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I think its just a matter of taste desu. 2003 was done by that one guy who loves pointlessly dark nonsense, but it works for FMA since the setting is pretty grim.
Brotherhood is more faithful to the manga but also sillier at times (kung fu panda what the fuck), but also has the better ending by a mile.
2003 has better pacing. Brotherhood has better animation. 2003 (in my opinion) has a more compelling main antagonist. Brotherhood has better fights.
I still in good conscious cant recommend '03 due to its dogshit ending. But I prefer it over Brotherhood and I get people that prefer Brotherhood instead.
Also
>dubfag
But I really liked that Al was voiced by an actual kid in the 2003 dub. Made it sound more realistic, cuter too. I was actually able to get my family to watch 2003 and they generally enjoyed it.