Oh man, it is SO SLOW the first half hour. Until they get to Arrakis it is really nothing-burger.
I thought this time the Harkonnens were rather anodyne villains. They're ominous, but there's nothing personal in their hatred of House Atreides. I thought it could have used more politics.
Very monochrome, but I liked the cinematography and costuming a lot (except for the disco handmaidens holding onto Jessica's scarves/train/outfit that streamed behind her). I thought it was visually dark a few too many times, though. We were squinting at our tv screen. Might have worked better on a theater screen, but I am not going to ever go to a cinema again so I'll never know.
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Date: 2021-10-24 08:20 pm (UTC)I thought this time the Harkonnens were rather anodyne villains. They're ominous, but there's nothing personal in their hatred of House Atreides. I thought it could have used more politics.
Very monochrome, but I liked the cinematography and costuming a lot (except for the disco handmaidens holding onto Jessica's scarves/train/outfit that streamed behind her). I thought it was visually dark a few too many times, though. We were squinting at our tv screen. Might have worked better on a theater screen, but I am not going to ever go to a cinema again so I'll never know.