I appreciate what the movie did for us fans - gave us new species (hounds, insectoids), some interesting dynamic between the Predators - just enough to wet the appetite, new tech, took us off world. I read the script before it came out and liked it, despite its flaws and seeing the story in action was even better. Expectations can definitely ruin the experience, for sure - it's been a journey tempering enthusiasm/objectiveness for this new one.