IanMWalker's reviews

Excellent.

As a friend said, they did miss out a few good things which were in the book but what they left in was very well done.

The universe Frank Herbert crafted was vast and intricate. It must be difficult to condense this into a film. Perhaps a long series would have done it more justice. What we have, though, was close and very entertaining. I didn't think I would like my favourite character, Jessica as much as I did in the original film but Rebecca Ferguson did a terrific job. I look forward to seeing more of her.

I read all of the books back when I was a teenager (16 of them) and they had a profound impact on me thanks to my love and fascination of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood (witches). The sixth book was all about them. It described that one of their main abilities was Minutiae Scrutinae. A training which allowed them to see every minute detail of their surroundings, a room or indeed of a person. They could see the slightest twitch or movement of a face and so became known as Truthsayers as they could see through lies. They observed everything.

I used to read in the street whilst walking to and from work. I was in Brighton whilst reading this series. One day, nose firmly stuck in this book, I suddenly noticed, atop the door of a pub I had walked by hundreds of times, the statue of a knight. This large knight held a shield to its chest and a sword thrust over the door.

My gast was well and truly flabbered. I had never noticed this statue. Here I was, reading about those who were trained to see all and I realised that, like most people, I was walking on auto pilot, with blinkers on.

From that day on, I practiced and ensured that I would always be observant.

So, Frank Herbert changed me.

As a friend said, I too am now looking forward to the Director's Cut of this film (potentially six hours apparently) and very much to part two.

Highly recommended.

#Dune2021.

Nothing particularly new or unexpected but entertaining throughout. No slow spots.

Recommended.

#TheVault.

A slow burn which then became rather good but was let down with an abrupt, disappointing ending.

Well....

I loved it!

Kate Beckinsale is fantastic as always. It was nice to see the handsome Jai Courtney again and of course, the gorgeous Bobby Canavale.

The story was fun, funny and engaging.

Best line: "If he had a bigger Adam's apple this would really be working for me".

Worst bad funny bit: babies!

It's official. I can't stop an episode from ending no matter how hard I think at the telly. :(

What an absolute gem of a show. I loved it. Bravo to all involved, especially #JeanSmart.

I'm ready for season two now, please!

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#Hacks #HacksOnHBOMax.

Terminator: Dark Fate - I just finished the new film. I don't know why it received such negativity. Sure, it got a little bit cheesy once Arnold appeared but otherwise, I thought it was terrific. It had interesting characters (including our old favourite, Sarah), fantastic effects and some unprecedented fight scenes. . Thank you, James Cameron.

I was thoroughly entertained. . . . . #Terminator #TerminatorDarkFate

It might have been good if there hadn't been so many mistakes. :(

I wish I hadn't paid the on-demand fee for this one.

As my title states, the effects were decent for a low budget film.

The worst element, however, was the ridiculous dialogue, particularly from one of the rescuees who whined and complained about everything rather than showing any fear or nervousness which would be entirely natural given the circumstances. I only kept watching so that I could see her get her come uppance.

I agree with the other comments about it blending aspects of Aliens and Resident Evil. Unfortunately, since it is so obvious it only serves to highlight how much this film is lacking.

Skip it.