The first one was great. Part 2 is the reason why you can't recreate the theater experience. Sound and visual can't be done on a phone or TV.. It's a true cinematic experience. Haven't had one like that in a while. It's a true masterpiece

Jeff being a movie guy but goes to the bathroom during it is wild

Walken underplyaing is playing the part correctly and facilitated others. He's a weakened power and a shell of himself. And Zendaya was just fantastic

Dave eating like 5 days of salt during dune is hilarious

The guy sitiing in front of Dave, having to listen to him eating 4 buckets of popcorn probably left mid movie 😂

Idk why but I crack up everytime Dave says “pupcorn”

Thanos killed Drax very quickly

The feeling in your chest from sounds of the sounds were mind blowing

the best part of IMAX for this movie was the sound… it was insane

Christopher Lee if he were alive would be awesome as Shaddam

The first 30 minutes of Dune 2 is very quiet, and I'm just imagining the whole theater pissed off at Dave for crunching through multiple bags of popcorn during that.

On the whole "SW copied Dune" thing, I think Frank Herbert told the press, and I summarize, "It's taking everything in me not to sue the shit out of them."

Best Picture of 2024

Dune 2 had a budget of $190 million and they made an incredible film while Marvel made Quantamanium for $275 million and we know how that went..

Would NOT have expected Dave to be the type to like Dune.

Dune part 2 is a MASTERPIECE

Dune 2 is a must theater watch. Love my fellow "nerds". Its so good

Dave could easily get the world record for most popcorn eaten at Disney World

Part 2 with ease just a brilliant masterpiece

Dune 2 was sick. I liked the first one, REALLY liked this second one

both are great in their own right; reminds me of batman begins and dark knight

This movie could have been an hour longer and it would have been amazing

Lucas basically took Dune + Valerian & Laureline (look it up), and fit it in a Hero’s Journey narrative. Plus some of his own filmmaking inspirations.

Mads Mikkelsen would have been a great emperor casting

Dave thinks Paul is Luke Skywalker when in reality he’s Anakin 😬

If Star Wars came out today, it would totally be just as epic as it was in 1977, because it is the story, pacing, and themes that make it so great.

4 large popcorns is an accomplishment tbh

Thumbs up for Dave’s popcorn consumption. Thought I ate a lot before the movie starts and during.

Being of an earlier generation, I still see Christopher Walken as the Oscar winner from the 70s (in Best Picture “The Deer Hunter”, beating other legends like Bruce Dern and John Hurt). Christopher Walken is not just “being Christopher Walken” in this film. (BTW, he and Javier Bardem are the only Oscar winners for acting in this film.) His performance in “Dune 2” is subdued, not exaggerated-no mustache twirling and no “Walkenisms”. He portrays the Emperor as a weakened ruler, past his prime. With some melancholy. Walken is a deserved Oscar-awarded actor, a pro, and a legend. Within limited screen time, he graces “Dune 2” as a good member of an ensemble team-with stardom, class, and dignity. A cinema king playing a king. Also recall back in the day Walken’s dance in Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”. The song says, “walk without rhythm and it won't attract the worm”-pretty much predicting his future association with “Dune 2”!!! Walken is also a real badass in the 1980 mercernaries movie “The Dogs of War”. And in crime films like “King of New York”…

Lucas copied from a lot of different sources, which Herbert acknowledged as well in his criticisms of Star Wars. Hidden Fortress by Kurosawa, Flash Gordon serials, Darth Vader is taken from Doctor Doom in Marvel. Dune’s influence is undeniable though and Lucas’ reluctance to talk about it was probably because of how recent the book was, ten years before the started making the movie, and just how many similarities there are.

Part 2 may be the best movie I’ve ever seen. I thought it was perfection

If I eat half a bag of popcorn, I am in the bathroom 15 minutes later. Dave at four buckets. lolz

So weird. I’m usually an hour early for a movie too. One of life’s simple pleasures.

I have never really been a Dave fan but him loving Dune came out of left field for me and I definitely have a different view of him. These 2 movies have become a litmus test for how much I like a person😂

I love this so much.

