Good start, but then it gets ruined

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Both the original and the remake are with seeing. The original is slower, less action, but mores science, and the remake is fast-faced as is normal in today's thrillers. They're both good. The twists in the remake regarding the source of the virus were convoluted and at times a bit implausible. In the original it is just some random space virus from a comet -- more plausible. Having just seen the remake it makes me want to see the original again, after many years.

Not a good remake. Plenty of plot points borrowed from the book, but lots of fluffy stuff added that doesn't make any sense and leaves one with an itch. Lots of dumbness, particularly later in the flick. People croak who shouldn't have and some don't croak who reasonably should have. The NSA is involved somehow in a creepy, back-channel way that is never explained and which makes no sense in the first place. Shadowy players go around whacking people without covering their tracks at all. Dumb, dumb, dumb.Lots of "surprises" are telegraphed far in advance of their reveal. Lots of "mysteries" are obvious long before they are solved. The rate of spread of the disease is far in excess of physical possibility. The solution to the disease could not possibly be spread quickly enough to deal with it, but the filmmakers figured that viewers' minds were already shut off by that point anyway.It's hard to believe that a mess like this could have been hacked out by the Scotts, but then, so was _Prometheus._ Okay, I believe it now.

Sadly, this TV-series is nothing like the book. I mean, that's an exaggeration, but a mild one. I just recently finished reading the Crichton novel, and it's a sad homage to what is a fine piece of sci-fi literature, at least to me. I enjoyed reading it. I did not enjoy watching this tear to shreds what is a very good story. Do yourself a favor, and read the novel instead.There is also a movie from the 70's which I have not yet seen, but have downloaded to watch. I sure hope it's better than this modern version, which to it's tribute, has good visuals. Pretty good CGI. But please, writers please, producers, those on top who dictate, do NOT get in the way of great authors. Respect, please.

After reading many reviews (about 100 of them) on this site, it seems like we have reached a consensus on this junky remake:1. Zero suspense 2. Rainbow cast 3. Ridiculous sub-plots 4. Nonsensical science 5. Shamefull ripoffI would agree with everything above. I too saw the original movie many years ago. It was masterfull in drawing you in to the confines of the plot. The suspense, the isolation, the last best hope of mankind to solve the riddle. Never once did my mind wander as to who theses "actors" were. They were so believable as Top scientists, you left the movie thinking they were real Doctors. The story did not require stupid lame subplots to fuel the movie, the main storyline was more than enough. The end result was a suspenseful, edge of your seat, clock ticking away type movie that left you exhausted at the conclusion, allowing yourself to finally swallow that lump in your throat that has been there the last hour. Bravo!Having said that, lets now examine the remake:This movie (if you can call it that) suffers from what most re-makes do. The times are changing. Gone are the thoughtfull, well made, movies that inspire viewers to use their imagination to think things out. Most movies today are about money, not about accomplishment. This crap is just another excuse to dip into that well of good movies to see if they can squeeze a few more dollars out of it. Instead of making a straight science-fiction movie, the producers no doubt formed a focus group of drunk and stoned college students to see what they want in a movie. Of course, Hollywood has to make sure it offends no one except white people, and of course make every opportunity to bash America. This movie succeeded very well on both counts. The result, more PC/anti-American garbage that plays well in foreign countries. Skip this junk unless you are the type that think SCI-FI original movies are good.