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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 9280244" data-attributes="member: 7808">Saw it.&nbsp; Overall, I liked it a lot.&nbsp; The cinematography, acting, and special effects were all great.&nbsp; Overall, though, I would say that I think I liked part 1 just a little bit more.&nbsp; That's not really a complaint, though, because I was really surprised with how much I liked part 1.Spoiler tags for more details:[SPOILER=&quot;Mild movie spoilers&quot;]The expanded romance with Chani and Paul did little for me.&nbsp; I can understand why they added it.&nbsp; It helps explain Paul's journey on multiple levels, it helps modernize the gender roles a lot, I'm sure it increases relatability (especially among teens and the non-sci-fi market) etc.&nbsp; And the acting for it was quite good.&nbsp; But inventing drama around the obviously political marriage was weak, and in genreal I find forced romance scenes boring.The guild was all but non-existent.&nbsp; I can see why this was done.&nbsp; It helped keep the complicated political plotting more manageable, and let them focus more on the details of the Landsraad.&nbsp; But they're one of me favorite part of the books and Lynch movie, so their absense was notable.&nbsp; It will be interesting to see how they show up if there are more movies.On a related note, there were a lot of minor but meaningful changes to the political narrative.&nbsp; I'm not sure how I feel about those changes yet.And on a final critical note, I found the soundtrack a little underwhelming.&nbsp; Not bad.&nbsp; It was particularly good in the scenes where Paul first rides the worm and Feyd's colliseum battle.&nbsp; But it was definitely a not as good as part 1.[/SPOILER]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 9280244, member: 7808"] Saw it. Overall, I liked it a lot. The cinematography, acting, and special effects were all great. Overall, though, I would say that I think I liked part 1 just a little bit more. That's not really a complaint, though, because I was really surprised with how much I liked part 1. Spoiler tags for more details: [SPOILER="Mild movie spoilers"] The expanded romance with Chani and Paul did little for me. I can understand why they added it. It helps explain Paul's journey on multiple levels, it helps modernize the gender roles a lot, I'm sure it increases relatability (especially among teens and the non-sci-fi market) etc. And the acting for it was quite good. But inventing drama around the obviously political marriage was weak, and in genreal I find forced romance scenes boring. The guild was all but non-existent. I can see why this was done. It helped keep the complicated political plotting more manageable, and let them focus more on the details of the Landsraad. But they're one of me favorite part of the books and Lynch movie, so their absense was notable. It will be interesting to see how they show up if there are more movies. On a related note, there were a lot of minor but meaningful changes to the political narrative. I'm not sure how I feel about those changes yet. And on a final critical note, I found the soundtrack a little underwhelming. Not bad. It was particularly good in the scenes where Paul first rides the worm and Feyd's colliseum battle. But it was definitely a not as good as part 1. [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]

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