Always run to the basement after i see a great movie that you've reviewed! Holy shit not only am i deaf right now, but i am blown away by how fucking awesome that movie was!!

For real!! I didn’t get up to pee, hit my vape, or smoke weed for 3 full hours - I haven’t accomplished anything like this since 2019 when I flew DTW ✈️ LAX 😂 THE MOVIE IS THAT GOOD YALL

That god damn thing behind D Lowe is pissing me off

Dave housing 4 large popcorns is absolutely outrageous like Robbie said 😂

Are previews normally 30 min long? Felt like we were in there forever waiting

It's worth mentioning that while Star Wars is influenced by Dune, Star Wars is also heavily influenced by other sources like Kurosawa and pulp adventure serials

Gary oldman for the emperor

4 large popcorns is absolutely maniacal

Dave being a serious OG. Dune is my favorite book of all time and I'm really old. Waited all my life for a worthy version. I longed for Peter Jackson to take the helm but this one works so well.

Everything Dave says makes me laugh out loud. Guys demeanor kills me.

Dave is a big world building guy

Agree Dave!!

I like it more than Star Wars as well Dave! Props

Wait what happened to the tour guide from Disney?

Hard agree w Dave. Surprised I’m saying it

I don't think its fair to say the emperor is supposed to be evil, but I agree that they should have casted someone less known

The main villain now is Paul. He was basically the villain in the last 20 minutes of the film. He's presented as a hero, but he's the bad guy and will cause billions of deaths after he gets the throne. Fun stuff!

Dune is for grown-ups, but Star Wars is not. There is no comparison.

Jeff needs to get a Stadium Buddy.

The discussion about Lady Jessica's role in Dune Part 3 is interesting because she doesn't appear in Dune Messiah, she only comes back in the third book. This is something I feel should definitely be changed for Dune Part 3. She doesn't need to be Arrakis, but just show her doing sneaky Bene Gesserit stuff on different planets that are affected by Paul's conquest.

The take that Dune 1 is better than 2 is bananas.

yall in for an awakening with dune messiah 😂

Jeff, might be time to see a doc about that bladder dude haha

Plot Twist: Maybe Paul Atreides enslaving millions to kill billions may just be the real villian.

Davey Cinema.

Game of Thrones is also based on Dune, with the Wars of the Roses family drama being the template for House Targaryen. Examples: AC (After Conquest) = AG (After Guild) House Stark = House Atreides House Targaryen = House Corrino (Emperor and his family) House Lannister = House Harkonnen (exponentially worse) Wildlings (Freefolk) & Dothraki = Fremen Maesters = Mentats R’hlor & the red priestesses/priests = Bene Gesserit & Missionaria Protectiva Dragons = Sandworms Faceless Men = Face Dancers Iron Bank = Spacing Guild & Lansraad Three-Eyed Raven = Kwisatz Haderach Jon = Paul Ygritte = Chani Mance Rayder = Stilgar Joffrey & Ramsay = Feyd & Rabban Petyr Baelish (Littlefinger) wants Catelyn = Piter De Vris (Harkonnen mentat) wants Jessica (in the book) Maester Luwin = Thufir Hawat (Atreides mentat) Jorah Mormont, Beric Dondarrion, Tyrion Lannister, Rodrik Cassel, & Syrio Forel = Duncan Idaho & Gurney Hallek Jon goes north (mostly alone) = Paul walks into the desert (end of Dune Messiah) Trial by Combat = The Amtal Rule - Ned Stark and Leto Atreides. They are honorable to their own detriment. Both have to leave home to perform their duty somewhere else. - Fraternal Twins: Jamie & Cersei = Leto II & Ghanima (except no incest.) - Fremen send bats with messages = sending ravens

I'm starting to believe Jeff is trying to make it seem like he knows more about Dune than he actually does...There were times when Robbie would ask for confirmation on things and Jeff just kind of ignored him. He also said that these 2 movies complete the first two books....Nope, just the first book

Jon Voight as Emperor

fun fact in the book the emperor was like in his 70-80s but because he took spice he only looked like he was in his 30s. Unfortunately Villeneuve thought it would confuse too many people so he just made him look old and thats the reason they cast Walkens.

