I know it's not Christmas anymore (unless perhaps you are of an Orthodox persuasion) but I promise you I watched these films within earshot of trhe festive season, indeed on the very weekend that the Groupie (with my usual minimal assistance) committed the decorations back to the meticulously labelled boxes.
What to make of
Dune? I have never seen the much-derided previous attempt to film this tale, nor have I read Herbert's novel so I came to the 2021 movie with no preconceptions. Well, here's the news - there's a lot of sand about and a lot of runish gobbledegook. It has peculiar echoes of
Star Wars type stuff - this is in fact a trifle unfair because the source novel easily predates the George Lucas fantasy. On top of all that sand the special effects are, well, bloody special. But it's all a bit ponderous. By no means a bad film and I'll probably watch the sequel we are promised. 61/100.
The Harry Potter prequel saga
Fantastic Beasts has taken a bit of a beating. Johnny Depp had to be taken out of the cast as his personal life unravelled rather publicly. J.K. Rowling managed to fall foul of the Thought Police for no convincing reason. Furthermore the second instalment (after a sufficient but not great opener),
The Crimes of Grindelwald, was a right old mess of a picture. Good news for wizarding fans is that part three,
The Secrets of Dumbledore, serves to resuscitate the project. It's not great and it has its longeurs but it is perfectly serviceable. 59/100.
So that's it for another year.
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