While it's great in the sense that now everyone can create these awesome places and make them look decently good, it sort of takes away that "wow" factor from films of before. 2001 is always a marvel to watch for me. I'm still impressed by those very special effects.
As far as the film "revelations" goes...blah. I give them praise for making such an ambitious project, but they needed better acting and less panorama shots before each scene.