Acting Was Drier Than Dune
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Grand Archon of the Planispheres –
2022-02-08
Sad choice of actors. The acting was drier than Dune. No feeling, and stilted, jargon-esque dialog.
David Lynch's 80's version of Dune was more authentic, more cinematic, more bold and dynamic than this plodding sleeper. Can't believe Frank Herbert's son was co-producer on this. Should have been a lot better at implementing his father's vision.
As mentioned in a comment below, I'll take the 80's version as outdated as the Fx are now, over this one.
Jodorowsky was also commissioned in the 80's to write, produce and direct a movie version, in what what would have been a fantastic realization of Dune, but that fell thru.
Villenueve shamefully created an epic fail of an epic novel.