the Atreides’ bitter enemies, as villainous in a fairly comic book fashion. Their home world and society come off as a high tech version of Mordor. But Herbert’s portrayal of this story is pretty nuanced in the first book
particularly after Part Two comes out on disc and streaming. But unless your home theater sports a really big screen and a knock-out Dolby Atmos audio setup you should if possible first see Villeneuve'sDunein a theater equipped with either IMAX or Dolby Cinema (my choice is Dolby Cinema!)....
Rather than take advantage of these choices,Part Twostuck with 2.39:1 the whole way. Apparently Villeneuve wants to preserve IMAX ratios for theatrical screenings, but I don’t get how that makes much sense. In any case, that’s what we got: 2.39:1 rather than the more expansive aspect ...
at least for the next few years even if its glory days are now fading. We can all hope that the film is as good as claimed and brings us a 4K HDR release in early 2022— perhaps even in an extended version if good footage
Like Mummelman, I'm also stoked to see this in IMAX. My only gripe would be Feyd's bald head. Sting's look in Lynch's Dune felt appropriate given how he's the Harkonnen's best option to marry up. Oh well... Uggo Butler it is. ...
added an “Untitled WB/Legendary/Denis Villeneuve Event Film in IMAX” for December 18, 2026 earlier this year. Plus, there’s also the “Dune: Prophecy” HBO series which is inspired by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s novel “Sisterhood of Dune.” The upcoming show is set 10,...
On the good side, the film is visually stunning and absolutely worth seeing on a big theater screen. I would even recommend the IMAX experience for the improved video quality, though I temper idea that with the observation that, while the IMAX video experience is excellent, their view on sou...
This is starting to trend into "magic UHD button makes everything look like IMAX" territory again. It's not only that, though that's certainly part of it...
There have been several past attempts to adapt Frank Herbert's iconic science fiction novel to film or television. In the mid-1970s, cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky scripted an ambitious version that would have run 14 hours!! The enormous plannin