The old one was probably better. It's easy for people who have only seen the new movie to say its better, but I feel as though that is a biased and predjudice statement. The old one is definitely better, and people should stop talking about which ones are better if they haven't seen both movies.
I thought this was a great movie. Being just another kid who likes Sci-fi, I can say that this was a good movie. From a critic standpoint, I don't know. But overall it was a pretty awesome movie.