I've watched this film about 3 times with friends since it's release.....and it seemed to lose any real tension or entertainment value (not completely, but moderately). Where as the original, on the other hand, I have seen at least 30 times and I love it every time. It's seems movies with underlying, yet obvious, motives are far more entertaining than straight action. This is also true of the brilliant 28 Days Later, although in a different, less humorous way. This by no means implies that I don't enjoy or like the film, it just doesn't hold a candle to the original. But then again, no one expected it to, it's probably the best remake in a long time, since it went for something different.