Lyn, please FHS, tell me that you watched them on a big screen in a theater !

I can’t explain you why this is a good movie (haven’t seen part 2 yet), but I can tell you that there are huge efforts put in being respectful to the books.
Are you acquainted with the David Lynch version ?
💋 

 David Lynch is an odd bird. With Laura Dern? Recently tried to watch ‘Inland Empire,’ too weird for me being a bit pedestrian.

https://www.criterionchannel.com/inland-empire 

Must be an acquired … nah. 

 What is this criterion channel ? Must need a vpn because it doesn’t work in Japan. 

 ‘The Criterion Collection’ is great number of mostly classic but including a few contemporary films for purchase that are deemed significant culturally, artistically or historically. 

 Thanks for the explanation, that’s great, I had never heard of it !
Their collection is amazing.