I found this such a painful experience and I’ll be brief about why.
It was overstuffed with inconsequential ritual, gormless staring from every character in it, needless detail, and shots and pacing so ponderous I kept kicking the chair in front of me (it was empty).
The Fremen were so boring it felt like a really honking Ryanair flight when you’re stuck on the tarmac for 45 mins. It went on and on with these goons and I was sick to death of them. What else? It’s wholly unmemorable in its dialogue. Not a single line staying with you, the chat consists of characters telling the audience what is happening.
The pros:
The spectacle is great, the effects sublime. The Harkonnen are at least interesting, their strange society and brutal ways. But they barely feature. Apparently, folk chatting in a desert is more deserved of our attention.
That’s about it.
I won’t be watching again.
Shite.
Wanderings and ... wonderings. 