Dan O'Bannon was right "I wish they would stop"

Rating: 5/10 (22 July 2017)

The late Mr O'Bannon was asked at one point what he thought about the Alien sequels and he replied "I wish they would stop". I kind of agree. This latest installment is an example of lazy screen writing and lack of imagination. The visuals in the movie are (as anyone would expect in a Ridley Scott movie) breathtaking. Unfortunately the stupidity of the characters is equally breathtaking. Cinema at its finest captivates you and immerses you fully into a story. That illusion is easily disrupted when you see characters behaving in such a non sensical fashion that instead of focusing on the story you become aware of plot machinations at work.SPOILERS FOLLOW: The initial landing team explores an untested atmosphere of an alien world without environmental suits, what can possibly go wrong? But that idiot plot moment is actually upstaged by the action of a character that even Patrick(from Spongebob fame) would not be dumb enough to do. Billy Crudups character actually looks into an alien egg pod upon the assurance of David (the murderous android) that "it's perfectly safe".What a howler! The movie is filled with action and moves at a brisk pace, but the bottom line is the actions of the characters are just too unbelievable for this to be rated anything above a 5 in my book.