My wife is an uber hardcore Dune nerd and absolutely loved the movie. She's been gushing Dune lore into my brain for weeks now. I guess it's revenge for all the nerd gushing I've done to her about arcade games and other sci-fi franchises. Whenever she mentions the Kwitatz Haderach, my reply is always "give a dog a bone." Haven't been forced to sleep on the couch for it yet.
Anyways, not being familiar with the lore and being mostly a Dune n00b, I thought it was a solid watch. I'll need to watch it again to get a better comprehension of it all. Loved the soundtrack. Hans Zimmer, as always, brings his A game.
Part 2 has officially been greenlit btw.