Dune: Part Two 'like no other blockbuster', say impressed critics

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Well, that's good to hear.

I was underwhelmed by the first one. I didn't dislike it. I just got to the end with the feeling that nothing had actually happened. Which seems odd, given that it ended with, ya know, an actual genocide.

Perhaps I'd have liked it better in the theater. I saw Villeneuve's Blade Runner sequel in the theater, and its long, slow visual majesty definitely would not play as well on a TV.

It's good to know that it works. Maybe I'll find time to see it in a theater.

I didn't care for the first one either. It was eye candy yet fundamentally hollow imo. I am skeptical this one will be better, but i'll see it in the theater and try to give into the spectacle.

The first Dune had an epic soundscape, it was the first movie I've watched where I thought the audio was doing a better job than the visuals in pulling viewers into the world. I'm going to see if I can pay a bit extra to see it in a cinema this time, and hopefully find one that has a good audio setup.

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