it ~was~ a masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2005)

the original version of this movie rates a 10/10. the newest cgi-xtravaganza rates a 7/10. why? because it didn't take creative ingenuity to get there. luca$ seems to be more concerned with making a buck than he is with the quality of his productions, of late. luca$ does not care that his fans (the fans who made him a billionaire, btw) want the OT in its original version. luca$ does not care that he churns ill conceived garbage into the luca$ money machine just to further his own ambitions. luca$ just doesn't care. ij4 was put on hold because luca$ didn't like the script?! guess what, mr. luca$? your writing is inferior and you are no one to judge anyone else's talent. you're uninspired and flaccid in your entertainment value these days, mr. luca$. and until you give me the OT in its original version, on DVD, i don't care what you do with yourself. i couldn't be bothered in seeing it.
the cgi added to the newest release further degrades the original which was made of models, imagination, and ingenuity. those elements are long gone, and in their place, you have cgi, cgi, and more cgi. enjoy it if you can.