This one didn't thrill me that much either.  Ticking time bomb-thing… done to death.  Aren't there other ways to destroy a city?  No, not really, so let's skip that then from now on unless someone has something new to say.  The satisfaction at the film's end came from the resolution of the character plotlines, not…

Shia LeBeouf

Shia LeBeouf

Hybrid werewolves are the best.  Bipedal, clawed and able to tear shit up.  Have to have a snout though, not that ridiculous del Toro thing from the last Wolf Man movie.

Hybrid werewolves are the best.  Bipedal, clawed and able to tear shit up.  Have to have a snout though, not that ridiculous del Toro thing from the last Wolf Man movie.

…. Anna Camp?  Anyone?

…. Anna Camp?  Anyone?

Hmmmm… not sure about that.  I thought the silicon storm on the planet was supposed to mimic the stormy environment from the first Alien.

Hmmmm… not sure about that.  I thought the silicon storm on the planet was supposed to mimic the stormy environment from the first Alien.

Part of the suit, I'm guessing.  Giger's Space Jockey painting was made into quite an impressive scene in the original Alien, but I think they made the right call in creating beings that wore an exoskeletal suit.  A creature with its nose fused right into its spine doesn't seem all that functional.

Part of the suit, I'm guessing.  Giger's Space Jockey painting was made into quite an impressive scene in the original Alien, but I think they made the right call in creating beings that wore an exoskeletal suit.  A creature with its nose fused right into its spine doesn't seem all that functional.

On the plus side, it does free up the good reverend's wife (wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more).

On the plus side, it does free up the good reverend's wife (wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more).

The beautiful thing about people doing stupid things in horror movies is that now you can imagine said stupid things being instigated by two guys looking like they came from Office Space in a control room a la Cabin in the Woods.

The beautiful thing about people doing stupid things in horror movies is that now you can imagine said stupid things being instigated by two guys looking like they came from Office Space in a control room a la Cabin in the Woods.

He is leaning on a lot of comeuppance fantasies and poetic justice.  The frustrating part is that he still can make great movies out of such cheap premises.

He is leaning on a lot of comeuppance fantasies and poetic justice.  The frustrating part is that he still can make great movies out of such cheap premises.

Yeah I could never warm up to Jamie Foxx, except maybe in Horrible Bosses (as the suave Motherfucker Jones).

Yeah I could never warm up to Jamie Foxx, except maybe in Horrible Bosses (as the suave Motherfucker Jones).

Now we just need a comic book character that's…. from Iran.