Love for the Alien franchise can't save this movie

Rating: 4/10 (15 June 2017)

Where to start. I'm no critic. I won't bore you with detailed critiques of plot, story, characters, etc. I'll just say that if I didn't love the Alien franchise so much, I would have walked out of the theatre as soon as James Franco was burnt to a crisp.
It's like Ridley had the beginning and end of the movie and just threw in the easiest plot twists and character archetypes while suspending logic and common sense in order to push out this failing effort.
The list of "are you serious" moments is too long to put here. Needless to say any self respecting Alien fan is going to spend most of the movie wondering and muttering "why" through most of it. Here is a brief list of my top "why's"
1. Why does the crew consist of married couples?
2. Why is the ship not designed for or have protocols in place for cosmic events
3. Why would anyone put Oram as second in command?
4. Why do they explore an uncharted planet without environment suits yet they carry weapons?
5. Why would you trust David once you see him "conversing" with the creature that just killed and ate your crew-mate?
6. Why did I waste my money and time on this movie?
That's the short list of "why's". The fact that the list could go on for several pages should tell you just how disappointing the movie was.
The only redeeming quality to this movie is the fact that it gives me a greater appreciation for Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection.