Just out of curiosity, what didn't you like about it? I've never seen the original but will make sure I do now.
I must admit I hate special effects and all that sort of fancy crap in movies generally (sorry Mr Davesworld)- especially futuristic or space movies... but I love when special effects are put to good use in stuff like Jurassic Park and I loved what they did with King Kong too. Everything looked awesome and authentic and I loved every second of it.
But yeah, that's just me. The others I saw it with loved it too, and there were some buffs there. Interested to hear what you didn't like about it if that's cool.
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For some reason, I just couldn't get into the story. That, and I didn't enjoy Jack Black's performance. I thought his performance was over the top, and his small bits of comedy just didn't work.
I usually do enjoy good special effects, but I like a good story too. For some reason, I didn't like this one.