Great expectations vs. mega-disappointment

Rating: 4/10 (13 August 2017)

Well, what can I say - it started so promising, should have become another jewel in R. S. crown, but it turned out to be just a disappointing sequel, with the forced idea and the script. To be honest, I wasn't very happy with the Prometheus either, but I really believed that the story will have a full swing in this movie, spreading the possibilities far beyond our imagination, but no - we got a mixture of all previous installments, a bit of alien running around the vessel, a bit of marine squad on a deserted planet, a bit of mad android with twisted ideas in genetics, etc., etc.... not to mention sooooo predictable plot and deja-vu ending... everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY, knew what will happen almost after first 30 minutes. To be fair, there was a shy effort to refresh the scenery with introduction of new alien breed, but I really don't see any point of that, especially since it looked so dumb that I really wouldn't recommend to Mr. Scott to even try and base any new movie on that premise... I must say that people who saw this movie without any previous knowledge of the franchise or R. S. work must have been impressed, and to them this must look as a revelation in the field of this genre, but to experienced and more demanding viewers it seems like a recycled empty can... on a hot day...