Hollywood's remakes are never as good as the original.Special effects are just a crutch for a bunch of no talent actors and a way of making the movie long enough to show.With so much special effects the new movies are nothing more than adult cartoons for the simple minded.
Agree...some of the realism is lost and I've often thought the overuse of special effects is designed to cater to a generation raised on video games....all action, little or no plot.