Yeah, a lot of people talk as if CGI has reached a level above models, and I beg to differ also. The reason why models and the like look more realistic is because they are real objects in 3-dimensional space. They have the gritty texture of real-life objects because they are real-life objects. The textures used in CGI are simply not detailed nor random enough to *not* be noticeable, and I wonder how long it will be, if ever, that this isn't the case. Even the detailed ships of Episode III look like they operate within their own CGI vacuum because of this very fact. And don't get me started on the 'Nubian' spacecraft in Episode I...

Fake city. 'Used' space indeed.