Dune: Part Two is incredible - Spoiler Review

Off the back of Part One in 2021 director Denis Villeneuve is back to deliver Dune: Part Two. Picking things up from where we left Paul "Muad'Dib" Atreides, Chani, Lady Jessica and more it's already outperforming the Part One in terms of box office and resonating strongly with audiences. It's pretty good also, that's what we reckon. Thanks for listening!
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[@ChuckTheNorris97]

I love Paul Atreides I can’t wait to see all the billions of people he will save

[@alenor210]

I can’t believe he’s actually the Lisan al Gaib. Like prophecies and religion are usually just made up by some guy no one remembers, so for it to actually come true means it must be real.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

​@@alenor210He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boy!

[@333dae]

I can't wait for him to bring the Fremen to the green paradise where no one dies

[@kringsom]

Perhaps even sixty one billion people!

[@LizardSpork]

​@@333daeAnd if that doesn't happen, it just proves that he's the promised one even more .

[@claytonandres1194]

I appreciate that Florence Pugh’s Princess Irulan pulled a Queen Amidala by changing from one elaborate costume to another while being held hostage

[@joebond545]

As all good princesses should!

[@juancabardo21]

tis a requirement for all sci-fi princesses

[@ryanfrick2190]

Prisoners of war dont have to be prisoners of fashion

[@JakeGottfriedStudios]

I mean I imagined they forced her in her room (or wherever she slept on that ship thing) so she was able to change

[@guymoore3160]

Wait till they padme Chani 😂

[@AngryGoats555]

It was so wholesome how the movie ended with the Fremen going to say hi to everyone in the galaxy. Perhaps they’ll even say hi to 60 billion people!

[@Jay.McCarty]

Did you see how excited Stilgar was to meet new friends? Wholesome...

[@jomo999]

I love that Paul wants to take them to paradise. How generous!

[@navonmyhand7999]

It was awesome when he gave his cousin Freyd a big ole hug after saying hello to his grandfather

[@Highweaver2]

Cant wait for the inevitable happy ending of the Dune franchise

[@Thetb93]

if they dont make the other books into movies it will be a happy ending :)

[@johno1544]

Leto's golden path is kind of a happy ending compared to the alternative that is the complete extinction on mankind.

[@stinkoshatter-shield2096]

@@johno1544 although there is a debate as to whether the golden path truly was necessary. We only have Leto's word for it that this is the only way. Its made very clear that prescience is not exact or entirely reliable, and can sometimes be outright misleading or wrong. Leto may have believed what he was doing was justified, but it doesn't mean it was really the only way to save humanity from a suspiciously ill defined threat.

[@thirdcoast6513]

Dune sequels are a giant system of trolley problems. Got to make the best future

[@ComicsFromScratch]

Those two robots watching the universe or whatever will fall in love.

[@jamesoblivion]

Tommy Lee Jones could've played the Emperor, in a reunion with Brolin and Bardem. Call it No Desert for Old Fremen.

[@SacredDaturana]

The Emperor will not sanction Paul's buffoonery.

[@benhutchinson8020]

I think Brian cox would’ve killed it

[@herbertschulz4313]

Would have loved to see anthony hopkins give it a shot

[@ashb7]

Ha, I was already hoping this when I saw Part 1. That TLJ would be in the sequel for a proper No Country reunion. Though I guess it still coulda been a No Country reunion if they just put Woody Harrelson in some old age makeup and a poofy wig.

[@chasedwards9626]

I agree with Mr Sunday that it shouldn’t be someone who’s too recognizable as a celebrity. I always loved the actor David Strathairn. Incredible underrated actor, he is recognizable but no one seems to know his name.

[@highwaytoheaven99]

"The Atreides are the good guys, and the Harkonnen are the bad guys" Oh boy, Paul Atreides is my favorite scifi hero of all time! I love how he uses the power of truth and justice to inspire the Fremen to be better people, and saves billions of lives all across the universe!

[@jackpowrie3]

It all works out in the end...

[@davidtaylor142]

To be fair he is better than the Harkonnens. Not like a whole lot better, but still.

[@farzanamughal5933]

Damn this gave me flashbacks to Iraq war and shit

[@LuisSierra42]

Truly an inspiring wholesome film

[@jackpowrie3]

@@farzanamughal5933 Herbert was inspired a whole lot by what was going on in the middle east in the time he was writing the first books.

[@brooksklepper2853]

Those inky fireworks made me think of the alien language in Arrival.

