I left the theater terribly disappointed. There were so many interesting directions this film could have gone in but instead they went with the highly predictable. Special effects do not make a good movie on their own. You still need character development, a decent plot, and you need to stick to some degree of realism (or create believability through your story). I was more than willing to suspend my disbelief for the sake of the story; sadly, I wasn't given story worthy of that.
This movie was poorly scripted. They have a good story, good special effects, and good actors. What's missing is a decent script.
I'm not sure at what point the earth stood still in this film. In fact, it was difficult to determine exactly why things were happening much of the time. No one asks any relevant questions and decisions are made, seemingly, arbitrarily.
Worth seeing as a DVD at home, simply to compare it to the original and to decide for yourself just where this movie lets you down.