Nothing New Here

Rating: 2/10 (13 June 2012)

This movie was an abominable letdown. Suffice it to say that it offered nothing new over the 1979 version, aside from the idea that mankind was spawned by aliens (which is not a spoiler because it was included in the trailer). This idea is very popular right now (see, e.g., the History channel, as well as the South Park spoof of it). I think Hollywood is counting on the fact that U.S. audiences are getting dumber...and it might have a point there, as evidenced by the high ratings this movie got. I gave it 2 stars out of 10 because it was a waste of my time and money. In the future, if you see big names and a summer release, stay away–it's a time-tested Hollywood recipe for a piece of s**t wrapped in a shiny package. Shame.