[@anushgopalakrishnan]

same director

[@karabomasibi2331]

Actually? Did not think of it. Makes sense

[@garrettbuell3172]

Fun fact - at one point they were going to give these films titles other than Part 1 and Part 2. The original Dune was just going to be Dune, but Part 2 had several names under consideration. Some include Dune: Prophet and Dune: Muab’dib. However, since Paul’s transformation occurs around consuming the azure water of life taken from the juvenile sand worm, it was nearly called Dune: Blue Harvest. Coincidentally that’s the working title of the original Star Wars and to avoid confusion, they just stuck with Part 2. (Also considered: Deuxne, 2UNE, and Dune 2: Dune it Again)

[@Raider768]

Fuck, this got me hahaha

[@nav689]

Ha believed every word until the last sentence

[@stvbrsn]

As I recall, the book explained pretty well how to get on the worm. The hook separates scales and exposes fleshy bits underneath, then the worm rotates itself so as to keep the exposed part on top. It actually makes perfect sense and I always loved that. But what I’ve always wondered… ever since reading the book 40 years ago… is *how the hell do you get off?*

[@rufuske]

Also described in the book. You let go of hooks and with fleshy bits on longer exposed, worm start to burrow. You then start to run along it's length in the opposite direction as fast as you can waiting for a moment where it buried enough for you to be somewhat safe to jump off it.

[@stvbrsn]

@@rufuske yeah, I vaguely remembered that… but I guess what prompted my comment was this: watching the new movie I was thinking, how the hell do they get pregnant Lady Jessica in her very cool wicker pod off the worm? Cheers!

[@benhutchinson8020]

@@stvbrsnI had the same question lmfso

[@colemantrebor1610]

@@rufuskeI thought you just rode it until it was exhausted then the worm would just stop.

[@dallasbhowell8485]

​@@colemantrebor1610I think that specifically for long travel in the deep desert.

[@graham1230]

Stilgars constant “he’s the messiah!” bit reminded me of Life of Brian. Best movie of the year only complaint is James and Mason didn’t talk longer about it

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

Paul A man called Paul He's kind of tall He's got it all A man called Paul

[@notenoughodinson5912]

I feel like that's what they were going for when they are all huddled together talking about how humble Paul is

[@LiopleurodonFerox]

right??? They even had their "only the true messiah denies his divinity"-moment. I was waiting for Rebecca Ferguson to say "He IS the messiah, he's also a very naughty boy"

[@graham1230]

@@LiopleurodonFerox the comedy was made 10x better by the fact I wasn’t expecting any light hearted moments but the inclusion of those small bits scattered throughout the film made it so much more enjoyable and it never felt unnecessary or dragging on for too long. Best movie of the year will definitely see again

[@Relugus]

Rabban reminded me of Brave Sir Robin from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

[@jsteeler7198]

I will never stop defending blade runner 2049 absolute masterpiece of cinema Why I like blade runner 2049 is because it challenges what it means to be human in a world where we don’t know who the real humans are and shows us that in a beautifully crafted film

[@samir6047]

It's mostly people who worship the first one. As if liking 2049 takes anything from the first one. Jeez boomers be too emotional lol

[@Run-BMC]

Honestly does it need defenders? Pretty sure it’s universally praised, just didn’t make money at the theaters.

[@zSion]

@@samir6047 same reason why people cant bring themselves to say dune 2 was as good as star wars/lotr. nostalgia blinds them fr

[@samir6047]

@@zSion so true, it's 100% nostalgia, Dune 2 was phenomenal, just saw it last night. It's as good as star wars movies.

[@cookiewoman8959]

Agreed. Blade runner 2049 is my 4th favorite movie of all time.

[@thescottishaccent]

Paul: *blinks* Stilgar: LISAN AL-GAIB! FUUUYOHHHH!!!!!

[@stefanfilipovits21]

As it is written!!!

[@davidtaylor142]

Thats was religion does to a mf

[@claytonandres1194]

my wife and I started this for our cat. “He meowed for us to fill his bowl but then he walked away once we did, AS IT WAS WRITTEN”

[@FEBRIZIOtv]

dare you to click translate on your comment 😂 ORAL OF THE NATURE

[@garvindean6443]

The translation to English is funny 😂

[@look4lec]

Giedi Prime was shot all in Infrared, that's why actual fireworks looked like that.

[@stvbrsn]

That’s ridiculous. You can’t use a conventional camera to shoot a scene that’s artificially lit with infrared. Obviously, it was shot on location on Geidi Prime.

[@oranmcclintock302]

they also clearly mention in the movie that it looks the way it is because of its black sun

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

The song "Arrival" that thumps in the background while Paul marches to the War Council with Shai Hulud thrashing behind him is just sublime in IMAX or Dolby. The most perfect version of Anakin going to the dark side that we never got. I fucking love Denis Villenueve.

[@AllSeeingEy3]

I'm also counting it as the Wheel of Time movie we never got. Just another turning.

[@Castragroup]

Honestly i think this movie is executed about as well

[@alkaholiccc]

"Villeneuve", and not "Villenueve". This is probably why people keep mispronouncing his name 😆.

[@MLennholm]

A gosh, you just gave me flashbacks to that static shot of Anakin walking through a corridor with John Williams' epic music blaring 😂

[@L3monsta]

​@@alkaholicccit took me like 10 minutes to spot the difference. Sorry to say it's just not a name that the majority of English speakers are familiar with

[@stvbrsn]

Yeah, from now on all references to the battle of Arrakeen will be the “Fracas on Arrakis”

[@Warstub]

A truly underwhelming "battle"

[@AcidFlorist]

So its the benne gesserit that are in such precise control of their bodies that can decide on the kid's gender, and it was lady Jessica who decided to give Leto a son, selfishly and out of love, thus going against the order

[@davidtaylor142]

It was a selfish move. She was trying to producing a non-Harkonnen Kwisatz Hadderach.

