Dune: Part Two [Blu-ray] [2024] [Region Free]

A sequel to the first remake that has been well worth the wait. The item arrived very quickly, even though I pre-ordered this film. The contents sealed and undamaged. I immediately played the disc and was riveted by the continuing saga. As many will understand, the growing catalogue of films and television series on Blu-Ray, or DVD is an essential act of originality in Film Collectors. Though the idea is to replace Hard Disc copies to digital DL (Download), there will be a lot of customers who will shy away from the forced "Norm" and in their quest to find Hard Copies (originals) will subtract the 38% of those who want tangible products. Just saying. Now, my only goal is to see DUNE Part 3, with my friend, Jessica Barden, having her first major role in an epic science fiction film that will revolutionize cinema.

Second part of 'Dune.' Which continues the story on from 2021 film 'Dune.' There's no reprise of that so you would be best to watch it before watching this. Paul and his mother are now firmly esconsed with the Fremen. And Paul leads the fight against the Harkonnens. Which has some in the Fremen believing his is the chosen one in their ancient prophecy. Although one particular Fremen isn't into this at all. A new threat from the Harkonnens arises when a very capable family member comes to the fore. And the Emperor and his daughter get involved as well. All this and a certain order plotting their own plots, means only one will emerge victorious and take humanity into the future. Whatever that might be like. Hard decisions for Paul await.... If you like part one, you'll like this. If you're a purist of the book, then you may or may not. You know what purists are like. I'm one though, and I loved it. It's because it's made by a director who really knows what he's doing. He uses film to it's full extent to make for a memorable movie experience. It helps to have outdoor scenes actually done on location rather than in studio with digital backdrops. It makes the world come alive so well. World building, as it's called, it superb. There are new additions to the cast who are great. In particular Florence Pugh, who makes Princess Irulan a very smart free thinker. And Austin Butler is amazing as Feyd Rautha. Getting the time and chance to do with the role what Sting didn't get. He gets a better costume also. It also does get into some very interesting moral dilemmas, which do give you food for thought, as you consider the choices that face Paul. The sound design is amazing also. Probably even better than Oppenheimer. When I saw this in the cinema my seat rocked. And it hadn't done that so much since the days of Sensurround. Anyone not around in the 70's ask your grandparents about that. This does end at the same point as the book does. Not a spoiler to say it doesn't rain. It is said a film of the next book in the series will be coming. Here's hoping. I think this is as perfect an adaptation of a genre classic as you could possibly get. Nothing is ever going to be entirely like the book, but I think this works. So it's highly recommended. There's no extras scenes or material during or after the end credits. Some bits of the film are subtitled. These can't be turned off. There are some flashing images also, so be aware if those affect you. The dvd has no extras. It goes into the main menu when loaded with no ads or trailers. Those do seem to be a thing of the past for dvds. Language and subtitle options: Languages: English. Castilian Spanish. Subtitles: English. Castilian Spanish. Danish. Finnish. Norwegian. Swedish.

Excellent! A truly stunning piece of work! (Both part 1 AND part 2)!…. I feel sure that in times to come and when Villeneuve’s career is looked back on, these two films will be looked back on as his high point in his career…. It’s difficult to see how they could be bettered, (which is not to detract from his other work, which is (in places) of considerable merit, [looking at you, Bladerunner 2042, amongst others])… I had long thought that a treatment of Dune (cinematically) of this quality (and on this scale), was an impossibility, with both the Lynch version and the Sci Fy channels version having their own flaws and detractions, but THIS version, is quite simply Magnificent! What’s not in the film(s) from Herbert’s books is of no real loss, which, in my opinion, says a lot for both the Director AND the script… Initially, when I saw the reveal for the cast, I instinctively thought that Chalamet looked far to young to play Paul, and yet….. , he ends up delivering a compelling performance worthy of considerable note, making the character his own…. The same can be said of Zendaya’s performance of Chani. Both the cinematography and the direction are superb, to say nothing of the production design. This / these film(s), may very possibly be the best film(s) I have seen in the last twenty years. A magnificent triumph of film making.

Sadly, as great as it is, the film has several flaws. The pace is very uneven. There are times when Paul went in and out of character. I do understand that the film stays faithful to the books and doesn't try to depict Paul Atreides as the Messiah, however, I would still like to see Paul as a higher being, depicting some mystique. However, when he says "What are you guys laughing at?", the character breaks from, potentially the chosen one, to a guy in a coffee shop. And there are sadly a fair few points like that in the film. When Paul took the water of life, having Chani slapping him at the end after he came out of the vision, that moment felt terribly anticlimactic, and it completely took me out of the film. Additionally, The Harkonnens fail to be scary and disgusting. The original Dune film, although technically far inferior, managed to depict the Harkonnen as fearsome, scary, disturbing, and disgusting. The world of Harkonnen was also another minus point for me. The black-and-white depiction of the world had no impact on me. The design of Harkonnen's world was also very bland. There was nothing there to reflect the sickness of that society and its brutal nature. Also, the transition of Paul Atreides from young man to leader was too drastic. Although Timothée Chalamet did a very impressive job as a strong leader. Austin Butler did a good job but as I wrote above, the design of the Harconnen was not fearsome and I felt no dread radiating from this character. I felt that Sting did a far better job as Feyd-Rautha. As per my review of the first Dune film of this series, Baron Harkonnen was not scary/disturbing and/or disgusting, Zendaya emanated no ethereal qualities and the spacecraft design was far less imaginative than the original Dune film. However, this time around, I felt that the machines on Arakis by the Harconnen were far better designed than anything we saw in the first installment. As I wrote above, the pace wasn't perfect. But, the effects were top-notch, and the acting also was 10/10 with special mention to Zendaya for depicting the pain she went through, being treated the way she was by Paul. One point about the empire. The spherical ship was impressive. But, I could not take Christopher Walken seriously. I was waiting to hear at any point the words "Guys, we need more cowbell!!". He was a very poor choice of casting for the role. The battle at the end (after the atomics) was extremely short, for some bizarre reason. The music also was extremely one-dimensional. It felt more like music design than actual music. There were some flashes of musical material, i.e. when we saw the Epereror's ship, but musically, there was nothing there to stand out. The main theme is also extremely familiar as per Zimmer's work, i.e., female vocals, huge production, etc. The love theme for Paul and Chani has a beautiful element to it, but it sounded very unfocused, I would have loved to remember the theme after I left the theater, but I couldn't withhold the melody in my head, a sign of a bad melody. All in all, a great film, but with many flaws. I would watch it again, but it's not up there with some of the greatest films ever made.

The very best quality both in picture and in sound quality, both the 1st film & 2nd film in this series has to be washed in, using a SONY 4K ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION with Dolby Atmos sound, on a 65”inch Sony 4K Ultra HD, through a DENON AVC-X6700H AV 13.2 AV Amplifier, giving a faultless experience both visually and audio, using two REL SUB WOOFERS + MONITOR AUDIO SILVER 100 series floor speakers with one central speaker, and 6 ceiling speakers, and a SONY 4K Ultra HD DVD DISK PLAYER.

I'm just having to watch it again and again..to get my head around it...Surpasses the Genre with its Mysticism & Great supporting cast & main actors...plus Alll the Plotting! Fabulous!! [*Would love to see more emphasis on "travelling without moving"....] Otherwise, a wonderfully cheap Great purchase!

Fantastic film

Not a review of the film here (which is outstanding) but I had bought this in Prime but the bluray is actually better quality sound and visuals.