NEED the backstory on what happened to Aussie Dave

How about Ana Taylor Joys cameo as Paul's sister? 🔥

“All the villains are dead”, but Paul and the Bene Gesserit are still alive. This movie does such a meta job of convincing the Fremen AND the audience with the religious propaganda that Paul is the hero, when in fact he has turned, like Anakin.

“Who is the main villain in Dune?” As of right now, Paul

Honestly at 2.5 hours it felt so short!Like this movie could have been 4 hours with an intermission. When it was over I was like no way how did this go by that fast!?

Someone said Mads Mikkelson as the Emperor, I see it

I'm ten minutes in and I still have no idea what any of you think about the movie.

Tenet was incredible..

11:30 "The Brian Herbert books are just terrible." Not to me. They were GREAT! Interesting. Filled in massive amounts of the backstory: the creation of the guild navigators, the robotic machines, the creation of the shield, LOTS of stuff!

Not seeing in IMAX is a big miss especially if you can see it in 70mm

Replacements for Walken’s Emperor: Michael Douglas, Donald Sutherland, Or Uncle Jun from the sopranos 😂👍

William defoe for the emperor

Leaving a dislike cause Clem tricked me #klemmer

I’m going to see it in true imax in Indianapolis. I’ve heard it is legitimately worth it. Like jaw dropping and seeing way more of the worms and all that b

Doesn't really seem like Jeff read the book.. Also Paul BECOMES Darth Vader

Has Jeff read the books ?

Dave! Please be careful of your popcorn addiction! Heart issues are no bueno. Maybe put a limit at 2 popcorns.

Luke and obi wan. Same as Duncan and Paul. Even having both die in order to let the other escape

RE: "who;s the main villain now?" ... It's Paul.

I agree with Dave. I think Dune was better than Star Wars. And we still have part 3

Watch the mini series

I too have dreams of Zendaya

I thoroughly enjoyed both movies, but I'm with Dave in that I prefer the first.

Charles Dance or Jeremy Irons should have been cast for the role of Shaddam IV

If all of star wars was more like revenge of the sith. There would be extremely more fans.

Dave trying to act like that’s the first time he had a straw in his nose lol

Dune 1 was very good. Dune 2 is great. Time passes so quickly I didn’t realize it was a 2 hour and 46 minute film.

I enjoyed both Dune movies, I wouldnt say i'm a big Dune fanatic, mainly because I thought the book was tough to finish....so much so that i just decided not to read Dune Messiah. But Dave cant call himself this huge Dune guy when hes of the opinion Emporer Shaddam is the most evil guy in the story. I'm not saying Walken was a good choice, but the character in the book and movies is definitely not some Evil baddy. He was a paranoid, envious man who was threatened by house Atreides.

I agree, the first movie is better.

We need house of dragons

David Lynch's version was fantastic for the amount of money he had in his budget

Butler killed it. Best villain since Ledger’s Joker. GOAT Duel. Oh ya’ll don’t see, w his actions, Paul is the main villain of it all, and Anakin

Walken is awesome 🎉

They should have used Charles Dance for the emperor.

“Who’s the main villain” it’s Paul

I think you guys are nitpicking. I read the book as a kid and loved it. Making a movie from a great book is very difficult. Dune is so complex, many characters, different worlds, royal politics, trippy drugs, the sisterhood, a messiah, lots of internal dialogue…. The look and feel of this movie captured Arakis exactly as I pictured it. Yeah, it took lots of artistic liberties and had to lop off some things to streamline the narrative. I loved it, visually stunning, some solid acting. When it ended I realized I barely touched my $11 tub of popcorn. In contrast did you ever read Puzzo’s The Godfather. It sucked; the film epic. Most Hitchcock films made from second rate novels. My favorite novel of the time I read Dune was Catch-22. Hugely disappointed with the film. It has grown on me in time. Give Dune the film some time. It will grow on you.