[@thescottishaccent]

I think this touches on a difficulty I have with the two movies - you don't ever really get to understand just why the Bene Gesserit are so powerful/feared, or how things work with them. The changing of the Water of Life being another example - Paul sort of mentions "she's trained to do it" but that barely touches on the actual mechanics of it. Also very little real indication that he, as Kwizatch Haderach, gets access to the full racial memory, etc. I know you have to streamline things for adaptations, but in the first movie especially they could have sacrificed some of the massive sweeping landscape shots, and the scene with the "pet" for some more exposition around what the BG are and why Paul is so dangerous.

[@davidtaylor142]

@@thescottishaccent they mentioned the racial memory thing. That's how he revealed the Harkonnen bloodline

[@AcidFlorist]

Yes! I agree, there were some concepts that I felt weren't given enough screen weight to really emphasize what the flying fuck sometimes@@thescottishaccent

[@thescottishaccent]

@@davidtaylor142yeah, but it's not in any real depth. My friend, who hasn't read the books, thought it was literally just "he found out who her dad is" rather than the actual depth of it all, if that makes sense? I know it got mentioned briefly, but it's such a hugely fundamental part of what makes the KH, and why it's so important, etc. but it wasn't really given that much weight in the movie.

[@chasedwards9626]

I think casting Jared Leto as a giant dried out worm-man would be a bit on the nose.

[@chilloff5948]

I thought it was Gary Oldman?

[@willumbermarchant5510]

Its Muadi'dibbing time

[@chasedwards9626]

@@willumbermarchant5510 I tip my hat to you sir. Apologies that it's full of spiders!

[@kellz9972]

I was crying laughing when Christopher Walken appeared on screen and said "Muad'dib" in his accent/cadence. completely zapped me out of the movie, but i still loved it.

[@claytonandres1194]

I’ve got a fever, and the only prescription is Muad’dib

[@forrestpenrod2294]

That's all you know, really? Moah, I need MOAH! Unmistakably Walken but I really dug him as the emperor.

[@bencarlson4300]

Probably why he didn’t get many lines, he looks the part but still sounds like Walken. Only thing that took me out of the movie, but he was still good.

[@GothamClive]

I think the problem with Walken is that one needs some time to see him as the role, not the actor. For me that always takes a while, but once it happens he's awesome. This role was basically just a cameo (despite his importance) and in cameos he's always "just" Walken.@@bencarlson4300

[@afunkymonke]

That final "Lead them to Paradise" was just heartbreaking, everything could have worked out but the Great Houses wanted to be greedy. Instead, billions will die now.

[@claytonandres1194]

What’s so interesting is, in the book, the spicing guild forces the houses to accept Paul because they take his threat with the nukes serious, so it’s just Paul and the Fremen who let things get out of control.

[@TearDownGenesis]

"Greedy" dude literally just ran a rebellion. Then is like "Don't attack or I'll do a terrorism" They don't have a clear view of everything like we the audience do.

[@ethancoster1324]

So in the books Paul committed Genocide for no reason?😅​@@claytonandres1194

[@bgdddyweave77]

I mean, that path was inevitable. In Paul’s visions, the only way humanity could be saved from extinction within the next few thousand years involved that Jihad.

[@malmazing24]

Paul Kills All 😮

[@Tezasaurus]

I went in with 'middling' expectations (I expected a well-crafted film by a talented director). I was not prepared for every single shot to be so perfect and iconic. I felt like I was in a trance the whole time, a very impressive movie.

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

Damn, same. Movies are BACK, baby. I love Denis' movies so much, I was so excited when he got Blade Runner and Dune because they were two film franchises from the 80s that I could never get into despite them being based on beloved books. I knew he would have the skill to pull them both off in a way that would have more broad appeal, plus he's always been obsessed with Dune since he was a kid and absolutely geeks out over it. He's not some Hollywood Journeyman director who cranks out slop that makes a consistent profit, he genuinely knows everything about this universe. Fuck, I love this movie. Gonna be the first movie I've ever gone and seen more than once in theaters.

[@anchorlightforge]

@@IloveGorgeousGeorge I rewatched Dune 1984 to get ready for the new one-- in this case the Spice Driver fanedit which was a pleasant surprise with better pacing. I do get the sense that Villenueve's is somewhat sanitized, brought into more of this grounded and darker vision of the world with less fantastical elements. But... we're so used to having these lifeless movies made by a corporate board with a style sheet and focus test for every scene that having a clear visual identity to a work is so groundbreaking. And it helps that the vision is so entrancing. I genuinely regretted not seeing Part 1 in theaters because of the sound design, and that doesn't happen often.

[@K.C-2049]

I'm so used to Villeneuve knocking it out of the park I was just like "yep there he goes again." lol

[@mjwoodroff8446]

The issue with Alia killing the Baron isn't that it is a bad scene, in fact its an amazing scene in the book - really shocking and sinister. The issue is how well can you ever translate a fully aware and articulate toddler to film. Lynch's Dune tried it and it was very odd, real uncanny valley stuff. I think Villeneuve simply wanted to avoid it. Another commenter suggested Jessica killing the Baron on Alia's behalf and, while logistically, it might of been weird to have Jessica so close to a still ongoing battle, the spirit of the original kill may have been better fulfilled.

