I've always been a big fan of the original Dune published 1965.

Such a fan that I even loved the 1984 film adaptation by David Lynch. Recall Sting was Feyd-Rautha, Baron Harkonnen's younger nephew. It was widely panned.

I booked an IMAX ticket online. Sat in the second row so the screen would fill my vision. I wanted to be engulfed by sand.

I was not disappointed.

Denis Villeneuve was the right person to remake this story.

Dune is BIG. Dark. Gritty. Dusty.

I hiked that area of Jordan. The movie brought back fond memories.

Though the cast was all excellent, Timothée Chalamet makes this film. He's perfect as Paul Atreides. In contrast, Kyle MacLachlan was not believable in the 1984 version.  

Stellan Skarsgård was intimidating as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. He reminded me of Marlon Brando when he reached 300 lbs.

 Zendaya as Chani is excellent too, but doesn't have much screen time. She'll be a central character in Dune part 2.

The only casting I'd question is Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Dr. Liet-Kynes. Not sure that worked.

Great soundtrack by Hans Zimmer.

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