Speaking of the PT's influence on today's movies, James Berardinelli has a couple of relevant points in his review of Jupiter Ascending:

Visually, Jupiter Ascending excels, although those with an aversion to CGI may be offended. A close cousin to the special effects excesses of George Lucas in the Star Wars prequels, Jupiter Ascending makes sure that its entire budget ends up on display.

Jupiter Ascending is episodic and none of the episodes are developed as fully as they should be. The sense of incompleteness increases as the movie unspools. The love story between Jupiter and Caine is rushed, giving the Padme/Anakin affair in Attack of the Clones a run for its money as the least convincing sci-fi screen romance in recent memory.

Maybe we should be asking if the PT's influence on today's movies is ever a good thing...

Thinking about it some more though, Guardians of the Galaxy could also be accused of CGI excess, pointing out that the cure for that is good writing, direction, and acting.