[@nickywags0712]

I liked it because it I remember right (in the book) when Paul has his first prescient visions in the stilltent after the attack. He had a vision of him approaching the Baron before killing him and calling him “grandfather” which is very close to what happened in the movie. I’d like to think that it was one of the variations of paths of the future- and the movie just took a different one

[@mikewilson858]

Young kids might have missed Lynch’s Dune. Denis Villeneuve probably wanted to avoid being to close to that adaptation. While I prefer this Dune. I do miss the Baron flying off like stuck balloon into a sand worm. Also would have liked to hear the emperor sentenced to life in a pain amplifier.

[@Shotgun979]

The “you die like an animal” was ironically fucking metal

[@alexanderforbes1452]

Jessica killing him actually sounds really good to me as an alternative to Alia. Better than Paul, which feels a bit obvious.

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

@@alexanderforbes1452 Two movies have built to Paul avenging Leto. It's obvious because it's been Paul's motivation this entire time. Hence why it's not so strange to have that pay off at the end of Part Two.

[@under-._.-score]

I love at the end when someone says “what’s your name?” and timmy turns says “Paul……Sandworm.”

[@dildonius]

Somehow Dune has returned.

[@claytonandres1194]

Somehow, Baron Harkonnen returned

[@SexyBuxton]

And I… am all the fremen

[@dildonius]

@@SexyBuxton Then he said "It's spicing time!" and turned into a giant mutant slug/whale monster with a deformed head & v-shaped mouth and started navigating Heighliners through long-distance interstellar/intergalactic space travel!

[@mondayjulymonday]

@@claytonandres1194plot of third book!

[@davidtaylor142]

I sure love Paul's rise to power. Seems like a very cool guy who would never do a genocide or two

[@MrTrick.]

Bloody Mr Monday Movies, am I right?

[@Hectix_]

You bloody got them, hey

[@beabetternovice]

Must be nice

[@MoeFokah]

bloody right you are there

[@benhutchinson8020]

It’s Tuesday down under

[@You_Eat]

Bloody, no vegetables

[@trev9168]

That scene during the meeting of leaders was so powerful.

[@l8on675]

Chalamet spoke with his whole chest in that scene. I would've followed him into hell.

[@thecynicaloptimist1884]

@@l8on675 "I would've followed him into hell" Oh boy...

[@bencarlson4300]

I wasn’t fully sold on Chalamet as Paul until part 2. In retrospect he did a great job in part 1 as being a kid, and this one he’s a full grown man.

[@andydee1304]

I'm furious the movie didn't end with Timothee Chamalet looking directly into the camera and saying: "I am Emperor Paul Atrides, Emperor Paul Atreides nutz!"

[@shadow_realm47]

😂😂😂😂 "Atreideeez Nuts bitch" straight to the old bene gezerit lady in black

[@stvbrsn]

Oh shit, I have no way of knowing whether you made that up, but it’s awesome. And I know I didn’t think of it, so I guess I’m giving you credit! Cheers!

[@andydee1304]

@@stvbrsn I'm certain I'm not the only person who thought of it, so help yourself, mate.

[@Milaaq302]

With a swift pan down as it fades to black

[@andydee1304]

@@Milaaq302 Nah, cut straight to black and "Boom-Shak-a-lak" by Apache Indian plays over the end credits

[@JoJoJoker]

Austin Butler was a pleasant surprise and he completely transformed himself for this role. Once Upon a Time…, Elvis, Dune. The guy is truly a master of disguises. Walken didn’t work when Batista did because we are used to seeing Batista in Guardians.

[@chasedwards9626]

I look forward to his next transformation, where he plays a turtle man that says “turtle”.

[@MrDarcyProductions]

Be-Be-Benny and the Jeseret

[@AllSeeingEy3]

*whistles while slapping my cheek*

[@Tom_Bombadil3000]

Hear me out : Jeremy Irons as emperor

[@AttaboyIII]

I had exactly the same thought

[@NTWoo95]

The baby killing the Baron was one of my favourite things in the book actually haha The Fremen kids are all insane fighters just like the adults so I love that they kidnap the sister who they think is just a baby and then she stabs him with a poison dart and watches him die

[@Davidsworldtravels]

Yes it was so awesome. Since they went with psychic fetus talking through Jessica, it could have been Jessica that walked in and killed the Baron and said a gift from your granddaughter or something.

[@NTWoo95]

@@Davidsworldtravels Ohhh that would have been really cool actually! I love the scene in the movie too, but that would have been great

[@methodhardie9193]

I actually really liked the way they did it, Paul just slowly approaching as everyone accepts the deed to be done.@@Davidsworldtravels

[@juancabardo21]

From what I’ve seen, I can’t wait to see Paul Atreides stay a humble man who lives a happy peaceful life with the Fremen!

