walking_carpet said:
THERE IS NOTHING PHOTOREALISTIC about that two-headed pod-race announcer!! come to think of it, there is so much crap in the PT thats not photorealistic. Another garbage scene in TPM is the Naboo ground battle! pixar nowadays looks better - but you dont hear them saying any of the animated features are meant to be photorealistic.
the clone troopers in AOTC were obviously CGI to me even back in 2002. most likely what cost ILM the oscar that year.
if photorealism was truly the standard for using CGI in the PT, then one can easily argue that the PT had far worse effects from 1999-2005 than the OT did from 1977-1983. and its not even close.
+1000. For me personally, this is one of the more frustrating things about George's attitude. The special effects in the OT helped emmerse you in the universe, whereas the effects in the PT just remind you that you are only watching a movie.