Can't open iphoto after migration to new machine

I just migrated from an older iMac to a new one, and now when I try to open iPhoto I get the message "You can't open your current photo library using this version of iPhoto".  I tried updating iPhoto on the new machine, but it seems to be up to date.  The old library is VERY large (>35 GB), and I don't want to have to go back and deal with touching up all the photos again.  Any ideas?

What version of iPhoto was on the old machine?
What version of iPhoto on the new machine?
How did you move the Library?

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