# Dune: Part Two

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune-part-two/

5 people recommended Dune: Part Two in Hacker News comments and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Praised for respect to book readers and clear theater dialogue; critics say it drops much of the book's narrative.

Summary written by Claude from 5 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Respectful to book readers (1 comment in the sample): "they’re extremely respectful to the book reader, while still make conscious (and in my opinion, positive) changes to the story" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49130099))
- Clear dialogue in theaters (1 comment in the sample): "The dialogue in Dune and Dune part 2 was very clear in theater." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46430692))

## What people warn about

- Erases the books' narrative (1 comment in the sample): "The film erases all the narrative from the books." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50236496))
- Focuses more on events (1 comment in the sample): "This felt almost entirely missing from the movies, which focused more on events." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49154013))
- Did not like the sequel (1 comment in the sample): "I didn't care for the second one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49130815))

## Other science fiction films people recommend

- [Blade Runner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blade-runner/): 42 recommend, 10 mixed, 8 criticize
- [Colossus: The Forbin Project](https://hackerapproved.com/p/colossus-the-forbin-project/): 29 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize
- [The Fifth Element](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fifth-element/): 20 recommend, 3 mixed, 1 criticize
- [Jurassic Park (1993 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jurassic-park/): 19 recommend, 4 mixed, 6 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dune: Part Two", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune-part-two/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 3 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.