A grim, dim 'Hour'

Given that he is also one of two writers credited on Ridley Scott's much anticipated 2012 film (and possible "Alien" prequel) "Prometheus," it is to be hoped that his lazy ideas were not equally apportioned between the two projects.

[...] really, how slovenly is it to use invisible aliens?

While we wait for the core cast to be reduced to the requisite breeding pair, we have time to ponder the pointlessness of the Moscow setting, chosen primarily to allow the filmmakers access to stock Russian characters — like the crazy inventor and the band of armed-to-the-teeth partisans — and exotic architecture.