DaveH
Striker
Same here about characters. A lot of action films I just call effects films, because that is what they really are, just a showcase of how well they can do effects no plot.It must be a trait of getting old but I just love character led action films. I don't need explosions every 2 mins to keep me interested. I much prefer the world building to be fluid and the characters to develop organically. If that means more dialogue and less pew pew then I'm up for it.
One minor gripe with the second film was how the Harkonans were depicted as being somewhat incompetent. In the 1st they came across quite bad ass, decimating the whole Atreides clan in one night. Then the 2nd, they couldn't handle the Freman and Paul.
But the characters have to be engaging and the development of the plot at a decent pace. I can’t remember the name of a single character from part 1 (first half).
Was there much significant in the second half of the first one, or any must watch scenes? With part two reviewed much higher, I might just do one of the 5 minute recaps on YouTube and pick it up again from there.