The original hasn't aged well, and it's pretty cringy in terms of censorship compared to the book. The new one seems to be including a lot of things the original miniseries brushed over from the book though, like Georgie getting his arm ripped off in the gutter scene (at least, I hope that'll be there, hence its M/R rating) - so I'm pretty stoked! A more faithful rendition is a better rendition, imo.