I think my title sums up the film adequately. The film is just that...adequate. The music score is as annoying as Zendaya's whiney character of Chani. The dialogue is as dry as the sand of Arrakis. The costuming is horrendous, as I watched it, all I could hear was Tony Stark saying" Does mother know you weareth her drapes"
The best acting was by of all people Dave Bautista, with a close second the unborn by Alia Atreides.
The action sequences were meh, and only more excitable due to a ponderous storytelling the director thought we needed. Although the knife fight in the arena was somewhat engaging, especially realizing how the Baron was hoping to possibly end Feyd.
All this knife/sword fighting clashes on the grand battles between the armies were inane, and just shows a total lack of ingenuity in the screenplay and its dependence that the viewer is easily gratified by such displays of military endeavor shown as opposed to how a military battle actually would function. No military is going to prioritize hand to hand combat when they have flying ships and laser shooting rifles.
That's why the original holds up so much better. This romp "There's not an ounce of excitement. Not a whisper of a thrill. This movie has all the passion of a pair of tit mice". (paraphrase from Meet joe Black)
The best acting was by of all people Dave Bautista, with a close second the unborn by Alia Atreides.
The action sequences were meh, and only more excitable due to a ponderous storytelling the director thought we needed. Although the knife fight in the arena was somewhat engaging, especially realizing how the Baron was hoping to possibly end Feyd.
All this knife/sword fighting clashes on the grand battles between the armies were inane, and just shows a total lack of ingenuity in the screenplay and its dependence that the viewer is easily gratified by such displays of military endeavor shown as opposed to how a military battle actually would function. No military is going to prioritize hand to hand combat when they have flying ships and laser shooting rifles.
That's why the original holds up so much better. This romp "There's not an ounce of excitement. Not a whisper of a thrill. This movie has all the passion of a pair of tit mice". (paraphrase from Meet joe Black)
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