Pfft! Most everyone on my F-List adores Vala to pieces, so your butt-hurt has plenty of company.

The only way I could accept a no-Vala screenplay is if the story were told through Jack's PoV, and he couldn't have contact with aliens (Vala, Teal'c, Bra-tac, Nyan, Martin Wood, etc.) while the SCG Program was de-classified. But then, a Stargate movie without Chris Judge in it is just OFF, because Teal'c's been in almost every episode. :(