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For starters, I can’t believe director Denis Villeneuve pulled off the big scene in “Dune: Part Two” in which Timothée Chalamet learns to ride the world’s largest pool noodle. True, the story of “Dune” offers some built-in possibilities for success with such a potentially ridiculous scene. This two-hour, 46-minute continuation of the 2021 “Dune” is the sandiest movie since “Lawrence of Arabia.” This means whirlwinds and sandstorms worthy of Frank Herbert’s massive hunk of trippy science-fiction lit, which in turn means lots of dramatic visual texture — all the better to disguise as well as com…

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