I was really looking forward to this movie. No I had not seen or heard of the original. I liked the previews and enjoy 3D movies. This movie had many things going for it, cool costumes, set designs, great special effects, what I thought would be a compelling story. Frankly I was bored and I've been trying to figure out why... After seeing Avatar earlier this year I guess I was expecting another movie of that quality. 3D was not necessary for this film in the way it was used. I expect things to fly out and be much more, well 3 dimensional, my companions and I thought we had defective glasses. So my recommendation is what I wrote in my summary... wait for the dollar theater version... It is probably better there than on your TV set at home.