I thought I could put aside a bad plot and enjoy the spectacle. We spend waaaaay too much time with Jake and his dumbass kids. The water scenes were neat but they were few and far between. 30 minutes of this film delivered cool visuals and a sense of wonder. The rest was a stale revenge plot.

There was a different composer and the music is recycled instead of epic. It just wasn't immersive like the original was. The story felt extremely contained and didn't imply more was going on in the world.

I haven't felt this let down by a theatrical release since The Last Jedi. It was insulting boring and derivative. It's the safest garbage Disney coulda pumped out.