edit: (in reply to yoda-sama) - I feel the same. There are bound to be tons of people now who have no idea what it was really like. .

The first movie laid the groundwork for a lot of things. Nobody had pulled off a movie like this at the time with anywhere near the level of effects. It was quite a feat for ALL involved to make something like this.

Call me old fashioned, but models really do make for a much more real experience than just about any CGI, even of the latest/greatest variety.