[@ThugCaesar]

I remember years ago in 2017 I would download your videos and bring them out to sea on me on my navy ship and they would bring me smiles in sometimes a gloom environment. Your humor is a notch above the rest thank y’all. Don’t ever lose ur spice

[@rileymcphee9429]

Bautista said in an interview that he felt very lucky to get this role because big WWE guys like him usually get type-casted with bland action roles. So everyone out there wondering, it wasn't just the women who got to spread their wings a bit with this movie.

[@rileymcphee9429]

@chrisnotyou3650 yeah, his character was more complicated than just "dumb angry Hulk guy".

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

@@chrisnotyou Yeah, Rabban is just a bully. Big and strong but without the discipline that Feyd has which allowed Feyd to both become an exceptional fighter and also survive the Gom Jabbar test. That's why Rabban fled from Paul at Sietch Tabr, and why he was easily killed by Gurney.

[@evananderson1455]

@@chrisnotyou mabye because thats what his character was, he was the Baron's bitch. I thought he did a great job bringing the role to life, tbh.

[@bestthangever117]

The Giedi Prime (Harkonnen planet) aesthetic is inspired by H. R. Ginger (Famous artist and creator of the Alien design in Alien). He was originally contracted to design the Harkonnen planet designs for the first attempted Dune adaptation made by Jodorowsky. I imagine they stuck to that aesthetic as a homage - which works absolutely beautifully. Absolutely stunning visuals in an already visually stunning film.

[@qwertyferix]

"H. R. Ginger" 😂

[@sebbosebbo9794]

visual stuning bad characters and dialogs. yeah for shure.... D.V. is a master of bad character and miserable dialogs and the Film is the prove.. .. even Disney movies characters have now way more deepness as this garbage. .

[@telswood]

Ooh a famous artist

[@AllInTheGame01]

Someone like Charles Dance would've brought a lot more presence to the role of The Emperor. Wish a few more blockbusters were as tactile & grounded as both Dune movies! The visuals are obviously incredible but dialogue's still important, both go hand-in-hand to make a truly great movie!

[@LizardSpork]

Charles Dance would never have bend the knee! How dare you! 😱

[@333dae]

With that said Denis being very purposeful and particular may have Christopher Walken have a muted less dominating presence to hint that he's just another pawn to the Bene Gesserit? he may hold all the power in the universe but he's just a man in the end

[@AllSeeingEy3]

While it did take me out when he was on screen, it made sense to me that the emperor of the universe would be a Weird Guy.

[@Castragroup]

Yeah what your describing is boring

[@brettthebest3978]

Charles Dance would not work for the Emperor at all. Bc the Emperor in dune is not Palpatine or Tywin, he’s a weak jealous man that easily manipulated by other more powerful people

[@itschris6064]

I actually loved Walken as the emperor, just an odd old man twisted around the fingers of the bene. I get that some people can’t separate some actors from their roles, but to me it was actually perfect.

[@kristoamadeus4441]

I was taken aback at first but all the antagonist were already so scary looking having him just be a weird old guy made sense

[@anchorlightforge]

I will say that it occurred to me afterwards-- having Kyle Maclachlan as Emperor Shaddam IV might have taken me out of the moment but I would have loved it.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

@@anchorlightforge Given DV seemed to be very keen to avoid comparisons with the 84 film, there was no chance of that happening.

[@anchorlightforge]

@@jamesatkinsonja Not only that, but Kyle probably would have said no. But I can dream 🥲

[@LizardSpork]

That was the most thrilling battle charge since Charge of the Rohirrim. I would have paid a second ticket to make it lasted a bit longer.

[@Castragroup]

Nah

[@mbintang5831]

I hope there is director's cut

[@ryanmussell739]

Did you find the big battle short ? I found it very short. And zendaya wearing a blue scarf so you could tell it was her in the sand trooper outfit.

[@methodhardie9193]

it isn't stated in the movie sadly, but the blue scarf is a mourning sign, due to her father (Liet) dying.@@ryanmussell739

[@brucesnow7125]

​@@ryanmussell739I think the point was to not glorify it. It's not some great heroic victory, it's a nightmare coming to the world.

[@userbugs]

Surely you recall pre-existing the Christopher Walken Dune connection with the "Weapon of Choice" music video. He deserved this role.

[@MimeSlayer1337]

Nerd power go Pilots in Dune are humanoids floating in a vat of spice. By foreseeing the future they can warp without achieving one if the futures where they smash into a rock

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

It's like that Rick and Morty episode where they use the crystal to avoid death.

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

Navigators, not "pilots".

[@chandru4584]

4:38 since you brought up Rebel Moon, I feel like Denis Villeneuve is what Zack Snyder feels like he is, in his mind.

[@drooskeedoo3388]

You nailed it.

[@EzaleaGraves]

My favorite line is when the white guy complains about the spice in the food

[@K.C-2049]

salt pepper and a spritz of lemon for him please.

