File under "how did I miss this was coming?"
I love the first three books as well. The later books were fun but silly. The stuff his son put out was execrable and I regret reading any of it.
Lynch's movie was awesome. I think the only thing that rubbed me the wrong way was turning the weirding way into voice modules. Dune, not The Hobbit, deserved to be broken into three awesome movies released a year apart. I'd wait for that. The Baron's sores, and him pulling that poor guy's heart-plug stick with me to this day. Not ragging on The Hobbit, just sayin' the story should have been split at the discovery of Smaug's Lair and two movies would have been plenty for that story. But they had to try too hard to make it the LoTR prequel it sorta isn't/sorta is, and had to milk the fans all over again.
Blade Runner (any cut but the Theatrical release) is the movie I would blurt out if you asked me "What's your favorite movie, ever?" I was mixed in my reaction to 2049, but it was positive overall and the visuals were fantastic. Digital Sean Young looked incredible, as well (checking to make sure I had her name correct, I was reminded she was also in Dune, how could I forget? O right, I'm about to turn 50.)
I liked Arrival as well, so between Villeneuve and this amazing cast I'm stoked. Judging from how COVID is surging today I'll probably watch this on HBO Max at home. The trailer really grabbed me. I hope it's a long movie that really evokes the original settings and characters from the source material better than previous attempts (the TV mini-series was very faithful to the book and it was prety good on its merits, but it was a Sci-Fi Channel movie so, yeah, could've been better.)
And to think I learned about it at the FAS Forums. So cool.