Also, I have a slight hearing problem and I couldn't always get what was being said. When you say plot holes, what are you referring to? If you mention them, I might just go " oh, yeah yeah yeah that was a huge one."
I found the movie lacking in alot of areas myself. Like you said, no suspense or feelings of fear. The acting was pretty stale. not much strong expression. The only exception are certain moments for the lead heroine. You didn't get to see the aliens that much and the queen fight just went by too fast. It didn't have the same build to it as Aliens.
I personally think that it would have done better in a jungle-type habitat. The preds seem to be the most comfortable in that enviorment. i also wanted to get some good info about the pred culture and homeworld as well as the aliens homeworld. Fox just doesn't seem to want to do it right anymore.