Calling All Writers...

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2017)

OK I saw it last night, and at the end, I was very disappointed.
Some of the criticism I've seen is true, but some is a bit harsh.
I don't think the crew acted like idiots for the most part, they weren't giving up their planned mission as some reviewers have accused them of, they were checking out the planet...with the POSSIBILITY that if it worked out they could save 7 years and accomplish the same mission. It wasn't like they landed the big ship and let all the colonization begin. They were also faced with going back into sleep chambers that had killed someone already with I think 8 more storms to go through as they had mentioned.
But the biggest problem with the movie was that no one cares about the crew. We cared about the crew in the first two films....they had characters you remembered. Not here.
And the continual re staging of old action sequences....especially at the end was just crazy. There are even scenes in the previews that were cut that would have made the final sequence more exciting.
The "flute" sequence almost brought the film to a complete halt. What the sequence attempted to show us could have been done in one...line...."You are able to perform...but not create..." Done.
Well acted as far as it goes, looks and sounds great, despite the creatures on the planet looking like something out of Jurassic Park, and a final scene that just took the wind out of the entire audience. Collective groans indeed.
What a letdown ending.
Arrgh. I'm waiting for PIRATES at this point.