Dune: Part Two—improves over the 2021 Dune—has stronger acting from Timothée Chalamet. It is best to watch the first Dune, then this Dune: Part Two as there are references that may be difficult to understand if the first movie has not been watched.
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Storyline
Paul Atrietes and his mother continue to make alliances with the Freman, and Paul tries to take actions against the persons responsible for destroying his family.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director and Producer Denis Villeneuve for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer Herbert W. Gains, Joshua Grode, John Harrison, Brian Herbert, Kim Herbert, Byron Merritt, Richard P. Rubinstein, Jon Spaihts, for making the film possible. Cast includes Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, and Dave Bautista.
Buy a
ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This movie is better than the first Dune movie due to stronger acting and writing. Be aware that the movie tries to work like an epic movie and is 2 hours and 46 minutes long.
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption—better story than Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior—has Victor
Webster standing in for Dwayne Johnson. Watch for Ron Perlman and Dave Bautista
in the cast. The movie is a suitable watch but does come close to the original Scorpion
movie. The late Kimbo Slice is an integral part of the story and adds a
level of ‘cool’ to the movie.
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This action film is about: Mathayus loses his kingdom, becomes a mercenary soldier, and is given the
opportunity to have a kingdom if he performs a task.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Roel Reiné for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer Sean Daniel, James Jacks, Kevin Misher, and Stephen Sommers, for making the film
possible. Cast includes: Dave Bautista ,Bostin Christopher, Tanapol Chuksrida, Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson, Geoffrey Giuliano, and J.D. Hall,
Being James Bond: The
Daniel Craig Story—documentary short film—WOW! has terrific
interviews, provides excellent behind-the-scenes education, and shows how
actors work to provide audiences with outstanding entertainment. This
documentary increases appreciation for the industry and the people who work
within that industry, various factors that can affect the quality of output,
and how dedicated performers and background workers make decisions to keep on
schedule despite terrific challenges. Wonderful presentation with outstanding
direction shows a candid view of relationship with the press and paparazzi. This
film is featured on James Bond 007’s YouTube page and the No Time To Die
DVD film. This documentary is more than worth watching. Don’t miss it.
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Storyline
This documentary film is
about: Daniel Craig being chosen for the new
James Bond character, what he did to prepare for the role, and how he finally
left the role after 15 years service.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director
Baillie Walsh for making the film possible. Thank you to Producer Colin Burrows
for making the film possible. Cast includes: Daniel Craig, Michael G. Wilson,
and Barbara Broccoli.
Dune—read a plotline before going—works at an exceptionally high level of
complication and sophistication. This is an intellectual watch that may be
completely appreciated by a limited audience with specialized knowledge. It is not
as interesting, nor as good as the original movie, but the film does elaborate on
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen’s character and about his position in moving the story
forward. While the cast is star-studded, it surprisingly, at times, needs more
realistic acting and consistency in acting skills.
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Storyline
A family has become powerful due to its control
of ‘spice’. A ruler decides that a new family needs to control the ‘spice.’
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Denis Villeneuve for
directing effort. Thank you to Producers Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve, and
Eric Roth for making the film possible. Cast includes: Timothee Chalamet, Oscar
Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley
Henderson, Zendaya, David Dastmalchian, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster,
Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, and Javier Bardem.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. It is interesting to see the differences
between the original Dune and this story (which has been completely
rewritten with bits of the original story sprinkled in at curtain junctures).
There is little to recommend this movie to a general audience other than to see
new actors coming into their professional maturity and to view some very good
special effects, makeup artists' terrific abilities, and some fantastic architectural
structures.
