Movie Review: Dune (2021)

Dune
Oct 22, 2021
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Jason Momoa
Rating: PG-13 (Some Disturbing Images|Sequences of Strong Violence|Suggestive Material)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure
Runtime: 2h 35m
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their own fear will survive.

Dune was the first sci-fi series I read...we are talking early 80s (I was 13-ish). I had never been so emersed in a fictional world up to that point. I dreamed about Dune. Then around book 5, I lost interest. I was excited when the movie came out in 1984 (I was a high school junior). But it was disappointing. It didn't capture the magic I experienced in the books.

I was a little hesitant when I heard it was being remade. Once I saw the trailer, I was on board and ready to give it another chance. And I was not disappointed this time!

Dune 2021 is an experience. They don't tell the story. They show the world--you experience it. The movie has a suspenseful foreboding mood you feel deep down. The cinematography is beautiful...yes, it does go over the top sometimes but that's Hollywood. The dramatic music was a bit cliche at some moments.

There was no story info-dumping. Which was nice. But if you haven't read the book I can see how some of it might be confusing.

My husband and I loved it (he never read the book). We plan on watching it again.

4.5 "spice" Sheep

Sharon

Help Harry Hole Find The Snowman Killer QUIZ + giveaway

You Could Have Saved Her I Gave You All The Clues

The Snowman
October 19, 2017
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg with Val Kilmer and J.K. Simmons
Directed By Tomas Alfredson
Screenplay By Hossein Amini and Peter Straughan
Genre: Thriller
Universal Pictures

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When the next snow falls who will he take?
Based on Jo Nesbø’s global bestseller, The Snowman stars Michael Fassbender (X-Men series) and Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation).

When an elite crime squad’s lead detective, Harry Hole (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit (Ferguson), the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.

Charlotte Gainsbourg (Independence Day: Resurgence), Val Kilmer (Heat) and Academy Award® winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) also star in The Snowman, a terrifying thriller from director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and executive produced by Martin Scorsese.

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Movie Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE NATION

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE NATION
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 2hr 12min
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Alec Baldwin
With the IMF disbanded, and Ethan (Tom Cruise) out in the cold, the team now faces off against a network of highly skilled special agents, the Syndicate. These highly trained operatives are hellbent on creating a new world order through an escalating series of terrorist attacks. Ethan gathers his team and joins forces with disavowed British agent Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), who may or may not be a member of this rogue nation, as the group faces their most impossible mission yet.

Rogue Nation is absolutely one of the most thrilling and action packed films to hit this summer. Tom Cruise has once again delivered an over the top fanatical high speed ride! From beginning to end, this film entertains every step of the way and keeps you hanging on to your oh shi@ bars!

Does anyone look better full-go running then Cruise? He's got this almost iconic "run face" down pat. I love just watching him run all over town! Run, Tom, run! Add that to his amazing death defying stunts, I mean he really hung onto the outside of a damn plane, and he's truly one of the best actors of our time! Is he crazy off screen? I don't know and I don't care! Be cray cray all day, live it and love it. Bathe in it for all I care. Then go out and make more hits like this one!

So many humorous moments from the merry band of spy brothers, fun high-tech gadgets and killer musical score just add the icing on this rich chocolate cake. More please! I'll keep watching this man and this franchise. Plus there's finally a badass chick that can take on the bad guys and make it look really good.

If you want to check out a entertaining action film done right, then go see this!

Getting 4 and 1/2 Sheep

KD