Count me among the small minority who liked the lizards/dinosaurs in the movie. I thought they were a rather ingenious way to add creatures to a film. As a kid, I found them very scary. They looked more real than the usual jerky monsters of the time.
I also think the Blu-ray looked much better...
This is getting to be so common now; I am surprised people are outraged. I guess it is thought that directional dialog doesn't work well in a small "home theater", because the direction could make it appear that a character is on the other side of the viewing room rather than the other side of...