The original was much better. The new movie claims to be more loyal to the book But it really wasnt. Jud and Pascow were such vital and memorable characters in the original film, not in the remake. Flashback scenes of Juds dog and Timmy Baterman were very effective in telling the story in the original film. The remake had none of that. Zelda was better in the original. The new film just lacked the charm and emotion of the original film and the remake ending was atrocious.