I saw the prequel in theaters. It was good. I remember a few years about when I first heard mention of a remake. My first thought was simply "Why?" When I finally saw the theater release date I looked it up, and found that it was a prequel. It seems the crew for the new movie agreed the original was done right, and they wanted to add to the series. Not just overwrite it. I thought it turned out very well, and added a bunch of information to the story.
For the mouse issue, I would just run a nice gaming pad. Acrylic scuffs so easy bare, and tinting is a gamble if it'll work. Not to mention the rule of thumb I'd always had was that Lexan is the only plastic you can tint. A good solid pad seems the way to go. Maybe a special edition one for a game. Then you can find one of the old Doom 3 keyboards while you are at it.