Interminable film-school dialogue, strung together with some cgi, along with a bit of gratuitous violence as a pastiche.

How could the inheritors of such a commanding story drive it into the ground so thoroughly ?

Like so many other endeavours, a new crew takes over the reigns to only suck the cash out of the franchise and introduce a formula for easy income.

Yes, I see the pretty dragon's egg and the nice computer generated dragon, but where is the plot and the story and the action to go along with the eye candy ?

Yes, I see the room full of anonymous orgy-goers, but who is doing what to who ? And how does it fit any plot ?

What is being done to the deserving fans is that you are boring us to death as we rush to switch to another channel.