From: thor@mjolnir.boom   
      
   I saw Dune last night in 3D in IMAX. I've read the book at least times in   
   my life and I've watched the 2000 Syfy miniseries several times also. I   
   know every twist and turn of the story, so I wasn't expecting much new. I   
   just wanted to see how Denis Villeneuve would tell the story.   
      
   First of all, the casting was almost spot on. The only mistake was the   
   gender swapping of Kynes, though the actress herself did a decent enough   
   job.   
      
   The cinematography was meh. Everything was too dark, too, dusty, too   
   misty, too sandy, etc. In too many scenes, it was just too hard to make   
   out what was happening and it became a distraction.   
      
   Paul has a minor amount of character development, but he still seemed   
   kind of whiny even at the end. Granted, this is part of a two-part movie,   
   but after 2.5 hours, I would have expected more. The Baron Harkonnen has   
   vey little personality. Oscar Isaac seemed to be phoning it in a little   
   as Duke Leto. Jason Momoa's Duncan Idaho seemed to be having a good time,   
   but then Jason Momoa always seems to be having a good time no matter what   
   he's doing. Missing from the books is Princess Irulan and Feyd-Rautha   
   Harkonnen.   
      
   Finally, I have one last gripe. There are too many foreshadowing   
   flashforwards which leaves the story a non-linear mess in some places. If   
   you're not already a Dune fan, I think this will leave you pretty   
   confused in some places.   
      
   I give this movie a 3/5. I could have been better and I hope that part 2   
   redeems part 1.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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