SO absolutely fed up with the sycophants and people who feel they NEED to love this film, when it is a weak carbon of everything fantasy movie before it. Yet they dogged on "John Carter" Syndicated reviewers pretend they haven't seen a movie in the last 20 decades. And it is all so tiring. Had any of you watched ANY "Star Wars" and any spinoffs you'd know how derivative this movie is. It's tedious slog through a battle no one cares about.
And yet, it was writer Frank Herbert who most likely influenced Lucas and Verhoeven and Ridley Scott and so forth. Fine. Give him that credit. But Denis Villenueve is no where near them. Blasting horns and rumbling desert Earth does not make it a intellectual's fever dream. This is BORING. Yes...get it through your heads, this is BORING. And most of you are too afraid to tell your friends that. This is that movie where you have to like it or you're dumb. That's how they make you feel.
Any way, 1984 "Dune" still holds up the best. It doesn't have to extend these worlds into part "Gladiator" part "Star Wars" part "Galaxy Quest" Ugh.
Also, Austin Butler's villain character is laughably stupid. He beats people in an arena where he is shielded to win. Then when they are injured, he decides to drop the shield. He is a weak character. Not frightening in the least. You could slap his face and he'd drop the blades. Horrible and laughable.
Stop pretending you're smart. Take a step back and ask yourself what you just watched. The answer is: nothing. Go ahead, think about it.
And yet, it was writer Frank Herbert who most likely influenced Lucas and Verhoeven and Ridley Scott and so forth. Fine. Give him that credit. But Denis Villenueve is no where near them. Blasting horns and rumbling desert Earth does not make it a intellectual's fever dream. This is BORING. Yes...get it through your heads, this is BORING. And most of you are too afraid to tell your friends that. This is that movie where you have to like it or you're dumb. That's how they make you feel.
Any way, 1984 "Dune" still holds up the best. It doesn't have to extend these worlds into part "Gladiator" part "Star Wars" part "Galaxy Quest" Ugh.
Also, Austin Butler's villain character is laughably stupid. He beats people in an arena where he is shielded to win. Then when they are injured, he decides to drop the shield. He is a weak character. Not frightening in the least. You could slap his face and he'd drop the blades. Horrible and laughable.
Stop pretending you're smart. Take a step back and ask yourself what you just watched. The answer is: nothing. Go ahead, think about it.