Very disappointing.

Rating: 1/10 (11 June 2012)

I am a big fan of the original Alien, but came to this film with no expectations except one: I fully expected it to be good. Not great. Good. Heck, I would have settled for decent.
Thing that gets me is, they had me for the first hour and a half. I liked that it was meandering and slow. It reminded me of the original. If only it was going somewhere...
Unfortunately, they begin with Alien and end with Armageddon. Worse though, because Armageddon I could safely turn off after 20 minutes.
Over two hours, with no action to suck up the time mind you, and they still couldn't come up with a remotely original or interesting plot? Couldn't develop a single character beyond a cardboard cutout? Not a single one! All those great actors wasted. And then the ending ticks every cliché in the book down to projecting a sequel. No thanks Mr. Scott.