I'm not debating the quality of the films or of the story. I'm talking simply about special effects and how some people seem to criticize movies just because they use cg heavily. CG and models/matte paintings have their own strengths and weaknesses. Models tend to look stiff and are harder to animate high intensity sequences. matte paintings are just lifeless, they show no movement whatsoever. CG can, in contrast look almost too animated and colorful and just look very out of place if not done correctly, and there are many instances of that in the PT. I'm sorry if my original post came across as harsh, I realize that one of the main points of this board is to talk about preservation of the OT. I also understand that it is very shady for Lucas to go in and "improve" classics without preserving the original film as it was seen in theaters (As far as I understand, the 2006 DVDs do include the originals, but the are not cleaned up or remastered, nor are they presented in anamorphic or surround) and I hope the eventual Blu-Ray set contains both versions. I also understand that the PT, as much is I like them, are unfocused, often too childish and have some awkward acting and writing as well as bad pacing, of course, you could say the same thing about ROTJ which is also more about redeeming Anakin than it is about Luke. Oh, and lastly, I agree that models can look better, in 2001 they certainly look pretty realistic, and don't pop out at you like CG does, but then again that movies has very little action...