If they can re-create the excitement of the early ones, then it'd be worthwhile.
Everything from the past few moves was dull, compared to the ones from the late 60's and early 70's
Anyone seen Daniel Craig in Layer Cake? He was awesome in that so I think they've made a good choice (he was also in Tomb Raider 1, but everyone makes bad choices)
Also approve of going back to the original book, which is pretty brutal. Will be surprised if it is anything less than a 15 certificate as there's lots of torturing, sex, violence and cold murder. Let's hope they do this one problem