Didn't like the original, neither, except for two things
I saw the famous clip with the Duke Brothers as homeless guys after the events of Trading Places, and it was nice to see them get a break. They may have been jerks to Winthorpe and Valentine, but what happened to them was rather brutal, especially since one of them had a heart attack as well. Hopefully, they got back on their feet and learned their lesson.
The other thing was Samuel L Jackson in his first(?) speaking role as an armed robber. Shows he's had his badass attitude from the start, he's made a great career out of it.