Rise of the original nerds on this one

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2020)

Great watch, will watch again, and can recommend.
Now, for the original fans of the space wizards, I can understand that this isn't their cup of tea anymore. The pacing of the originals was slow and dramatic with small things being revolutionary, and this lots and more to the same computer powered fast paced cinematic magic.
For everyone, the pacing is a little all over the place, and the importance of locations vary wildly. The movie itself is oddly long and rushed: almost they they were going to split it into multiple movies but decided it had to be one movie.
That all said, none of that particularly matters to me. We have great characters on an epic adventure against a indomitable foe with really good development (mostly). The actors all know their characters well, the effects are great and it looks good.
That said, the big climax is kind of nonsense: there is a sloppy reveal, a weak redemption, a SHODDY premise, and just an odd choice of final moments.
The 7-9 trilogy is definitely flawed, and it wouldn't be anything without 4-6 (probably fine without 1-3), but 7-9 is probably what I'm going to rewatch. And all those numbers show what this should be, a series, a series of movies, maybe, but there are a rich number of stories here that don't deserved to be rushed or forgotten.