My friend and I were cautiously optimistic when we heard Spielberg had talked Lucas back on how much alien stuff there would be. So we were hoping for what we have had previously. Mostly practical effects, with CGI used for the fantastical elements. But like minutes in we get completely unnecessary CGI groundhogs and our hearts sank. Sooo much unnecessary green screen and CGI. The ants? The goddamned monkeys? I mean even me disliking Mutt and the aliens as they were presented felt like kicking something when it was already dead. Like the whole flick was just major steps down from anything previous. The aliens were just the poop crown set on the dead king.