Those shots of ships are very like Arrival.

Yeah, but no creepy-looking giant crawfish-like Navigators in Spice-filled tanks, or the Baron having pustules all over his face, or a poor skinned cat....

Yes, of course! That’s how the Fremen travel long distances, by riding sandworms. In fact, Paul’s got a big scene coming up where he proves he’s a Fremen by riding one for the first time himself....

I know — while I really like the music here and think it fits this movie?

That’s okay, she’ll get hers soon enough....

That’s the Sam Barsanti Mark of Quality, Steve N!

I like Mariner, because she’s the Young Brat version of most TREK heroes. Something will settle her down and she’ll grow into her natural ability to lead — I think she’s starting to, even with all the “Mariner’s being a troublemaker again!”

The (extremely pat) resolution was that everyone evacuated safely and the refugees just traded planets with a Cardassian colony that was similarly displaced by a Maquis attack

I kid of course.

If blanks are purchased from a proper armory, they’re supposed to be made in such a way as to be immediately identified, Nilus:

You really wouldn’t want an actor who’s not a trained shooter fiddling with a prop gun — Gods only knows what damage s/he’d do without knowing any better!

Did we just come in to say “Mel Brooks wrote a memoir? Count me in!”?

Difference is, I’m not taking good money to turn out uninformed, undeservedly arrogant and bad hot takes.

Oh, me.

Oh, wait until Top Gun: Tom Cruise Wants to Fly a Fighter Jet Again comes out!

And...I would be very surprised if you don’t meet more of them right now....

::nods:: I get it, but...what can you say?

Doesn’t the Emperor behead him?

Congratulations, your written English is excellent. I had assumed you were second-third generation German-American like I am....

Oh, goody — A.A. Dowd is reviewing this movie.