Romero did a lot with a shoestring budget. Let's credit Tom Savini's makeup affects. I liked the effects from the remake. Ving Rahmes and Sarrah Polley are good actors, but let's admit that there was someting the original had over this one- that funny social commentary (intentional or not) with the zombies at the mall, wandering around while the muzak played. There was even a hare krishna. Also, the mall inhabitants vs. the bikers. That was missing.
The one thing I really liked fro mthe remake was having Andy across the way and the chess match and "celebrity" shootdown. I liked the beginning of the remake better than the original, but that was mainly due to the fact that they had a better budget for the remake.
This new one has a very good cast, so I think it will be good. They wouldn't sign on to a bad script. From what I understand, when the remake did well in theatres last year, they gave Romero more money, so the effects should be pretty good.