Here’s an idea, Scott: Have a ship with a bunch of competent scientists and soldiers get lost in deep space, crash landing on a planet far from Earth and encountering a threat that is entirely different than the Xenomorphs or the Engineers. It’s pretty simple.
Sounds like this…
… well except for scientists and soldiers. But it contains likeable characters, an awesome planetary setting with scary monsters and a charismatic anti-hero … which was ruined in the Sequels. But on his own it’s a very good Sci-Fi Horror movie.