[@johno1544]

The spice not only allows guild navigation and mind expansion but it also increases lifespan by 3 to 4x and you dont get sick. These movies didnt really make that clear

[@thedethrocker8858]

Don't Get you sick?? You turn into a monster suspended in fluid 😂

[@johno1544]

@@thedethrocker8858 Most people dont take Guild navigator doses. The Emperor in the books is 72 but looks no older than 35 because of his spice usage.

[@davidtaylor142]

Idk if that happens in the movies. The Emperor looks pretty old. Although to be fair, thats intentional to emphasoze the frailty and corruption of House Corrino, opening up an opportunity for a new house to take over

[@SpiceAndSauce]

They barely mention spice in these movies

[@davidtaylor142]

@@SpiceAndSauce bro watched the movie with his eyes closed

[@leer6871]

16:35 the reason we use green screen now primarily is that CMOS digital sensors have twice as many green photosites as they do blue or red. It makes for a finer end result when you’re doing compositing work. Filmmakers still use blue screens tho because green is a far more luminous color and has the negative effect of spilling a ton on the foreground when it’s lit which is not ideal.

[@Emperorhirohito19272]

I really liked Christopher walken as the emperor. He was this passive, pathetic old man just holding on to power for the sake of it. I think it worked

[@Skulker42]

Very much looking forward to watching this review of Spider Man (you forgot to update your tags)

[@RossPitSharkHunter]

I liked the first one, but didnt think it was great... By the time it finished, this film was quite possibly the best sci-fi film I've ever seen, I was blown away. Every bit if this film is visually incredible, the sound deaign is some of the best I've ever heard, the acting is top notch from everyone, it is just soooo good!

[@travelswithkerlos292]

About to board my flight, and need to watch this first. We love you guys!!

[@maldaror7097]

Matt Berry would have been an amazing emperor.

[@diverguy3556]

A missed opportunity and no mistake!

[@claytonandres1194]

This is just how we speak in Tucson Arrakis

[@bluecarpettiles]

Father!!!!

[@breezus3928]

His creative "pronunciations" of some of these names and terms would be worth the price of admission.

[@MZ99698]

😂😂😂

[@TheUltimateWriterNZ]

Mason discrediting Timothèe’s acting credits when he doesn’t even know his credits is hilarious.

[@AhlquistMediaLab]

I'm guessing Christopher Walken was stunt-cast because of the Fatboy Slim "Weapon of Choice" music video. The song lyrics are about Dune.

[@mondayjulymonday]

Walk without rhythm and it won’t attract the worm.

[@YungWetto666]

Just got back from the theater, I’m going back tomorrow.. lmao. And probably another few times.. rarely do I watch movies multiple times on the big screen, only when they are truly spectacular do I feel that need of seeing it again and again. This was an 11/10 for me. I’m so happy you all got to feel and experience the same thing I did. The whole movie I was in awe and many scenes made my jaw drop. Can’t wait for tomorrow! 😭

[@daffyf6829]

I feel so bad for Walken, because he is a good actor and he was well cast for the role. But he did so well as an SNL host, that he can't be taken seriously anymore!

[@Tallimme]

Can’t wait for the peace and prosperity Paul will bring to billions of people.

[@notyourdamnbusiness8795]

there is probably an in book explanation, but i dont understand why anybody lets those scheming witches hang around and doesnt go full order 66 on them.

[@AmphibiousGentleman]

For one thing, they're living lie detectors, which makes them very valuable in diplomacy and negotiations.

[@margotvirzana9943]

Visually stunning but where was the Spacing Guild??? You can’t travel to other planets without!!

[@davidtaylor142]

Theyre inside the massive ships. We just never saw a navigator

[@Deimos2k5]

Their ships are in the first film, but actual Navigators don't appear until Messiah

[@margotvirzana9943]

@@Deimos2k5 not the navigators but the Guild decides who flies on their ships. They realized what Paul could do and immediately took his side after the duel with Feyd. Their absence was noticed.

[@DieHardjagged]

@@Deimos2k5 Excuse me, but didnt we see the Navigators in the first Movie? And with that i mean the guys who wear Helmets which clearly look like they are filled with Spice Gas. I mean the part where they come to Caladan to tell the Atredeis that they now are responsible for Arrakis.

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

I can confirm that the reviewers Mason mentioned are incorrect. Somehow I made it this far without seeing the first Dune. I meant to then decided to wait till just before seeing part 2. However a friend wanted to go and I just didn't have time before the day we went. I read a quick recap of the important names I needed to know but otherwise I went in almost cold. Took me a minute but it wasn't all that difficult to follow. I think it is because Denis knows how to tell a visual story. There was never a point I felt lost and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm going to watch part 1 then go back and see part 2 again and see if it makes a difference actually seeing the first one.

[@lordly123]

I went out of my way to see this in IMAX, and it was absolutely worth it. The scene where Paul rides a Shai-Hulud, and I know it sounds cliche, genuinely felt like I was there. The score, the visuals, the sound design - just perfect. Probably my favourite scene of both parts.

