The one thing i guess that i could say positively about the 1997 special edition was the X-wing and Tie fighter dogfights at the end were made to be Less static. They tried to make the ships twist and roll realistically and not be seen as following a pre determined motion control track. Similar things have been done with CGI on Star Trek remastred original series where they Get the Enterprise to actually move in space and not look like a static object moving on a string in front of a backdrop.

They get the movement right with the cgi but i prefer the old Style Models. Perhaps modern day moviemaking needs to use a bit of both approaches. I know of one visual effects artist who actually tries to make his effects look like the old models. He worked on the directors cut of star trek the motion picture. Darren Dochterman i believe his name is. He is now doing the cgi effects on the fan production called Phase II formerly known as the New Voyages.

I don't know I think i actaully prefer the newer look of edenfx done on enterprise for the in a mirror darkly. Fans get all kinds of cgi effects to look at.

Star Wars fans don't have any fan productions as far as i know trying to emulate the Look of the oot and do it all with models and or cgi to look like models. Seems Like only trek fans are doing it.

Maybe the best star wars fan films are Probably Troops. gets the oot look.

All the rest seem to be prequel trilogy wannabe films produced by the tfn crowd.