This Film Is Not Crap!

Rating: 9/10 (18 March 2018)

Did the haters and I watch the same movie? I think it danced on the edge of being a sequel to Prometheus, which I also enjoyed. But IMHO, Prometheus deserves a real sequel, to flesh in what happened after the ship took off, and to link to what happened in this movie.
This was an Alien movie, plain and simple. I found the first 20 minutes BORE-ING, but once the crew agreed to follow the rogue transmission to the new planet, things got interesting. Plenty of human-error and "well, it seemed like a good idea at the time", but I think that's what happens when actual people encounter the unknown and unexpected. I was on the edge of my seat for most of the movie. Maybe I completely enjoyed this movie cuz all I'm looking for is to be entertained, but I really think it fit in well with all of the other Alien movies. Plenty of action and "waiting for the other shoe to drop" moments.
I'm a hard-core sci-fi fan - I like everything from Edgar Rice Burroughs & Jules Verne to James P. Hogan and David Brin. I found nothing to support the hate and low ratings that this movie received. Thankfully, I like to make up my own mind, and not be led by the nose by poor ratings. If the hate and bad ratings have scared you off this movie, I encourage you to download it or rent the Blu-Ray from Netflix or wherever and make up your own opinion.