[@timrthoward7007]

Watching this on mute to listen to the podcast later but still give the engagement to the notification

[@user-tj7sl8oz1h]

Been waiting for this one

[@MaxWelton]

22:32 “I’m not sheddin tears so I fuckin’ dry up in the desert”

[@livingfortheplot]

“It was implied by all the kisses we did.” 😂😂😂

[@sternmerc]

I think walken as the emperor works fine, he is supposed to be a really weak emperor, to the point of being afraid of a single house beeing too strong at the landsraad, the atreides

[@mssonoma1]

The i got two guns bit (one for you now and one in the future) is genuinely a great line for Paul to say 😂 love hearing Tombstone get praise

[@meganvincent5381]

I'm so excited to see where this series goes, I cant wait to see what Chaney does and how they portray Paul

[@benhutchinson8020]

Should’ve had Brian cox as Emperor

[@Davidsworldtravels]

You Freman are not serious people

[@oldcowbb]

Brian cox the physicist

[@Liquidmetal702]

40 years of watching movies and i’ll honestly say I just watched one of the best movies ive ever seen. Its hard to express but I feel like I watched a masterpiece and I haven’t felt like that in…a long…long time

[@pynchon9]

16:15 The shift to green-screens is mostly because digital cameras tend to have twice as many photosensors for green as they do for blue (Bayer patterns) so green screen is less "noisy" and error prone than blue-screens. Green is also closer to the centre of the human perceptual range so it tends to have more balanced lighting (particularly under lighting with black-body profiles where red is overlit, blue is underlit and green is just right).

[@thecynicaloptimist1884]

The ending of the movie was heart-breaking. Chani coming to realise that the man she loved is gone, and all that's left is a manipulative, corrupted monster was just gut-wrenching to watch. Zendaya did such a great job.

[@TrueYellowDart]

Okay it might have been in the appendices but the method of mounting and riding a worm is very well covered in the book.

[@dshock85]

I am just sad they didn't have Paul do the chest/ground splitting yell at the end of the duel with Faid. I was so amped up for that. Everything else was brilliant.

[@tjlanglois1989]

Same. I was waiting for that moment he shows what his voice can actually do. But honestly that scene where he scares the shit out of the reverend mother was still pretty feckin sweet.

[@DieHardjagged]

Maybe they thought it would be too bloody for the Audience by having his Chest split open and Blood spurting everywhere, i also thought he would drive the Knife through his Jaw llke in the original, but yet he didnt.

[@dshock85]

@@DieHardjagged well in the original there is no blood

[@adoniscreed4031]

​@tjlanglois1989 yeah Paul scaring the old lady was one of my favourite scenes 😂 "Aberration" 😂

[@DieHardjagged]

@@dshock85 Wrong wording from me, i guess looking more "violent" than what we got in the Remake would fit better.

[@TechSword]

We're getting a "Rendezvous with Rama" movie? Excellent!

[@gwina64]

16:28 maso it’s because green is the furthest thing from a person where we have typically reddish skin so it would mess with how you look

[@Thena_the_Grey]

Just FYI, it was detailed exactly how one rides a worm in the books. You have to hook a scale, exposing it to the sand so the worm rotates and you ride it to the top. This also prevents the worm from submerging under the sand and allows you to guide the direction it travels.

[@jeff4son]

Yes you’re right. But I don’t remember them taking about how to get 30-50 other people on the back of the worm including Jessica’s little pod thing. Any ideas?

[@kobi005]

surprisingly, the 80's version depicted that really well.

[@PhattyBolger]

Star Wars is literally based on Dune.

[@benhutchinson8020]

Brilliant film. Technically spectacular, amazing performances. One question: What the fuck happened to thufir hawat

[@lukenukem1164]

Can't watch this review yet, haven't seen it but very excited!! Just wanted to say hi. Hi everyone 👋

[@mrsundaymovies]

HELLO LUKE

[@lukenukem1164]

@@mrsundaymovies 👋

[@lukenukem1164]

I have now watched it an absolutely loved it. Also loved your review so double ruddy whammy

[@roscat_]

Giancarlo Esposito woulda been great as the emperor. I didn’t mind Christopher Walken tho

[@MaxWelton]

19:32 Austin Butler was the only main actor who fainted. The arena was like 110° and he had an all-black costume

[@MLennholm]

12:39 That's funny because apparently the name _Harkonnen_ was inspired by the Finnish surname _Härkönen_ (which is also a verification that the way it's pronounced in Villeneuve's movies is the correct way)

[@Acog11]

Big book fan, and I still loved the movie. Part 1 stayed mostly true to the book, while part 2 definitely ventured off more. The changes are more intriguing to me to see how he’s going to wrap this up, since they definitely have future ramifications and he’s only doing 1 more movie. Most of the changes, other than the ending, revolved around not having the small time jump so I can understand why they were made with that in mind. Cant wait for part 3!

[@l8on675]

The only thing that didn't sit well for me was Paul being Harkonnen. Like, I didn't get the point if the twist. Being Harkonnen didn't give them any advantage, Paul just kills them like he wouldve if they weren't related anyway.

[@Phoenixflame87]

@@l8on675 It ties in with the Kwisatz Haderach thing. He was supposed to be a girl that has a child with a Harkonnen to create the Kwisatz Haderach, but it turns out that he already had Harkonnen genes from his mother and the plan skips a generation.

