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Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
CG looks better, pure and simple. CG will always rule over a puppet! It's not as static!
That's kind of funny, considering that many CG shots in movies today look like awful, unrelealistic, bad Playstation reject effects.
When CG is done right (seemlessly integrated with real footage), it's a great filmmaking tool. Terminator 2 is one example of wonderful CGI. But when CG is used as a crutch, like it largely was in the SW flicks, and doesn't even look that good (i.e. Jabba), the end product is quite "static." What was accomplished in the OT with sets, matte paintings, costumes, and models is timeless, and is one of the many reasons why those movies are beloved, and still hold up (along with many sci-fi/fantasy flicks of the '80's). Bad CG is instantly dated, rips you out of the movie (LOOK, BAD CG!), and is just as poor as '50's sci-fi movies where you can see the wires.