In November of 2021 Neil Dunn wrote an excellent review of Dune part 1. Now that I’ve finally seen the movie, I can definitively say that his review was wholly accurate. Let me qualify my comments by stating up front that I have inexplicably avoided reading the Dune books most of my life. And now I am ready to amend that situation.
As I said this will be short. The movie is a stylish and well-made science fiction film that uses the current state of the art in computer-generated imagery to great effect. The battle scenes, the space ships and the creatures such as the sand worms are all impressively realistic.
The actors are very good. With only a couple of familiar faces I was still highly impressed by the cast. The plot was kept moving and the tension between the family dynamics and the political struggle was well done.
Read Neil’s review for a more in-depth and authoritative look at the story. But as a new comer to the Dune universe I will gladly recommend this film to all fans of science fiction and more generally, to anyone who likes a good adventure film.
Welcome to the Dune family of appreciative readers and thank you for the more than kind comments.
No thanks necessary Neil. Looking back on your review I could confirm all of its points. I’m always happy to have high quality opinion pieces. The blog is an endlessly hungry beast.
Holy Smokes! You haven’t read Dune yet? Amend that situation, pronto, Jack!
It’s a remarkable circumstance considering that it was published when I was reading a lot of science fiction. I was aware of the book too but for some very odd reason I skipped over it. I’ll get to it soon.