Mr. Scott, please stop this silliness now!

Rating: 5/10 (15 May 2017)

I'm afraid this film was exactly what I was afraid it would be: Prometheus 2. Even though I definitely didn't like Prometheus, I decided to give it yet another chance, even though they haven't made a decent Alien film since Alien³ (Yes, I absolutely loved the third one :-)).
Having seen it yesterday, I simply don't understand why Ridley Scott would agree to make another hopelessly messy, confusing and substance devoid piece of garbage. Does he need the money? Otherwise why would he make a mockery of his own legacy?
First the positives: the film is gorgeous looking. That's about it for the positive things. Other than this, the film is messy, the plot is ludicrous, the story is predictable and sloppy and lacks any kind of thread and the characters make exceptionally stupid decisions more or less continuously. Also, this is by far the most gory Alien film, which - as you can probably imagine - is saying something, but I really can't see why you would make it even more full of blood, slime and entrails than the good Alien films (The first three). I consider myself extremely unaffected by blood, gore and beheaded bodies, but several times during this film I was sitting there shaking my head: "Oh come on! Making it gorier than a Saw flick doesn't make it a good film! Get a grip!".
I'm afraid this has made me much less excited about the new Blade Runner film, which I am going to watch later this year. I wish it hadn't, but I'm afraid that effect is inevitable. Now I fear it will be another Hollywood attempt at milking a legacy while shitting all over the original film's reputation. :(