Everyone knows Amazon’s Prime Day is basically Black Friday in July for anyone with a Prime membership. That means you can save a bundle on all kinds of things, ranging from video games to living room furniture. If you’re a fan of sci-fi cinema, you’re no doubt aware that the new Dune movies directed by Denis Villeneuve are downright fantastic. And right now, Prime members can pick up a physical copy of the first installment in 4K ultra HD, for just $10.99. That’s quite a deal. (Dune: Part Two is on sale as well, if you want to complete the set.)
Dune (4K UHD) for $10.99
Dune is a famously dense novel by Frank Herbert, published in 1965. It tells a space-faring story that was deemed for decades, by critics and fans alike, as virtually “unfilmable.” Turns out they were wrong; it’s not unfilmable — at least not if you you break the story into two parts and have Villeneuve-level talent.
The movie features mega-watt star power, with the likes of Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Josh Brolin, and more filling out the cast. It deftly builds the world and political landscape of the titular spice planet and tells the first half of the intriguing, action-packed tale. Check out our Dune review for more.
What We Said In Our Review
“Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is beautiful to behold, a faithful adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel. Or of its first half, that is. And therein lies the problem that the film faces, for in cutting this story into two parts, Villeneuve has front-loaded Dune with a lot of set-up and no obvious way to end things… and so it lingers, and eventually overstays its welcome. This is a technically brilliant, visually amazing movie with a top-notch cast and deep sci-fi concepts. A shame, then, that it feels like a drag in its back half.”
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