which is better


Wich is better? This version or the modern version (with the beautiful Lisa Bonnet) it open the poll.....

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I really can't say which is the better movie. Both were excellent. But think that this version may be truer to the book.

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The original, hands down.

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THE ORIGINAL is the best. (I don't know what they were thinking when they made the one with Lisa Bonet.)


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I far preferred the original, although the more modern version is worth watching as well. I actually prefer the original movie over the book, but then again I saw the movie before I read the book, so that doubtlessly influenced my view.

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As the author said herself. She loved seeing the Aliens as curiosity shop owners and hot dog vendors. Excellent. Loved both but the original is the best by far.

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Definitely the original. The remake was OK too.

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The 1980 version is so much better, the new version really isn't good. When I watched the new one I was wondering what the hell did they do.

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The remake was awful.

Just cut them up like regular chickens.

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The original. Why? Because the A&E version, while "cooler" looking, leaves a lot of the plot out; it simply is not faithful to the book. That's why the WNET/PBS version is the best.

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Original - no contest.

My late husband wasn't familiar with the book or movie, so when the new version came out I was excited to share it with him. Underwhelmed, he said afterward, "So this guy dreams and the wallpaper changes?"

I agree with him. So much is missing from the remake that the story is lost.

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