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Almost 3 hours of boring girl boss love triangle garbage setting up yet another unnecessary sequel. If you aren't familiar with the book it may be better, but if you were hoping that the story would be close to what Frank Herbert wrote you're going to be sorely disappointed. It is a beautiful movie, but all the effort went into eye candy and awkwardly checking DEI boxes. The ending is cringe and several people walked out during the showing, especially after the 2 hour mark. I'm having a hard time believing all of the 10 ratings here are from real people. Now I remember why it's been so long since I wasted money at a theater...

Don't believe any positive thing you've ever heard, read, or seen about this movie. This movie has not a single redeeming quality. Others have taken the time to write out a synopsis so I won't bother, but just think of the worst 1980 had to offer, formulaic sci-fi ripoff, cocaine-induced and you are exactly where the writers and producers were when this mess was hatched.

Dorothy Stratten was no actress, and had it not been for her unfortunate demise and the subsequent pity party, she would be lost in obscurity. Don't get me wrong, she was extremely attractive and possibly even a nice person, but we see so little, and fortunately hear even less of her in her role that Galaxina is just a waste of time. Okay, the role of emotionless robot that eventually teaches itself to speak was perfect for her (you'll know right away what I'm talking about when she does finally speak), but good god man, she's a Playboy Playmate, why does she never even come close to taking her clothes off? Isn't it bad enough that she's really only in about 40% of the movie, but seriously, not even a topless shower scene or at least some side boob? I've seen less clothes on women in public in extremist middle eastern countries.

I looked for this movie for many years and believe me I was quite let down when I finally watched it. It is actually one of the very few movies that I have actually trashed because it was taking up too much space.

This is a documentary about a group of sponsored cyclists that spout bits of drink-fueled wisdom, go to scenic places, ride expensive bikes, and wear expensive gear, all very pretentiously. It doesn't seem to really be about bicycling, but non-cyclists will not find anything of interest either. For comparison, if you liked "Ride The Divide", featuring some of the same cyclists, this will be a disappointment.

The production quality is OK and the scenery is pretty good but any footage that may contain anything interesting is missing. Many times we see the rider ride up to the camera's location and say something that makes you wish you'd seen where he'd been, but somehow the camera always misses the action. The characters involved are very easy to dislike and they don't even seem to get along with each other all that well. They are so very serious about what they say, but it's all just vapid nonsense. But then again, most athletes should not be allowed to speak on camera without a script, or they should stick to things they know, like lifting heavy things or how to go fast, definitely not philosophy.

Being a cyclist and sometime bike builder and having followed Matthew Lee's career, I was excited to see this show up on Netflix. What a bummer. I tried first to watch it with my wife. She turned it off after about ten minutes and I didn't complain. I tried again later in the evening to see if I could make sense of it. Nope, still doesn't work. Even being in the most relaxed receptive mood possible, and watching a documentary about something I immensely enjoy, Lee and the rest of the cyclists in this documentary only reveal the path to boredom.