Well, I haven't seen the original but I did see this one. I thought it was pretty good, maybe a 7 or 8 out of 10 on the rating scale. I didn't however think it was "amazing" like everyone else apperantly does, especially rottentomatoes.com, which has something like a 95% rating. I too, liked that it was in Chicago, however I think that wasn't exactly a good thing to do on their part. I didn't know what city it was filmed in before I saw it, but just a few minutes into the movie I instantly recognized the city, as I am quite well versed in my skyscrapers. I thought since Gotham City is a fictional place, they would use a fictional skyline, or a mix of buildings from different real cities, which they often do in such movies. Anoter dead giveaway to the fact it was Chicago was the frequent apperence of their black-bumpered yellow taxis (which by the way need to be added to the movie page on IMCDb, as I did not see a listing for any 1995 Crown Victorias, which is what the cabs were) but of course, I am probably the only person in the world who noticed this as I can be quite nitpicky like that

I was also quite off-put by the destruction of a Saturn and a Buick by that hideous monstrosity they call the "Tumbler". Perfectly good cars crushed for no reason as the Tumbler busted into the parking garage
Also if I am correct I think they blew up a nice Pontiac Bonneville, which also made me quite upset

Another car moment I did like was when an unmarked Crown Vic squealed to a movie-style stop in front of the bank being robbed. It looked so great with it's blacked out trim, black paint job and fleet wheels, I remember thinking when I saw it "How delightfully bad-ass" It was a nice reminder of the core reason why I love those big beauties in the first place