Timstuff said:
...however in the defense of (ugh) George Lucas, Peter Jackson's movies are less than 10 years old, whereas Star Wars was 20 years old when it was "Lucased," and the original production was pre-digital.
Well, that is even more in Lucas' offence, not defence, because LOTR was shot in digital age, new CGI shots or cleaned up effects wouldn't probably stand out as badly or at all. But in STAR WARS, you're aware that you're watching a 30yrs old film and suddenly a CG shot (and a very obvious one too, because it's like 12 yrs old) jumps at you and takes you out of the movie completely and makes you even more aware of how old this film is.