hans Zimmer on Auto Pilot.

Although I liked the experience to be in cinema again after this corona pandemic but all in all I am not very interested in a second part.

It's good. Very good, even - certainly a feast for the senses, and the 2 hours 40 flew by. I wasn't a fan of some of the changes - I missed one particular major element of the book which was pretty much removed - but I had a great time watching it. It's about as good an adaptation of the 'unfilmable' Dune as we are ever likely to see. 7/10

It's fantastic. Definetely a movie that needs to be seen in a theater. The visuals are amazing. 9/10

Boring, I enjoyed BR 2049, so had high hopes for this but found this adaption of Dune drab and plodding in parts, Timothée Chalamet was not convincing as the lead and with the amount of great leading men cast in this movie I was wishing it was about one of their characters rather than Chalamet’s Paul Atreides.

It was amazing... I saw it in an IMAX theatre and I recommend you do that if it is a possibility... 9/10