I got to see Dune pt. 2 a few days ago. Only regret is I couldn't get to watch it in Dolby Cinema.
Theater I went screwed up the visual presentation a bit. Colors were a bit washed and imagine looked kinda fuzzy. It's like they had a 1080p file and were projecting on a 4k screen. Not awful, just a little distracting for guys like me who noticed that kind of stuff. I first thought that's how the movie was supposed to look, but came back home to see the trailers and footage and it was vastly superior and sharp.
I didn't know I wanted more dune once that movie ended. I think there are talks and some loose plans for a part 3 but nothing concrete yet. I think Denis want's to do it a time of his choosing and may not necessarily want to direct himself, either way it's still a long way off.
I watched part 1 a week back and glad this movie picks up pretty much where it left off. So many good scenes, several memorable action scenes, the fights were great and really well choreographed.
Even with the messed up projection, the movie still looked great in the theater. I just love the scale of things in Denis' movies. He truly makes the world look and feel giant. The cinematography was great, the music, the sound, great blend of VFX and models to make it feel so real.
I'm going to try and watch the 1984 dune to get a sense of how it was made at the time. Plus I'll be reading the book now.
They're also making a show called Dune: The prophecy on HBO coming out this year I think. supposed to be a prequel about the Bene Gesserit. Hope it's good.