UltimateSteevil

Honestly, this film is just meandering garbage that goes nowhere and says nothing, only with vague references to classic themes strewn throughout, in an apparently bid to make claims of being arty................ yet, as is often the case these days? It's amusing to read other reviews on here describing it as a poignant triumph of some sort.... It ISN'T. It's a disjointed mess with an almost total lack of cohesive narrative.......... As if the Director just threw everything at the wall in the hopes that something would stick. One of the best films I've seen in recent years is The Lighthouse..... which truly DOES touch on and explore many ideas and themes, isn't necessarily a traditional plot/narrative, yet it WORKS..... it's thought provoking and has you asking questions for days after viewing........................... "Beau is afraid" PRETENDS to do this, but there is nothing of substance. Save yourself the 3 wasted hours.

this movie isn't "complex" as some claim..... (the book is.... the 84 film, no) .... if you've read the book, and then see this 1984 version from David Lynch? You kinda wonder why he has arbitrarily Added plot devices that really miss the point of the source material, and why the special effects look like home made garbage..... seriously, this came out the year after 'Return of the Jedi', and 'Jedi' looks 1000 times better in the effects department........ and the soundtrack was an instantly dated, clanging nightmare.............. outside of that? Kyle as Paul Atreides is just far too old..... he's supposed to be 15, and looks 30............... it's truly appalling to read the book and learn how sophisticated, rich, original and inventive it is..? And then watch this cheesy Flash Gordon-esque garbage which is supposed to represent it...... I get that people have nostalgia for this film? But it's still a bad film..... Hopefully the 2020 film will nail it........... because this film sure as hell didn't.