I think I'll go out on a limb here and say I enjoyed the original film immensely more. Perhaps it's the nostalgia speaking or perhaps I was expecting a lot more substance from this instalment. Don't get me wrong, some of the special effects were excellent but I'm the type of filmgoer that needs real substance, an intriguing storyline, a complex narrative and twists and turns to keep me wholly interested. None of those elements exist here. The movie ticks all the conventional boxes but leaves the objective viewer strangely unsatisfied. Are audiences numbed to Hollywood action saga cliches? Perhaps. But I think the problem lies in the lack of daring and imagination that one finds in contemporary film making. The film was a box office success, undoubtedly, and for the stakeholders, that is all that matters. But if a few extra risks had been taken, and the script given a daring and risky turn or two, this could have been a true masterpiece. Alas. Not to be. This film will be forgotten soon enough.