imperialscum said:
For example, (to my knowledge) the new Ben's house shot uses a combination of model and matte painting which is the same technique extensively used in the original versions. So it looks just as "cartoony" as many similar original versions shots.
When I said cartoony crap I was referring to the stuff mostly seen in the 1997 Mos Eisley. The original shot of Ben's hut is nothing visually exciting, I give you that but ultimately it served its purpose. If you are indeed so sensitive to visual aspects in films as you say I simply cannot understand that you find this short transitional shot of Ben's hut in the original film so jarring but at the same time are not being taken out of the film by the pointless additions to Tatooine in the SE.
To me the SE is visually a Frankenstein Monster with every tweak and addition being as subtle as a TV commercial break, often butchering the storytelling and John Williams score in the process. But maybe these things didn't feel so out of place to people who first saw Star Wars this way.