What would it take for the Alien prequel to be successful?

[finster1018]

If you are a die-hard Alien fan as I am, I put together some initial thoughts about how I would gauge the next Alien film as a success or a flop. Having Ridley Scott directing it was a step in the right direction.

1) Original story line aka one that does not feature what we have already seen. One that can stand on it's own with only slight references to it's predecessors.

2) A symphonic music score like Jerry Goldsmith's...maybe John Williams...not that midi stuff or 'noise' that the recent Star Trek used. The strings in the first film were just absolutely fabulous!

3) A set design that does not depart from HR Giger's original vision. No compromise either.

4) Leave the CGI at the studio...I thought the use of prosthetics, and use of clever camera angles and matte paintings and models as seen in the first film were quite creative and successful in achieving a dramatic film and realistic looking film. The CGI in all the others that followed really removed any sort of reality for me.

I'm sure I can think of others but these would be the big ones that I can come up with. I'd like to hear others' thoughts. I would especially like to hear from those who thought Aliens3 was not the disapointment that many have made it out to be.