I watched the 2+ hour version. The movie just jumped from key event to key event and tried to connect them with a bit of narration. Awful storytelling.Which version did you watch, the 2+ hour theatrical version or the 3hr extended cut (that might have been done by fans) ? I watched the 3hr version on youtube recently and it seemed pretty good, better than what I remembered the movie to be.. so I assume it's because the extended cut is put together better.. but maybe I'm just misremembering what the movie was like when I first watched it. I am pretty sure it's better though, or at least closer to the book
As for the tech. Its depiction was terrible. The setting is what, 10,000 years in the future? Lynch could have done a better job of creating sets and costuming. The uniforms of the special Empire troops were hilarious. Overall pretty disappointing.