[@l8on675]

@@Phoenixflame87 Looking more into it, I think I get the Harkonnen reveal more in that it was Paul's que to put aside Leto's "" lead with your heart" example and use more brutal tactics to win the war like a Harkonnen would. Without the reveal, Paul may have relied on more diplomatic means and failed.

[@shockmesane4158]

"I haven't seen anything as visually arresting since Argyll" should probably go on all the posters and physical media.

[@benhramiak8781]

saw it yesterday. good stuff

[@alexanderdumas-]

I watched the first Dune when it came out and it felt like a commercial for this movie. Hope I get time to see the new one soon

[@bassterix7151]

I also saw it in D-Box but I didn't plan for it. Booked the double feature for me and my mates and didn't even see that I booked the D-Box row. I gotta say, I kept that shit on max level throughout both movies and I fucking loved it. Dune is already such a physical experience and the added impacts and shocks made the action scenes (especially that first worm riding scene) incredibly intense. The weed helped, too.

[@TJ_mx]

He’s Duke Skywalker

[@juanpablosilvalinares2324]

The black and white was done with infrared cameras. Really cool.

[@ryanpiscitelli]

As someone that was also put off by Christopher Walken, after thinking about it I've begun to suspect that we're meant to not take the Emperor seriously as he's shown to be an unwitting pawn of the machinations of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood. Not sure if that's the actual motivation, but it helps me accept it more.

[@Superplayer_2]

Timothy chalomet is the perfect Terry McGinnis for Batman beyond

[@ClintonAllenAnderson]

I'm happy to wait the 5 or 6 years till Part 3. It will be the Best Trilogy Ever!

[@nicklafleur7620]

I doubt it will be that long honestly. From 2013-2017 Denis did 1 movie every year up until blade runner 2049, and probably took a few years to convince the studios to let him make dune as a 2 parter after blade runner lost them so much money, plus both dunes were hampered by the pandemic. Honestly, if Denis is feeling up to it, I could see it releasing in the next 2 years

[@jamesatkinsonja]

@@nicklafleur7620 DV signed on as director for Dune in Feb 17 so he was doing it even before Blade Runner came out. Of course that was supposed to come out in 2020 before being delayed so only 3 years after BR 2049.

[@vishalthefirst4140]

Can't believe I watched Dune part 2 and didn't say it's Dunen time even once

[@AcidFlorist]

Oh and about Christopher Walken, his old music video dance Dune reference connection put to the side, you make good points that he could have all these different concepts to work with, but within the context of this film it sort of fits, if you take into account the implication the benne gesserit control the emperor, with the whole implication it was them who ordered the destruction of house Atreides through the emperor, right, so for him to be this silly old guy, it fits more than it should. But I've nothing but love for Walken and I'm totally biased, xoxo

[@kylegerbrick8664]

Christopher Walken was perfect, that scene with him and Skarsgård together was great

[@pandemoniumgaming6344]

Walken took me out of it unfortunately and my question is how do they get off the worm especially when you got lots of old people and those baskets. How do they get all them off without being brutally hurt. Jump and roll I guess lol

[@winterwolf211]

Apparently they tire them out? I assume the worms just stop, maybe they also make the worms stop which is how they can get on them too.

[@dallasbhowell8485]

In the books they ride them till they're exhausted, then call another. But seeing as how these movies are not like the books, they'll probably parachute off of em.

[@pandemoniumgaming6344]

Oh yea forgot about the tiring them out haven't read the book in years. Thanks for the clarification @@dallasbhowell8485

[@oldcowbb]

how do they set up tents and shit on them in the first place

[@MICOXD]

7:37 they also printed the Batman to film and scanned it back to digital. It’s the first movie I heard that did that

[@chrischagnon5955]

12:43 actually Finland - Harkonnen (Härkönen) is a Finnish surname. Was surprising to have a colleague with that surname when I moved to Finland haha

[@rflxPoint]

Saw it in 1570 imax. was absolutely killer, cant wait to do a pt 1 and 2 double feature

[@Castragroup]

Part one was way better

[@MindOfE]

@@Castragroup I don’t know I saw part one and I fell asleep within the first 30 minutes because I felt it was super slow. I actually enjoyed two a whole lot even though I had no idea what was going on. But I got the gist.

[@kevinh8737]

Movies were not invented until many years later. Calling cap

[@reclusiarchgrimaldus1269]

I loved the part where Paul and the Fremen said, "It's Paulin' time," and completely Pauled on 60 billion people

[@vestavind]

No more of this meme, no more!!!Just stop, I beg you

[@oldcowbb]

is this still funny

[@dakotajones674]

I actually love Christoper W in this. Although i kept thinking of “RING A DING DING” from hairspray hahaha. BUT its good to see him back into something serious

[@DrRipper19]

I hope that DV does Dune messiah and has a crazy flash forward in a vision of the future that Paul has where he sees his son as the titanic worm god emperor

[@king_supreme1102]

The first time I saw it, I was like yeah this is great. The 2nd time, omg I couldn’t believe how amazing it was. Almost flawless. Definitely one of the pillars of Sci-Fi from now on.